Canada Vacation Packages

Canada is big. As the bird flies, from Victoria, BC (Canada’s most westerly city) to St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada’s most easterly city) the distance is approximately 4,545 miles (7314 km).

If you search for eastern Canada vacation packages some of the more popular destinations include Toronto, Montreal and Niagara Falls. A search for western Canada vacation packages will list places like Victoria, Whistler and Vancouver as the most popular destinations.

Canada has so much more to offer however.

Here are a few overlooked Canadian vacation packages that are well worth your consideration.

Alberta Vacation Packages

Most Americans, and indeed, quite a few Canadians, think of British Columbia Canada when they think of the Canadian Rockies. In truth, Canada’s Rocky Mountains are shared by both BC and Alberta. In fact, destination in the Canadian Rockies like Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, the Columbia Icefields and Lake Louise, a glacier fed alpine lake and ski resort, are all part of Alberta.

Western Canada Vacation Packages by Caravan Tours offers tourists a scenic nine day exploration of some of Alberta’s most beautiful and most popular destinations. This all inclusive Canadian vacation package begins in Calgary, Alberta. The tour is fully escorted and includes stops at Many Glacier in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, plus Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies as well as Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake and Jasper National Park.

Guests of Caravan Tours also get to enjoy a Banff Gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain and a ride across the Athabasca Glacier aboard the Ice Explorer. The Athabasca Glacier is part of Alberta’s Columbia Icefields, the largest in all of the Canadian Rockies. Along the way there are many opportunities to observe Canadian wildlife including, Moose, Caribou, black bears, Grizzlies and mountain goats.

Maritime Vacation Packages

Eastern Canada Vacation Packages by  Caravan Tours offers tourists the opportunity to explore Canada’s Maritime Provinces, which are made up of three of Canada’s most easterly provinces, namely New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.

New Brunswick – New Brunswick, one of Canada’s first four original provinces (1867), is located in the Appalachian Mountains just east of the state of Maine, USA. The most notable tourist attraction in New Brunswick is the Bay of Fundy and the Fundy Tides (the world’s highest tides) which can rise an incredible 52 feet (16 meters) daily.

Prince Edward Island – To the east of New Brunswick is Prince Edward Island (aka “PEI” or “Garden of the Gulf”). PEI is Canada’s smallest province and situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The capital of PEI is Charlottetown, which is also known as the “birthplace of Confederation” even though PEI didn’t officially join Canada until 1873, six years after confederation. Prince Edward Island’s most notable attraction is the Green Gables farmhouse located in Cavendish. Anne of Green Gables is Canada’s biggest selling novel. Another notable attraction of PEI is the 8 mile long Confederation Bridge, Canada’s longest bridge that connects PEI to New Brunswick.

Nova Scotia – Although Nova Scotia is Canada’s second smallest province it was also one of Canada’s first original four provinces (along with New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec). In all, the province of Nova Scotia has over 2500 miles (4051 km) of coastline, which includes scenic Cape Breton Island. The most notable attractions in Nova Scotia include the capital city of Halifax, Cabot Trail (the scenic highway through the Cape Breton Highlands) plus the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site and the Fortress of Louisbourg. Many Nova Scotia vacation packages also include local whale watching tours.

All Inclusive Tours by Caravan

Since 1952, family run Caravan Tours has been offering fully escorted tours throughout North and Central America. Caravan now offers fully escorted All Inclusive Tours including western Canada vacation packages and eastern Canada vacation Packages.

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Caravan’s Escorted Bus Tours

Since 1952, Caravan Tours, a Chicago based family owned and operated tour company, has been providing world travelers with affordable fully escorted tours throughout North and Central America.

Caravan’ budget escorted tours are very reasonably priced; most escorted tours start at just $995! What makes Caravan’s fully escorted tours so unique however is that they are also all inclusive tours, which are ideal for group travelers, budget travelers and tourists who are looking for family escorted tours or senior escorted tours.

On Caravan’s all inclusive fully escorted tours everything is included for one low, affordable price including all itinerary accommodations, meals, activities, activity fees and ground transportation.

Caravan hosts some of the best escorted tours in the travel industry including All Inclusive Tours in Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, the United States and Canada.

Mexico Escorted Tours

Caravan travelers to Mexico have two tour options to choose from including Mexico escorted tours of Ancient Civilizations and Colonial Cities, which includes tours of Mexico’s ancient ruins of Uxmal, Chichen Itza and Teotihuacan or escorted tours of Mexico’s Copper Canyon, an all inclusive Mexico train trip through the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Other Latin America Escorted Tours

Caravan’s all inclusive Latin America tours are exceptional fully escorted holidays.

Vacationers on Caravan’s Costa Rica Escorted Tours enjoy a fully escorted tour to the "rich coast" of Costa Rica, which includes visits to Tortuguero National Park and the Atlantic sea turtle nesting beaches.

Caravan’s all inclusive Guatemala Escorted Tours includes visits to Antigua, Lake Atitlan and the Mayan ruins of Tikal and Copan.

Guests on Caravan’s all inclusive Panama Escorted Tours enjoy an escorted tour of the Panama Canal, Old Panama and Panama City plus a rainforest jungle cruise up the Chagras River to an authentic Embera Indian village.

American Escorted Tours

Caravan’s United States escorted tours offers something for everyone, from escorted bus tours of the California coast, to Yellowstone National Park, New England and US national parks tours.

Caravan’s California Escorted Tours are escorted bus tours down the coast of California with visits to San Francisco, California wine country, Big Sur and Yosemite National Park.

Caravan’s Yellowstone Escorted Tours also includes visits to Mammoth Hot Springs, Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Chief Crazy Horse Monument and Mount Rushmore.

Travelers on Caravan’s New England Escorted Tours enjoy a scenic bus tour through the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. This is a fantastic trip, especially during the fall when tourists can enjoy Caravan’s fully escorted New England fall foliage tour.

Caravan’s USA National Parks Escorted Tours take visitors on all inclusive fully escorted tours through some of America’s favorite national parks including the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. These escorted bus tours also includes Monument Valley.

Escorted Canada Tours

Fully escorted tours in Canada are also offered by Caravan Tours. Caravan’s all inclusive Canadian Rockies Escorted Tours includes Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and the Columbia Ice Fields. Caravan’s all inclusive Eastern Canada Escorted Tours explores Canada’s Maritime Provinces including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (PEI).

All Inclusive Fully Escorted Tours by Caravan

All Central American and North American all inclusive Fully Escorted Tours by Caravan are conducted by knowledgeable local tour guides. Visit Why Buy Caravan Escorted Tours to learn more or Check Caravan’s Escorted Tour Availability now.

Guided Tours by Caravan

Many of today’s guided travel tours are also all inclusive. That means for one all inclusive price, tourists can travel fully guided and enjoy all ground transportation, accommodations, meals and tour itineraries without added costs.

Caravan Tours offers some of the best guided tours on the market. Caravan tour operators offer North and Central American guided bus tours including All Inclusive Tours in Canada, the US, Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

US Guided Tours

Grand Canyon Guided Tours – Have you ever wanted to explore the Grand Canyon with an experienced tour guide? Caravan’s Grand Canyon guided tours are exceptional and also include escorted visits to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. Other destinations on this all inclusive fully guided tour include Sedona, Lake Powell and Monument Valley.

California Guided Tours - Take a guided vacation tour down along the coast of California and enjoy escorted visits to the California redwoods, San Joaquin Valley, California wine country, San Francisco, Monterey, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Caravan’s all inclusive fully escorted California tours also include Yosemite National Park guided tours.

Yellowstone Guided Tours – Caravan’s all inclusive Yellowstone National Park guided tours explores many of the park’s most popular sites including Old Faithful Geyser and Mammoth Hot Springs. The Yellowstone guided tour also includes visits to Mount Rushmore Memorial, Crazy Horse Monument and the Custer Battlefield.

New England Guided Tours – New England’s fall foliage guided tours are the most popular however Caravan’s New England guided tours also include Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth Rock, Woodstock, Norman Rockwell Museum and of course a guided bus tour through New England’s Appalachian Mountains.

Canada Guided Tours

Guided Tours of the Canadian Rockies – Caravan’s all inclusive bus tour of the Canadian Rockies includes visits to Waterton Park, Glacier Park, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park and the Columbia Ice Fields.

Guided Tours of the Canada’s Maritime Provinces – Caravan’s all inclusive bus tour of Eastern Canada includes escorted visits to Nova Scotia’s Halifax and Peggy’s Cove. Other destinations include the Fortress of Louisbourg and Cabot Trial on Cape Breton Island, Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island and the Bay of Fundy (home of the world’s highest tides) in New Brunswick.

Mexico Guided Tours

Guided Tours of Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations and Colonial Cities – Caravan’s all inclusive tours of Mexico’s ancient civilizations include escorted visits to the ruins of Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Teotihuacan. The tour also includes guide visits to the Colonial cities of Merida, Palenque and Mexico City.

Guide Tours of Mexico’s Copper Canyon – Caravan’s fully guided train tour through Copper Canyon Mexico includes visits to a 16^th century mission, the Tarahumara Indians and the Colonial town of El Fuerte. This is a two-way round trip

Costa Rica Guided Tours

Traveling fully escorted is absolutely the best way to explore Costa Rica’s many volcanoes, waterfalls, rainforests, cloud forests and National Parks.  Other destinations on Caravan’s guided tours of Costa Rica include San Jose, Tortuguero Park, the Green Sea Turtle Research Station and Costa Rica’s hanging bridges.

Guatemala Guided Tours

Caravan’s all inclusive guided tours of Guatemala also include escorted visits to the ancient ruins of Tikal and Copan. Other sites including in this Guatemala guided tour include Lake Atitlan, Guatemala City, Quiriqua, Rio Dulce and Antigua.

Panama Guided Tours

Caravan’s newest all inclusive tour is the fully guided Panama Canal tour. Travelers will also enjoy escorted visits to Panama City, Old Panama, Playa Blanca, Colon and the rainforest village of the Embera Indians.

All Inclusive Tours by Caravan

Caravan Tours has been offering Fully Guided Tours throughout Central and North America since 1952. Caravan uses knowledgeable local tour guides who are eager to share their history and knowledge. Visit Why Buy Caravan Guided Tours to learn more or Check Caravan’s Guided Tour Availability now.

US National Parks Tours

For US travelers who want a chance to experience the natural wonders of nature along with America’s indigenous wildlife there is no shortage of excellent national parks tours in the United States including All Inclusive US Tours by Caravan tours.

Guided western national parks tours are the easiest way to get the most out of visiting places like Yellowstone, Yosemite and of course, the Grand Canyon where knowledgeable tour guides provide much of the history and background information about each park’s unique attributes.

Grand Canyon National Park Tours

The Grand Canyon has held visitors spellbound since it was first explored in the mid 1800’s. Escorted Grand Canyon National Park tours will help you discover  one of the world’s most mesmerizing landscapes, if only for the sheer size of the canyon. For many visitors the vastness and beauty of the Grand Canyon almost amounts to a spiritual experience. Grand Canyon National Park tours are available from the south rim and the north rim. More adventurous visitors can also take hiking tours deep into the canyon or explore the adventure of river rafting down the Colorado River, over a mile below the Canyon rim. Caravan’s All Inclusive Grand Canyon National Park Tours also include escorted visits to the unique rock formations of Bryce Canyon National Park and the wonderful geological formations of Zion National Park.

Yellowstone National Park Tours

The world’s first national park (and America’s largest) is Yellowstone National Park. For international visitors who to enjoy our American national parks tours, Yellowstone is a must. Yellowstone National Park is actually an ancient super volcano boasting over 10,000 geothermal activities including over three hundred geysers, the most famous of which is Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone also has 290 cascading waterfalls plus hundreds of mud pots, fumaroles and hot sprints. Yellowstone National Park tours are extremely popular. Caravan’s All Inclusive Yellowstone National Park Tours also include escorted visits to Mount Rushmore National Monument, Mammoth Hot Springs and Grand Tetons National Park.

Yosemite National Park Tours

To view El Capitan, the world’s largest exposed granite boulder (3600 feet high) or places like Bridal Veil Falls, Cathedral Rocks or the 1410 foot Upper Yosemite Falls (America’s highest waterfalls), visitors should consider taking an escorted California Yosemite National Park tour. Yosemite National Park is a World Heritage site. Caravan’s All Inclusive Yosemite National Park tour also includes a guided motor coach tour of the California Coast with visits to places like Big Sur, the giant Sequoia redwood forest, San Francisco, Monterey, California wine country and Hollywood.

Learn More About Caravan’s US National Park Tours

It is imperative for visitors who want to enjoy fully escorted US national parks tours to choose a good, well established tour company. Caravan Tours has been offering fully escorted tours since 1952. Check out some of Caravan’s tour review pages to read others have said about Caravans’ all inclusive, fully escorted US national Parks Tours

Grand Canyon Tours Reviews
Yellowstone Park Tours Reviews
Yosemite Park Tours Reviews

All Inclusive USA Sightseeing Tours

Sightseeing in the United Stages attracts tourists from around the globe who come to enjoy bus sightseeing tours of our parks, our historic landmarks and our incredibly beautiful landscapes.

The United States is such a diverse country with everything from the deserts of Arizona and the beaches of California to the super volcano of Yellowstone National Park and the rolling Appalachian Mountains of New England.

Tourists can find plenty of different US sightseeing tours to choose from including all inclusive USA sightseeing Tours like those offered by Caravan Tours.

Here are some of the more popular Caravan US bus sightseeing tours;

• Grand Canyon Sightseeing Tours
• Bryce Canyon Sightseeing Tours
• Zion National Park Sights
• Yellowstone Sightseeing Tours
• Yosemite National Park Sightseeing Tours
• California Coast Sightseeing Tours
• New England Sightseeing Tours

Grand Canyon Sightseeing

It doesn’t matter if you standing on the Grand Canyon South rim or standing 18 miles across on the north rim; or if you are descending down into the mile deep canyon itself; or if you are river rafting through the canyon on the Colorado River, the effect is the same… sightseeing in the Grand Canyon is absolutely incredible from every perspective.

Bryce Canyon Sightseeing

Along with bus sightseeing tours, backpacking, horseback riding and hiking are a few other great options for taking in Bryce Canyon sights including the incredible display of hoodoos, natural arches, fins and spires as well as Bryce Canyon’s Grand Staircase and Thor’s Hammer, among others. Bryce Canyon is included as part of Caravan’s Grand Canyon fully escorted tour.

Zion National Park Sightseeing

Checkerboard Mesa, the Great Arch, the Beehives, Twin Brothers and the many towering monoliths like the Watchman, West Temple and Temple of Sacrifice are some of the names given to the unique rock formations and other Zion Canyon sights worth exploring. Zion National Park is included on Caravan’s all inclusive Grand Canyon tour.

Yellowstone National Park Sights

Yellowstone is literally one big super volcano with over 10,000 geothermal activities that offer tourists such unique Yellowstone attractions as Old Faithful Geyser, fumaroles, mud pots and hot springs. Other Yellowstone sights worth visiting include Upper Yellowstone Falls, Lower Yellowstone Falls, Norris Geyser Basin, Upper Geyer Basin and Mammoth Hot Springs. Caravan’s Yellowstone Park tour also includes visits to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monument.

California Coast Sightseeing

A place like no other, California offers tourists some of the most unique coastal landscapes in the world. Some of the more popular California sights include Big Sur, Napa Valley wine country, the stand of ancient giant redwoods, the cable cars of San Francisco, Monterey and Carmel, Hearst Castle and Hollywood.

Yosemite Sightseeing

Yosemite Valley is also known as the "Incomparable Valley". A few of the more notable Yosemite sights include the 3600 foot granite monolith El Capitan, the 8840 foot Half Dome, the 650 foot Bridal Veil Falls, and Yosemite Falls, which has a total drop of over 2400 feet making it North America’s tallest waterfalls. Yosemite Park in included as part of Caravan’s fully escorted California Coast tour.

New England Sightseeing

Fall foliage tours are quite popular in New England however there are many other New England sights worth exploring including Atlantic coastal beaches and fishing villages, the home of Mark Twain, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Norman Rockwell Museum.

All Inclusive US Sightseeing Tours by Caravan

Caravan Tours is family run and has been offering fully escorted tours since 1952. All of Caravan’s US sightseeing tours are all inclusive, meaning all meals, activities, accommodations and ground transportation are included for one low incredible price.

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Western Canada Tours

The western provinces of Canada, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, are mostly land locked. The exceptions include the little bit of area in northeastern Manitoba that borders the Hudson Bay (home to the Port of Churchill) and of course the Pacific coast on the west side of British Columbia.

Western Canada offers visiting tourists some of the best sightseeing opportunities in the world. Canada is a very big country and the western Canadian provinces are a wonder to behold. Visitors can explore everything from endless prairie landscapes and freshwater lakes, to badlands, glaciers, national parks, World Heritage sites, whale watching on the Pacific coast and hiking through the magnificent Rocky Mountains.

Canada West Tours of the Prairie Provinces

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are considered “Prairie Provinces” and take up most of central and western Canada. At one time the vast majority of the three provinces that make up the “Prairies” consisted of flat grasslands. Today, the majority of the grasslands have been converted for farm use.

Manitoba Attractions

- Canada west tours of this province may include such tourist destinations as Winnipeg (the capital of Manitoba) and Lake Winnipeg, Canada’s sixth largest freshwater lake. Visitors also come to Manitoba to enjoy the parks and wildlife plus fishing and other water activities on Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis in the Manitoba lowlands.

Saskatchewan Attractions – Canada west tours of Saskatchewan may include visits to the capital Regina plus places like Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Swift Current and North Battleford.

Alberta Attractions – Alberta is a very unique and interesting province consisting of flat prairies to the south, badlands in central Alberta plus foothills and the eastern part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the south western part of Alberta. Other common attractions on Canada West tours of Alberta may include the annual Calgary Stampede in Calgary, the World Heritage site of Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump near Fort MacLeod, the dinosaur excavations in the Drumheller badlands and the Columbia Ice Fields in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Popular Canada west tours of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains also include visits to Lake Louise, Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.

Canada West Tours British Columbia

BC is Canada’s most westerly province and home to the Canadian Rockies. BC offers visitors on Canada west tours of British Columbia plenty to enjoy including lush green forests, coastal mountains covered with gleaming glaciers, beautiful alpine lakes and of course the city of Vancouver (often voted one of the best places in the world to live).

Vancouver is a major sea port and a stunningly beautiful city nestled in the lower mainland where the coastal mountains swoop down to meet the Pacific Ocean. Other BC attractions include Victoria on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, wine country in BC’s Okanagan region and world class year round resorts like Whistler BC.

All Inclusive Canadian Rockies Tours by Caravan

Caravan Tours offers All Inclusive Tours including fully escorted Canadian Rockies Tour with visits to Waterton Lakes National Park, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and the Columbia Ice Fields glacier. Other Canada west attractions on this 9-day all inclusive tour include Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Maligne Lake and a Banff Gondola Ride.

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Canadian East Coast Tours

The East Coast of Canada is home to almost 17,400 miles of incredibly beautiful coastline helping to make Canada east coast tours extremely popular.

Canada is a remarkably large country, the second largest country in the world! From Vancouver on Canada’s west coast to Halifax on the east coast of Canada, one must travel approximately 2755 miles (or 4430 kilometers). Most non Canadians view Canada’s largest city, Toronto as being in eastern Canada, when in fact Toronto Ontario is almost 800 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Atlantic coast.

Because the St. Lawrence River extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Ontario, almost 744 miles inland, many Canada east coast tours will begin in Ontario or Quebec. Touring the east of Canada is like entering an enchanted world that transports you to a mixture of quaint old world charm and new world wonders. Canadian east coast tours offer tourists a mixture of aquatic adventures, urban experiences, cultural diversity, historic sites, scenic tours and hours of fascinating activities.

Although Canada east coast tours can be arranged according to what you want to see and do, here are a few “must see” places that should not be missed. Topping the list are Niagara Falls and Quebec City plus the maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Niagara Falls Canada Tours

The power of the mesmerizing, cascading waterfalls makes Niagara Falls a truly awesome natural wonder. Niagara Falls is situated on the border between the southernmost tip of Ontario and the United States. The Niagara River hurtles down a total drop of 167 feet, forming three separate waterfalls. These are namely

1. Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side (aka – Canadian Falls)
2. American Falls
3. Plus the Bridal Veil Falls

A boat trip on one of the ‘Maid of the Mist‘ boats is the best way to experience the wonder, vastness and the power of Mother Nature at work, something you will never see anywhere else. The lookout point at Queenston Heights atop the Brock Monument allows you to take in the entire Niagara Peninsula including wineries, orchards and across Lake Ontario, the Toronto skyline. Niagara Falls tours in winter transports tourists to an enchanting world of ice and glinting sunlight that results from the cool crisp mist. The Ice Bridge also adds to the fairy-like quality of the landscape.

Quebec City Tours

Quebec City is the capital of Quebec and located on the St. Lawrence River. The city and the surrounding areas offer many attractions to the visitor who will be charmed by the combination of wilderness, urban attractions and myriad gardens all in one place. Ice hotels, historic landmarks, museums, monuments, covered bridges and heritage sites are within easy reach though scattered throughout the 20 tourist regions. This unique Canadian city showcases Canada’s bilingual culture as well as its virgin forests, lakes, wildlife and natural beauty.

In addition to Quebec City Tours, the island of Iles-de-la-Madelaine, Gaspesie with its unique architecture, the Greater Tourist Region with its taste of old Europe, the breathtakingly beautiful artistic hotbed of Charlevoix and the world’s second largest French speaking city, Montreal are all places that are worth spending time over. Montreal is also well known for its festivals of cinema, jazz, fireworks and comedy among others.

Nova Scotia Tours

For a real taste of eastern Canada, travelers on Canadian east coast tours should experience the maritime province of Nova Scotia, Canada’s second smallest province (behind PEI). The warm friendly people, the amazing east coast scenery (especially in the Cape Breton region), the cultural diversity and sense of down home community are the real treasures of this region of Canada. Throughout the province of Nova Scotia tourists can enjoy rich historical sites including the UNESCO world heritage site of Lunenburg. All types of outdoor activities and adventure sports are available here. Nova Scotia tours impress the most worldly of travelers who are never be more struck by unspoiled natural beauty that what is offered by the spectacular Nova Scotia landscape.

Prince Edward Island – PEI Tours

Prince Edward Island is the place to visit for unique artistic and cultural heritage of the islanders. This island is the smallest province of Canada and is endowed with beautiful white sandy beaches circled by great scenic beauty. PEI tours offer tourists one of Canada’s most relaxing destinations. PEI is also home to the “Cavendish” house, the location of one of Canada’s greatest stories, “Anne of Green Gables”.

All Inclusive Canada East Coast Tours by Caravan

Caravan Tours offers All Inclusive Tours throughout North and Central America including fully escorted Canadian East Cost Tours that include three of Canada’s Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick. Canada east coast tours are 10-day, all inclusive yet affordably priced tours starting at just $995. Check out Caravan’s fall schedule (best dates start in October) for fall foliage tours along the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia.

Visit Caravan’s Canada East Coast Tours Reviews page to read what others have said about Caravan’s all inclusive tours of Canada’s east coast.

Yellowstone Vacations

Yellowstone National Park, the world’s very first national park, is a place away from the clutter, noise and pollution of the cities; a place to discover nature.

Yellowstone Park vacations provide tourists with opportunities to view wildlife where they belong, in the wild. In fact, you will find more mammals in Yellowstone National Park than can be found in any other US state including black bears, grizzlies, elk, moose, wolves and bison. Yellowstone is also home to pelicans and trumpeter swans!

Things to Do In Yellowstone Park

Tourists also book Yellowstone Park vacations to come marvel at the world’s largest concentration of active geysers, including Old Faithful geyser. In all, Yellowstone Park has over 300 active geysers and over 10,000 geothermal activities including steaming geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots.

Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park is considered America’s favorite and most famous park for a good reason. Most Yellowstone Park vacations include visits to;

• Upper Geyser  Basin – with the largest concentration of hot springs in the world it is also home to Old Faithful geyser
• Midway Geyser Basin – some of the world’s largest hot springs can be found here
• Lower Geyser Basin – includes the liquid mud pools of Fountain Paint Pots plus geysers, hot springs and steam vent fumaroles
• Mammoth Hot Springs – features a terraced waterfall-looking limestone landscape
• Norris Geyser Basin – home of Yellowstone Park’s hottest geysers
• Mud Volcano – a series of mud pots located near the center of the Yellowstone Caldera
• Super Volcano - it’s true, Yellowstone caldera is one of the world’s largest and most active super volcanoes

Yellowstone Caldera

The last major eruption of the super volcano in Yellowstone occurred some 60,000 years ago which created what we now know as Yellowstone caldera…the great geyser basin.

Yellowstone Park vacations are very popular and many tourists eventually return for subsequent visits since there is no shortage of exciting things to see and do in Yellowstone. While primarily located in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park is also shared by Idaho and Montana.

With an impressive area of almost 3500 square miles (just under 900,000 hectares) Yellowstone National Park opened to the public in 1872. The number of people taking Yellowstone Park vacations at that time was about 1000 annually. Today, Yellowstone Park receives over three million visitors a year.

Yellowstone Park Activities

Tourists enjoying Yellowstone Park vacations can explore a host of activities within the park. River rafting has enjoyed immense popularity in recent years. Several rafting companies offer white water tours through Yellowstone Park. Hiking is another favorite vacation activity in Yellowstone. Tourists can enjoy over 1100 miles of hiking trails, 98 percent of which are natural back country hiking trails. Horseback riding is another exemplary activity that can be enjoyed in Yellowstone. Tourists can also enjoy camping, biking, wildlife watching and guided bus tours.

Yellowstone Park Vacations by Caravan

Caravan Tours offers all inclusive Yellowstone Park vacations. These are fully escorted 8-day package tours affordably priced at just $995. Caravan’s Yellowstone Park Vacations are all inclusive and also include visits to the Grand Tetons, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monument. Visit Caravan’s Yellowstone Park Vacations Review page to read what others have said about Caravan’s all inclusive Yellowstone Park tour.

Yellowstone National Park

Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone was the first appointed national park in North America and indeed the first national park in the world. Yellowstone has in excess of 19,000 square miles, most of which is mountainous; there are five mountain ranges covering the perimeter of the park.

The majority of Yellowstone Park is in Wyoming, with portions of it occupying Idaho and Montana. Over 80 percent of Yellowstone Park is covered with forest, 5 percent lakes and 15 percent is grassland. The park is also located on a high altitude plateau.

It is quite perplexing to note that the Yellowstone was only really explored in the 1860s, even though it was home to the local Native American Indians since as early as 9,000 BC.

Yellowstone Park Tours

With major tourist attractions like Old Faithful geyser (one of over 300 in the park) Yellowstone Park tours have become very popular. Other major Yellowstone attractions on Yellowstone Park tours include unique volcanic rock formations, Yellowstone caldera (a ‘super volcano’) and Yellowstone Lake.

Yellowstone Park History

Around 1807, traveler John Colter reached Yellowstone quite by accident and discovered the unfamiliar geothermic wonders of the region, which he subsequently disseminated to an unbelieving ‘outside world’.

A half a century later in 1856, a certain John Bridges reported ‘boiling springs and spouting water’ in describing Yellowstone but failed to convince others of this tall tale.

The Folsom Expedition in 1869 eventually went on to fully investigate Yellowstone, surveying the vicinity from Yellowstone River to Yellowstone Lake. Their findings ended the supposed myth about Yellowstone and gave credence to the many natural wonders of this remarkable place. Because of growing public interest the area was designated as Yellowstone National Park on March 1, 1872. Within a few short decades guided Yellowstone park tours became common allowing visitors to explore one of America’s most incredible natural wonders.

Yellowstone Park Tour Attractions

Although there are a plenty of natural attractions in Yellowstone Park, the geysers are perhaps the most popular and most visited on Yellowstone Park tours. Yellowstone is home to what some deem to be the earth’s most prolific volcanic hot spots and has a colorful history of strong eruptions. The various volcanic activities in the park can be seen in various manifestations.

Yellowstone Park tours explore geysers that work under pressure and escape the earth as fountains of hot water and steam. Then there are the lower pressured hot springs that have just hot water flowing in them. Then there are the fumaroles, which let of pure steam at extreme temperatures. Then there are the many mud pots that spew out hot mud combined with steam. These different geothermal anomalies number at around 10,000 within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park.

Old Faithful Geyser

Old Faithful, the most requested destination from travelers on Yellowstone Park tours, is also the most renowned geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful received its name in 1970 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane exploration. The expedition was a more complete venture to the Yellowstone area where comprehensive mapping of Yellowstone’s lakes, mountains, geysers, and wildlife was done, and the name of Old Faithful was given to express the uniform eruption of this unique geyser.

Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone Lake is another favorite destination of Yellowstone Park tours. Yellowstone Lake envelopes the Yellowstone Caldera and is one of the continent’s largest high level lakes. It is situated at almost 7875 feet above sea level. The deepest portion of Yellowstone Lake is nearly 400 feet deep, its shoreline has a perimeter of 109 miles and the overall area of Yellowstone Lake is roughly 217 square miles. The lake is home to the largest of the swan species, the Trumpeter Swans, which is almost 6 feet long and has a wingspan of nearly 10 feet. Yellowstone Lake also holds what some consider to be the tastiest trout in the world.

Yellowstone Park Tours by Caravan

Caravan tours offers all inclusive Yellowstone Park tours that also include visits to the Grand Tetons, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monument. Caravan’s Yellowstone Park Tours are fully escorted 8-day package tours affordably priced at just $995. Visit the Yellowstone Park Tours Review page to read what others have said about Caravan’s all inclusive Yellowstone National Park tour.

Grand Tetons

Grand Tetons National Park was named after the highest peak in the park’s Tetons mountain range. Grand Tetons Park in Wyoming is situated some 440 kilometers to the northeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Grand Tetons National Park was established in 1929 and contains a little over 125,000 hectares of prime ecological land. Its terrain includes mountains, canyons, lakes, and a river valley.

The park is very accessible as it has an airport in nearby Jackson Hole making it very easy and convenient to take advantage of the activities possible at Grand Teton.

Tourists and visitors can find a host of things to do in Grand Tetons National Park including outdoor activities like guided nature strolls, slides, bonfire meetings, teepee assemblies, wildlife sightseeing, rafting, mountain climbing, bicycling, boating, fishing, swimming and a whole lot more.

Grand Tetons Facts

The highest peak of the Grand Tetons Mountains rises to an elevation of 13,770 feet above sea level and over 7,000 feet above the Wyoming plains and foothills. In fact, Wyoming has the second highest mean elevation in the United States (behind Colorado) with a mean elevation of 6700 feet above sea level. Visitors to Wyoming, tourists and local alike all marvel at the panoramic scenery of Grand Tetons National Park.

Access to Grand Tetons Park

Like Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons National Park charges standard park entrance fees. Rates range around $10 per individual on foot or bicycle, $15 for individuals riding motorcycles, and $20 per vehicle, all good for up to seven days of stay.

Grand Tetons Visitor Centers

Several visitor centers are available for service to patrons of Grand Tetons Park. The Moose Visitor Center for instance is open every day except December 25. Flagg Ranch Information Station is accessible from June to September. Jenny Lake Visitor Center is also open the same time of the year as Flagg Ranch; while Colter Bay Visitor Center can be visited between May and December yearly.

Other visitor services include:

• Six camp sites
• Two tourist ranches
• Two sets of cabin houses
• And four lodging inns

Grand Tetons Name Origin

The most common and accepted version for the origin of the Grand Tetons name is that “Grand Tetons” is the French description for female breasts. As the story goes, the term was coined by an early 19th century French journeyman who somehow imagined the mountains to look like the breasts of a woman. Today, the Tetons are deemed as mountains of dreams, impenetrable and protective of the hidden lands that it stands over.

Grand Tetons Park Wildlife

A lot of tourists are mesmerized by the rugged mountains of this park. It has become the precious reminder of the American west, a symbol of toughness and pride. Wildlife is prevalent along the river valley. The abundance of wildlife in Grand Tetons National Park includes among others, otters, beavers, ospreys, bald eagles, various freshwater trout, deer, elk, moose, black bears and grizzly bears.

Different plant and tree species abound the park as well. The park is famous for its wildflower species during the summertime. Even during winter, snowshoeing and skiing activities are popular, making Grand Tetons National Park a tourist destination the whole year round.

Grand Tetons Included in Yellowstone Park Tour

Grand Tetons National Park is included as part of Caravan Tours’ all inclusive Yellowstone Grand Tetons National Park Tour, which also includes guided tours of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse monument and Little Big Horn.

Caravan Tours have been All Inclusive Tour Operators since 1952 and offer fully escorted 8-day tours of Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore and Grand Tetons; affordably priced at just $995. Visit Caravan’s Rushmore-Yellowstone-Grand Tetons Tour Reviews page to read what others have said about Caravan’s all inclusive fully escorted tour.