TOURING - United States - historic sites, cruises, travel packages

National Parks

* Mayflower Tours offers "National Parks of the Southwest," a 10-day trip from Las Vegas. Arizona sights include the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, and Monument Valley. Also visited are four Utah parks--Arches, Capitol Reef, Zion, and Bryce Canyon. Twin rate is $1,598. Contact: May-flower Tours (TravelAmerica Magazine), 1225 Warren Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515; (800) 323-7604; www.mayflowertours.com.

Skate Tours

Three- and five-day rollerblading tours in Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts are offered by Zephyr Inline Skate Tours & Camps (TravelAmerica Magazine), P.O. Box 16, Red Lodge, MT 59068; (888) 758-8687; www.skatetour.com.

Bike Treks

Washington's San Juan Islands, Oregon's coast, and California Wine Country are some of the destinations awaiting bike enthusiasts on trips offered by Bicycle Adventures (TravelAmerica Magazine), P.O. Box 11219, Olympia, WA 98508; (800) 443-6060; www.bicycleadventures.com.

Northern Wisconsin

Wilderness Inquiry offers three- and five-day kayak trips in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, an archipelago park made up of 21 islands and 12 miles of shoreline on Lake Superior. Kayakers encounter huge trees in old-growth forests, historic lighthouses, shipwrecks, and sea caves. Kayaking or camping experience is not required. Three-day trips are $350, four-day $495. Contact: Wilderness Inquiry (TravelAmerica Magazine); 808 14th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414-1516; (800) 728.0719; www.wildernessinquiry.org.

Gulf Coast

Mayflower Tours offers "New Orleans and the Gulf Coast," a six-day trip that includes a Louisiana swamp tour; Biloxi, Mississippi; and Bellingrath Gardens, near Mobile, Alabama. Twin rate is $749. Contact: Mayflower Tours (TravelAmerica Magazine), 1225 Warren Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515; (800) 323-7604; www.mayflowertours.com.

Cape Cod

Tauck Worm Discovery offers "Cape Cod & The Islands," an eight-day trip from Providence, Rhode Island. The itinerary includes the mansions of Newport, the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, a whale-watching cruise from Provincetown, and Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth. Twin rate is $2,040. Contact: Tauck Worm Discovery (TravelAmerica Magazine), P.O. Box 5027, Westport, CT 06881-5027; (800) 224.5158; www.tauck.com.

Wild Whitewater

River Odysseys West offers three- to six-day whitewater rafting adventures through the Snake River's Hells Canyon, which straddles the borders of Idaho and Oregon. Cost is $790 to $1,475. Other adventures include rafting on Idaho's Salmon River and canoeing on the Missouri River in Montana. Contact: River Odysseys West (TravelAmerica Magazine), P.O. Box 579, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-0579; (800) 451-6034; www.rowinc.com.

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