Plan to Beat the Summer Heat

Before you're sweltering this summer, we recommend lining up one of these spirit-lifting cooler-weather journeys

Cooling escapes ►

The North Pole & Franz Josef Land

  • Two-week voyage aboard icebreaker
  • Dramatic ice & wildlife sightings
  • Stand atop the North Pole
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Trans-Siberian & Trans-Mongolian Express

  • 9–15 days of touring by luxury train
  • Fascinating culture & epic landscapes
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Mongolia & Siberia

  • Ulan Ude, awash in Mongolian culture
  • The Flaming Cliffs & Lake Baikal
  • Rigorous remote touring
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Mongolia Explorer

  • Buddhist temples of Ulaanbaatar
  • Visit with nomad family
  • 13 days, with mountains & desert
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Festivals of Mongolia: National Naadam Festival

  • See one of the world’s great festivals
  • Ulaanbaatar & the Gobi Desert
  • 11 days, with camel riding
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Eight Days in Tibet

  • Lhasa, Tibet's cultural capital
  • 10 days, covering the essentials
  • Customizable or group trips
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Central Tibet Explorer

  • See Tibet's most sacred temples
  • Stunning Himalayan scenery
  • 10 days of touring & walking
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