Itinerary
| LOS ANGELES, CA |
Day 1 | 5:00pm Group members fly to LAX airport; transfer to hotel by free hotel shuttle bus; group dinner | |
| EN ROUTE | Day 2 | Breakfast at the hotel 10:00am Transfer to Terminal 2 at LAX airport via free hotel shuttle 1:30pm Depart Los Angeles |
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| BEIJING | Day 3 |
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| Day 4 | Group breakfast Banking; Explore city as group Evening group testimony meeting |
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| Day 5 | Group breakfast | ||
| Day 6 | Group breakfast | ||
| Day 7 | Group breakfast | ||
| Day 8 | Group breakfast Visit weekend market Group church service |
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| Day 9 | Group breakfast | ||
| OVERNIGHT TRAIN | Day 10 | Group breakfast Transfer from guest house to Beijing Central Train Station 7:40am Depart Beijing by train (Chinese) #K23 |
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| ULAANBAATAR | Day 11 | 1:15pm Arrive Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; transfer to hotel Evening group testimony meeting |
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| Day 12 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| Day 13 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| MONGOL ELS CAMP | Day 14 | Breakfast at hotel; lunch and dinner in the field Drive 6 hours; field mapping (with Mongolian students) |
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| Day 15 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field field mapping Group church service |
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| Day 16 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field field mapping |
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| Day 17 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field field mapping |
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| Day 18 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field field mapping Group testimony meeting |
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| KARAKORUM | Day 19 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Drive 2 hours; Mongolian Empires monuments en route; visit Erdene Monastery |
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| Day 20 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Drive 2 hours to Tuvkhum Monastery (3hr tour); hike; drive back (2hrs) |
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| TSAGAAN NUUR NATIONAL PARK |
Day 21 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Drive to Tsagaan NP, stopping en route at Tsetserleg (market) Tamir (Holy Rock) (1hr) |
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| Day 22 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Hike up volcanic cone Group church service |
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| CHULUUT RIVER CAMP | Day 23 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Full day drive to Chuluut river camp | |
| JARGALANT | Day 24 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Visit the Governor (Bayasaa’s Sergeant) | |
| Day 25 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Social Science projects Group testimony meeting |
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| Day 26 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Social Science projects | ||
| CHULUUT CAMP | Day 27 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Drive 6 hours to Chuluut | |
| TSENHER JIGUUR GER CAMP |
Day 28 | Breakfast and dinner at ger camp, lunch in the field Drive 6 hours to hot mineral springs ger camp via Tsesterleg | |
| ULAANBAATAR | Day 29 | Breakfast at ger camp; Drive 11 hours to Ulaanbaatar (lunch en route) Group church service (? Or Sat or Mon?) Group dinner at hotel |
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| Day 30 | Breakfast at hotel Free day for laundry and R&R | ||
| Day 31 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| Day 32 | Breakfast at hotel Naadam Festival: afternoon folk concert Group testimony meeting |
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| Day 33 | Breakfast at hotel Naadam Festival; museum visit | ||
| Day 34 | Breakfast at hotel Naadam Festival | ||
| Day 35 | Breakfast at hotel Naadam Festival Prepare for Gobi excursion |
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| DALANDZADGAD, GOBI | Day 36 | Breakfast at hotel; leave some group luggage at travel agency; transfer from hotel to airport Fly from Ulaanbaatar to the Gobi; group lunch Dinner at ger camp Group church service |
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| Day 37 | Breakfast at ger camp Visit large sand dunes; group lunch Dinner at ger camp |
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| Day 38 | Breakfast at ger camp Yolyn Am; Bayan Zag; lunch Ride Camels to Flaming Cliffs Dinner at ger camp |
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| ULAANBAATAR | Day 39 | Breakfast at ger camp Return from Gobi to Ulaanbaatar by plane; transfer to hotel Group testimony meeting |
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| Day 40 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| ALTAI NATIONAL PARK: KHURGAN NUUR | Day 41 | Very early breakfast at hotel Transfer from hotel to airport (Altai) 6:00am Depart Ulaanbaatar on Aeromongolia #97 (15 kg luggage limit) 9:10am Arrive Ulgii; drive toward Khurgan Nuur; lunch and dinner provided |
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| Day 42 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Day at Khurgan Nuur; hiking; camp at lake | ||
| ALTAI NATIONAL PARK: TSAGAAN GOL CAMP | Day 43 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Drive to Tsagaan Gol Valley Group church service |
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| ALTAI NATIONAL PARK: TAVAN BOGD (Trek) | Day 44 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Trek to glacier’s base camp of the Tavan Bogd | |
| Day 45 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Optional climb to Malchin Peak | ||
| ALTAI NATIONAL PARK: TSAGAAN GOL CAMP | Day 46 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Return trek to Tsagaan Gol camp Group testimony meeting |
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| ALTAI NATIONAL PARK: ULGII GER CAMP | Day 47 | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Break camp; drive to Ulgii | |
| ULAANBAATAR | Day 48 | Breakfast at ger camp 9:40am Depart Ulgii on Areomongolia #98 (15 kg luggage limit) 12:20pm Arrive Ulaanbaatar; transfer to hotel |
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| Day 49 | Breakfast at hotel Group activities | ||
| ERDENET | Day 50 | Breakfast at hotel; excursion to Erdenet via bus Group church service Group lunch and dinner |
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| Day 51 | Breakfast at hotel Tour copper mine Group lunch and dinner |
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| ULAANBAATAR | Day 52 | Breakfast at hotel Return to UB via vans | |
| Day 53 | Breakfast at hotel
Group testimony meeting |
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| Day 54 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| Day 55 | Breakfast at hotel | ||
| OVERNIGHT TRAIN | Day 56 | Breakfast at hotel; transfer to train station
8:05am Depart Ulaanbaatar by train (Chinese) #K24 |
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| BEIJING | Day 57 | 2:10pm Arrive Beijing; transfer to guest House; laundry & R&R Group church service | |
| Day 58 | Group breakfast | ||
| Day 59 | Group breakfast | ||
| Day 60 | Group breakfast Group testimony meeting | ||
| Day 61 | Group breakfast | ||
| PROGRAM CONCLUDES | Day 62 | Group breakfast Transfer from guest house to Beijing International Airport 9:05am Depart Beijing 1:50pm Arrive Tokyo/Narita airport (T1); transfer to connecting flight 3:45pm Depart Tokyo/Narita 9:40am Arrive Los Angeles (T2); clear US Customs and Immigration; continue with individual travel plans |