Beijing-Harbin 8-Day Group Tour: Snow Country Train and Ice and Snow Kingdom (Min. 2 Persons)

• Itinerary Summary: Arrive in Beijing – Transfer to Hotel – Free Time
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: No Food

Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China and the starting point of your winter journey. Your driver will meet you at the airport and take you directly to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to rest or explore. Beijing in winter has a crisp, clear quality – the cold air sharpens the light, and the city feels less crowded than in other seasons. Take it easy tonight. Tomorrow you'll be walking the Great Wall.

• Itinerary Summary: Mutianyu Great Wall – Bird‘s Nest (National Stadium) Exterior
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: Lunch

This is the day you came for. After breakfast, head to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall – less crowded than Badaling, with equally dramatic views. A round-trip cable car is included, making the climb easier and leaving you more time to walk along the wall itself. The wall is open from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM during the season, with the cable car running 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. On the way back to the city, stop for an exterior view of the Bird‘s Nest, the iconic stadium built for the 2008 Olympics. It’s a short stop, but it‘s worth seeing against the winter light.

• Itinerary Summary: Tian‘anmen Square – Forbidden City – Temple of Heaven
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: Lunch

Today is Beijing’s imperial core. Start at Tian‘anmen Square – a vast public space that sits at the symbolic heart of the country. From there, step into the Forbidden City, the sprawling palace complex that served as the political centre of China for over 500 years through the Ming and Qing dynasties. With its 9,999 rooms – a deliberate nod to imperial numerology – the scale is almost overwhelming. Tickets must be booked in advance using passport information and sell out fast. The afternoon takes you to the Temple of Heaven, where emperors once performed rituals for a good harvest. Its Hall of Prayer is a masterpiece of wooden architecture – and in winter, the park‘s bare trees give the complex a stark, beautiful clarity.

• Itinerary Summary: High-Speed Train to Harbin – Free Time
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: No Food
• Morning high-speed train to Harbin. The journey takes about 4.5 to 6.5 hours depending on the service. Watch the landscape transform – from the flat farmlands around Beijing to the vast, snow-covered plains of northeast China. Upon arrival, your driver will meet you at the station and take you to your hotel. The evening is yours. If you have the energy, step out into the cold – Harbin’s winter air is bracing, and the city‘s Russian-influenced architecture looks striking under streetlights. Bundle up. It gets cold here.

• Itinerary Summary: Siberian Tiger Park – Saint Sophia Cathedral – Central Street – Ice and Snow World
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: Lunch
• Start your day at the Siberian Tiger Park, home to over 500 Siberian tigers – the world‘s largest population in captivity. Winter hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with last entry at 4:00 PM. Tickets: 110 RMB for standard vehicle (includes观光车) or 130 RMB for the “thrill vehicle” which allows closer viewing and feeding. After lunch, visit Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin’s most iconic landmark – a Byzantine-style Russian Orthodox church built in 1907. The interior is now a museum; tickets are around 15–25 RMB. Walk along Central Street, Harbin‘s main pedestrian thoroughfare lined with European-style buildings – a great spot for photos and snacks. In the evening, your guide and driver will take you to the Ice and Snow World. Your admission ticket is included; the guide does not enter with you. The park is open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM during the season, with last entry at 9:30 PM. Adult tickets are around 328 RMB. Your driver will pick you up afterwards and return you to your hotel. Dress for extreme cold – you’ll be outdoors for hours.

• Itinerary Summary: Drive to Snow Town – Free Time in Snow Town
• Hotel Star Rating: Local Inn (Snow Town)
• Meals Included: Lunch
• After breakfast, your driver will take you on the 6- to 7-hour drive to China Snow Town (Shuangfeng Forest Farm), a village deep in the mountains of Heilongjiang province famous for its heavy snowfall and the iconic “snow mushroom” houses – thick snow piled high on rooftops. The town is small and walkable. The entry ticket is around 120–180 RMB and is included. Once you‘re checked into your local inn, the rest of the day is yours. The village offers various snow activities – tubing, sledding, and snowmobile rides – though these are not included in the ticket and can be purchased on-site based on your preference. At night, the village lights up, and the snow-covered houses look like something from a fairy tale. It’s cold – really cold – but that‘s the point.

• Itinerary Summary: Snow Valley (Optional Activities) – Return to Harbin
• Hotel Star Rating: 4-Star Hotels
• Meals Included: Lunch

Morning visit to Snow Valley, a nearby area with deeper snow and more rugged terrain. Optional activities here include snowmobiling, horse-drawn sleds, reindeer feeding, and dog sledding – all available for an additional fee. These are not included in the tour price; you pay on-site based on what interests you. After a few hours in the snow, begin the return drive to Harbin. The drive takes another 6 to 7 hours. By evening, you‘ll be back in the city, checked into your hotel, and ready for a warm meal and a good night’s rest.

• Itinerary Summary: Departure from Harbin – Airport or Train Station Transfer
• Hotel Star Rating: N/A
• Meals Included: No Food

Your driver will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the airport or train station for your onward journey. Eight days, two provinces, one route that started at the Great Wall and ended deep in a snow-covered village in the northeast. You‘ve experienced Beijing’s imperial history, Harbin‘s Russian-influenced ice city, and the raw winter of rural Heilongjiang – and that’s the point. Stay warm, and safe travels.