The 11 Best Winter Activities in China

1.2-Day Harbin City Private Tour in Your Way in Winter Season

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $280Our pick

Review of Harbin’s flexible 2-day winter tour, covering ice festivals, city sights, transport choices, costs, guides, and practical cold-weather tips.

“Our family went to the trip in 2019 (I couldn’t choose the year since I wrote it after a long time) and the tour guide was very welcoming and brought us to many different places and gave us a great introduction to Harbin. The tour guide’s English is good and we had a great time enjoying the places and the local food she introduced to us. Wonderful.”

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2.Kayaking tour with Local Guide( dry suit for winter)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $52

Paddle 9 kilometers on Guilin’s quiet Li River with an English-speaking guide, calm water, rapids, mountain views, and winter dry suits.

“Fantastic! This was an amazing authentic experience. Our guide was great and the river was beautiful! Even beginners, like us, can do this easily and enjoy. It is the best activity we have done in China!”

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3.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Glacier Cableway with Scenic Train Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $44Best value

Review of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain’s Glacier Cableway, Blue Moon Valley, scenic train, and optional shows, cableways, and private support.

“Fun and enjoyable. This agency really care for your experience. Timing is punctual. Easy to deal with. And helps us with our query”

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4.Full Day Private Tour to Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $350

Review of Harbin’s private ice festival tour, with Sun Island snow sculptures, Ice and Snow World, transport, timing, price, and tips.

“This is a recommended tour. The local guide was good and spoke good English. Snow world and ice word is a must experience during winter when in Harbin.”

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5.4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Tour (Lijiang-Shangri-La)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $999

Climb 5,396-meter Haba Snow Mountain from Lijiang, with Tiger Leaping Gorge, a small group, guide support, and altitude advice.

“Jasmin, our organizer, was absolutely outstanding. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured that our trip was seamless and truly unforgettable. By going above and beyond, she arranged an exclusive dinner to celebrate our company’s 40th Read more”

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6.Harbin Ice and Snow Fairyland Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · 2 days · from $299

Review of Harbin’s private ice festival tour, with Sun Island snow sculptures, Old Harbin food stops, private transport, and practical winter tips.

“We only had 1 day in Harbin and wanted to see everything. Our tour guide Vivienne was fantastic. Her English was excellent and she was very friendly and organized. She even remembered that I wanted to send a postcard and found a post office for me. She was attentive to our needs and was very patient. We visited Sun Island and the Ice Festival and found time for shopping and eating different foods. Highly recommend this tour!”

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7.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for Foreign Tourists

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $51

Review Jade Dragon Snow Mountain’s cableways, sunrise, Blue Moon Valley, and Impression Lijiang show, with practical booking advice.

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8.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain + Impression Lijiang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $106

Review of Lijiang’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tour, cableways, Blue Moon Valley, Impression Lijiang, and flexible private transport.

“everything in the trip was amazing. every spot we visited was worth waking up so early for. the mountain hike was so fun and hard the guide Jimmy was excellent and fun and showed us all the right spots and told us a lot of stories and shared best times to visit again as well as being a light presence. he made us take our time.”

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9.One day Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Tour with Impression Lijiang show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $252

Review of a private Lijiang day tour to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley, Impression Lijiang, and Baisha Old Town.

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10.2-Day Harbin City Private Tour with Ice and Snow Festival with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $480

Review of Harbin’s 2-day private ice festival tour, with Sophia Cathedral, Ice and Snow World, Sun Island, lunch, transport, and practical tips.

“A huge thank you to Joanna and Joey for a fantastic two days! Having the car on standby made getting around the city a breeze. Joanna's knowledge of all the sites was impressive, and she never rushed us, allowing us to take our time. Some Read more”

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11.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Blue Moon Valley Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $229

Review Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Blue Moon Valley, with cable-car views, Naxi culture, guide tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Our guide Louise is fantastic. She brought around smoothly and gave her advise on various photo area. she even advise us where to sit during the impression of lijiang where we can use an umbrella freely to avoid the hot sun. She also gave us advise on how to proceed to Kunming when we told her there are almost no more tickets from Lijiang. She advised us to go to Dali (as there are more tickets avail to kunming from there) to transfer to kunming instead which is a really great idea. overall me and my wife had a wonderful time :)”

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