9-Day China Wintry Delights

Tour Overview
Winter Romance and New Year Fun in Beijing, Harbin and Xi'an, each offering a different experience, stories and fun for you. Visit landmarks, historic places, icons of China, the wonderland of Ice And Snow World, the world's biggest International Ice And Snow Festival.

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing (no meals)
You will be met and transferred to your hotel, where your room is ready to check-in. The rest of the day is at leisure. Hotel: Best Western Premier Hotel (4-star).

Day 2 Beijing (B, L)
Morning enjoy tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. After lunch proceed to visit the Qianmen Dajie and the Temple of Heaven. Peking Roast Duck for dinner.

Day 3 Beijing (B, L)
Enjoy full-day tour of Badaling Great Wall, Sacared Way, Dingling Tomb, and the beautiful Summer Palace. After sightseeing enjoy the authentic Beijing hot pot at a famous restaurant.

Day 4 Beijing/Harbin (B, L, D)
Morning pay a visit to the ancient Beijing Hutongs by a rickshaw. Afternoon fly to Harbin Taiping Airport. Upon arrival, be met and transferred to the hotle to have a rest. After dinner, you will be heading to the highlight of this tour as well as the highlight of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival - Ice And Snow World. an interesting sites that operates each night and features illuminated full size buildings made from blocks of ice. The famous ice lantern fair/show is annually held there.  Hotel: Wanda Holiday Express Hotel (4-star)

Day 5 Harbin (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit the Saint Sofia Church and the Central Street. And then take part in some ice activities (e.g. snowmobile driving, tyre sliding or take the horse/dog drawn sled etc.). After lunch, drive to the Sun Island Park to enjoy the enormous snow sculptures. Then proceed to the Siberian Tiger Park, where you will be caged in a specially protected bus to visit the tigers.

Day 6 Harbin/Xi'an (B, L)
In the morning, visit Heilongjiang Provincial Museum. Later watch winter swimming performance privior to take the afternoon flight to Xi'an. On arrival you will be met and transferred to Garden Hotel (4-star). The rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 7 Xi'an(B, L, D)
Full-day sightseeing tour of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Bell Tower and Xi'an Ancient City Walls. In the evening, you will enjoy a special dinner -– a dumpling (Jiaozi) banquet with the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.

Day 8 Xi'an (B, L)
Pay a visit to the Muslim Quarters. After that, proceed to visit the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The rest of the day is your free exploration of the city.

Day 9 Xi'an/Exit (B)
Drive to Han Yang Ling Mausoleum (aka Hangyangling Tomb), where you will visit a spectacular "underground archaeological museum". It was built on the site beside Han Jingdi's Mausoleum and incorporates. In the museum, apart from appreciating thousands of relics, you can also watch a complex SpectraVision program for the Han Yang Mausoleum, which is devised and produced by the Shirley Spectra, a company based in Australia.

After sightseeing, your are escorted to the airport for the flight to your next destination.

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Note:

1. The hotels of the itinerary are just recommended, we will arrange other hotels in the light of actual conditions, such as personal request, occupied or rise in price and etc..

2. Harbin offers very excellent ski resorts, if you would like to ski there we can customize the itinerary.