Day 01：Beijing - Harbin by Overnight train Z15 ( 20:50/next day 6:37 )
Pick up from your hotel in Beijing, transferred to Beijing Station and take overnight train Z15 ( 20:50/next day 6:37) for Harbin. Overnight on the train - soft sleeper - four-bed cabin.
Day 02：Arrival at Harbin
Arrive at Harbin at 6:37. Met and transferred to your Hotel in Harbin - 4 star Kunlun Hotel ( booked by us ). After breakfast, drive to Sun Island to enjoy 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. The park displays on winter an interesting exposition of figures carved in snow. These are definitely best seen during the day. They are simply incredible, and once seen will never be forgotten. Then visit St. Sophia Church. Harbin St. Sophia Church 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. It is a National level Key Cultural Relics in China. Now it is turned into Harbin Art Gallery. It is a landmark in Harbin. After lunch, visit the Stalin Park. The park is located on the south of Songhua River in Harbin. The area occupied is 100000 square meters. Formerly named " River Bank Park", it was built in 1953. It is an open park 1750 meters long, just across Sun Island. It offers many kinds of water-sports and other leisure activties. The monument in the park commemorates the flood 1957 and many vunteers who helped at the time. Afterwars, move on to Harbin Ice and Snow World. Located on the open place on the way to Sun Island, 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. All ice carvings are done relative to the festival's theme. This year's theme is " Ice Snow Word and Olympic Dream". The ice and snow park this year will be a snow and ice world of Olympic Games theme sculptures. After dinner, transferred back to your hotel - Kunlun Hotel. ( B L D )
Day 03：Harbin
After breakfast at hotel, visit Siberian Tiger Park. The Siberian Tiger Park is built to protect the Siberian Tiger. The Siberian tiger is considered endangered. Regarded as the king of the Forest, it is the largest felid in the world. Located on the north bank of the Songhua River, it has an area of 1,440,000 square meters. It is an ideal place for holiday and leisure. There are more than 500 purebred Siberian tigers here. What's more, visitors can also see white tigers, lions, lynx, leopards, and black pumas and many more. Then visit Ice Lantern Festival in Zhaolin Park. The Ice Carving In Zhaolin Park is the most important winter site in Harbin. The ice activities in the ice lantern park have been held here each year since 1963! A great number of objects are carved depicting gardens, flowers, waterfalls, buildings, European-styled churches, lions, tigers, dragons etc. In the daytime, the ice sculptures are gorgeous and colourful. In the evening, the park becomes a glittering fairland of ice. After lunch, visit Harbin'most commercial street - Zhongyang Dajie. 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. Zhongyang Dajie is also a pedestrian steeet in Habin lined with shops and restaurants. Finally visit Alexei Church and Guogeli Russian Street. The Guogeli street is a wonderful place to stock up on souvinirs and goodies with a Russian flavour – pick up Russian style jewellery or some Matryoshka Nesting Dolls. After dinner, transferred to the railway station for departure for Beijing by train Z16 ( 20:20/next day 06:06 ). Overnight on the train - soft sleeper - four-bed cabin. ( B L D )
Day 04：Arrival at Beijing
Arrive at Beijing at 6:06, met and transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
Remark: If you travel to Harbin during Spring Festival from Feb 06 to 12, 2008, please consult with our trip advisors for new prices due to the spring festival price rise.
Inclusions:
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 room at Harbin Kunlun Hotel with daily breakfast
5.Beijing - Harbin - Beijing by train : four-bed cabin
6.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:
Tips to your tour guide and driver.
Available:
Daily Travel Tips:
1. Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Harbin.
2. A warning tip : winter in Harbin uses to be bitter cold! You need plenty of pullovers, gloves, socks, a good winter boot and a good
jacket to "survive".
3. The Chinese love fireworks, and before, during and after Chinese New Year, everyone sets off huge quantities of fireworks and
firecrackers. Take great care while you are out walking even on busy city-centre streets. If you are tempted into buying fireworks,
make absolutely sure you know how to light them.
4. With buses, cars, semis, bicycles and pedestrians moving in every
direction, road crossings can be daunting. Note: For Beijing - Harbin Train Travel, please refer to Beijing Harbin Train Tour. Reservation:
1.Please use our online booking or send your travel request via email to info@tour-beijing.com. You are also welcome to call us at + 86 10 67160201 ext 1006 or 2007.
Phone after working hours: 0086 13520598855 or 13901312027 (24 hours)
2.Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than 1 working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices.
3. Way of Payment: cash payment ,credit card payment or wire transfer. Both RMB and hard currency are acceptable. Currency Converter
4. Our tour guide will meet you at the your hotel in Beijing and transferred to Beijing Station.
Arrive at Harbin at 6:37. Met and transferred to your Hotel in Harbin - 4 star 
After breakfast at hotel, visit Siberian Tiger Park. The Siberian Tiger Park is built to protect the Siberian Tiger. The Siberian tiger is considered endangered. Regarded as the king of the Forest, it is the largest felid in the world. Located on the north bank of the Songhua River, it has an area of 1,440,000 square meters. It is an ideal place for holiday and leisure. There are more than 500 purebred Siberian tigers here. What's more, visitors can also see white tigers, lions, lynx, leopards, and black pumas and many more. Then visit Ice Lantern Festival in Zhaolin Park. The Ice Carving In Zhaolin Park is the most important winter site in Harbin. The ice activities in the ice lantern park have been held here each year since 1963! A great number of objects are carved depicting gardens, flowers, waterfalls, buildings, European-styled churches, lions, tigers, dragons etc. In the daytime, the ice sculptures are gorgeous and colourful. In the evening, the park becomes a glittering fairland of ice. After lunch, visit Harbin'most commercial street - Zhongyang Dajie. 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. Zhongyang Dajie is also a pedestrian steeet in Habin lined with shops and restaurants. Finally visit Alexei Church and Guogeli Russian Street. The Guogeli street is a wonderful place to stock up on souvinirs and goodies with a Russian flavour – pick up Russian style jewellery or some Matryoshka Nesting Dolls. After dinner, transferred to the railway station for departure for Beijing by train Z16 ( 20:20/next day 06:06 ). Overnight on the train - soft sleeper - four-bed cabin. ( B L D )
