10-Day Tour of Harbin – Wudalianchi – Heihe – Harbin – Yanji – Jilin – Changchun - Shenyang

Harbin
Arrive in Harbin and check in at a local hotel. You can have a rest for the rest of the day.

Harbin – Daqing – Wudalianchi
Take a coach to Daqing (about 2.5 hours). See the Daqing department store on the coach and visit the Iron Man Museum and Times Square which is the second biggest square in China. Continue to drive for about 5 hours and finally arrive in Wudalianchi city. Stay at a local hotel.

Wudalianchi – Heihe
Wudalianchi (Five Great Chain Lakes) is the World Geological Park. You will visit the South and North Drinking Spring which is named “the capital of mineral water in China”, including Long Life Garden, Yishen Garden, Yishen Pavilion, Drinking Hall, waterfall, spring square and mineral spring bathing. Then travel to Black Dragon Hill where the scenic spot of new and old burned hill is. You will see the crater of the volcano, lava and stone sea, water curtain cave, white birch forest, stone ape and etc. Visit the volcano barrier lakes including the second and third lakes of Wudalianchi. Explore the underground Icy Cave. There, you can experience winter in summer and underground icy river. In the lava cave, you can enjoy the icy flower, icy sculpture and lava stone tree. Drive for about 3.5 hours to Heihe. Stay at a local hotel. 

Heihe – Harbin
Excurse to the Aihui Ancient City, City Park and Sino- Russian border trade market. Return to Harbin by coach (about 10 hours). Stay at a local hotel. 

Harbin – Yanji
Visit the world famous Sun Island Park, the Songhuajiang Highway Bridge, the Sun Stone (the symbol of Sun Island), the Sun Bridge (the only cable-stayed bridge with one arm in Asia), the Siberian Tiger Park and the St. Sofia Orthodox Church. You can also stroll along the Centre Street, the old street with the history of hundreds years. Take an overnight train to Yanji.

Yanji - Changbai Mountain
Arrive in Yanji in the morning. You are suggested to have breakfast in a local restaurant in the city. Take a bus to Changbai Mountain Scenic Area, one of the top 10 famous mountains in China. Along the way, you can see the unique species, the welcoming pine - pine beauty, the vertical sight zone and the white birch forest on the mountain. You can climb the corridor or change to another bus to reach the highest peak. View the mysterious Heavenly Lake, waterfall, small heavenly lake, Julong Hot Springs and underground forest. You can also try the hot spring bath there. Stay at a local hotel. 

Yanji - Jilin
Drive to Yanji. On the way, visit the East Bear Park, which is the biggest bear breeding base in Asia, deer farm and Korean Folk Village and have a look around the city. Take an overnight train to Jilin.

Jilin – Changchun
Arrive in Jilin in the morning. You may have breakfast at a local restaurant. Stroll along the Middle Songjiang Road, which is known as the small Bund in Jilin, see the Catholic Church from outside and visit the Century Square and the site of Koguryo ancient city at Longtan Mountain. Take a bus to Songhua Lake. You can paddle in the green mountains on the clear lake. Leave for Changchun by coach (about 1.5 hours). Stay at a local hotel. 

Changchun – Shenyang
Visit the Museum of Puppet Manchukuo Palace which was built for the last emperor of China, the Changchun Film Studio which is a famous film base in Changchun and culture square. Take a train to Shenyang and stay at a local hotel.

Shenyang
Visit the Shenyang Forbidden City, the World Cultural Heritage. Then pay a visit to the mansion of Zhang Xueliang, who was a very famous anti-Japanese general in Northeast of China, the Memorial Hall of “September 18th Incident” and North Mausoleum Garden. Leave Shenyang by flight or train. Tour ends.