Harbin Ice Festival Adventure Tour

Officially the Harbin International Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival, this month-long celebration of all that is cold and wonderful is the largest gathering of its kind in the entire world. Ideal for travellers who've already crossed China's other highlights off their lists, this four-day adventure grants you access to the festival's wintry wonders, including traditional ice-lantern exhibits, alpine skiing events, and the world's largest ice sculptures. (The tour works as a perfect add-on to further adventures in China, too!)

Highlights

Enjoy four days of this month
long celebration, Take in the festival's exciting events like alpine skiing and the world's largest ice sculptures, Visit St Sophia Cathedral during an included walking tour

What's Included

Your Foodie Moment: Dumpling Making Demonstration and Dinner, Harbin. Harbin city tour. St Sophia Cathedral visit. Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.

Accommodation

Hotel (1 nt), sleeper trains (2 nts).

Meals Included

No meals included

Transport

Overnight train (beds), private vehicle.

About our Transportation

Our overnight train tickets are for beds in the hard sleeper cars. These consist of open bays of six bunks (upper, middle & lower) to one side of the aisle. Bedding is supplied, and berths are padded. There are approximately 60 berths per carriage.

Group Leader Description

All of our G Adventures group trips are accompanied by a G Adventures Chief Experience Officer (CEO) in China. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. They will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the countries visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. We also use local guides where we think more specific knowledge will add to the enjoyment of the places we are visiting ' we think it's the best of both worlds.

Emergency Fund

Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!

Solo Travellers

We believe solo travellers should not have to pay more to travel so our group trips are designed for shared accommodation and do not involve a single supplement. Single travellers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi
share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip. Some of our Independent trips are designed differently and solo travellers on these itineraries must pay the single trip price.

Spending Money

Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.