PACIFIC
Kerama Islands · Zamami
- Japan
- All levels
- April - November
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- All levels
- Depth guide
- Shallow coral gardens to 30 m channels
- When to go
- April - November
- Site type
- Subtropical Reef
Featured wildlife
- Green turtle
- Hawksbill turtle
- Reef manta ray
- Whitetip reef shark
About this dive site
Okinawa’s turtle-rich islands with gin-clear Pacific water.
The Kerama island group south of Okinawa is a national park famous for hawksbill and green turtles on shallow reefs. Zamami and Tokashiki offer boat dives, manta season on nearby channels, and easy ferry access from Naha.
Manta cleaning stations need calm positioning - let your guide set the line and keep a respectful distance. Calendar peak is April - November, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Kerama Islands day to day, not just the map pin.