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1-Day Harbin Private Tour
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1-Day Harbin Private Tour

By Harbin Private Tour Guide
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There’s more to Harbin than the celebrated Ice Festival Harbin—but with English rarely spoken and a limited subway system, the city is hard to get around independently. Discover Harbin’s highlights with a private guide on this fully customizable tour that’s perfect for first-time visitors. Upgrade to include entrance fees, a Chinese lunch, and a private car.
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Ages 0-90
Duration: 7–8 hours
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, English, French
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Highlights
  • Discover Harbin at your own pace and in your own style with a private guide
  • See St. Sophia Cathedral and Zhongyang Pedestrian Street
  • Customize your itinerary to suit your individual interests
  • Upgrade to include entrance fees, lunch, and private car

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle (if option is selected)
  • Local guide
What's not included
  • Entrance fees, lunch and private car service if related tour option is not selected.
  • Gratuities
  • Working duration is 8 hours.150CNY will be paid for additional hour in cash to the guide and driver.
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off
  • Entry/Admission - Saint Sophia Cathedral
  • Entry/Admission - Sun Island (Tai Yang Dao)
  • Entry/Admission - Stalin Park
  • Entry/Admission - Longta Tower

As this is a private tour, you’re free to customize your own itinerary: just ask your guide if there are specific attractions you’d like to see. A typical day, however, begins with a visit to the indoor version of Ice and Snow World to enjoy a miniature version of the annual ice festival. After lunch, learn about Harbin’s Russian heritage as you tour a recreated Russian village. Then explore the city center and see St. Sophia Cathedral, the Russian-era church, and Zhongyang Pedestrian Street, with its retro houses. Finally, stroll down to the Songhua River—depending on the time of year, the sunsets can be beautiful.

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Wheelchair accessible
        • Infant seats available
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24550P24

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Children must be accompanied by an adult
        • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
        • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
        • Lunch and entrance fees are included in All Inclusive Package tour choice
        • Saint Sophia Cathedral is currently closed for renovation until September 2020 and you will visit Saint Sophia Square or indoor food market instead
        • Most travelers can participate
        • Tour option with private car and private guide service,Total service duration is 8 hours. 150CNY will be paid for additional hour in cash to the guide and driver
        • Tour option only private tour guide service,Total service duration is 8 hours.100CNY will be paid for additional hour
        • Indoor Harbin ice and snow world winter time closed from 23 of December to 31 March each year
        • If some Harbin touristic places not on the list, you still can go, just talk to your tour guide on tour day morning, she/he will take you go directly, or email to us.
        • Harbin cannot pay by international credit card, only by Chinese cash or Wechat or Alipay
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24550P24

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        tufsoft
        Gort, Ireland7 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2023 • Solo
        I went a few years ago actually but I can't enter the dates on the drop down. I was shown around the ice world and also the snow sculptures by Samantha and one of her assistants. It's a stunning and spectacular vista, and Harbin itself with its interesting Russian history and shops is worth a visit in itself.
        Written February 17, 2024
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        Thank for your review and recognition of Harbin's scenic spots: Harbin ice and snow world, Sunisland for snow sculpture, they are both for Harbin ice festival, They are two places, so welcome world friend come to Harbin, and take Harbin private tour guide service. especial you are family group, must have private transportation and private local English tour guide, you will go smooth and easy enjoy your trip, otherwise you will stuck in the cold and waiting. Hope to you again in Harbin in future, take care, Samantha
        Written February 18, 2024
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        BRYAN J
        4 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020
        A great tour which took in ice swimming in the frozen river.
        and a trip to russian town and a walk around the town and a nice meal in a four generation resturant.
        Then another walk around the very interesting old quater.
        We were looked after very well by English speakin Johhna and driver Garry.
        Written January 19, 2020
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        Thank you for your lovely reviews, that is Harbin city culture tour, good view Harbin city with these sights. Hope to see you again in Harbin in future. Samantha
        Written January 26, 2024
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        andydavies_60
        London40 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2023
        This was a great tour and Harbin is an amazing place. My tour guide, Sera, was friendly, efficient and helpful. The tour was awesome and really made me thinking that I was seeing the best that Harbin had to offer.
        Written January 6, 2023
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        Thank for your lovely reviews, Harbin private tour guide group always try our best to make your tour with us is worth it, We are really care about your experiences with us, I am happy you are satisfied with our tour quality and our tour guide, thanks for choice our again, hope to meet you again in Harbin, take care! Samantha
        Written January 7, 2023
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        Rebecca E
        Zhuhai, China11 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2019 • Solo
        I live in the tropical south of China (for work), so I initially had a few misgivings about going into the frozen tundra to check of an item on my bucket list - The Harbin Ice Festival. But I am so glad I did! Having heard from other expats that the public transportation in Harbin could be a bit dicey, I decided to sign up for a "Shared transfer service" (private driver). Imagine my surprise and delight when Ms. Helen Liu showed up as a tour guide. There was another lovely young female tourist in the car as well, so we made a real ladies' day out in the city. Helen was prompt, engaging, and fun - she has a "thousand watt smile" and her enthusiasm for her native city was quite refreshing. I never felt that she was "just doing her job" She also did not try to hurry us from site to site (as many Chinese tour guides tend to do), but let us meander at our own pace. She took us to a delicious dumpling shop for lunch, which she herself had just discovered. She was more than game to go sliding down the ice slides at the Ice Festival, and I felt sad I couldn't do it due to falling on the ice and acquiring a "silent-but-deadly" bruise on my hip. She even sent photos from our adventure to my Wechat (Chinese Messenger) after the days adventure was up, as my smartphone camera literally kept freezing. Samantha (the owner I think) was also prompt in responding to messages and getting us sorted as to the meetup point. I will return next year (with friends) and hope to have Helen along. Any folks considering visiting Harbin should consider this tour if you only have one day to stay, especially given the challenges of public transportation in Harbin, and ask for Helen for an engaging adventure.
        Written January 12, 2019
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        Thank for booking our Harbin Private Tour Guide share car transfer service on Harbin top attractions, I am glad that you enjoyed your join group tour to sun island for snow fair, ice festival at Harbin ice and snow world, Siberian tiger park. Our English-speaking tour guide and car with driver all from local Harbin, and they are with passion to work, they try to make every traveler real enjoy their Harbin ice and snow international sculpture festival, Harbin Private Tour Guide offer all kinds of service, like Join Harbin English-speaking Small group tour, Share transfer service, private day tour, your customized tour, rental winter clothing service, car rental with driver, just let us know what do you need in Harbin, we will help you to do it. Hope to see you again in Harbin Samantha
        Written January 12, 2019
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        Jean T
        Las Vegas, NV3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2018 • Solo
        I have really planned to go to this place but it was not accessible to public transportation so I hired a private tour guide. It was worth every penny plus my guide, David (I don't remember his Chinese name) was such a sweet nice guy. Because I traveled alone, I felt safe with him and the driver, very accommodating people and on time (actually early). The vehicle was clean and does not reek of smoke (I had a tour in Beijing and the van was just reeking with cigarette smell and it was a beat up van). If you have time to go out of the city center, I recommend going to Volga. I went on a winter time and since we were a bit early, I had the place all to myself (2 days before the Spring Festival aka The Chinese New Year. It was Valentine's Day.
        Written February 14, 2018
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        Thank for your review, Harbin Volga Manor is beautiful place in Summer and Winter season, all our Harbin Private Tour Guides are from Harbin, they are local person, and love Harbin tour guide job, and our vehicle asked no-smoking, and driver also from Harbin have 10 years driving experience. We make sure off guests nice tour guides and clean, comfortable and no-smoking car with good driver. So when you come to Harbin, we are not just your tour guides, also your friends Hope to see you again Harbin.
        Written February 20, 2018
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        Austin L
        17 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We can't speak highly enough of our time visiting Harbin. Mr Zou went over and above on every occasion to make sure we had the best experience at each stop.

        Our itinerary was:
        - Snow Sculptures,
        - Siberian Tiger Park,
        - Local Dumpling Lunch,
        - Polarland &
        - The Ice and Snow Festival

        We would not have been able to do all of this without Mr Zou. He made sure of every experience for us! Not just with do's and dont's - but also speaking to local staff at each event to ensure we go preferential seating and assistance when we were outside of his kinship.

        Not to mention the many many laughs we had comparing Australian & Northern Chinese culture.

        We've done two months of travelling Asia, and our day with Mr Zou stands out as our clear favourite for both my partner and I.

        (At times Google translate caused confusion, but it just makes the experience all the funnier)
        Written January 11, 2018
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        Thank for your time to write your experiences with Harbin Private Tour Guide- Car rental with Driver service, Driver Mr.Zou, He is local good driver in Harbin, but only he cannot speak English, also it is our city Problem, Harbin almost all driver cannot speak English, just Chinese, but Mr.Zou, he love to do his work for guests from all over the world , He use translator on phone and talk with his guests, he said most time working, but from your words sometimes google make confusion and funny. I will let him know. And we also offer English speaking assistant for driver, if you have trouble with communication, you can use driver cell phone make a call to local operate person who speaking good English. We are happy that you had good time with Driver Mr.Zou and enjoy your Harbin Trip and Ice and Snow Festival. Hope to see you and your partner again in Harbin
        Written January 11, 2018
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        Felicia L
        Singapore, Singapore10 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2024 • Couples
        We are couples from Singapore and spend our summer holiday in Harbin, Harbin is very cool in summer, we think that it is great place for hot summer, we booked 1- Day Harbin private tour, the tour guide took us looking around the city with her explanation.
        Written August 22, 2024
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        Thank you for your review, and booked one day Harbin private tour with us, you are right Harbin is best place for summer time, not very hot, it is very comfortable. hope to see you again in Harbin in future.
        Written August 23, 2024
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        Voyager312122
        5 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2020 • Couples
        Great communication via wechat! Answered all my questions and was very flexible. Everyone very professional. Sara was our tour guide and was amazing. Highly recommended!
        Written December 30, 2020
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        Thank for your review, we are very happy that you enjoyed our car transfer, English-speaking tour guide, hot-spring hotel reserve. Hope someday you can come again for higher cost for ice festival entry ticket , see what is different.
        Written December 31, 2020
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        Claudiatraveler
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2019 • Couples
        We have a great experience in Harbin with Joana and his driver, she is a great tour guide with perfect English she explained us the Harbin history and take us to the most wonderful places!! I recommend this private tour a 100%
        Written December 27, 2019
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        Thank for your review, Joanna Zhou is Harbin Private Tour Guide another excellent English speaking tour guide, She have been Harbin local english-speaking tour guided about 4 years, she always try to learning more knowledge about Harbin and telling clients and work very hard when she is in tour. your lovely review Your satisfaction is her greatest reward and encouragement. and Harbin Private Tour Guide drivers must follow our rules, no-smoking in the car, be polite, and patience, hope to see you again in Harbin-Samantha
        Written December 27, 2019
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        Tuong L
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2019 • Couples
        That is an awesome tour with Sera. She is the best tour guide with all the information about Harbin and we enjoyed the tour with full of great. We will be back to Harbin and book the tour with her again. Thank you for your help, Sera.
        Written December 5, 2019
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        Thank for your review, Sera Hao, She was Sun island commentator, she has joined Harbin Private Tour Guide this year, She likes to be Harbin local english-speaking tour guide to introduce Harbin to the world people. Hope to see you again in Harbin
        Written December 6, 2019
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