Caravan Tours has been in business for 45 years offering ESCORTED TOUR PACKAGES. Caravan claims to give more evening entertainment, exciting daytime adventures, great hotels and lodges, fine dining, professional tour directors and expert local guides than a person would normally expect in their tour package prices. It is to be noted: Their prices do not include airfare to the city where tours originate and there might be a slight increase in prices for 1998.

• CANADIAN ROCKIES:12 days starting at $2795; visiting Victoria, Vancouver, Banff, Jasper, Seattle and Lake Louise.

• MONTREAL, QUEBEC, LAURENTIANS AND NIAGARA FALLS: 9 days starting at $1395; Montmorency Falls, Lac Des Sables, Montebello, Ottawa, Thousands Islands and Toronto.

• QUEBEC WINTER CARNAVAL: 8 days starting at $1295; "Travel through ancient Laurentian mountains dotted with ski villages, watch fairy castles being carved from ice and cheer the famous canoe race across the St. Lawrence. Celebrate the 'Mardi Gras of the North' with our French-Canadian friends." (Per Caravan's brochure.)

• CANADIAN MARITIMES: 9 days starting at $1395; Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

• MT. RUSHMORE TO GRAND TETON WITH YELLOWSTONE: 9 days starting at $1495; From Old Faithful to Mt. Rushmore, Snake River floating to buffalo range excursion, Native American storytelling to Tabernacle Choir performance.

• YELLOWSTONE PARK WINTER WILDLIFE: 8 days starting at $1575; "Yellowstone is a winter wildlife paradise. Vulcan's fire loosens winter's grip and thermal mist turns trees into white ghosts. Yellowstone's excellent winter habitat provides for an abundance of wildlife. This is a vacation for the adventurous, truly a wildlife safari." (Per Caravan's brochure).

• GRAND CANYON:10 days starting at $1595; Arches, Bryce, Monument Valley, Escalante, Zion and Indian Lands. Visit 6 national parks and overnight in the Hopi and Navajo Nations.

• NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST INDIANLANDS:10 days starting at $l495; El Paso, Carlbad Caverns, Mescalero, Santa Fe, Taos, Farmington, Gallup and Albuquerque.

• COLORADO: 8 days starting at $1355; Denver, Vail, Aspen, Grand Junction, Durango, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Colorado Springs.

• MONTANA WITH GLACIER PARK: 9 days starting at $1395; Great Falls, Blackfeet Nation, Flathead Lake, Missoula, Virginia City, Mammoth Hot Springs, Bozeman and Helena.

• IDAHO: 8 days starting at $1295; Sawtooth, Hells Canyon, Oregon Trail, Sun Valley, Coeur D'Alene and Salmon Riber. "Jetboat through gigantic gorges, float down a pristine river, cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene, get away from it all in idyllic Idaho." (Per Caravan brochure) .

• WASHINGTON WITH VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER: 8 days starting at $1495; Seattle, Mount Rainier, Olympic Park, Kalaloch, Rain Forest, Butchart Gardens and San Juan Islands.

• OREGON COAST AND CRATER LAKE: 8 days starting at $1375; Portland, Columbia Gorge, Oregon Sand Dunes, Rogue River, Redwoods, Ashland and Eugene.

• CALIFORNIA...WINE COUNTRY AND YOSEMITE: 9 days starting at $1875; San Francisco, Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills and San Diego.

• CALIFORNIA TRAINS: 8 days starting at $1595; San Francisco, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley and Mendocino. Ride coaches and trains to these areas.

• HISTORIC AMERICA: 9 days starting at $1475; Williamsburg, Gettysburg, Annapolis, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C..

• NEW ENGLAND FALLS COLORS: 7 days starting at $1295; Boston, Plymouth, Newport, Green and White Mountains, Portland and Kennebunkport. See New England in vivid amber, scarlet, orange and gold colors!

• CAPE COD... THE ISLANDS AND NEW ENGLAND: 9 days starting at $1795; Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

• FLORIDA...WITH KEY WEST AND EVERGLADES: 8 days starting at $1595; Tampa, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Key West, Miami, and Orlando.

• HAWAII...5 ISLANDS:15 days starting at $3195; Oahu, Molokai, Kauai, Hawaii and Maui. This is a five island masterpiece tour.

• BELIZE TROPICAL ADVENTURE: 9 days starting at $1595; Belize...home of the Maya and the world's largest living coral reef. Swim, beachcomb and snorkel. See the barrier reef islands by boat. Stroll through the plaza of the ancient Mayan trading center. See a monkey preserve, a bird sanctuary, a butterfly farm and the world's only jaguar preserve.

• COSTA RICA NATURAL PARADISE: 11 days starting at $1795; "Glide through the jungle canopy by aerial tram, cruise by boat through rainforests, see exotic tropical birds and wildlife, relax at the beach and revel in the rumble of Arenal Yolcano. Naturalist guides help to show you the wonders of Costa Rica." (Per Caravan brochure).

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