Embark on a 6-day adventure to the Greater Khingan Mountains, where you can meet reindeer, stay with local families, and take part in snow activities. Enjoy a unique experience away from the crowds of China.
Day 1: Hailar Arrival
Flights from Beijing or Shanghai to Hailar are available. After your airport pickup, the rest of the day is yours to explore.
Day 2: Hailar to E'erguna
Take part in fun snow activities on the grasslands, including snowmobile riding, a snow slide, and snow sliding in a dinghy. Enjoy beautiful snowscapes at E'erguna Wetland, visit the Wetland Museum, and taste Tieshan ice cream. Stay overnight in E'erguna City.
Day 3: E'erguna to Genhe
Experience horse riding on a vast grassland. Walk into E'erguna's primitive birch forest to immerse yourself in its scenic winter wonderland. Visit a local Russian family, learn about their life and customs, taste Russian snacks, and listen to them lay their traditional musical instruments. Stay overnight in Genhe City.
Day 4: Genhe to Lengji Village
Meet China's reindeer and walk with them in the deep forest of the Greater Khingan Mountains. Listen to the stories of the Ewenki — China's last reindeer tribe. Apart from being Santa's helpers, in Mongolian folklore, reindeers are mystical creatures believed to carry the spirit of past loved ones. With a basket of fresh moss, you can get up close to the gentle reindeers to pet and feed them.
After the reindeer experience, head to the coldest village in China. Take the challenge of eating a hotpot outdoors on an ice table. Bake sweet potatoes and make dumplings on a traditional heated brick bed. Enjoy local ice and snow activities. Stay overnight in a local villagers' house in Lengji Village.
Day 5: Lengji Village to Genhe
Lead by a local and your English-speaking guide, make fresh tracks into the forested hinterland of the Greater Khingan Mountains to appreciate the scenery of primitive trees hung with rime. Then, have a unique BBQ in the snowy forest. Stay overnight in Genhe City again.
Day 6: Genhe to Hailar for the Departure
After breakfast, your guide and driver will accompany you to Hailar Airport for your departure.
