11 Day China Ice Festival Tour 2025
Tour Code: CIT
Duration:
11 days
Price From:
$3,180
Single Supplement: $790
Pay only $400 per person to secure your tour today.

Summary

Description

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is an annual winter festival that takes place in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and is now the largest ice and snow festival in the world. ADT has organized this tour every January for a few years already and has tried its best not only to provide our customers with the opportunity to appreciate the amazing snow-white landscape of this area, but also to learn more about the past, the present and the future of some of the cities in the Northeast part of China from this tour. Attending the famous Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin and enjoying the charm of snow as well as witnessing lots of highlights including the Siberia tigers in this tour, you will add to your lifetime another album of reminiscence.   

Route:

Shanghai - Dalian - Shenyang - Changchun - Harbin

Itinerary

Depart to Shanghai from Sydney or Melbourne on China Eastern Airlines in the afternoon and arrive in Shanghai in the evening. On arrival in Shanghai, you will be met by your friendly China guide and transferred to your 4-star Hotel where you will spend one night.
Flight Details:
  1. MU562, 14 JAN, SYDNEY – SHANGHAI 12:30/19:50
  2. MU738, 14 JAN. MELBOURNE – SHANGHAI 1200/19:20
After breakfast, your guide meets you and start an orientation city tour. Then you will be transferred to a local restaurant for lunch. After lunch, you are transferred to Hong Qiao Airport for your China Eastern Airlines flight to Dalian. On arrival in Dalian you will be met by your friendly China guide and transfer to your 4* hotel in Dalian.
Flight Details:
  1. MU6335, 15 JAN, SHANGHAI – DALIAN 15:45/1600
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D
Today you will visit some of the many Russian and Japanese style Streets. Afterwards, a visit to the Bin Hai Road; the North Giant Bridge, Tiger’s Land and the Xin Hai Square City Sculpture or the People’s Square. We depart Dalian by bullet train to Shenyang. Stay overnight at 4* hotel in Shenyang.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D.
The highlight for today in Shenyang is the renowned Shenyang old Forbidden City. Before the Qing Emperor defeated the peasant uprising army at the end of Ming dynasty and conquered Beijing, Shenyang was the capital city of the Qing Dynasty. Shenyang old Forbidden City is one of the only two large-scale palace complexes in China. Later you will visit the 918 Museum. This museum is dedicated to showing and explaining the many kinds of torture and killings that the Japanese inflicted on the local Chinese. For dinner this evening, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a local Lao Bian Dumpling Feast. Stay overnight at a 4* hotel in Shenyang.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D.
After breakfast you will say farewell to Shenyang and travel by coach to Changchun, the capital city of Jilin province. Upon arrival, you will visit the largest park - the Nan Hu Park. Here you will find a beautiful lake, weeping willow trees, winter flowers, singing birds and many traditional Chinese ancient buildings. Stay overnight at a 4* hotel in Changchun.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D
In Changchun today you will visit the Imperial Palace, which was used by the last emperor Pu Yi of the Qing Dynasty after 1924. We then continue on by coach to Harbin and upon arrival, you will check in to your 4* hotel.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D
Harbin is famous for its annual Ice Festival and the city bears 'Ice World" as its main claim to fame. Today after breakfast at your hotel, you will be taken to see swimmers who brave the cold in the sub-zero degree temperature and dive into the Songhua River and do their exercise, one of the features of Harbin's Ice & Snow Festival. They swim twice a day in the morning and the afternoon. After lunch we will drive to St Sophia Church for photo stop. We then drive to Harbin’s famous Central Street, a long street full of shops, Russian style buildings, Russian shops and Russian snacks. In the late afternoon, we will proceed to the Ice Park to see the Ice Sculptures, in daylight, at Sunset, and in the evening with sculptures lighting up with changing colour lights. You'll have several hours to enjoy looking and wandering around the park, taking photos. If you are tired and feeling a bit cold, you can go into a fast food outlet for hot drinks and hot food if you are cold or hungry and have a quick rest before continuing your tour. There are plenty of Sculptures to see and take photos of. There are also many icy activities you can participate in. Afterwards we meet up at an agreed time and we will go out for our dinner, then return to the hotel, have a wonderful sleep after a busy tiring day.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D.
This morning you continue with a visit the famous Songhua River where there will be the opportunity to see the local winter swimmers’ exercise, one of the features of Harbin’s Ice & Snow Festival, then we go on to visit the Sun Island Snow Carving Exhibition. There will be plenty of time for you to wander around the riverbank area or participate in local citizen’s amusement activities. After lunch, we will visit the Siberian Tiger Park. The Siberian tiger is considered an endangered species and in the 1980s, it was listed as one of the first-class national protected animals of China. After dinner you have the evening at your leisure to perhaps explore the ice sculptures or the city of Harbin on your own. Stay overnight at your 4* hotel in Harbin.
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D
This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, you are met and visit the traditional Yu Gardens; the Old Town with its twisting alleyways & many shops and hawkers and of course the Bund. Then you are free to explore Shanghai at your own pace for the day. Visit Pudong area with its ultra-modern architecture.
Flight Details:
  1. MU5616 22 JAN, HARBIN – SHANGHAI (PVG) 0920/1235
Meal Inclusions: B.L.D
You are free at leisure this morning to explore this exciting city on your own or have a good rest before flying home. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to airport for your China Eastern Airlines flight to Sydney or Melbourne via Shanghai. You will fly overnight.
Flight Details:
  1. MU561, 23 JAN. SHANGHAI – SYDNEY 20:30/10:00 (24 JAN)
  2. MU737, 23 JAN. SHANGHAI – MELBOURNE 20:05/10:00 (24 JAN)
Meal Inclusions: B.L.
Your tour to China’s Winter Wonderland comes to an end this morning when your China Eastern Airlines flight touches down in Australia.

Inclusions

Tour price includes:

  1. China Eastern economy class return ticket Sydney or Melbourne – Shanghai;
  2. Airport tax and fuel surcharge;
  3. China internal flights Shanghai – Dalian and Harbin – Shanghai and taxes;
  4. 4 star hotels as indicated below or similar;
  5. Sightseeing tours with entrance fees for all the attractions as stated in the itinerary;
  6. Meals as mentioned in the itinerary;
  7. Transfers and transportation all through;
  8. Bullet train ticket from Dalian to Shenyang;
  9. English speaking guide;
  10. Gratuities to guide and driver
Shanghai: Shanghai Ambassador Hotel **** or similar
Dalian: Dalian Herton Hotel **** or similar
Shenyang: Shenyang Jinjiang Metropolo Hotel **** or similar
Changchun: Celebrity Hotel or similar
Harbin: Harbin Weijing Holiday Hotel **** or similar

Exclusions

Tour price excludes:

  1. China visa fee ($130, subject to change);
  2. Travel insurance;
  3. Any meals or services not mentioned in the itinerary;
  4. Personal expenses.

Dates & Prices

Departure Date
Return Date
Price
Tue
14 Jan 2025
Fri
24 Jan 2025
$3,180

Reviews

Average Rating:
Based on 2 reviews from ADT clients.
by Sheila Stephenson
February 6, 2024
11 Day China Ice Festival Tour 2025

China Harbin Ice Festival

Hi Alex Excellent tour. Good itinerary and mostly, well informed guides. Providing foot warmers, hand and camera heaters, as well as crampons to put on our shoes was really good. Not too many shops and not pressure to buy was good. Perhaps letting us know at the beginning about optional extras in Shanghai and Harbin would be better. The hotels were good except for the Holiday Inn in Harbin. Mostly clean buses. Good to have plenty of seats. I would certainly recommend this tour to the more adventurous travellers. Your help in organising the visa was greatly appreciated. Regards Sheila Stephenson

by John Hunter
February 6, 2024
11 Day China Ice Festival Tour 2025

Best China Tour

Hi and a Happy New Year to you. The trip to Harbin was as good but perhaps even better than the last one I took. Thank you for a wonderful time and preparation. All went very well. I am wondering if you handle just flight to China. I am thinking that perhaps next year I may fly to just Dallian. Do you handle such things, Thank you again and keep up the great work John Hunter

Duration:
11 days
Price From:
$3,180
Single Supplement: $790
Tour Route: Shanghai - Dalian - Shenyang - Changchun - Harbin
Pay only $400 per person to secure your tour today.