Beijing Private Tour to Badaling Ski Resort and Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival

Following a pickup from your accommodation in Beijing city center at your selected time, meet your private guide and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Heading directly to Badaling Ski Resort. On the way to Badaling Ski Resort, about a 1.5 hour drive, you will driving pasty the Juyongguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall, your professional tour guide will give you an explanation of the Great Wall and the related Chinese history and culture on the way. You will also enjoy the beautiful countryside scenery on the way.

The Beijing Badaling Ski Resort is located about two kilometers west of the Badaling Great Wall. The snow field has a European-style integrated service clubhouse. Currently in use are two 800-meter-long primary slides, a 600-meter-long intermediate slide, and an 800-meter-long 160-meter-long high slide.

Your tour guide will explain how to get your ski equipment and tell you how to use the facilities, then you will spend 2 hours on your own to enjoy your skiing.

After lunch at local Chinese restaurant, then heading to Longqing Gorge (About 30minutes drive).

The Longqing Gorge ice and snow festival starts from mid-January and runs until end-February. Over 400 ice sculptures, carved by both Chinese and foreign artists, are exhibited here. Each year has a different theme. When illuminated at night, these brilliant sculptures create a fantastic visual experience. The mountains around the gorge are also illuminated, a beautiful background for the winter wonderland in the middle basin. Besides the ice sculptures, there are fireworks ceremonies, folk dancing, and minority ethnic songs, all presented on the central stage. You can try their hand at ice-fishing, tobogganing, ice-slides, skating, or one of numerous other ice or snow sports. There is also a human-sized ice maze to get lost in. There is something on offer for all age groups, making for a thrilling excursion for the whole family.

Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing. (2 hours driving time).