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Beijing Winter Tours & Vacations

Are you going to visit Beijing this winter? This is the right place to plan your winter holiday in Beijing. As we approach the 2011-2012 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 creating a 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.

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Beijing 4 Day Winter Tour Package   from US$ 220 p/p	Tour Code: BWTP-01
Activities: Play snow at Snow World Ski Resort, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Bird's Nest... Meals: Enjoy 6 Chinese meals including Beijing Duck Dinner Vehicle: Red Flag, Santana 3000, Refine, Mercedes MB100 Service: Service: Private tour guide + vehicle + entrance fees + meals; Hotel with daily breakfast: Yes Customizable: Yes

Beijing 5 Day Winter Tour Package   from US$ 290 p/p	Tour Code: BWTP-02
Activities: Play snow at Snow World Ski Resort, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Bird's Nest... Meals: Enjoy 8 Chinese meals including Beijing Duck Dinner Vehicle: Red Flag, Santana 3000, Refine, Mercedes MB100 Service: Service: Private tour guide + vehicle + entrance fees + meals; Hotel with daily breakfast: Yes Customizable: Yes

Great Wall Tour

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$ 60 p/p Badaling Great Wall & Underground Palace Private Day Tour from US$55 p/p Badaling Great Wall & Summer Palace Private Day Tour from $58 p/p Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Private Day Tour from US$ 60 p/p Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City & Tiananmen Day Tour from US$ 60 p/p Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City & Tiananmen Day Tour from $65 p/p

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Beijing Ski Holiday

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. Beijing Nanshan Ski Resort Day Tour from US$ 60 p/p Beijing Nanshan Ski 2-Day Tour Package from US$190 p/p Nanshan Ski Resort + Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring One Day Package from $75 Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 2 Day Package from US$ 340 p/p Beijing Wanlong Ski Resort 3 Day Package from US$ 460 p/p Snow World Ski Resort + Jiuhua Spa One Day Package from $60 Shijinglong Ski Resort + Badaling Great Wall One Day Package from $60 Shijinglong Ski Resort 2-Day Winter Holiday Package from $180 Snow World Ski Resort 2-Day Ski Vacation from $190 Yuyang Ski Resort 2-Day Ski Package from $200

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Beijing Spa Vacations

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 $220 Simatai & Chunhuiyuan Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tour from US$ 70 Mutianyu & Chunhuiyuan Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tour from $ 60 Badaling Hiking & Jiuhua Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tour from $ 55 Summer Palace & Jiuhua Hot Springs Spa Bathing Day Tour from $ 50 Beijing Snow World Ski Resort & Jiuhua Hot Spring Spa Day Tour from $ 60

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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. 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$50 p/p Strawberries Picking and Snow World Ski Resort from US$45 p/p

Beijing Ice Lantern Festival

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, 2011. Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern & Badaling Great Wall Day Trip from $60 Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern & Shijinglong Ski Resort Day Trip from $70 Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Night Tour from $60

Spring Festival in Beijing

The Spring Festival of the year 2012 starts from Jan 22 to Jan 28,2012. 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 $88 Beijing Spring Festival One Day Tour From $60 Beijing Lantern Festival Experience Tour From $88 Beijing Spring Festival 6-Day Tour Package From $210

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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. 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$370 Beijing Harbin 3 Day Round Trip by Flight from US$620 Beijing Harbin Yabuli 5 Day Round Trip by Daytime Bullet Train from US$554 Beijing Harbin Yabuli 4 Day Round Trip by Flight from US$740

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Beijing Inner Mongolia Winter Vacation

For Inner Mongolia with snow in five months of the year, the cold may not mean suffering, but a godsend. Mongolians have long been accustomed to the cold season and find a unique pleasure. Winter is also a good time to go there if you want to see temples, museums, local ommercial streets, because at that time you don't have to compete with other tourists for resources like accommodation, transport. In addition, the places you're interested in will be fairly empty。 Hohhot City 4 Day Tour  from US$240 p/p Hohhot City + Taiwei Ski 4 Day Tour  from US$290 p/p Hohhot City + Xilamuren Grassland 4 Day City Tour  from US$260 p/p Hohhot City + Taiwei Ski + Daihai Spa + 5 Day Tour from US$380 p/p

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Beijing 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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