Northeast China Snow Experience 7 Day Tour

Tour Review:  Destinations: Beijing, Jilin, Harbin, and Snow Village ( Xuxiang ) Duration: 7 Days Tour Type: Private Tour Tour Code: NCT-02 Itinerary & Price Enquiry

Picked up early in the morning from your hotel in Beijing, you will be guided to board on a 7-hour high speed train to the city of Jilin. Arriving at Jilin Railway Station, you are met by our English speaking tour guide in Jilin at the station exit.

Transferred to our pre-arranged hotel in Jilin. You are at your leisure to take a good rest or explore the city for the remainer of the day.

Meals: No
After breakfast, you are picked up at your hotel, and start your morning tour in Jilin City. Your Jilin city morning tour includes:

1) Songhua Lake Songhua Lake is located in north of Jilin City. The total length is above 180 kilometers. The magnificent rime ice on trees along the banks of the Songhua River is the biggest draw in winter.

2) Jilin Catholic Church Standing out from the northen bank of Songhua River, Jilin Catholic Church is a beautiful French designed catholic church. It is lit up really effectively at night and even in the daylight.

3) Meteorite Museum Situated at the south bank of beautiful Songhua River, the museum is the only meteorite museum in China. At 15:02:36 on March 8, 1976, a rare meteorite shower fell in Yongji County, north suburb of Jilin City, Jilin Province, which is world well-known Jilin Meteorite Shower.

4) Jilin Beishan Park Located about 4 kms the northwest of Jilin city, Beishan Park is known as the ideal place for its summer lotus flowers and winter "rime ice trees". It is legendarily regarded as "scared ground for nine dragons"

After late Chinese lunch, you will take a 2 and half -hour highspeed train from Jilin City Railway Station to Harbib West Railway Station. You are met and transferred to your hotel in Harbin. You are at your leisure to take a good rest or explore the city for the remainer of the day.

Meals: Hotel Breakfast and Chinese lunch
After breakfast, start your tour in Harbin. Your Harbin morning tour includes:

1) Snow Carving Festival in Sun Island The Sun Island is one of northern China's most scenic spots and is famous throughout the country as a resort. However, in winter, when the whole island is covered with snow, that it is the best time to take part in the famous Snow Carving Festival here.

2) Siberian tigers in the Northeast Tiger Park You are arranged to have a close look at the tigers on a moving bus as well as having a chance to see the tigers through a special walking corridor. It is a thrill and exciting experience to view these cute big cats.

After Chinese lunch, continue to visit Harbin and your afternoon Harbin tour includes:

1）Sophia Church It is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in China as well in the Far East. It has the height of 53.3 meters and has an area of 721 square meters.

2）Zhongyang Dajie ( Central Street ). Harbin is often dubbed as the Eastern Moscow due to its Russian architecture dooted in the city. The Zhongyang Dajie is the most famous street refecting the foreign styles. It includes many European architectural styled buildings from Renaissance and the baroque to eclecticism.

After dinner, you will have your highlight activity in Harbin - enjoy the Ice and Snow World - an ice fairyland on earth. The ice carvings at the Harbin Ice and Snow World are listed as the world's greatest examples of ice art, the largest ice and snow art exhibition in the world of this kind. People can enjoy the largest and most amazing ice-sculpted masterpieces. After Ice & Snow World, you are transferred back to your hotel in Harbin.

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner
After breakfast, we'll drive about 250 km to reach the well known Xuexiang ( Snow Village ). Xuexiang ( Snow Village ) boasts the longest 7-month period of snowing in China. The snow in Xuexiang is very sticky, one of the best snows in China, nicknamed “China Snow Village”. Xuexiang ( Snow Village ) is the training base for the National Skiing Team and August First Army Team as well. Many excellent skiers of national and world level come from this train base.

Arriving at the Snow Village, first have lunch in a local villager's restaurant. After lunch, have a stroll along the Snow Village, feeling the snow scene and touching the local lfie in the village. stay over night at a local family inn ( stone kang beds ).

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner After simple Chinese breakfast, you are at leisure in the morning and you may take part in the snow activities ( paid on your own) in the town such as horse-sled, skiing and more.

After lunch, continue to drive 6-7 hour to get back to Harbin. You are at your leisure to take a good rest or explore the city for the remainer of the day.







After breakfast, you will be arranged to ski at Harbin Jihua Ski Resort for 2-4 hour （skiing items are to be pay on your own ).

Skiing at Jihua Ski Resort
It is a large ski resort approx. 50km to the southeast of Harbin's city center. Jiihua Ski Resort has become China and Asia's top ski resorts. The resort features 15 different ski slopes, which cover a distance of 30 km in total. It is designed to cater for beginner, medium and advanced-level skiers.

The resort has a ski school, which provides over 100 professional skimeisters. The resort area gets heavy snowfall, with about 150 days of snow every year. It can accommodate 5,000 people at the same time. All the snow activities and skiing are paid on your own. After skiing, you will be transferred back to the city of Harbin.

After dinner, you will take the 10-hour overnight train for Beijing. Overnight on train ( 4-bed cabin ）.

Meals: Hotel Western Breakfast and Dinner Arriving at Beijing Railway Station early in the morning. You are met and transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.

Meals: No

Inclusion: 1.All transfers and city transportation for your own use 2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned 3.Private car or van with English speaking guide 4.Two sharing stay at the designated Hotels with daily breakfast 5.Beijing-Shenyang-Jilin-Harbin Highspeed train ( second class tickets)   and Harbib-Beijing overnight train ( 4-bed cabin)  6.The above private escorted tour is customizable.

Exclusion: 1. Tips to your tour guide and driver 2. Skiing at Jihua Ski Resort

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