Hi scuba friends,
I'm tentatively going to Tokyo with a friend over Thanksgiving this year and would like to make a longer trip out of it with some diving (with 1-2 weeks set aside for diving and going solo for this part). The question is whether it's worth spending some time in Okinawa or better head to Palau or Indonesia? Or another location that's good to get to from Tokyo in November?
The reason I'm interested in Okinawa is that it seems like a relatively unknown destination, and I heard from a Japanese dude on one of the liveaboards that it's exactly that - unknown, but supposedly really good. The clear blue waters seem interesting, as is the abundance of clown fish (my favorite fish) and schooling hammerheads (which I've never seen). I've been to Komodo and Raja Ampat already, and into macro photography, so I'm just wondering if I'll be utterly disappointed with Okinawa, or if it's still worth the trip.
Thanks for any insight!
I'm tentatively going to Tokyo with a friend over Thanksgiving this year and would like to make a longer trip out of it with some diving (with 1-2 weeks set aside for diving and going solo for this part). The question is whether it's worth spending some time in Okinawa or better head to Palau or Indonesia? Or another location that's good to get to from Tokyo in November?
The reason I'm interested in Okinawa is that it seems like a relatively unknown destination, and I heard from a Japanese dude on one of the liveaboards that it's exactly that - unknown, but supposedly really good. The clear blue waters seem interesting, as is the abundance of clown fish (my favorite fish) and schooling hammerheads (which I've never seen). I've been to Komodo and Raja Ampat already, and into macro photography, so I'm just wondering if I'll be utterly disappointed with Okinawa, or if it's still worth the trip.
Thanks for any insight!