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Signature Tours, a Southern California tour operator, packages tours exclusively for seniors. All Signature tour prices include round-trip air transportation from Southern California cities, hotel accommodations, entry fees for listed attractions and most meals. Also included are gratuities, airport transfers and small gifts such as photo albums and T-shirts. All tours are escorted. Prices are per person based on double occupancy. A few highlights on Signature’s 1997 tour schedule:

* Showtime in Branson, Mo.--seven days, with a choice of 21 departure dates. The tour includes stops and/or tours of Kansas City, Eureka Springs, the College of the Ozarks and Silver Dollar City. It includes 12 meals, six breakfasts and seven shows. Price: $999.

* Charming Carolinas--seven days; departures June 4, Sept. 11 and Oct. 15. Guests will visit the Great Smokey Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Old Salem, Myrtle Beach and Charleston. The tour includes 11 meals and six breakfasts. Price: $1,199.

* Antique Treasure Hunt in the Pacific Northwest--six days; departures June 18, July 16, Aug. 13, Sept. 17. Lodging is in charming inns, lodges and a castle; tour includes five meals and five breakfasts. Tours include Seattle and Portland, Bainbridge Island, Port Townsend, the Columbia River Gorge, Hood River Valley and Puget Sound by ferry. Price: $899.

* Canadian Rockies Spectacular--seven days; choice of eight departure dates. The tour includes eight meals. Guests tour Calgary and Edmonton, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise, Athabasca Glacier by snow coach, Sulphur Mountain Gondola ride, Columbia Icefield, Banff National Park, plus tours of canyons and parks. Price: $999.

* Arizona Rail & Sail--four days; departures April 7 and Nov. 3. Guests cruise on Lake Havesu; take a rail journey on Grand Canyon Railway; visit Laughlin, London Bridge, Sedona, Scottsdale, Sun City and Montezuma Castle National Monument. Breakfasts and dinners are included. Price: $398.

* Mexico’s Copper Canyon--seven days; six departure dates. Visits are made to colonial El Fuerte, Creel, Chihuahua and the Mennonite Colony. Included in the cost are six nights hotel, 14 meals and three days first-class train tickets. Price: $1,299.

For full itineraries and a list of other trips, call Signature Tours at (800) 600-8687.