Harbin Mohe 6-Days Tour
Embark on a 6-day Arctic-inspired winter journey from Harbin to Mohe, China’s northernmost Arctic Circle town. Begin at Harbin’s Ice Festival with illuminated ice castles, Snow Sculpture Park’s frozen artistry, and hearty iron stews. Ride a northbound train to subzero Mohe (-40°C), where heated log cabins and moose hotpots await. Traverse frost-covered wilderness, photograph breath-crystallizing landscapes, and don heated gear for extreme cold. As cell signals fade, primal Arctic magic intensifies, revealing China’s most alien winter wonderland where urban glamour meets untouched polar wilderness.
Included with every escorted tour
Day 1: Harbin Arrival
Harbin Arrival
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After arriving in Harbin, you can have your own free time.
Recommended itinerary: Wander freely on Central Street, a commercial pedestrian street full of historical charm and exotic style, on both sides of the street includes 71 historical buildings of different styles such as Renaissance, Baroque, Eclecticism, Art Nouveau and Classicism, including 13 municipal listed buildings, known as the “Outdoor Architectural Art Museum”. Not far from the central street is the Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine-style Orthodox church built in 1907, which is imposing and full of art. The stone carvings on the façade include classic phoenix motifs, detailed patterns and decorations, showing exquisite artistic craftsmanship. The frescoes and reliefs inside are more elaborate and detailed, depicting stories from the Bible, the history of Christianity, and images of saints. The stained glass windows in the church are painted with various religious motifs and figures, which are illuminated by the sunlight to create a colorful light and shadow effect.
Day 2: Harbin
Ice and Snow World – Sun Island Scenic Area
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Breakfast&Lunch
After breakfast in the morning, head to Harbin Ice and Snow World, the world’s largest indoor ice and snow theme park, with 9 theme zones and 13 experience projects.
Recommended Items:
1. Super Ice Slide: The “King of Popularity” project in the Ice and Snow World, with a large number of slides, the longest slide can reach 521 meters, and you can ride a snow tube from a high place to quickly slide down, experience the speed and passion, and feel the excitement of the wind whistling in your ears.
2. Ski experience area: There are ski trails of different difficulty, whether it is a beginner or a professional ski enthusiast, you can show your skills here and enjoy the feeling of skiing.
3. Harbin Ice Show: As the most distinctive and international top performing arts in Harbin, outstanding foreign performing artists from many countries are invited to participate in the exhibition, presenting a wonderful audio-visual feast for visitors through various performance forms such as ice ballet, acrobatics, and magic.
In the afternoon, we will go to Sun Island, which is the “green lung of the city” of Harbin, a national 5A-level scenic spot, located on the north bank of the Songhua River, across the river from Central Street. It is the first choice for Harbin people to spend their weekend vacations, and it is also an ecological scenic spot that tourists must check in. On the island, you can go to a Russian-style town and admire the Russian-style architecture; You can go to the deer park and interact with the sika deer; You can also go to Squirrel Island to feed the squirrels.
Tips: In winter, Sun Island is covered in snow and ice, and there will be various snow sculptures to watch, and you can also participate in ice and snow events.
Day 3: Snow Town
Snow Town
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Breakfast&Lunch
Today, We will take you to the snow town, which has many snowfall days and a long snow cover period, starting in October and ending in April of the following year, for up to 7 months, and the snow thickness on the ground can reach a maximum of 1.5-2.0 meters. Due to the high humidity, the snowflakes branch out more at the tops, and they collude with each other as they fall, and the snow on the houses not only accumulates on the roof tops, but also hangs down from the edge of the roof, creating a unique snow curtain (snow tongue) landscape, commonly known as “snow houses”. In the snow town ski resort and ice rink, you can experience skiing, snow rings, ice climbing plows, ice pumping and other entertainment projects, and feel the fun of ice and snow sports. In the Ice and Snow Gallery, 15 kilometers northeast of the core landscape of Snow Town, affected by the microclimate zone, there is abundant snowfall and abundant water vapor in winter, forming a 4.4-kilometer-long rime landscape, covered in silver, like a fairyland.
Recommended Items:
1. Watch folk culture: The Snow Town will hold festivals such as the Heilongjiang and China Snow Township Tourism Festival, during which there will be special competitions such as the Snow Town Photography Contest and the Ice Sculpture Competition, as well as the National Folk Yangge Exhibition and the Snow Jumping Host Competition.
2. Xueyun Street: It is the main road of Snow Township, and the streets are lined with wooden houses with Northeast characteristics, hung with red lanterns, and full of strong Northeast folk customs. Tourists can taste a variety of Northeast specialties and buy special souvenirs here.
Day 4: Mohe
Harbin–Mohe (airplane)–Birch Forest–Polaris Square
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Breakfast&Lunch
Wake up early and take a plane (about 2 hours) to Mohe. Upon arrival, head to the birch forest, a wild birch forest that stretches for several kilometers, with snow-white and straight trunks, golden leaves in autumn, and snow hanging on the branches in winter. At night, you can wander around Polaris Square, and you can visit the Bagua Map, the Big Dipper Lamppost, the Stone Screen of Ancient Sages, etc.on the branches in winter. At night, you can wander around Polaris Square, and you can visit the Bagua Map, the Big Dipper Lamppost, the Stone Screen of Ancient Sages, etc.
Day 5: Mohe
Arctic Village – Evenki Reindeer Park
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Breakfast&Lunch
After breakfast, head to Arctic Village, across the Heilongjiang River from Russia, which is the only best observation point in the country to see the Northern Lights and the polar day and night. It is also the northernmost point of China, and in the center of the Shenzhou Arctic Square stands the iconic landscape “Shenzhou Arctic” stone stele, the front of which is engraved with the four characters “Shenzhou Arctic” inscribed by Sun Aixinjue Luo Qixiao, the ninth generation of Yongzheng, which also symbolizes the northernmost endpoint of Chinese mainland. There are also China’s northernmost post office, China’s northernmost one, China’s northernmost outpost, etc.
In the afternoon, we will go to the Evenki Reindeer Park, which is the only Evenki reindeer culture experience place in China. You can get close to the docile reindeer (feeding/group photos are available), you can also experience the traditional teepee tent, and wear the traditional Evenki costume to take pictures.
Tips: Feeding and other items need to be paid separately, and the specific price varies according to the project, but the price is generally not high.
Day 6: Mohe Departure
Departure
Take the flight to leave.
According to your arrangement, you will be sent to the airport or station, leave Mohe, and end a pleasant trip.
Tips: At present, there are no scheduled international direct flights in Mohe, but you can transfer through domestic airports.
