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6 stops within 5 km of Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. A sample itinerary that PreeChina can turn into a private, custom or tailor-made tour.
At a Glance
Price
Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.
| Travelers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | USD 305 | USD 220 | USD 185 | USD 175 | USD 160 | USD 155 | USD 145 | USD 135 |
Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Why This Route
Billed as the largest ice and snow park in the world, running since 1999: 1.2 million square metres built each winter from 400,000 cubic metres of ice and snow, then left to melt.
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival lies 3 km from central Harbin in a straight line. This route stays within 5 km of it. The stops are Harbin Sun Island Scenic Spot, Hongzhuan Street Morning Market, Harbin Modern Hotel Balcony Concert, Central Street, Saint Sophia Cathedral (Harbin).
The Harbin city guide covers the city itself.
Itinerary
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival (哈尔滨冰雪大世界). Billed as the largest ice and snow park in the world, running since 1999: 1.2 million square metres built each winter from 400,000 cubic metres of ice and snow, then left to melt.Start here.
Harbin Sun Island Scenic Spot (哈尔滨太阳岛). Eighty-eight square kilometres of floodplain wetland facing the old town across the Songhua.3.1 km from the previous stop, 3.1 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Hongzhuan Street Morning Market (红专街早市). 286 stalls on a street that held Harbin's first Russian bakeries in 1903.6.7 km from the previous stop, 4.1 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Harbin Modern Hotel Balcony Concert (马迭尔阳台音乐会). A beloved Harbin tradition since 2008, where live music spills from the historic balcony of the 1906 Modern Hotel onto Central Street, Harbin's main pedestrian street.0.4 km from the previous stop, 4.4 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Central Street (中央大街). Laid out in 1898 as Kitaiskaya, with 71 surviving buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles along its length.0.1 km from the previous stop, 4.4 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Saint Sophia Cathedral (Harbin) (圣索菲亚教堂（哈尔滨）). China's most complete Byzantine-style Orthodox church, a green-onion-domed red-brick cathedral that makes Harbin feel like Moscow, a relic of the city's early-20th-century Russian émigré history.0.4 km from the previous stop, 4.8 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Stops run from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival outward, each next stop being the closest one left. We do not list clock times here: your private itinerary sets the pace, the order and the start time with you.
Map
The gold marker is Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. Numbers follow the route order. We do not draw a line because it would not follow roads.
Stop by Stop
Start of the route
Billed as the largest ice and snow park in the world, running since 1999: 1.2 million square metres built each winter from 400,000 cubic metres of ice and snow, then left to melt.
3.1 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Eighty-eight square kilometres of floodplain wetland facing the old town across the Songhua. The snow sculpture exposition held here each winter counts as the first of its kind in China.
4.1 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
286 stalls on a street that held Harbin's first Russian bakeries in 1903. Rib buns with a queue in front of them, pork buns, beef pastries and fresh dough sticks, from half past four.
4.4 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
A beloved Harbin tradition since 2008, where live music spills from the historic balcony of the 1906 Modern Hotel onto Central Street, Harbin's main pedestrian street. Free to watch, no language barrier.
4.4 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
Laid out in 1898 as Kitaiskaya, with 71 surviving buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles along its length. Russian goods concentrate here and the street is the reason Harbin gets called an eastern Paris.
4.8 km from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, straight line
China's most complete Byzantine-style Orthodox church, a green-onion-domed red-brick cathedral that makes Harbin feel like Moscow, a relic of the city's early-20th-century Russian émigré history.
Distances
| # | Stop | Type | From Harbin Ice and Snow Festival | From previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbin Ice and Snow Festival | Sight | - | - |
| 2 | Harbin Sun Island Scenic Spot | Park | 3.1 km | 3.1 km |
| 3 | Hongzhuan Street Morning Market | Market | 4.1 km | 6.7 km |
| 4 | Harbin Modern Hotel Balcony Concert | Live Show | 4.4 km | 0.4 km |
| 5 | Central Street | Historic Lane | 4.4 km | 0.1 km |
| 6 | Saint Sophia Cathedral (Harbin) | Heritage Site | 4.8 km | 0.4 km |
Straight-line distances. Road distances are longer.
Independent Travel
Arranging these 6 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.
Custom Tour
This route is a starting point: 1 day and 6 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.
Questions
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival lies 3 km from central Harbin in a straight line. The road distance is longer.
The stops on this route, with straight-line distances from Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, are Harbin Sun Island Scenic Spot (3.1 km), Hongzhuan Street Morning Market (4.1 km), Harbin Modern Hotel Balcony Concert (4.4 km), Central Street (4.4 km), Saint Sophia Cathedral (Harbin) (4.8 km).
Harbin Sun Island Scenic Spot, at 3.1 km in a straight line.
We plan it as 1 day. Your private itinerary sets the pace and the order with you.
Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 6 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.
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This route is in Heilongjiang. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.
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