Things to do in Harbin

Harbin, the "ice capital of China", presents Harbin Ice and Snow World's festival every year. The city becomes an ice wonderland, with everything in ice from modern architecture to traditional palaces, all carved by incredibly talented artists and made even more stunning with the use of lasers and sophisticated lighting. This one-day tour includes the main sights of the Ice and Snow Festival and a foodie tour combined with a historical city walk. Taste representative Harbin and Northeast China dishes, get to know local people's winter life, witness the well-preserved Chinese Baroque architecture, and learn about the history of Harbin. The opening ceremony of Harbin Ice Festival is scheduled to be on January 5th, 2025, but the ice and snow sculptures in the Harbin Ice and Snow World are open to public viewing from December 17th 2024 and lasts till early March 2025. 10:00AM Meet Your Guide at Your Hotel Lobby Your personal private tour guide will contact you a day in advance and arrange the starting time according to your preference. 11:00AM Sun Island | Appreciate the Stunning Snow Sculptures As the birthplace of China's snow sculpture art, every year the Sun Island attracts snow sculpture masters from all over the world. Huge snow sculptures are given different meaning, and people can enjoy the snow in many different ways, such as snowmobile and snow golf. 12:00AM The Foodie Tour | Enjoy the Flavor of Old Harbin Starting from the old street in Daowai District and finishing in Zhongyang Pedestrian Street, your guide will walk with you and stop at five places. You will try six kinds of traditional Harbin food and three popular local drinks. 3:30PM Ice and Snow World | The Colorfully-Lit Ice Fairyland See both the daytime and night views, which are quite different. You will enter the park at 3:30pm before darkness descends at around 4pm. Admire the colorful, spectacularly-lit ice sculptures, enjoy an indoor performance, take an ice bike for a spin, have fun in the ice labyrinth, ice slide, and ice castle… 6:30PM End the Tour and Transfer Back to Your Hotel As this is a private tour, you can decide whether to spend more or less time in the different areas according to your interests. The schedule is flexible and only for your reference.

Harbin tour guide will be in the city limits of the hotel lobby at 9AM holding your name tag waiting for you, and then go to Hagia Sophia, the use of the Greek cross plan layout, the central body of the building has a standard large dome, the top of a huge full onion head dome, dominated by the four wings of the different sizes of the roof of the tent, the formation of the master-slave type of layout, the church's interior decorations The interior decoration of the church is exquisite, full of rich exotic flavor, showing the typical characteristics of Byzantine architecture. Then, stroll along the Central Pedestrian Street, carrying a deep historical and cultural heritage. The street is lined with buildings of different styles, mainly Baroque, Renaissance and Eclectic. Then proceed to Sun Island, the famous indoor ice and snow festival, and finally return to your hotel in Harbin.

Spend 6 days in Harbin and Yabuli on a winter holiday. Enjoy a private airport transfer, a full-day Harbin Ice and Snow Festival tour, and a skiing vacation at Club Med Yabuli. On day 1, be greeted by your private guide at the airport and be transferred to your hotel. On day 2, head to Siberian Tiger Park to experience Siberian tigers up close. Let your guide know if you would like to pay the extra cost to feed them. Have a lunch break in Central Street and taste some Harbin local flavors. In the afternoon, enter the fairytale kingdom of ice and snow at Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival's two major venues: Sun Island and Ice and Snow World. Walk through the white snow world of Sun Island to see thousands of snow sculptures made by artists from around China and the world. Enter the Ice and Snow World at around 3 PM to see both the daytime and night views. Have fun with snow wonderland activities and immerse yourself in the colorful world of huge ice creations. On day 3, be picked up from your hotel in Harbin and be transferred to the railway station. After a 1½-hour train journey, be greeted by your private driver in Yabuli and be transferred to Club Med Yabuli. After check-in, begin your relaxing winter holiday. Parties are held every night at the resort, or you can enjoy some quiet time at other bars. In the all-inclusive package, enjoy childcare and children's club facilities, a ski pass, skiing/snowboarding lessons, table tennis, dance lessons, an indoor pool, lounge and festive evening entertainments, karaoke, card games, and mahjong. On day 4, enjoy a skiing vacation with all meals offered with generous buffets, or you can order à la carte. Attend skiing classes and polish your skiing skills on some of the best ski trails in China. Besides skiing, the resort offers various choices for your leisure time. There are indoor swimming pools, sauna rooms, jacuzzis, gyms, dancing classes, yoga rooms, and more. Try some totally new experiences such as the flying trapeze. In the evening, treat yourself to a soothing spa (at extra cost). On day 5, continue to freely choose how you spend your time amongst the huge range of leisure options. You could have one more day of skiing/snowboarding, or enjoy the indoor sports and activities. On day 6, check out from Club Med and be transferred to Harbin Taiping International Airport for your flight to your next destination.