Intrepid adds ice festival to tour offerings
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Intrepid Travel has added to its range of festival themed trips with the new China’s Harbin Ice Festival experience.
The festival features the largest and most elaborate ice sculptures in the world. An enormous seated Buddha, a supersized Chinese fisherman and the Moscow Kremlin were just some of the incredible ice sculptures on display in 2015.
Thousands of people travel from across the region to look at the recreations of famous buildings, monuments and characters lit up in technicolour at the largest festival of its kind.
Beginning in Beijing, travellers will join an overnight sleeper train to Harbin, where a walking tour of the city will introduce them to its Russian influence and heritage – Harbin was built to accommodate Russian engineers working on the Trans-Siberian Railroad in the 19th Century.
A full day and night at the Ice and Snow Festival will be an exploration of life-size ice sculptures, sledding, ice hockey and even ice mini golf. Travellers are advised to dress warmly, as temperatures can get as cold as -35°C.
The 5-day festival tour starts from £850 per person and departs on 9 January 2016. The price includes accommodation, selected meals, ground transport, entry fees and the services of a local guide.
The trip can be combined with Intrepid’s nine day China Highlights, which visits Shanghai, the town of Xitang, Xi’an, the Great Wall and Beijing, before heading to Harbin.
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