Beijing Winter Tours & Vacations
Beijing is a unique winter holiday destination and its winter highlights bring you the very best of the season with the Longqingxia Ice Lantern Festival, Snow Ski, Hot Spring Spa, Spring Festival and many more. This is the right place to plan your winter holiday in Beijing. We at Tour-Beijing have plenty of the winter getaway tours by pinpointing the very best winter getaway ideas and vacations. We hope that it will help you plan a perfect travel this winter.
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Just a kind reminder People who browse this page are also interested in checking out Harbin Winter Tour . |
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 Top Beijing Winter TourThe most popular Beijing winter day tour and multiday tour covering the winter activities such as skiing, hotspring bathing and Great Wall hiking. |
Great Wall Tour All the major sections of the Great Wall are open to travelers in winter in Beijing. Choose your favorite chunks of the Wall and start your hike. |
| Beijing Ski Holiday Skiing has become increasingly popular with Chinese. There are over 10 ski resorts around Beijing. We have a rich variety of ski packages. |
Beijing Spa Vacations A nice soak in one of Beijing's many hot springs is an excellent way to wash off the dirt and relax your body. We have plenty of Beijing hot springs spa day tours and packages. |
| Spring Festival in Beijing If you happen to visit Beijing during the spring festival, you are kindly advised to take our pre-arranged spring festival day trips or tour packages in order to enjoy and experience the festival just as locals. |
Beijing Ice Lantern Festival See hundreds of ice lanterns of various sizes on display during the Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival in Beijing Jan 05 - Feb 28. |
| Beijing Harbin Winter Vacation Beijing and Harbin is about 1249 km apart, 8-10 hours by train and 1 hour and 45 minutes by flight.Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, in the northeastwen tip of China, a winter mecca for skiers and holidaymakers. |
Beijing Walong Ski Tour Wanlong Ski Resort is located at Honghualiang, 12km east of Chongli County in Zhangjiakou City, about 260km northwest of Beijing. |
| Beijing Winter Strawberries Picking Going strawberries picking before or after hiking Badaling Great Wall, or playing snow at Beijing Snow World, an interesting and fruitful day trip around Beijing in winter. |
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Top Beijing Winter Tour ( Dec 01 - Feb 28 )
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 Attractions: 2 Hour Hike at Mutianyu Great Wall, 2-4 hour Ski at Beijing Huaibei Ski Resort Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between around 8:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 6:00pm Lunch: Chinese lunch Vehicle: Car or van Service: Entrance fees + Private tour guide Tour Code: BSRT-07 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Badaling Great Wall, 2-4 hour ski at Snow World Ski Resort Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between around 8:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 5:00pm Lunch: lunch Vehicle: Car or van Service: Entrance fees + Private tour guide Tour Code: BWTP-01 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Family Visit, Houhai Lake Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between around 9:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 4:00pm Lunch: Home made lunch Vehicle: Car or van Service: Entrance fees + Private tour guide Tour Code: BWTP-02 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Nanshan Ski Resort Hotel pick-up: Around 8:00am Ski Time: 4 hours Starting point: Your midtown hotel Finishing point: Your midtown hotel around 5:00pm Lunch: lunch Vehicle: Car or van Service: Entrance fees + Private tour guide Tour Code: BSRT-02 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Snow World Ski Resort and Jiuhua Spa Resort Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between around 8:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 5:00pm Lunch: lunch Vehicle: Car or van Service: Entrance fees + Private tour guide Tour Code: BSRT-05 Price: Click Here |
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Activities: Play snow at Snow World Ski Resort, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Houhai Lake, Temple of Heaven, Bird's Nest... Meals: 3 Chinese lunches Vehicle: Car or van Service: Private tour guide + entrance fees Hotel with daily breakfast: Yes Customizable: Yes Tour Code: BWTP-03 Price: Click Here |
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Activities: Play snow at Snow World Ski Resort, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Houhai Lake, Temple of Heaven, Bird's Nest... Meals: 4 Chinese lunches Vehicle: Car or van Service: Private tour guide + entrance fees Hotel with daily breakfast: Yes Customizable: Yes Tour Code: BWTP-04 Price: Click Here |
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But no matter how cold it is in Beijing, all the officially opened sections of the Great Wall are still open to the public. The Great Wall hike is impossible only because the road access to the sections is blocked due to the heavy snow. Winter Great Wall Hike is a bit challenging mainly due to the frozen weather in later December, January and early early February each year in Beijing. Mutianyu Great Wall & Underground Palace Day Tour from US$ 69 p/p Badaling Great Wall & Underground Palace Private Day Tour from US$69 p/p Badaling Great Wall & Summer Palace Private Day Tourfrom US$65 p/p Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Private Day Tour from US$ 69 p/p Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City & Tiananmen Day Tour from US$ 69 p/p Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City & Tiananmen Day Tour from US$69 p/p |
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Skiing has become increasingly popular with Chinese as well as international ski travelers. There are over 10 ski resorts around Beijing. We have direct access to the best value deals for skiing in Beijing, and have a rich variety of ski packages coupled with spa and Great Wall hiking activities. Huaibei Ski Resort and Mutianyu Great Wall Day Tour from US$79 Beijing Nanshan Ski Resort Day Tourfrom US$ 89 p/p Beijing Nanshan Ski 2-Day Tour Packagefrom US$199 p/p Nanshan Ski Resort + Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring One Day Package from US$109 Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 2 Day Packagefrom US$ 375 p/p Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 3 Day Packagefrom US$ 515 p/p Snow World Ski Resort + Jiuhua Spa One Day Packagefrom US$89 Shijinglong Ski Resort + Badaling Great Wall One Day Package from US$75 Shijinglong Ski Resort 2-Day Winter Holiday Packagefrom US$189 Snow World Ski Resort 2-Day Ski Vacationfrom US$199 Yuyang Ski Resort 2-Day Ski Packagefrom US$219 |
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Looking for a Beijing hot spring spa break to relax yourself from the strain of life? A nice soak in one of Beijing's many hot springs is an excellent way to wash off the dirt and relax your body. We have plenty of Beijing hot springs spa day tours and packages coupled with the Great Wall hiking, Skiing and more activities. There are three popular hot spring resorts around Beijing: Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Resort, Jiuhua Spa & Resort and Huaxia Hot Spring. Simatai & Chunhuiyuan Hot Springs Spa Bathing 2-Day Tour from US$220 Simatai & Chunhuiyuan Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tour from US$ 95 Mutianyu & Chunhuiyuan Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tourfrom US$ 70 Badaling Hiking & Jiuhua Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tourfrom US$ 75 Summer Palace & Jiuhua Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tourfrom US$ 80 Beijing Snow World Ski Resort & Jiuhua Hot Spring Spa Day Tour
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The first week of Spring Festival is the most important with numerous folk activities going on and most often celebrated with visits to friends and family as well as greetings of good luck. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. If you happen to visit Beijing during the spring festival, you are kindly advised to take our pre-arranged spring festival day trips or tour packages in order to enjoy and experience the festival just as locals. Beijing Chinese New Year's Eve Tour From US$88 Beijing Spring Festival One Day Tour From US$60 Beijing Lantern Festival Experience Tour From US$88 Beijing Spring Festival 6-Day Tour Package From US$379 |
Beijing Ice Lantern Festival
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If you are going to Harbin to view the ice and snow sculptures, but you don't like the 10-hour train trip to Harbin and the temperature under 20 degree celsius, you are lucky enough to see hundreds of ice lanterns of various sizes on display during the Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival in Beijing Jan 05 - Feb 28. Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern & Badaling Great Wall Day Trip from US$70 Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern & Shijinglong Ski Resort Day Trip
from US$75 Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Night Tourfrom US$65 |
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Beijing and Harbin is about 1249 km apart, 8-10 hours by train and 1 hour and 45 minutes by flight. There are several daily trains and flights connecting the two cities. Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, in the northeadt tip of China, a winter mecca for skiers and holidaymakers. Beijing Harbin 3 Day Round Trip by Daytime Bullet Train from US$460 Beijing Harbin 3 Day Round Trip by Flightfrom US$740 Beijing Harbin Yabuli 5 Day Round Trip by Daytime Bullet Trainfrom US$630 Beijing Harbin Yabuli 4 Day Round Trip by Flightfrom US$910 |
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Wanlong Ski Resort is located at Honghualiang, 12km east of Chongli County in Zhangjiakou City, about 260km northwest of Beijing. Normally you have two options of going from Bejing to Wanlong Ski Resort - either by driving along Jingzhang Expressway and directly getting to Wanlong or first taking a fast train from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, then connecting a local van or bus from Zhangjiakou to Wanlong Ski Resort. Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 2 Day Package from US$375 p/p Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 3 Day Package from US$515 p/p Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort transfer |
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Going strawberries picking before or after hiking Badaling Great Wall, or playing snow at Beijing Snow World, an interesting and fruitful day trip around Beijing in winter. Beijing's strawberry mania is shown at Tianyi Strawberry Farm, which has 800 greenhouses. The farm's strawberries are organic: the farmers do not use any fertilizers or pesticides. Strawberries Picking and Badaling Great Wall Tour from US$59 p/p Strawberries Picking and Snow World Ski Resort from US$65 p/p |
How to Spend Spring Festival in Beijing Snow and Ice at Bird's Nest (National Stadium) How to spend Christmas eve in Beijing Top Things to Do in Beijing in the Winter What to see and do at the temple fairs in Beijing Top 10 Ice Skating Rinks in BeijingBeijing Winter Holiday Sidebar:
1. Traveling to Beijing in Winter, is it too cold? Any Fun?Winter is long and cold. Make sure to take some warm clothes with you. You can buy a heavy coat from the shops in Beijing. Winter Beijing has short days, dark 5pm. Most attractions are closed after 4.30pm. The sights stay open all year round. The advantage going in winter is that there are fewer tourists around, you can have great wall photos.
Beijing winter highlights bring you the very best of the season with the Longqingxia Ice Lantern Festival, Snow Ski, Ice Skste, Hot Spring Spa, Spring Festival and many more. And the overall travel cost is lower too.
For more winter information, please check Top Things to Do in Beijing in the Winter.
2. Are all the sections of the Great Wall in Beijing open in winter?
Winter Great Wall Hike is a bit challenging mainly due to the frozen weather in later December, January and early early February each year in Beijing.
But no matter how cold it is in Beijing, all the five officially opened sections of the Great Wall are open to the public - Badaling Great Wall, Juyongguan Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall and Simatai Great Wall.
The Great Wall hike is impossible only because the road access to sections is blocked due to the heavy snow. Beijing nowadays rarely snows. But if you plan to do the hike in winter, we do suggest you check the weather report.
Many of the inns and courtyard hotels are still open in winter by the Great Wall. It is freezing and windy on the Great Wall, you are advised to dress warmly - winter hat with ear flap, ear warmers, gloves, scarf, warm jackets and ther winter accessories.
3. Why is winter travel good?
1) The tourist crowds are gone so you can get into many sights hassle free.
2) The prices are lower for flights, hotels and it's easier to get a good price on a suitable day.
3) You will enjoy interesting winter activities such ski, spa, ice lantern festival other travel seasons don't have.
4. Any winter activities within the Beijing city?
For ice-skating, you don't have to go very far. Beijing has many parks, most of which have huge expanses of lake surface on which to skate. You are advised to skate on the lakes endorsed by the authorities.
These official ice rinks include Qianhai Lake, Zhongshan Park, Zizhuyuan Park and No Name Lake at Peking University etc. Most of them will charge a fee for entry onto the ice. They are only opened when the weather to be cold enough and the ice thick enough, usually between late December and February.
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