Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Festival Private Tour

Depart from your Beijing hotel
and head to the Longqing Gorge Ice Festival

Meet your private guide in your hotel lobby in downtown Beijing and travel in an air-conditioned private vehicle. As a private tour with no other travelers, you can explore at your own pace. Choose from five day tours and one night tour when booking.

Explore your chosen sights with your guide during the day

On the Badaling Great Wall tour, ride the cable car up for panoramic views and then hike along the wall for about 2 hours. The Ming Tombs tour visits Dingling, the underground palace open to the public, while your guide explains Ming history and imperial burial customs. On the Summer Palace tour, see the iconic buildings of the imperial garden and hear stories of Empress Dowager Cixi.

The Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City tour starts at Tiananmen Square and continues through the palaces and courtyards of the Forbidden City, home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors. On the Badaling Ski Resort tour, enjoy about 3 hours of skiing with ski lift access and equipment rental. Day tours include lunch at a local Chinese restaurant before heading to Longqing Gorge.

Admire ice sculptures and lanterns at Longqing Gorge

The Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival runs from mid-January to the end of February and features more than 400 themed ice sculptures by Chinese and international artists. After sunset, the sculptures are illuminated for a completely different atmosphere.

The night tour focuses on the lantern festival

The night tour departs from downtown Beijing. After a drive of about 2 hours, spend about 2 hours at Longqing Gorge enjoying the illuminated ice sculptures and the festive lantern atmosphere. Meals are not included on the night tour.

※ This tour operates in winter only.
※ Outside the festival period, the tour may focus on the winter scenery of the gorge depending on the season.
※ The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.