Nagannu Island
"Nagannu" in Okinawan means long - like the shape of this uninhabited island. As you can see from the picture, the lagoon surrounding this island is very large - making this a great location for banana boat rides, wakeboarding, parasailing, and other marine sports. During the summer months, many visitors get ferried out to Nagannu for fun in the sun.
As for the diving, once outside the lagoon this island drops off drastically to depth of 60 meters/190 feet. Mild currents are common, allowing for great drift diving. It is very common to see green sea turtles and large schools of blue fusillers swimming on the edge of the dropoff.
Check the map - the lagoon is massive for such a (comparatively) small island. Sorry, only Japanese descriptions. Depths in meters.
NEW BOAT HAS ARRIVED!!!
Our new boat has already starting doing its daily trips out to the Kermas and surrounding islands. Book your seats now for some awesome dives!!
We have Moved!!!
We have moved to our new shop and offices. We are located just 400meters south of the old shop. We have a larger shop, office and classroom. Due to the move we have been behind on email and stuff so please be sure to call for any reservations or other problems.
NAUI Tech Comes to Okinawa!!
Reef Encounters will now be offering the full range of NAUI Tech courses for you to further your diving explorations. Classes from Intro to Tech through Trimix Level II and Technical Wreck Penetration will now be part of the regular schedule of classes offered at Reef Encounters.
Get Certified at Reef Encounters!!
The summer season is kicking off and classes are filling quickly. Remember we have day, evening and weekend schedules available. Classes can be taught in English or Japanese.
Also Reef Encounters is hiring instructors and DM's email doug for more info!!!
Web Site created by Ross Marchant. Photos by Jim Winter. All content copyright Reef Encounters 2007
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