Skiing in the North Eastern Ski Resorts of China

Ski the North Eastern Provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang and Sightsee in winter! Enjoy the famous ice carvings of Harbin, the 'shugua' of Jilin where the river side pine and willow trees of the Songhua River weigh heavy with ice crystals, and sample the cuisine of this melting pot of cultures where China's boarders meet those of North Korea and Russia.

China is just beginning to realise the importance of what it can offer the pioneering skier. It is closing the gap on Japan and Korea as the new desirable Far Eastern ski destination. The itinerary we suggest for a skiing trip includes the two best known resorts, Beidahu Ski Resort in Jilin Province, and Yabuli Resort in Heilongjiang Province. As well as ample opportunity to ski, Yabuli is located in a National Park (in the Changbai Shan mountain range), so even in winter wildlife abounds so bring the binoculars!

This is a holiday destination of an unusual kind and we are very excited to at last now provide this opportunity to enjoy such an extraordinary ski destination. Skiing in the North Eastern Ski Resorts of China is not like the resorts of Europe, where one holiday morphs in your memory into another.

In China there are not the little chalets and gluvine stops - instead the accommodation is purpose built, it is not unusual to be skiing in minus 10C, but it is a dry cold unlike the damp of Europe, and most importantly what is lacking in heat is made up for by the warm food and hospitality shown to foreigners. Open your mind to a skiing holiday with a difference! Experience the extraordinary winters of the North East of China. Come and Ski and Sightsee China!

Ski the Mount Lebanon Range - the best resort Middle East

With ski slopes in view of the Levantine Coastline and the Mediterranean stretching out to eternity, Mountain walking, vineyards, crusader castles, souks and Phoenician ruins no more than an hour from the ski slopes, Lebanon has something to satisfy everyone's holiday aspirations!

Lebanon is the most exotic Mediterranean destination for skiing and we specialise in itineraries allowing skiers to sightsee too. Lebanon is one of the worlds smallest countries, hemmed in by the warm waters of the Mediterranean and borders of Syria, Jordan and Israel, making it a feasible feat to see much of it in a short space of time.

Skiers can ski the best resort in the Middle East called Kfardebian Maazar. It is in the village of Ouyoune Al Simane in the Kfardebian region of the Mount Lebanon Range. At the top of the resort at the Maazar dome you can look out across the Mediterranean Sea. Turn and look in the opposite direction and you can see across to the Bekka Valley, the wine 'basket' of Lebanon. Ski the Cedars is another romantic option. Noted more for its social life than its extensive lift system, this is another feather to Lebanon's cap. Of course for any non skiers in the group there is wine tasting, delicious Middle Eastern food, walking and plenty of opportunity to explore Lebanon.

Lebanon is renown as the playground of the Middle East, the snow is abundant, so are the mezzes and the Lebanese culture warm and welcoming. Whether a skier, tourist or walker you will get plenty of opportunity for outdoor activities and a feel for Lebanon which is so unlike any skiing holiday you might have experienced in France, Italy, or Switzerland!