The 4 Best Tours in Harbin

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

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

Build your own two-day Harbin winter plan with a private English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, and your choice of private or public transport. The route covers Sun Island Snow Festival, Ice and Snow World, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Songhua River, Lao DaoWai, and the Zhaolin Park lantern show. Guides such as Joanna and Mr Zou have helped shape relaxed, family-friendly visits.

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $350

Spend about eight hours exploring Harbin’s winter festival sites with a private English-speaking guide and car. Visit Sun Island’s giant snow sculptures in the morning, pause for a Manchurian-Han style lunch if selected, then see Ice and Snow World glowing after dark. Hotel pickup, drop-off, guiding, and entrance tickets are included.

“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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3.Harbin Ice and Snow Fairyland Private Day Tour

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

Spend a full winter day with a private guide at Sun Island, Old Harbin, and Ice and Snow World. You’ll sample six local foods and three drinks, walk through Chinese Baroque streets, and return by private air-conditioned car. Guides such as Vivienne, Brooklyn, Sam, and others have helped guests manage the cold and tight schedule.

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $480

Meet your private guide at your Harbin hotel for two full days of winter sights. Visit Saint Sophia Cathedral, Zhongyang Street, Laodaowai, Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, Longta Tower, and the giant ice displays. Lunch and transport are included, while attraction tickets depend on the package you choose.

“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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