Your Travel Experience with ARRIVAL
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Book your flight into Naha Airport. From there, we’ve got you. Your airport pickup is included and waiting when you land, taking you to the Evertrail office to collect your fully equipped camping car, your home and transport for the next ten nights. First stop is Itoman Fish Market for lunch, the best possible introduction to Okinawan food culture. From there, pick up supplies for tonight's dinner, take a detour to a waterfall down south, squeeze in a snorkel and make a tempura stop on the way to camp. Check in to Neos Park or Kitanashiro as the day winds down. Tonight is a beach BBQ, included, and the first of many nights falling asleep somewhere that isn't a hotel room.
Waterfall and Snorkel Down South
Your first afternoon in Okinawa. After picking up the camper and stocking up on supplies, head south to a roadside waterfall and snorkel stop, a low-key entry into what the island does best.
Day 1 - 2
Neos Park or Kitanashiro Camp (or similar)
Entry-level coastal camping to kick the trip off. Basic facilities, good location and a BBQ dinner included on arrival. The first night under the stars sets you up for the rest of the trip.
Day 2
Zamami Island by Electric Bike
A passenger ferry crosses to Zamami. Electric bikes are included on the island. Cycle the quiet roads, find a viewpoint, get in the water.
Day 2 - 3
Base Camp
More than a campsite: Base Camp is a hosted experience with a homemade curry dinner, a private bar and an energy that makes a self-drive trip feel like you’re part of a crew.
Day 3
Guided Hike up Katsu Dake (optional)
An early morning climb up one of Okinawa's most rewarding peaks. Optional and can add on when you book. Worth it for the views alone.
Day 3 - 4
Okuma Mountains or Freedom Camp (or similar)
Remote and self-directed. Freedom camping at its most literal: off-grid, no bookings, no facilities.
Day 4
Full Day Jungle Trek
The physical centrepiece of the itinerary. A full day in Okinawa's jungle trekking through dense canopy, river crossings and terrain that earns the beach BBQ waiting at the end of it.
Day 4 - 5
Yagaji Beach Camp (or similar)
Coastal camping on a quiet stretch of beach with BBQ facilities. A natural finish to the jungle trek day. Fall asleep with sand underfoot and the sound of the water close by.
Day 5 - 6
Traditional Okinawan House
A genuine cultural stay on one of Okinawa's most remote outer islands. Simple, considered and unlike anywhere else you'll sleep on this trip. Breakfast included the following morning.
Day 5
Fishing and Snorkel Charter (optional)
Half a day on the water off Izena with a local operator. Snorkelling reefs that don't appear on the popular maps. Pre-bookable by adding on when you book, one of the best optional add-ons on the itinerary. An evening feast with Izena locals. Food, conversation and a window into island life that sits well outside the standard tourist experience.
Day 6
A Slower Day on Izena
Breakfast is included this morning. Spend the day exploring Izena at your own pace. Beaches, hiking trails, backroads that go nowhere in particular. By midday load the car back on the ferry and return to the main island (pre-booked, paid on-site). Stop for acerola tasting on the way through, pick up supplies for tonight's camp cook and check in to Tonokiya Camp as the sun goes down.
Day 6 - 7
Tonokiya Camp (or similar)
A basic campsite for the night after Izena. Functional and well-located for the next day's drive north.
Day 7
Secret Waterfall Hike
A free hike to a tucked-away waterfall in Okinawa's north. Lunch at the falls, then on to Cape Hedo, the northernmost tip of the island where two seas meet.
Day 7 - 8
Adan Beach Camp (or similar)
One of the most remote and visually striking campsites on the itinerary. Right on the beach at the northern end of the island.
Day 8
Hiking at Daiseki Rinzan
A morning hike through one of the north's quieter natural areas. Less dramatic than the jungle trek, more meditative. Lunch at Oku Shokudo follows.
Yachimun Pottery Class (optional)
An afternoon with local Okinawan potters working in one of the island's oldest craft traditions. Pre-bookable by adding on through our website when you book. A grounding counterpoint to the physical days that came before it.
Day 8 - 9
Traditional Okinawan House
Your second traditional house stay of the trip. Think red ceramic roof tiles, surrounded by fukugi trees planted centuries ago. This is a quieter night after the activity-heavy days that come before it.
Day 9
Nago Wander
Lunch at Nago Fishing Port, coffee at Inno and an afternoon drifting through small shops and backstreets. The unhurried buffer day the itinerary earns by this point.
Day 9 - 10
Peoples Prefectural Forest Camp (or similar)
A budget campsite in the forest outside Nago. Basic facilities and a gentle final camp night before the return to the city.
Day 10
Ryukyu Mura
A living cultural village at the northern end of the return route. Traditional Okinawan architecture, craft demonstrations and a sense of what life on the island looked like before the main road arrived. Free entry.
Izakaya Hopping Tour in Naha
The trip ends the right way. A local guide takes you through Naha's izakaya scene from 4:45pm to small bars, sipping cold Orion beer, with food that keeps appearing. Included. Tour ends at 9:30pm.
Day 10 - 11
Estinate Hotel (or similar)
Included on the final night. A proper bed, a hot shower and a central Naha location after ten nights of camping. Our local team arranges a taxi transfer directly to the hotel.
Day 11
Departure
Make your own way to Naha Airport for your flight home. The hotel is centrally located so a taxi or public bus will get you there easily. Leave with ten nights of open road, two islands, one jungle, a traditional house and a guided izakaya tour behind you. Okinawa tends to stick around for a while.