An adventure travel camper caravan is a planned tour that has specific itineraries for destinations and a time frame for staying at each destination. Each tour has a Wagonmaster, the group leader, and Tailgunners who bring up the rear. Many tours take place within the United States, but there are also tours that travel by cruise ship and that visit foreign countries.
A caravan camper tour generally offers accommodations at hotels, lodges, and resorts. The length of stay at each location depends on your particular tour, but tour leaders usually take into consideration local shopping and sightseeing. When traveling to foreign countries, the tour providers may employ native guides for their knowledge of the local attractions and have them lead the group from start to finish. On some tours, both in the United States and in some foreign countries, the tour company provides the food and water for the trip.
For a tour to have caravan status, it must consist of at least two campers touring together. People travel in a caravan group generally for the adventure of it, but also for the safety in numbers. Caravan tours can consist of up to 20 campers and sometimes more. A tour can last from a few days to more than two months.
For those that do not have experience traveling across country or to foreign countries in a camper, joining a caravan tour can help make the trip more enjoyable. If your tour has mechanics and emergency medical people traveling with the tour, then you are far more ready for any eventuality than if traveling alone. The preplanned itinerary also helps keep everyone on schedule. In addition, local guides know about prime places to visit, stay, camp or tour, which printed tour guides may not mention.
Consider renting your camper for your adventure tour unless you are going to be using it throughout the year. Renting lets you decide if you like touring in a camper. Practice driving your camper before setting out on your tour to become accustomed to driving such a large vehicle. Check all tires for proper inflation, and carry a properly working fire extinguisher on the trip.
