English Speaking Guide
Max Group size of 12 people
All accomodations included
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Price of tour: $719*
* (Price can be 10% lower or higher depending on the season. Please tell us your preferred travel month in the booking form)
Embrace the magic of winter in China with this 5-day Harbin Ice Festival and Yabuli Ski tour. Begin in Harbin, where you’ll marvel at dazzling ice and snow sculptures, stroll historic Central Avenue, and admire the grand Saint Sophia Cathedral.
Enjoy fun at the Ice and Snow World park, see Siberian tigers up close at the Tiger Park, and soak up the Russian-inspired atmosphere throughout the city.
Next, head to Yabuli Ski Resort, China’s top destination for winter sports. Enjoy two full days of skiing or snowboarding on world-class slopes, with all necessary passes and equipment included. After a day in the snow, relax in a cozy hotel and take in the picturesque snowy scenery.
Your package includes transfers, carefully selected hotels, daily breakfasts, all entrance tickets, ski fees, and the professional support of an English-speaking guide. This tour is perfect for travelers looking for a blend of iconic festival lights, thrilling ski adventures, and authentic northeast Chinese culture.
Pick up at airport, transfer to reserved hotel in Harbin. The rest of the day is yours to explore this winter wonderland. Enjoy beautiful night view yourself by walking on the Central Avenue, and to Saint Sophia Cathedral – the largest Orthodox Church in the Far East.
Drive to Yabuli Ski Resort in the morning. In Qing Dynasty it was a hunting paddock for the royal family, now Yabuli serves as the largest ski resort in China, it is also famous for holding the 2009 Winter Games. After lunch, start to ski! 3 hours skiing on the primary ski field is included with free rental of boots, skis and poles. Extra fee is required if you need more ski time or change to higher field.
After breakfast, sit on sledge pulled by horse, enjoy scenery passing by on the snow land. The other fun activity is one of local’s favorite- sit on the snow tube, slide down along snow trail! Finally drive back to Harbin.
In the morning, drive to Harbin Sun Island Park(aka International Snow Sculpture Art Expo), this winter theme park is mainly to watch snow sculptures, it is best seen in the sunlight! Continue to visit nearby Siberian Tiger Park, located on the north bank of Songhua River, it is the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers in the world. After dinner, visit the enchanting Ice and Snow World. You can enjoy the world’s highest, longest and largest ice and snow landscape. There are also all kinds of ice sports in the park! Lights are on at night, watch the shining ice sculptures under the dazzling colors, immerse yourself in the festival fairyland!
Drive 1 hour to visit Volga Manor, a Russian-style theme park, which is named after one of the best-known rivers in Russia-Volga River. The park features Russian architecture, arts and cuisine, a great place to experience Russia cultures! In the afternoon, take a visit to the Binzhou Railway Bridge. Later, transfer to the airport, tour ends.
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Our multilingual team’s passion ensures you receive personal, attentive, and friendly guidance—from planning to the last day of your trip.
Jessie | Founder
10 years experience in organizing expat tours in China.
Jessie first worked as travel consultant for many years, her excellent organizing skills and great travel route planning have won the trust of many customers. In 2018 she founded experiencetibet.org, an agency offering tours in Tibet autonomous region and other Tibetan areas in China such as Gansu, Yunnan and Sichuan. In 2020 she started yellowbirdtour.com, with destinations all over China.
Penny | China travel consultant
Penny has rich experience in organizing foreigners tours to many places in China, such as Tibet, Gansu, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Zhangjiajie. She is very responsive, always quick and patient. Customers like her, they always come back for more tours, and also recommend many of their friends to join.
Dawei | Tour guide / operator
Dawei is a Tibetan Buddhist, and comes from the most north edge of the Tibetan plateau in Qinghai province, Western China. He has travelled as a tour leader to many South Asian countries such as India, Bhutan and also nearly the entire country of China. He focuse especially on guiding in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Ningxia provinces and Tibetan regions. The activities of these various tour groups have included adopting family, horse racing, hiking, bird watching, cycling, camping, overseas students, cultural and religious sightseeing.
Andrew | Touir guide / operator
Andrew was born and grew up in a small village of Zhangjiajie, Hunan. From 2009-2012 he works for royal Caribbean International cruise as an onboard guest services officer. After that, he dedicates his life/time to guiding and operating tours in Zhangjiajie and around. As a native person, he knows all the corner of the scenic area, such as good restaurants, souvenir shops and cultures. He is very experienced and super flexible, he knows how to avoid the crowds and take advantage of the weather and offer the best travel experience to customers, all you need to do is just relax and enjoy!
