We had an absolutely perfect day with our tour guide - Rogin Luo - who took us for a hike along The Great Wall! Didn't know what to expect and were thrilled to have him as our guide. Very imformative, knowledgable and fun! We go to experience a part of The Great Wall that was unrestored and see all its natural beauty. Got a long history lesson along the way! After the hike, we all went to lunch at a small place at the bottom of the hill. Located in a house, we ate lunch in the proprietors bedroom! What a hoot! Rogin is the Best of the Best! This tour company delivered for us and we are extremely grateful.
Are you going to visit Beijing this winter? This is the right place to plan your winter holiday in Beijing. As we approach the 2012-2013 winter season (lasting four months from Nov 15 to next year's March 15) in Beijing, We at Tour-Beijing Travel Service have plenty of the winter getaway tours by pinpointing the very best winter getaway ideas and vacations. We hope that it will help you in planning an perfect travel this winter.
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 a winter-time holiday treat you will savour forever.
Attractions: 2 Hour Hike at Badaling Great Wall, Visit Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival 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: SLIF-01 Price: Starting from US$60 p/p
Attractions: 2 Hour Hike at Mutianyu Great Wall, 4-hour Ski Pass 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: Starting from US$68 p/p
Activities: Badaling Great Wall, Huaxia Hotspring Resort and Badaling Ski Resort Meals: Meals as listed Vehicle: Car or van Service: Private tour guide + entrance fees Hotel with daily breakfast: Yes Customizable: Yes Tour Code: BSRT-11 Price: Starting from US$180 p/p
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: Starting from US$60 p/p
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: Starting from US$70 p/p
Attractions: Badaling Great Wall, 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: Starting from US$65 p/p
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: Starting from US$55 p/p
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: Starting from US$230 p/p
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: Starting from US$285 p/p
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Spring Festival of the year 2013 starts from Feb 9 to Feb 15, 2013. 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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