5 DAYS OKINAWA EXPLORER
5天 東方夏威夷 - 日本沖繩漫游記

Validity : 01Sep – 31Dec 2009 (GV 10)
update: 14Aug 2009

Day 1 Singapore/Taipei/Naha
Assemble at Singapore Changi International Airport for your flight to Naha, Okinawa, Japan via Taipei, Taiwan. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to hotel.
Okinawa consists of 160 islands of various size scattered across a vast area of ocean. The temperature in winter is about the same as that of springtime in Tokyo and Osaka, making it warm and comfortable throughout the year.
Naha is the largest city in Okinawa Prefecture. Located in the southern part of Okinawa Main Island, it is the political, economic and transportation center of the prefecture.
Hotel Used : Royal Orion or Grand Castle Hotel or similar class

Day 2 Naha/Shuri Castle/Manzamo/Ocean Expo Park                            (B/L/D)
Shuri Castle (Shuri-jo) is believed to have been built in the 14th century by King Satto, who ruled here. Major repairs were subsequently carried out and it was used for many years as the castle of the kings of Ryukyu. The castle grounds measured roughly 410 m east to west and about 270 m north to south, and there were eight Chinese-style gates. Everything was destroyed in 1945 during WWII bombing. Shurei Gate, reconstructed in 1958, has red-colored tiles on the two-layered roofs, which are set in white lime, retaining a beauty unique to Okinawa. Many tourists visit the castle as one of the most important buildings in Okinawa.
Manzamo is a grass plateau jutting into Nago Bay. The scenic view available here is said to be one of the best in Okinawa. Cobalt blue waters constantly spray the sheer coral cliffs. Nearby are many fine bathing beaches including Manza beach.
Manzamo is an up heaved outcropping of fossilized coral that overlooks the East China Sea. Located in Onna Village, the cape is particularly known for a distinctive formation that resulted from wave erosion and that resembles an elephant's trunk.
Ocean EXPO Park (Okinawa Commemorative National Park), originally constructed for the 1975 Ocean EXPO, this is the largest theme park in Okinawa.
In 1975, the World Exposition was held in Okinawa, centering around the theme of seas and oceans. After the expo's closure, the Ocean Expo Park was built on the former expo site, in order to commemorate the event.
The most famous among the various attractions found in the Ocean Expo Park, is the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, one of Japan's largest and best aquaria. Other attractions include a tropical flower park, a maritime museum, a sand beach and a historic Okinawan village.
Hotel Used : Okinawa Grand Resort or similar class

Day 3 Botanical Garden/Kadena Michinoeki/American Village           (B/L/D)
Southeast Botanical Garden , in its 400,000m2 in size, has 100 species of plants, 3,000 kinds of tropical flowers and 200 tropical fruit trees collected from all over the world.
Kadena US airbase is the biggest airbase in Okinawa with two 4km ling runway, is big enough for two jumbo plane landing.
The sun setting over American Village in Chatan Town, Okinawa Japan. American Village is a popular shopping area and is located just outside Camp Lester. American Village is a busy shopping area near central American Village Okinawa. This entire area is land that has been extended into the ocean.
Hotel Used : Rizzan Sea Park Hotel or similar class

Day 4 Peace Memorial Park/Okinawa World/Kokusai Street     /Naha                (B/L/D)
Towards the end of World War Two, Okinawa Island became site of one of the war's bloodiest battles, when the US forces invaded and occupied the island. An estimated 200,000 people, including more than 100,000 civilians and 12,500 Americans were killed in the battle, which lasted from April to June 1945. Numerous sites and memorials related to the "Battle of Okinawa" are concentrated mainly in the south of the island, where the worst fighting took place: The spacious Peace Memorial Park is located near the southern tip of the island. Its main attraction is the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, which gives a sobering overview of the road to the battle, the battle itself and the reconstruction of Okinawa. Other monuments in the park include the "Cornerstone of Peace", a collection of large stone plates with the names of all fallen soldiers and civilians, including Koreans, Taiwanese, Americans and Britons.
Okinawa World is a leisure land re-creating an ancient Okinawa village including Gyokusendo. Gyokusendo is the longest limestone cave in the Orient. 890m is open to the public (Total length is about 5km). You can see an Okinawa textile fabrics and glass making demonstration Ryukyu-dance and Ryukyu folk song on the stage. Also there are Habu (venomous pit viper of Ryukyu) Park and
Tropical Fruit Garden.
Kokusai Street is Naha's main street and downtown shop district. There are hotels, stores, souvenir shops, and many other stores lined up and down this lively 1.6 km street starting from Naha Bus Terminal.
Hotel Used : Royal Orion or Grand Castle Hotel or similar class

Day 5 Naha/Outlet Mall/Taipei/Singapore                                           (B)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your flight back to Singapore, en route stop at Outlet Mall Ashibina for last minute shopping, this is the 1st factory outlet in Okinawa.

沖繩（Okinawa）位於日本的最南端，古稱琉球，素有日本夏威夷之稱，首府那霸。
沖繩自古與中國大陸淵源甚深，受中國文化影響。沖繩為熱帶海洋氣候，碧海藍天，沖繩擁有眾多美麗的島嶼、珊瑚礁和沙灘。沖繩是渡假和潛水的聖地，旅遊景點豐富。

第一天      新加坡/臺北/那霸(沖繩)
集合在新加坡国际机场乘搭豪华客机,飞往沖繩縣首府 – 那霸, 抵步后, 送往酒店休息。

第二天      那霸/首里城/萬座毛懸涯/國際海洋博覽會                    (早/午/晚餐)
首里城位於俯瞰那霸市的海拔120米的高坡上，是琉球王國的象征。14世紀末創建的首里城，是琉球歷代國王的居住地，同時，也是琉球王國的政治的中心。沖繩最大的木造建築是國王的首里城正殿，而北殿用來接待來自中國的冊封使臣，南殿用來接待薩摩的藝人。正殿的內部對外公開，北殿、南殿是展覽室，可以瞭解王朝當時的日常生活和各種儀式等。首里城二戰被毀，1992年復元。2000年12月登記為世界文化遺產。
萬座毛是代表沖繩的名勝景觀之一。突出在東中國海的萬座毛，因海浪長年侵蝕，石灰岩的懸涯峭壁形成了遠看猶如象鼻般的獨特造型。高20米的懸涯上的寬闊地帶天然矮草叢生，是日本的國定自然公園。18世紀的琉球國王尚繼面對萬座毛之美景曾詠嘆：「萬人座之毛（野原）」，萬座毛由此而得名。周圍的野生植物群，還被指定沖繩縣的天然紀念物。

國營沖繩紀念公園是在1975年舉辦沖繩國際海洋博覽會的會址上建設的占地70萬平方米的公園，南北長3公里。寬闊的園內可使用電動巴士（1日周遊券200日圓）代步。「美麗海水族館」、「熱帶夢幻中心」、「海豚劇場」等遊覽景點充實。

第三天      東南植物園/沖繩嘉手納美軍基地/美國村                             (早/午/晚餐)
悠活自然境地東南植物園欣賞園內熱帶、亞熱帶、暖帶的各種奇花異草、水上樂園鯉魚群舞宴，玻里尼西亞湖邊水柱隧道行走至妖豔爭色的蘭花祭，將使您驚讚不已；「風樂風遊森林」這裡有藥草植物園、紀念樹林步道、椰子樹林步道、知花工房、美麗的溫室花樂園、昆蟲標本展示；另外推薦你可自費體驗手工藝術(獅爺守護神、植物染坊….等等)。

沖繩嘉手納美軍基地占地19.95平方公里，橫跨嘉手納町、沖繩市、北谷町的一市二町，嘉手納町的83%為基地所占。1944年9月，這里曾是舊日本陸軍航空隊的機場，戰後被美軍接收，後經多次擴建。50年過去，現在這里仍是美國在西太平洋和亞洲地區最大的軍事基地。隔鐵絲網可見美國軍用機的起降。

美國村是一處綜合文化商業設施，美國村的醒目標誌是直徑50米的大觀覽車，美國村內擁有以3D映像為主體的娛樂設施，8個屏幕的電影館、購物中心、保齡球場、美國餐廳、錄音室、娛樂中心、進口雜貨店等，另備有運動的複合設施。還有一座高22層的賓館也預定於2004年落成開始營業。

第四天      平和祈念公園/王國村/國際通大道/那霸                                (早/午/晚餐)
摩文仁丘陵一帶是沖繩戰最大的激戰區，為紀念沖繩歸還在此修建了平和祈念國定公園。在遼闊的綠地內，以1府30縣10團體的名義修建的慰靈塔．碑，其它還有平和基石、沖繩縣立平和祈念資料館、平和祈念堂、國立沖繩陣亡者墓苑等。每年6月23日的慰靈日，在這里舉行「沖繩全體戰亡者追掉式」，以求恆久的和平。

觀摩琉球首里城的城下町—王國村，見習琉球工藝、民藝、手藝各種傳統的藝能場、傳統老式的製陶瓷場、玻璃工廠、製酒場、製黑糖工廠、王朝時代的織布染布工廠、古代的琉球木屋、朝貢船、熱帶果樹園及觀賞【琉球傳統大鼓隊】，民俗豐年祭舞蹈表演。

國際通大道位於那霸市中心，是沖繩觀光的出發點也是那霸的中心繁華街。國際通大道充滿朝氣。自古便做為沖繩的中心而繁榮，第二次世界大戰受到毀滅性打擊，而戰後又以驚人的速度得到復興和發展，因此人稱「奇蹟大街」。　　在全長1.6公里的大道兩側，百貨店、餐廳、出售美軍軍品的雜貨店、土特產店、時裝店鱗次櫛比，終日遊人不斷，熱鬧非常。

第五天      那霸/廠家直銷購物中心/新加坡                                   (早餐)
前往機場途中, 我們將停留那霸機場附近的沖繩廠家直銷購物中心讓各位自由購物. 廠家直銷購物中心建於2002年12月，是沖繩的第一家廠家直銷購物中心。購物中心的2層建築猶如希臘神殿般的獨特的造型給人印象深刻。廠家直銷品牌店設在1層，70多種受人歡迎的著名品牌濟濟一堂。2層是各種餐飲店，可容納600多人同時就餐。在此能品嘗到沖繩獨特的美食。這裡不僅僅是一個購物中心，相似一個十分有趣的主題樂園。

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