10 days, 9 nights, July 27-Aug. 5 & Aug. 17-26, 2021. Difficulty level, 2 out of 5. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan/fly to southern Gobi Desert for camel ride among Singing Dunes/bike at Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs)/musical performance in Yol Valley/private ger camp at Jalman Meadows/learn about nomad life in Upper Tuul River valley. $10,495 ppdo. Single supp., $2,500. Butterfield & Robinson (Toronto, ON, Canada; in No. Am., 866/551-9090, www.butterfield.com...

11 days, 10 nights, Sept. 26-Oct. 6, 2021. Group limit, 14. Highlights: Transfer from Brasilia to Cuiabá, then to Porto Jofre/explore banks of Cuiabá River, home to jaguars, storks, toucans/near Alta Floresta, ecolodge provides base for finding spider monkeys, tapirs, peccaries, anteaters. $14,990 ppdo. Single supp., $4,000. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747, www.zegrahm.com).

8-day, 7-night river cruise in FRANCE. Departures April-Sept. 2021. Highlights: Embark 88-passenger MS Swiss Ruby in Paris, tour city, climb stairs of Basilique du Sacré-Cœur/in Normandy, bus tour of Les Andelys, visit 12th-century Château Gaillard/11th-century 230-foot-long tapestry in Bayeux/in Rouen, Notre-Dame Cathedral/village of Giverny for Monet’s water lily pond/crêpe-making class, wine tasting aboard ship. $2,199-$2,499 ppdo. Single supp., add 50%. Value World Tours (Fountain...