Travel tips

Tourists can book ferry tickets from Beihai International Passenger Port to Xijiao Pier on Weizhou Island for 150 yuan ($21.81) through the Beihai official online ticketing platform. The same platform offers whale watching tours at 298 yuan per person.

After reserving a departure time, visitors set off by yacht from Nanwan Marine Sports Park on Weizhou Island for a two-hour tour. The whales are most active at dawn and dusk, but afternoon trips offer a better chance of sightings and the added possibility of a beautiful sunset.