We offer Brazilian tourists a wide range of Harbin Ice Festival Tours to suit most tastes and budgets. Accommodations in reputable hotels, inclusive of airport transfers, and meals are available depending on your choice of package.
Tour Code: IFH-CW-03
On this tour you will get the chance to see the highlights of Shanghai, then fly to Harbin to spend the world's biggest ice and snow festival... with Manchu culture exploration and exciting skiing in the biggest ski resort in Asia.
Tour Code: IFH-H-08
This Harbin winter trip brings to you a variety of fun things to do and see! It is suitable for both individuals and groups. Daily departure from Dec. 20 to Feb. 25。
Tour Code: IFH-H-09
This year our NEW family experience program provides winter fun for the entire family. Making a winter trip to Harbin a memory that will never be forgotten. This is not some ordinary theme parks! Ice and Snow World, Ice Lantern Show, Snow Sculpture Art Expo, Siberian Tiger Park, ice skating, sleigh rides, tubing, skiing, and dog sledding are just the beginning of a memorable winter tour to Harbin. (Available only...
Tour Code: IFH-B-05
A guided grand winter tour of China at your own pace in Beijing world heritage sites, the Harbin Ice Festival, Yabuli Ski Resort and the landmarks of Shanghai. It must be your unforgettable experience in your life-time!!
Tour Code: IFH-B-06
This is the most popular Great Wall hiking day trip for photographers and hikers. We will take about 5 hours to complete a distance of 10 km from Jiankou segment to Mutianyu segment. Hiking the whole route is like traveling through time from primitive to modern, presenting three phases of the Great Wall with striking contrast from wild, half-repaired to totally repaired.
Winter is considered as the best time to visit Harbin, but we suggest you'd better go there during December 25 - February 20 so as you can see the perfect ice and snow sculptures.
Step A: Take International Flight to Beijing or Shanghai.
Step B: Take domestic flight to Harbin from Beijing or Shanghai.
International Air Tickets
Based on feedback from our Brazilian guests and our own travel experiences, we've found the following online search engines to be very helpful for investigating and ticketing airfare:
http://br.fly-airchina.com/po/index.html (Português)
http://br.fly-airchina.com/en/index.html (English)
http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Sao_Paulo-SAO/Beijing-BJS/market.html
http://www.wego.com/flights/br/cn/cheapest-flights-from-brazil-to-china
http://www.klm.com/travel/br_en/index.htm
Domestic China Air Tickets
http://en.ceair.com/
http://global.hnair.com/en/index.php?start=9&language=1
http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/index.shtml
http://www.csair.com/en/index.shtml?country=China
To make your tour to Harbin an easy and pleasant one, you are kindly advised to consult the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates-General first for the China tourist visa. They will readily help you go through the necessary procedures. We also hope you may find the following info helpful.
Embassy of P.R. China in the Federative Republic of Brazil
Address: Quadra 813, Lote51, Avenue of Nations, Brasilia. DF, Brazil
Tel: +55-61-21958200
Fax: +55-61-33463299
Email: chinaemb_br@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://br.china-embassy.org/por/ (Portuguese Version)
Office Hours: 09:00-12:30, 15:00-17:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Consular Office
Tel: +55-61-21958232
Fax: +55-61-21958289
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Sao Paulo
Address: Rua Estados Unidos, No.1071, Jardim América, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tel: +55-11-30829877 (Switchboard)
Fax: +55-11-30624396
Email: chinaconsul_sp_br@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://saopaulo.china-consulate.org/pl/ (Portuguese Version)
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Rio de Janeiro
Address: Rua Muniz Barreto, No.715, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, R.J, Brazil
Tel: +55-21-32376600
Fax: +55-21-25515736.cn
Website: http://riodejaneiro.china-consulate.org/pot/ (Portuguese Version)
Time for Telephone Enquires: 08:30-12:30, 15:00-17:00 in workdays
Office Hours: 08:30-12:30, 15:00-17:00, Mon.-Fri. (except holidays)
Credit Cards
Currently there are seven main foreign credit cards available in China, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB, Federal and Million. Credit cards can be used for withdrawing money, shopping and other transactions in most major cities of the country, but generally not accepted in rural areas.
ATM
In China, most of the local ATMs machines accept Visa and Master. CITIBANK card and HSBC are also very popular in China because Citibank and HSBC have agreement with UnionPay. For other cards, you may check the ATMs you are going to use and see if they have the logos and signs for your credit cards.
Electricity
Basically there are two main standards for voltage and frequency in the world. One is the standard of 120 volts at a frequency of 60 Hz, and the other is the standard of 220–240 volts at 50 Hz. China uses generally 220V, 50HZ, AC (Hong Kong is 200V; Taiwan is 110V).
Electricity in United Kingdom is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If you travel to China, you will need a voltage converter and a plug adapter.
Communications
1.Internet: Most hotel rooms will offer an internet connection for your laptop. Airports, Starbucks, and a number of coffee restaurants provide free Wi-Fi. If you don't have a laptop, inexpensive internet bars are scattered around the city.
2. Post Offices: Airmail letters to United Kingdom usually take between four days and a week to reach their destinations. Stamps are sold at the post office counters.
3. Telephone
♦ Call a fixed phone
If you are going to call a fixed phone in a particular city in China, please dial the exit number of your home country 0011 + 86 (China's country code) + 10 (i.e. Beijing's city code) + phone number.
♦ Call a cell phone
If you are going to call a mobile phone in a particular city in China, please dial the exit number of your home country 0011 + 86 (China's country code) + Cell phone number.
What To Do in an Emergency in Harbin
Hopefully, you won't have to deal with an emergency while you're in Harbin. However, if you do find yourself in a bad situation, it is important to know what to do.
In China the organization that is responsible for public safety is the Public Security Bureau (PSB). There are usually several PSB locations within a city district. If you feel you are in danger or need to call for help, you can reach the PSB by dialing 110 on any phone in China.
If you lose your passport, you should report the lost passport as soon as possible to your nearest Public Security Bureau and to your embassy or consulate in China. In order to get a new Chinese visa, a Police report about the loss/theft will be required.
♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau
Tel: (0451)87661411
No.9, Hongxing Street, Daoli District
♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau, Daowai Branch
Tel: (0451)57606110
No.331, Dongzhi Road, Daowai District
♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau, Daoli Branch
Tel: (0451)87663190
No.27, Aidemengdun Road, Daoli District
Below are some emergency phone numbers that you should make note of:
110 for the police
119 in case of fire
120 for an ambulance