Mongolia

17 days/16 nights, June 28-July 14 & July 6-22, 2012. Highlights: Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar/explore Gorkhi-Terelj National Park on horseback/stay in a ger at Lake Hovsgol/Gobi Desert/Khongar “singing” sand dunes/Flaming Cliffs/Bogd National Park, home to roe deer, Asian wapiti, marmots/Naadam Festival/Karakoram. Land, $6,195. Single supp., $895.

ElderTreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956).