3 Days Harbin Ice and Snow Tour from Beijing by Flight
Tour Overview
Harbin, the ice capital of China, presents the “Harbin Ice and Snow World” festival every year. The city becomes an ice wonderland, from modern architecture to traditional palaces, all carved by incredibly talented artists. It is a good choice as a Beijing side trip to enjoy your winter vacation with its superior ice and snow tourist resources. Reputed as Oriental Moscow, Harbin has kept many Russian-style architectures, themes as well as cultures.
This tour with a 2-hour flight from Beijing to Harbin saves more transportation time for attractions visiting. Just imagine the splendid Sun Island Park, Central Street, Saint Sophia Church, Northeast Tiger Park, and the exciting Yabuli Ski Resort.
Travel destination: Harbin
Suitable for: Skiers, Winter Lovers
Tour type: Private
Highlights of this tour:
- Marvel at world-famous ice sculptures illuminated in lights at Ice and Snow World.
- Enjoy thrilling ski adventures at China’s top ski destination – Yabuli.
- Immerse yourself in Harbin’s history and admire European-style architecture.
- Observe Siberian tigers up close.
Day-by-day Itinerary
- Day 1: Beijing to Harbin Ice Festival Tour by FlightExperience Vibrant Ice World and See Wild Tigers Up Close
In the morning, our Beijing local driver will pick you up from the downtown hotel, and drive around 1 hour to Beijing airport for your flight to Harbin. Upon arrival, our local English-speaking tour guide will be waiting for you at the exit gate holding a welcome board with your name.
Before commencing the exploration, you will have lunch at a local restaurant. Then you will be guided to visit Tiger Park. It is a reserve dedicated to the breeding and protection of the Northeast Tiger, aiming to provide a suitable environment for the endangered tigers. You will see wild northeast tigers, white lions, leopards, and so on.
Siberian Tiger Park As night falls, you will be taken into a wonderful world of ice and snow, illuminated by colorful LED lights. The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival held in Ice and Snow World is widely recognized as the world's largest ice themed park, open from Christmas to early March every year. You can see various shapes of large ice sculptures. And also experience the fun of ice and snow entertainment projects, such as ice slides, ice bikes, and Ferris wheels.
Note:
During peak hours, especially during the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year and weekends, the queues for many programs get longer.
Accommodation: Overnight in Harbin
Ice and Snow World in the evening - Day 2: Harbin to Yabuli TourEnjoy 3-Hour Skiing ot Choose Other Snow Activities
After breakfast, drive around 3.5 hours to the Yabuli Ski Resort to enjoy the exciting skiing. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch and warm yourself in a local restaurant. Then, follow your guide to get the entrance tickets and rent the ski equipment.
Friendly Tip: Only skiing in the primary ski field was included in the current tour package, including 3 hours of skiing with basic equipment like skiing boots, snowboard, and ski poles. If you would like to have more time for skiing, please pay in cash on your own.
Snowmobiling at Yabuli Ski Resort The Yabuli Ski Resort enjoys a snow cover period of 170 days and a skiing period of 120 days, and the snow depth averages 30 cm – 50 cm at the foot of the mountain and reaches 1 m on the mountain. Its best snow conditions make it a perfect place for both skiing racing and ski-touring.
It boasts a total of 17 ski runs, from elementary, intermediate to advanced, as well as various cableways. Whether you are time a first-time visitor or a professional skier, you will find the one suitable for you. There are also many entertainment activities such as snowmobiling, snow tubing, and horse-drawn sledge. You can optionally try some of them (at your own expense).
Accommodation: Overnight in Yabuli
- Day 3: Yabuli Back to Harbin Tour, DepartureAdmire the European-style Buildings and Glimpse Harbin's History
Today, the Harbin tour transfers you back to Harbin and visit the best of the city. Upon arrival, you will be taken to stroll around the famous Central Street, a commercial street with over 100 years of history that features many classic European-style buildings and a variety of department stores.
Here you will see the Sophia Cathedral. The church was built in 1907 and is one of the best-preserved Byzantine buildings in China. In fact, in 1997, it was renamed "Harbin Architecture and Art Museum". However, both locals and foreign tourists prefer to call it "St. Sophia Cathedral". The most striking part of this church is the full and huge onion-head dome, which is a typical Russian architectural style of roof form and looks magnificent.
St. Sophia Cathedral on Central Street After that, take a guided tour of the Heilongjiang Provincial Museum. The museum's main Baroque-style building was built based on a Russian shopping mall. It has become a first-class state-protected architecture and houses more than 627,982 pieces of collections including historical relics, artworks, and natural specimens. You will learn more about Heilongjiang after this visit.
After all these activities, you will be dropped off at Harbin airport/train station for departure.
Accommodation: N/A
Tour Price Per Person
The price varies depending on the activity, number of people, travel date, and selected hotel. Please contact us for a specific price.
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