7-day Essential Beijing and Harbin Ice Festival Tour

7-day Essential Beijing and Harbin Ice Festival Tour

Tour Code: IFH-CW-01

Tour days: 7 Days

Combine all the famous attractions of Beijing with a visit to China Ice City - Harbin with fun winter activities, ice sculptures, snow sculptures, ice lanterns, and a chance to get close to the Siberian Tigers.


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DAY 1 Beijing

Transfer via: plane – your arrangement

Activities for today: Airport to hotel transfer

Tour Guide & Driver Service:
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met the guide at the Arrival Hall of Beijing Capital International Airport and then transfer to the hotel check in. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

DAY 2 Beijing

Transfer via: private vehicle

Activities for today: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven.

Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast in your hotel, meet the guide and start today's city tour from the Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, followed by the Forbidden City. It is the largest imperial palace in China for 24 emperors' reign during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years. In the afternoon, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven Park, which is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

DAY 3 Beijing

Transfer via: private vehicle

Activities for today: Badaling Great Wall, Jade Factory, Ming Tomb (Changling)

Tour Guide & Driver Service:
Today Beijing highlights to the Great Wall of Badaling Section, which is one of the great wonders in the world and the symbol of China. You will hike to climb the "ancient" wall. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the Jade Factory. Continue exploration to Changling - one the Ming Tombs. It is the best preserved tomb area with the most emperors buried. Every year millions of tourists come to the site to appreciate its long history and palatial architecture. After that, drive back to the city and free at leisure in the evening.

DAY 4 Beijing

Transfer via: private vehicle

Activities for today: Beijing Zoo (Panda House), Summer Palace, Pearl Factory, Hutongs

Tour Guide & Driver Service:
Today meet the guide and drive to visit the lovely pandas at Beijing Zoo, and then transfers to the Summer Palace. After that, pay a visit to the Pearl Factory. Continue to have a Hutongs tour by a 3-wheel rickshaw and then visit a local family living in a Siheyuan (Chinese quadrangles) in the Hutong. Free evening for your own exploration.

DAY 5 Beijing/Harbin

Transfer via: plane for economy class - our arrangement, private vehicle

Activities for today: Airport transfer, St. Sofia Church, Central Street, Ice Lantern Art Fair in Zhaolin Park

Beijing Driver Service + Harbin Tour Guide & Driver Service:
In the morning, transfer to the airport for the flight to Harbin. Upon arrival, you will be met your Harbin guide and then drive to your hotel (check in if room available). In the afternoon, visit to St. Sophia Church. This church is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in the Far East. St. Sophia Church is the perfect example of Byzantine architecture, and then take a free walk on the Central Street. Around 16.00, drive to watch the Ice Lantern Show in Zhaolin Park . The magical and extraordinary ice lanterns and sculptures have literally made the park an icy wonderland.

DAY 6 Harbin

Transfer via: private vehicle

Activities for today: Stalin Park, Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, Siberian Tiger Park, Ice and Snow World

Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After hotel breakfast, drive to visit Stalin Park. The park stands as evidence of the friendship between the world’s two most powerful communist countries at that time. At the center of Stalin Park stands the Flood Control Monument built to commemorate the tremendous feat of the Harbin people in controlling the massive flood of 1957. In the park, you may choose to do some ice activities at your own expense, such as ice sloping, dog-sled (about RMB30/pp, US$5 per time), etc. Proceed to visit the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo and enjoy a safari-style tour in Siberian Tiger Park. Late afternoon, move on to visit the highlights of the Harbin Ice Festival - Ice and Snow World (own exploration and no guide service for the group of less 5 people in the park), where you stroll through this winter wonderland, marvel at the magnificent exquisitely-detailed, gigantic ice sculptures. View fabulous creations of notable buildings and monuments of different architectural types and styles, figures of animals, people, mythical creatures, ice slides and lanterns. When evening sets in, multicolored lights illuminate the sculptures, creating a breathtaking display of these icy works of art. Drive back to your hotel.

DAY 7 Harbin/Exit

Transfer via: plane - your arrangement

Activities for today: Hotel to Airport transfer

Driver Service: Free at leisure until meet the driver and transfer to the airport for the flight to your next destination.


Price Details & Inclusions of this Trip

Price Includes

Entrance fees:
To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary. "B" stands for Chinese or western breakfast at your hotel. "L" for Chinese Lunch at local Chinese restaurant. "D" for Chinese dinner at local Chinese restaurant. If you have any special request about meals, like vegetarian, or Indian food etc, please inform us in advance.
Private Transfers:
Between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Harbin by the private air conditioned vehicle with driver.
Private tour escort for Sightseeing:
As outlined in the Itinerary will be escorted with English-speaking guide.
The English-speaking guide and driver of each city accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
Hotels:
Service includes standard rooms for your tour group.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Transportation:
All the domestic airfare of economy class with airport tax/ or train ticket(s) as specified in the itinerary.
Service Charge & Government Taxes.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Excludes

Entry / Exit Airfare or train tickets..
Visa Fees; Trip Insurance; Credit Card Processing Fee;.
Excess Baggage Charges:
For checked luggage: Adult and children are entitled to a free checked baggage allowance in economy class of 20kg / 44. The size limit for each piece is 40x60x 100cmor 15.7x 23.6x 39.4 inches. For carry-on luggage: each economy class passenger is allowed one piece of 5kg / 11 lbs. The size limit for each piece is 20 x 40 x 55cm or 7.8 x 15.7 x 21.6 inches.
Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities and sightseeing.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
Gratuities to guides or drivers.

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