12/05/2026
The waters around Guishan Island (龜山島) — also known in English as Turtle Island — off the coast of Yilan County (宜蘭縣), Taiwan (臺灣) 🇹🇼, is a hotspot for spotting spinner dolphins (飛旋海豚). The best time for dolphin-spotting is usually around April to September.
We took a boat from Wushi Harbour (烏石港) in Toucheng (頭城) and guides took us on a hiking tour of Guishan Island before sailing further out to sea to see the dolphins. Whales can also be spotted, but sadly we were not so lucky.
Whilst we saw a few turtles whilst in Guishan Island, I don't think it is for the abundance of turtles that got the island it's name — the second slide of the carousel probably explains the reason for the name a lot better lol. 🐢
📍 • Guishan Island / Turtle Island • Yilan County • Taiwan.
📷 .cameras / .tw / .uk • OM System OM-1 II • OM System 12-40 mm f/2.8 Pro II.
⏱️ (1) and (2) ISO 200 • 1/500 • f/8.