MONGOLIAN EXPLORER: GOBI & BEYOND + NAADAM FESTIVAL

14-day, 13-night expedition in Mongolia, June 30-July 13, 2021. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: Fly from Ulaanbaatar to Muron/jeep ride to ger (yurt) camp at Hövsgöl Lake/return to Ulaanbaatar for visit to Khogno Khan ger camp/16th-century Erdene Zhu Monastery/in the Gobi Desert, “Fighting Dinosaurs'' fossil, Bulgan hot spring, Flaming Cliffs, Yol Valley/in Gobi Gurvansaikhan Nat’l Park, visit family of nomadic herders/Naadam Festival/Gandan Monastery. $8,495 ppdo. Single supp., $2,095. Internal air, $650. MIR Corporation (Seattle, WA; 800/424-7289, www.mircorp.com).