Itinerary
| Travel Days | Activity |
| 1 | fly to LAX; lose a day |
| 2 | arrive Beijing; Great Wall at Miyun; Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven; pearl market; shopping Wangfujing St.; Chinese acrobats show |
| 3 | depart on train from Beijing to UB |
| 4 | arrive UB by train; Tumen Ekh show |
| 5 | language course; Natural Hist.Museum |
| 6 | Choijin Lama Temple – Mongolian music concert |
| 7 | language course; lecture; National Museum |
| 8 | language course; church |
| 9 | pack for trip |
| 10 | depart for Hustai National Park in morning |
| 11 | Hustai |
| 12 | Hustai – begin trip – lectures in Hustai |
| 13 | Drive to Harhorin/Erdenezuu Monastery; visit geology field camp en route |
| 14 | Drive to Waterfall/Tuvhun Temple |
| 15 | Drive and stay with Erdenetsogt ger families – 2 nights |
| 16 | Chores w/herders, service project |
| 17 | drive by cinder cone, ninja gold mining, en route to Jinst canyon |
| 18 | Optional horse ride, drive to Bogd-drive to saxaul trees; Tseveen meet w group |
| 19 | Drive by Orog Nuur to Gobi Altai Nuruu; end trip |
| 20 | begin trip; visit sites 1 & 2 |
| 21 | drive to Gobi via valley of lakes-dry lake dunes (Cenoz.) |
| 22 | visit sites 3 and 4 |
| 23 | visit site 5 |
| 24 | take camels to Bayanzag; visit Yolyn Am |
| 25 | drive back to Delgerhangay |
| 26 | end trip – arrive UB |
| 27 | sightseeing in UB |
| 28 | visit to Naadam horses & 3-4 yr olds racing |
| 29 | Naadam – opening ceremonies, wrestling, archery |
| 30 | sightseeing in UB |
| 31 | Victims of Political Persecution Memorial Museum |
| 32 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve – leave UB by train |
| 22 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve |
| 34 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve |
| 35 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve |
| 36 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve |
| 37 | Ikh Nart Nature Preserve – return to UB by train |
| 38 | research/write final papers-all wk |
| 39 | theatre/symphony/opera/optional museum visits |
| 40 | Bogd Khan Palace Museum |
| 41 | research/write final papers |
| 42 | research/write final papers |
| 43 | pack for Altai |
| 44 | fly UB-Ulgy; Drive to Oigor river rock carvings |
| 45 | Explore the rock carvings early in the morning and drive to the gateway of Malchin base. Hike to Malchin basecamp with camel support. |
| 46 | Climb Malchin peak |
| 47 | Hike on Potanin glacier |
| 48 | Hike to White river with camel support |
| 49 | Hike out of White river valley and climb Shiveet with a hope to see wild goats |
| 50 | Drive to Khoton lake |
| 51 | Idle day at the lake |
| 52 | Drive to Ulgy town |
| 53 | Flight back to UB |
| 54 | write final papers |
| 55 | write final papers |
| 56 | write final papers |
| 57 | fly UB-Beijing-LAX |