Day
1
Arrive in Harbin: Beijing to Harbin by Flight
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Beijing early in the morning. Then transferred to airport and take the flight from Beijing to Harbin. Your local tour guide will wait you outside the Harbin airport, and transfer you to the hotel.
You can explore the city or take a rest at the hotel by yourself for rest of the day.
Day
2
Harbin City Tour: St.Sophia Church; Central Street; Sun Island Snow Sculpture Art Expo; Siberian Tiger Park; Harbin Ice and Snow World
Today we will start our tour at the largest Orthodox church in the Far East -St.Sofia Church.
Then have walk on the Central Street to find some facts about Harbin's history and culture. Move to the Sun Island Park where the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo is held every winter and you can see various awesome snow sculptures featuring different cultures.
Later, transfer to the Siberian Tiger Park where we're caged in a specially protected bus to see the tigers and lions.
In the late afternoon, transfer to explore the highlight of the Harbin Ice Festival - the Ice and Snow World (no guide service in the park for group of less than 5 people). You will indulge in 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. Transfer back to your hotel and free evening.
Day
3
Jihua Ski Resort Skiing Tour: Jihua Ski Resort
About 08:00 am, we will drive about 2 hours to the Jihua Ski Resort.You will enjoy skiing there (ski fee is at your own expense. Ref. CNY180/ 2hours, CNY240/4 hours).
Late afternoon, drive back to Harbin and free evening.
Day
4
Departure Harbin By Flight: Heilongjiang Provincial Museum; Hongbo Square
Today we will explore the Heilongjiang Provincial Museum, which has the exhibition area of 3,000 square meters and the relics storage building of the same size.
Later we will turn to the largest underground shopping mall in Harbin, Hongbo Square.
After lunch, your guide will transfer you to airport and take the flight to Beijing.