China · WINTER ACTIVITIES
12 reviewed
Good winter activities fill up around the Chinese public holidays and stay full for a fortnight either side. Below are the 12 best, with current prices and what separates them, so you can book before the calendar closes.
A cozy 2-day private Harbin winter tour with hotel pickup, classic sights, ice festivals, and flexible timing, plus option for private or public transport.
“Joanna and Mr Zou were fantastic. Would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Harbin. The pace was great and we got to customise the experience”
Harbin winter clothing rental with down coat, boots, pants, gloves, delivered to your hotel for ice festival days, from $98.
“Harbin is minus 21 degrees currently and I can’t tell you how relieved and warm we are thanks to Samantha and her wonderful service of clothes rental. We hired boots, pants, gloves and long coats for our 6 day stay. If it wasn’t for these Read more”
Private 3 days in Harbin winter with flexible pace, hotel pickup, an English guide, Songhua River views, and Ice Festival highlights.
“I fully recommend this 3 full days tour. Service is above and beyond. Sara is our tour guide. She is very patient, knowledgeable, and experienced. She took a lot of photos for us. Her English is also very good. Local lunches are very tasty 😋”
Guided Guilin Li River kayaking with winter dry suit, 2 hours on the water, and calm plus choppy sections. Pickup included, $52.
“it was incredible. Douglas is an excellent guide. He is very professional and very knowledgeable. I would recommend the kayak tour with him to everyone. The tour took place in beautiful and quiet nature.”
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain glacier cableway plus scenic train round-trip, Blue Moon Valley, and optional Impression Lijiang, with hotel pickup.
“Very nice tour guide via Wechat with great arrange the schedule inside the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Great Experience to Trek up to 4680m point.”
Private, door-to-door day trip covering Sun Island snow fair and Harbin Ice and Snow World after dark, with tickets.
“Kelly was my tour guide and she was very prompt to pick me up. We visited the snow sculptures in the morning, which took maybe 1-2 hours and then we went for a quick lunch. We then had a break for a few hours before visiting the ice fesRead more”
Private 9:30am transfer in Harbin to Sun Island and Ice and Snow World, flexible midday stops, pre-arranged tickets, evening return.
“We had an incredible day! Mr. Wong picked us up on time and drove us to all of the attractions we were interested in visiting. He accompanied us through the Sun Island snow sculpture exhibit, which was incredibly nice. He was able to coRead more”
Private Harbin winter day tour with hotel pickup, a local guide, and classic sights plus optional Sun Island snow fun and ice lanterns.
“We, our family of 3, would like to sincerely thank Samantha Song (coordinator for our trip in Harbin) and had provided us a good English speaking private tour guide, Ms Joanna Zhou, who worked endlessly to cater for us in the wintery cold anRead more”
Climb Haba Snow Mountain from Lijiang with Tiger Leaping Gorge stops, a small group feel, yak-luggage trekking, and an early summit push.
“Our tour guide - jasmines very knowledgeable, understanding and friendly. This has made our trip very enjoyable and pleasant as a whole! Thanks for the wonderful abd memorable experience!”
Private Harbin day tour with Sun Island, Old Harbin street food, and Ice and Snow World from day into night.
“Excellent. Brooklyn was our guide - patient, kind, careful driver, good in English. Highly recommended tour in Harbin. My family enjoyed very much”
Sunrise at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, cableways to glacier or spruce or yak plains, Blue Moon Valley, and the Impression Lijiang show.
Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Black Dragon Pool, Baisha Ancient Town, plus Impression Lijiang, with private pickup and cable-car options.
“we enjoyed all the activities and the way the guide showed us. it was flexible and up to our pace.”
