What is the Pumpkin Cave Tour in Miyako Island?
Miyako Island has many sightseeing spots that can only be enjoyed here. Miyako Island is famous for its beautiful sea and abundant mangrove forests. Have you ever seen the Pumpkin Hole with its unusual pumpkin-shaped stalactites?
The entrance to Pumpkin Hole is usually reached on foot from “Boraga Beach.” Still, the door is submerged under the sea at high tide and inaccessible.
The entrance is finally revealed when the tide recedes and visitors can enter.
This is why it is also known as the “Phantom Cave.”
Generally, such limestone caves tend to have complex terrain and are considered too challenging to enjoy inside. Still, this Pumpkin Hole has a landscape that even first-time cave explorers can enjoy.
If you come to Miyako Island, please visit this famous spot.
Seeing substantial pumpkin-shaped stalactites sitting in a dark space is genuinely astonishing.
What is Pumpkinhole Caving?
Visitors can enjoy exploring the limestone caves in the Pumpkin Hole, whose entrance opens only for a limited time.
Caving tours, which take visitors into caves for exploration activities, can be enjoyed comfortably even on rainy days.
Put on a helmet, headlights, and other equipment and proceed deeper into the intricate limestone caves. You can enjoy the mysterious limestone caves formed over a long period.
Pumpkin Hole Cave is not only accessible only when the tide is low but also features a pumpkin-shaped terrain that can be enjoyed.
Please feel free to visit this most popular spot.
What to wear, bring, and rent for the Miyakojima Pumpkin Hole Tour
What to wear for the Pumpkin Hole Tour
| Summer | swimsuits, sandals, rash guards, leggings, etc. |
| Winter | swimsuit (worn inside wetsuit), sandals |
You will get wet on the Pumpkin Hole Tour, so wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet in.
What to bring when participating in the Pumpkin Hole Tour
| Things to bring | drink, towel, change of clothes. |
Pumpkin Hole Tour Rental Equipment
| Rental equipment | life jackets, helmets, marine shoes |
Pumpkin Hole Tours can rent all the equipment needed for the tour.
What is the attraction of the Pumpkin Cave Tour on Miyako Island?
Spiritual place
Pumpkin Cave is also known as a spiritual place.
There are many spiritual places in Okinawa, also called the Mecca of spiritual spots.
The Pumpkin Cave is also a limestone cave created over a long period and is said to be a place where the power of nature resides.
Recently, it has become even more popular as a spiritual place on Miyako Island.
Jumping over rocks into the sea
The exit of the Pumpkin Cave is famous as a place where one can jump into the ocean.
After exploring the caves, it is said that if you jump while praying, your wish will come true.
Jump into the water from a height of 3 meters and feel the exhilaration at the end of the caving tour.
Having your photo taken of them bravely diving will surely be an unforgettable memory of your trip to Miyako Island.
Pumpkin cave tours are available for children and the elderly.
At first glance, the topography of the Pumpkin Cave may seem difficult for beginners. Still, it is a recommended place for everyone, young and old, male and female.
The caves are structured so that they are easy to reach, so even those not confident in their physical strength can enjoy them.
Please enjoy caving in the limestone caves on Miyako Island with your family or as a couple.
