Summer Must-Visit! Xiaoshi Island Seafood Foraging Guide, Endless Bounty to Collect

🌊【Complete Xiaoshi Island Travel Guide】Weihai's Hidden Island Paradise for Foraging, Fishing & Sunsets! 📍 Location & Transport - Located in Huancui District, Weihai, ~15min drive from downtown - Navigate to "Xiaoshi Island Fishing & Foraging Park" - Bus: Take Line 12 to Xiaoshi Island Station 🎥 Must-Do Experiences 🔥 **Seafood Foraging** (Must-try!) - Best time: 2hrs around daily low tide (check tide tables) - Treasures: Clams, starfish, crabs, conches - Rent tools onsite (bucket+shovel+rain boots set ~¥20) 🌅 **Sunset Viewing Deck** - Top sunset spot in Weihai - Arrive before 5pm for best views - Instagrammable with white lighthouse 🎣 **Sea Fishing** - Charter fishing boats (~¥200/2hrs) - Common catches: yellow croaker, blackfish, crabs - Beginners can fish free at the pier 🦀 Food Recs ✅ "Xiaoshi Island Seafood Stalls" (park entrance) - Must-order: Steamed blue crabs, sea urchin egg custard, braised sea cucumber - Avg: ¥80-120/person ✅ "Fish Farm Fresh Cook" - Get your foraged seafood cooked - Processing fee: ¥15-30/dish 📅 Itinerary Ideas Half-day: 14:00 Foraging 16:00 Seafood feast 17:30 Sunset 19:00 Return Full-day: 9:00 Foraging 11:30 Seafood lunch 13:00 Fishing 15:00 Island hike 17:30 Sunset 💰 Cost Reference - Entry: ¥30 (foraging zone) - Tools: ¥20 - Meal: ~¥80/person - Parking: ¥10/day 💡 Pro Tips 1. Check tide tables! Use WeChat mini-program "Tide Table Genius" 2. Wear anti-slip shoes (rocks are slippery) 3. SUNSCREEN! (strong UV reflection) 4. Best season: May-Oct (swim Jul-Aug) 5. Families: choose sandy areas for safer foraging 📸 Photo Spots 🌟 White lighthouse + sunset 🌟 Foraged seafood flat lays 🌟 Fishing boat pier 🌟 Island loop boardwalk "Small island, big timeless charm" "Seafood in one hand, camera in the other - this is Weihai's slow life" This summer, play fisherman for a day at Xiaoshi Island! 🦀