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Ludovic Touitou

Adventure Tour Guide

"Ludo" is our main guide.

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He leads our sabani sailing and paddling tours, kayak tours, and snorkeling excursions.

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On land, Ludo works as an interpreter-guide specializing in outdoor activities, Okinawa’s “Blue Zone” lifestyle, and World War II historical sites. He also has extensive knowledge of the archipelago’s history and culture.

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Born in France, Ludo conducts tours in French, English, and Japanese.

Profile

Traveling is always a special moment when one’s eyes and heart are earnestly open to the world.
The part I love the most about being a guide is that I get to touch people’s lives in these special moments.

It is as much a privilege as it is a huge responsibility.

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Born and raised in south-east France where I spent my childhood kayaking and skiing in the French Alps, I first came to Tokyo in 1999 as an exchange student. I have been living in Japan for half of my life, but I discovered Okinawa in 2021 and immediately fell in love. I moved here with a new life mission: Help people around the World discover the "Beautiful Island" and its people in a manner that would benefit communities, preserve the culture and regenerate nature.

Adventure Tourism, and sabani fishermen boats came out as the most natural way to reach that goal.

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I currently operate as a local guide, marine activities instructor, photographer, writer, and founded Okinawa Adventure Guide, a sabani traditional boat tours company in the south of Okinawa's main island.

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Qualifications / Certifications

Guiding background

Experience:

Sabani Tour Guide - since 2023

Adventure Tour Guide - since 2023

Itoman City Guide - since 2021

Local Vitalization Cooperator, Inbound - since 2020
 

Certifications:

OKCA Okinawa Kayak Certified Guide - 2026

WMTC Wilderness Advanced First Aid – 2026

Class 1 (unlimited) Boat license -  2025

Japan Itineraty Control Manager - 2024

ATTA Adventure EDU - 2023

Okinawa Marine Lifesaver License – 2023
Okinawa Snorkeling Guide License - 2023

Okinawa Adventure Travel Coordinator – 2021
PADI OWD - 2021

Japanese Proficiency

JLPT1 (2009) with professional Japanese-English-French translation experience

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