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Are you looking for an RV Caravan to enrich your travel experience at an unbelievably low price? SMART RV Caravans have helped our members save hundreds on exciting adventures throughout North America. We work hard to provide distinctive and creative trips. Our reputation speaks for us. Year after year, we see returning members on our caravans and they usually talk other members into joining in on the fun.

SMART Members: Friends or family members who are not eligible to join SMART may participate in a caravan, in their own rig, provided the caravan has not been filled by SMART members. You will need to sign up for the caravan and sponsor them. They must use the “Non-Member Registration” button shown on each caravan to begin the process and include your name and member number. They will be waitlisted until 180 days prior to the start. Contact SMART HQ for questions/additional information.

We would love to see you on our next caravan, but they fill up fast, so don’t put off registering.

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This caravan begins in Natchitoches, the oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase. You will tour plantations, see where Steel Magnolias and other movies were filmed, and eat the famous Natchitoches Meat Pies. We then travel to the I-20 corridor starting at Shreveport and continuing to Ruston, Monroe, and Vicksburg seeing all the sites along the way including a WORLD HERITAGE CENTER at Poverty Point and tour one of the three vineyards and wineries in Louisiana.

We will visit the birthplace of Delta Air Lines and first bottled Coca Cola. We will visit a civil war battleground and then make our way down the Mississippi to New Orleans stopping at several interesting places on the way. There will be a Cajun cooking class in Vidalia where you will learn to make Jambalaya.

Everyone knows that New Orleans is a fun place. We will sample beignets at the French market and tour the WWII museum. We will then head into the heart of Cajun Country. We will tour Avery Island and learn how Tabasco Sauce is made. The caravan will end at Poche's Fish Camp with a big crawfish boil.

The city was founded in 1838 as a Seminole Indian trading post on the banks of the New River which is now the center of tourism. You will see the homes of the rich and famous and their mega yachts when you cruise the New River to the Atlantic Ocean on the Carrie B paddle wheeler. Sightseeing will include Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale where Squadron 19 was launched and lost over the Bermuda Triangle, now a WW II Museum.

On the New River water taxi you will visit the river walk and dine and tour several attractions. For adventure, you will take an airboat ride at Hollywood Park in the Everglades seeing wildlife and watching the Gator Boys wrestle alligators. A day trip will go to Key Largo and the Everglades National Park to tour the only remaining Cold War Nike 9 missile base.

There will be time to visit the world famous Seminole Hard Rock Casino, Margaritaville Beach Resort, National Dive museum, and the famous Elbo Room on Ft Lauderdale Beach. If interested, go deep sea fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and many more interesting and fun activities on your own. We will be camping at beautiful CB Smith County Park near Ft Lauderdale. This caravan will be packed full of included tours and meals with time to venture on your own.

The caravan will touch on transportation modes as they have grown and developed throughout American history. Participants will have a chance to tour the factory where their RV was manufactured and be immersed in Amish culture through tours and meals. Moving from Indiana to Michigan, the group will tour the largest automobile museum in North America.

Other sights will include the automobile's beginnings, the giant freighters moving through the Soo Locks, Mackinaw Island where the primary mode of transportation is still horse and carriage, a WWII glider museum, boat rides on 4 of the 5 Great Lakes, along with other numerous stops around the Mitten state. Continuing into Wisconsin, the caravan will stop at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, for a tour and lunch.

We will enjoy the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This annual event brings together aviation enthusiasts of all ages as they show off experimental and innovative aircraft. The Airventure will have day and night air shows, rides in aircraft, and a mass hot air balloon launch. Ending in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the group will explore the most exotic and eclectic retreat built on a chimney rock. And of course, there will be shared meals, happy hours, and campfires. Video: https://smartrving.org/Caravans/#:~:text=https%3A//www.youtube.com

It is not just the scenery and wildlife that makes this trip so special. You will find colorful towns and villages both large and small, populated by warm welcoming locals. A few of our planned activities will include visiting Danali National Park (number 1 attraction in Alaska), visiting the Alaskan Pipeline, panning for gold, dog sled viewing and tour, potluck dinners and restaurants, along with a narrated scenic train ride through the White Pass and Beyond, 22.7 miles between Skagway, Alaska and Freaser British Columbia.

There will be amble time for personal excursions, tours, fishing, and relaxation. Our planning phase continues and will be updated in the near future. Now is the time to sign up and send in your application and $280 deposit.

The caravan will start in Grapevine where we will take a train ride to the Ft Worth Stockyards to see a shoot out and the famous Cattle Drive. We will also take a VIP tour of the Dallas Cowboy Stadium and have lunch there. We will tour the Engraving and Printing Bureau. Then we will move to Waco where we will tour the Texas Ranger Museum and the Dr Pepper Museum. You will also have a chance to tour the Magnolia Silos and Mammoth National Park.

Then on to Austin where we will tour the Capital Building, the LBJ Library, and the Governor's Mansion. We will watch the famous bats fly out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge and eat at the County Line on the Hill Restaurant. Then on to Fredericksburg to tour the LBJ Ranch, Pioneer Museum, National Museum of the Pacific War, Enchanted Rock and the Wildflower Seed Farm. Then to San Antonio where we will have dinner in the Tower of America and then tour it. We will tour the Alamo and ride a boat down the river.

Then to Corpus Christi where we will have lunch at the first Whataburger, tour the USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier and one of the largest aquariums in the US and have a great seafood dinner. Then on to Galveston where we will camp on the beach and tour the the NASA Space Center, tour the Pyramids and Moody Gardens. Then enjoy a dolphin cruise and another great seafood dinner. So put on your boots and let's do some "Touring thru Texas".

SMART Caribbean Cruise Caravan

Join your fellow SMART members and step on board the beautiful Celebrity Eclipse. Celebrity is known for it‘s fine dining, service, and spacious public areas. There are also nightly shows and entertainment throughout the ship.

Prices include 4 FREE Perks: FREE Wi-Fi, FREE Gratuities and FREE Classic Beverage Package PLUS $200 Per Cabin On Board Credit for Balcony and Above and $100 Per Cabin for Inside Cabins when you book before April 8th, 2024

$450 per person deposit is 100% refundable until Final Payment of November 10th, 2024.

SMART Rally Fee is $125.00 Per Cabin and must be paid directly to SMART separately. More information may be found at https://1b59a9-6042.icpage.net/smart-caribbean-cruise-feb-2025

We have 42 cabins booked and 2 openings.