ORION - Ishigaki & Yaeyama
ORION operates out of Ishigaki, focusing on the varied sites around the Yaeyama Islands. They cater to divers looking for manta encounters at spots like Manta Scramble, but also offer trips to explore the healthy reef systems and swim-throughs further afield. We’d suggest them for divers who appreciate consistent access to well-known Ishigaki dive spots.
- Location
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 24.481773, 124.227650
- Phone
- +81980892755
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.divessi.com/divecenter/781173
- Address
- 沖縄県石垣市桴海337-261, Ishigaki-shi, 9070451, Okinawa, JPN
Dive Sites Near ORION
ORION provides access to 15 dive sites in Ishigaki & Yaeyama.
- Antoniogaudei
- Antonio Gaudi - 26m
- Cross Hole - 24m (wreck)
- Crystal Beach - 17m
- Crystal Park - 11m (reef)
- Emperor’s Chair - 17m
- Hanadainone
- Hanazawa Drop - 16m (wall)
- Hateruma Island - 18m
- IOT - 18m
- Ishigaki double reef (reef)
- Kaiho Sports Club - 2m
- Kanokawa Nakanose - 17m
- Kinmenone - 18m
- Kohamajima Island - 18m
Other Dive Centres in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
- BLUE SEASON IRIOMOTE - ["PADI"]
- Blue Water
- Diving School Marea Miyakojima - ["PADI"]
- DIVING SERVICE HEKIKAI
- MARINECLUB
- MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA - ["PADI"]
- Pipeline
- SEA LIGHT
- UMI-NO-KYOSHITSU - ["PADI"]
- WAKE UP CALL
Marine Life in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Home to 442 recorded species including 289 reef fish, 119 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 6 sea cucumbers, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Hp (Halodule pinifolia) - Seagrass & Algae
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals