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China Harbin Tours 2025/2026 – Harbin Ice Festival Tours & Winter Tours

Harbin, with its fabulous winter sceneries of ice and snow and Russian-flavored city landscape, delivers the most exciting winter adventures.

The rich history and special location neighboring with Russia brought this city with plenty of Western architectures in styles of Russian, Baroque, and Byzantine, hence the title “Oriental Moscow”. Besides, Harbin also enjoys the fame of “Ice and Snow City” as one of the hottest destinations worldwide for winter vacation with its grandiose annual Ice and Snow Festival.

Guests on our private Harbin Ice Festival tours come for the best opportunity to explore this grand winter event. Only when you are standing on Harbin’s street in winter and beholding those stunning ice and snow sculptures in live size, will you find the real charm and fun of winter.

Extending your experiences beyond Harbin City, you can find further inspiration for your Harbin trip to China Snow Town and Yabuli Ski Resort, where you can have a deep winter vacation in China with skiing trails, fairy-tale snow village, winter hiking journeys, delicious winter foods, and various snow activities popular in Northeast China.

How Do I Plan My Harbin Tour?

  • Usually, 2-5 days Harbin tours are suggested to with must-visit paces to explore the essence of the City including Saint Sophia CathedralCentral AvenueHarbin Ice and Snow WorldSun IslandYabuli Skiing Resort and China Snow Town.
  • If you have limited time, 1-2 days Harbin city tours to have a glimpse of Ice & Snow World and other sites are also good options.
  • If you have more time, you can enrich your Harbin holiday for 6 to 7 days with side trips to Changbai MountainShenyang tours, Changchun tours, and Jilin tours.

What should I Wear to Harbin in Winter?

  1. Thick down jacket or thick coat, thick scarf, extra-thick warm pantssnow boots/high-top cotton shoes are must.
  2. It is best to be long boots with a combination of fur. They must be thick!
  3. Thick cotton socks must be brought, the cold invades from the feet.
  4. Wool insoles are also an antifreeze weapon!
  5. Additionally, purchasing a pair of gloves is advised. The thick, toasty outer layer can be used for skiing, while the inside layer can be used to touch a phone.
  6. Warm medicament, the size is just right for attaching mobile phones, cameras, and for feet when walking outside for a long time.
  7. A thick hat or earmuffs and ear covering thick hat is necessary, and a mask is also very important.

Extended Your China Harbin Tours

With convenient transportation of flights and trains between Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and more other major destinations, a China Harbin tour for families with kids, couples or friends could be tailor made based on your private schedule and demands.

We can also craft private or group Harbin tours from Singapore, Philippines, Australia,Indonesia, Prussia, or any other countries. We ensure your Harbin travel the first-rate service and attention to detail.

See our Harbin Tours of different categories:

Best Harbin Tour Packages

The distinctively Russian aesthetic and the wintertime splendour of the ice and snow are unquestionably two major draws for visitors to Harbin. In winter, Harbin turns into a beautiful ice city with unique scenery – ice lanterns, huge ice slides and snow sculptures of towers, castles, and big snowman in the streets and lanes. Take our best Harbin city tours to discover the fascinating Central Street, the magical Ice and Snow World & Sun Island Park, and the amazing skiing events.

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Covering all Harbin highlights: Central Street, Sun Island, Ice & Snow World, Yabuli Ski Resort, Snow Town.

Siberian Tiger Park, Sun Island Park, Ice and Snow World, Central Street, provincial Museum.

Harbin iconic sites: Siberian Tiger, Central Street, Sun Island, Russian culture and buildings in Volga Manor.

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Sun Island snow sculptures, Zhaolin Park ice lanterns, ice art at Ice & Snow World, Russian culture in Volga Manor.

Harbin Ice Festival Tours 2025

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is one of the four major ice and snow festivals in the world. It starts on January 5 every year and lasts for about a month. Take exclusive Harbin Ice Festival Tours to China’s Ice City for a unique winter travel experience – Snow Sculpture Art Fair, Ice Lantern Art Fair, Winter Swimming, Ice Bar & Restaurant, Skiing, Dog Sledding, Snowmobiling, Saint Sophia Church, Sun Island Park…

Ice & Snow Festival, Sun Island, Yabuli Ski Resort, provincial museum. Siberian Tiger Park, Central Street.

Sun Island giant snow sculptures, ice art at Ice & Snow World, Siberian tigers.

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Ice and Snow World, Sun Island, Cable car ride over the Songhua River, ice and snow activities, Volga Manor.

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Sun Island, Siberian Tiger Park, Central Street, Ice and Snow World. See winter swimming at Songhua River.

Harbin Ski Resort & Snow Town Tours

Want to extend your Harbin tour but don’t know where to go? The following tour packages are sure to inspire you. Yabuli Ski Resort is the best ski resort in China offering skiing venues of all levels and complete skiing equipment. Snow Town is also a popular destination to experience skiing events and many Chinese snow activities. To cater to different interests and requirements, we have prepared Harbin trips combining the two highlights, or short trips covering one of the two sites.

Harbin City highlights, exciting skiing at Yabuli Ski Resort, and fairy-tale snow scenery at China Snow Town.

Yabuli Ski Resort, Snow Town, Sun Island, Ice & Snow World, Central Street, Siberian Tiger Park.

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Enjoy leisure time & snow scenery at Snow Town, with bonfire party. Land transfer from Harbin included.

Thrilling skiing at Yabuli Ski Resort. Activities like snowmobiling, snow tubing, and horse-drawn sledge available.

Harbin Tours including Volga Manor

Eager to see authentic Russian-style architecture in China? Then come to Harbin! The Volga Manor, located on the banks of the Ashe River, is the best Russian theme park in China. Whether in snowy winter or sunny summer, Volga Manor is sure to amaze you! Embark on our best Volga Manor tours to admire some of the most iconic buildings including Pavlov Castle, Villa of Forest, Saint Nicholas Church, as well as enjoy traditional Russian music and dance performances.

Volga Manor in-depth tour with Russian-themed culture, buildings & foods.

Classic sites in Harbin city center. In-depth full-day exploration at Volga Manor.

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Ice & Snow World, Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, Volga Manor, Central Street.

Ultimate Harbin adventure with ice art, thrilling skiing, snow scene & local culture.

Northeast China Winter Tours (with Harbin)

Shenyang, just 3 hours from Harbin by high-speed train, is a great winter destination near Harbin where you can glimpse into the initial royal palace of the Qing Dynasty. Below are our most popular Shenyang Harbin tour packages, with which you can see not only the magnificent Snow Sculptures at Sun Island and the Ice and Snow World but also the distinctive Qing Dynasty buildings of the Shenyang Imperial Palace. Choose your favorite one and start a wonderful winter trip to Harbin and Shenyang!

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Shenyang Imperial Palace, Qing Dynasty Street. Harbin highlights: Ice sculptures, skiing, snow scenery, Siberian tigers.

Life-time winter adventure to Shenyang, Changchun, Dalian, Changbai Mountain, Snow Town, and Harbin.

Explore Harbin’s Ice and Snow World, Immerse in China Snow Town’s snowy charm, Explore Changbai Mountain’s North Slope.

Central Street & Volga Manor in Harbin, Changbai Mountain adventure, Shenyang Imperial Palace, Baiyu Mountain Pagoda in Dalian, Dandong Duanqiao Bridge & Red Beach.

Explore Imperial Elegance; Vivid Red Beach; Borderland Adventures; Majestic Changbai Mountain; Russian Flair in Harbin.

Changbai Mountain’s West Slope; Enjoy rafting on the hot spring water; Wanda Changbai Mountain International Ski Resort; Relax at the resort’s hot springs.

Discover Beijing’s Imperial Majesty, Witness mesmerizing ice sculptures, Encounter Siberian tigers, Immerse in a winter wonderland, Explore Shanghai’s Modern Elegance.

China Tours with Harbin

Interested in taking a China tour including Harbin? Reputed as the “Ice City” and “Oriental Moscow”, Harbin attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world with its charming Russian-themed Central Street, magical ice and snow world, and fantastic ski resorts. Our China multi-city tours cover the best winter highlights of Harbin, top winter destinations in Northeast China (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning), and other classic tourist cities in China.

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