Approximately 43 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This beach is managed by a resort hotel in Onna Village in the central part of Okinawa’s main island. It is a highly-rated beach in terms of the variety of rental items and activities, and the clarity of the water. The white sand natural beach is worth just walking on and watching the sunset.
Point 1: What is the location of “Tiger Beach”?
Tiger Beach is located in Onna Village, a popular tourist destination in the central part of Okinawa’s main island. Onna Village is long and wide, but it is conveniently located near Yomitan Village, which can be reached in 43 minutes from Naha Airport via Routes 58 and 330!
This beach is managed by “Hotel Monterey Okinawa,” one of the most fashionable and famous hotels in Okinawa, and is operated as “Tiger Beach Resort Club.
Although it is located in the central part of the main island of Okinawa, which is also a famous resort area, the water is very clear and popular.
The Montore Okinawa Hotel is located nearby, and the beach is used almost as if it were the hotel’s private beach.
However, it can also be used by the general public.
However, BBQ, etc. is also available at the hotel café, so there may be some complaints if the general public bring their own food around there, but if you walk 50 meters toward the ocean, you may be able to find many locals there.
Point 2: What are the rental items and activities at “Tiger Beach”?
Here at “Tiger Beach,” there is a wide variety of marine activities and equipment rentals are available.
Marine activities include SUP yoga, beach yoga, sea kayaking, river kayaking, jet skiing, diving, short marine programs (dragon boat, tubing, etc.), glass boat, and parasailing.
Jet ski, diving, short marine programs (dragon boat, tubing, etc.), glass boat, parasailing, and many more.
As one would expect from a hotel of this caliber, Montore also offers SUP yoga and sea kayaking, which is very stylish and takes into consideration the needs of adults as well.
Beach parasols and chairs, floats, hammock chairs, float mats, SUPs, and beach canoes are also available for rent.
The swimming season is from April to October, but SUPs and beach canoes can be rented year-round.
Of course, activities and rentals are available not only for guests but also for the general public.
The beach is not only famous for its activities and rentals, but also for its beautiful sunsets, which look like a scene from a movie as they change their appearance over time!
Just strolling along the beach is an experience to behold.
Point 3: What are some places to see and eat around “Tiger Beach”?
This “Tiger Beach” is located in a prime resort area that mainly satisfies adults as well, and there are many fashionable and tastefully graded eateries and restaurants in the vicinity.
The nearest one is the “Tiger Beach Cafe” on the first floor of Hotel Monterey, about a minute’s walk away. Here you can enjoy a café or lunch during the day and a slightly more expensive but higher-grade BBQ dinner at night in an open-air seating area with a sea breeze.
Sometimes, live sanshin (Okinawan guitar) performances are included in the dinner, so be sure to check the schedule and make a reservation.
Also, Hachimun-no-sato (15 minutes by car), Ryukyumura (8 minutes by car), and CAVE OKINAWA (8 minutes by car), a limestone cave, are famous places of interest.
It looks like you can enjoy hands-on sightseeing instead of conventional shopping!
