Meals: Transfer via: international flight on your own.
Upon arrival in Harbin, we will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. We stay overnight in Harbin. You have free time to settle in and get ready for our icy winter adventure.
Meals: Transfer via: international flight on your own.
Upon arrival in Harbin, we will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. We stay overnight in Harbin. You have free time to settle in and get ready for our icy winter adventure.
Meals: Meals: B, L
Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Central Street, Exterior view of St. Sophia Cathedral, Siberian Tiger Park, Sun Island Snow Sculpture, Harbin IceSnow World
Good morning. We will start our winter journey along Central Street, paved with famous ‘bread-shaped’ granite blocks. It features Baroque, Renaissance and Art Nouveau-style century-old buildings. In winter, glowing street lights and snow-covered facades create a dreamy exotic vibe. Then we will admire the symbol of Harbin, the magnificent Byzantine-style landmark, St. Sophia Cathedral from outside. It is a perfect place to do photography. Next, we will head to Siberian Tiger Park, where we get close views of the powerful Siberian tigers roaming in the snowcovered habitat. After lunch, we will continue visit Sun Island to appreciate grand snow sculpture artworks. We can walk through the vast white park and capture amazing winter photos. When dusk falls, we step into the magical Harbin IceSnow World, where splendid ice castles glow with colourful lights and pure snow-carved art offers totally different visual fun compared with Sun Island. We stay overnight in Harbin.
Meals: Meals: B, L
Sites Visited: Sites Visited: China Snow Town
After breakfast, we will drive to China Snow Town, a fairytalelike village. Thanks to its special mountain microclimate, it enjoys a 7-month-long snow season every year, with snow accumulating up to 2 meters deep on wooden rooftops, forming unique snow-mushroom shapes. When night falls, warm red lanterns light up the whole village. Besides admiring the dream-like night scenery, we can join lively local activities including outdoor snow‑field disco, traditional Yangko folk dance and lovely reindeer float parade. We stay overnight inside China Snow Town.
Meals: Meals: B, L
Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Jingpo Lake
After breakfast, we will leave Snow Town and drive toward Mudanjiang. At Jingpo Lake, we can experience the amazing traditional performance on the frozen lake surface - Witnessing the time-honored traditional winter-fishing ritual. When tons of fish jump out from beneath thick ice. It is a fantastic stop to discover authentic Northeast Chinese fishing-hunting culture. Afterwards, we continue our long drive to Yanji. Depending on our arrival time, we may wander around local markets to feel the lively KoreanChinese ethnic atmosphere. We stay overnight in Yanji.
Meals: Meals: B, L
Sites Visited: Sites Visited: China Korean Folk Culture Park, rime drifting
This morning, we will visit China Korean Folk Culture Park. We can explore traditional Koreanstyle houses and experience authentic local ethnic culture such as renting elegant Hanbok (Korean traditional costume) for popular photoshoots among ancient courtyards. Later we can set off for Changbai Mountain. Upon arrival, we will take the unforgettable rime drifting on the mistshrouded river surrounded by crystallike frostcovered trees. In the evening, we can relax our bodies in comforting natural hot springs which are Originating from Julong Spring volcanic geothermal groups on Changbai Mountain North Slope. Water flows out from volcanic fissures deep underground, rich in sulfur, calcium, magnesium and various beneficial mineral elements. Soaking in these healing thermal springs relieves tired muscles after long-day mountain hiking, eases joint soreness and refreshes our body and spirit. We stay overnight at Changbai Mountain.
Meals: Meals: B, L
Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Changbai Mountain North Scenic Area, Heaven Lake
Today we will spend the whole day exploring Changbai Mountain North Scenic Area. We will try our best to catch sight of the scenery including: 1.Heaven Lake Classic viewing platform to overlook the crater lake. 2.Changbai Waterfall A powerful 68-meter waterfall, the only outlet of Heaven Lake’s water and the source of the Songhua River. 3.Julong Spring Hot-springs Natural volcanic hot springs. Try famous hot-spring boiled eggs. 4.Luyuan Pool Emerald-green alpine pool with cascading waterfalls. 5.Underground Forest Walk on wooden boardwalks through ancient sunken primeval woodland, a natural oxygen-bar. We stay overnight at Changbai Mountain.
Meals: Meals: B
After breakfast, we transfer you to the airport for your outbound flight. Our wonderful northeastChina winter tour comes to an end.