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