Caravan Explained

Caravan or caravans may refer to:

Transport and travel

• Campervan, a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan
• Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
  • Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop
• Caravan (trailer), a self-contained trailer based camper or recreational vehicle containing beds, a kitchenette, dining and storage areas; chiefly British usage
• Camel train, a convoy using camels as pack animals
• Convoy, a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
• Caravan Tours, an escorted tour company
• Vardo (Romani wagon), or caravan, a horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home.

Automobile models

• Caravan, (originally Car-A-Van), a term used by German automaker Opel to describe its station wagon bodystyle
• Chevrolet Caravan, a two-door station wagon sold by GM do Brasil
• Dodge Caravan, a series of minivans manufactured by Chrysler
• Nissan Caravan, a light commercial van used as a fleet vehicle or cargo vehicle
  • Nissan Caravan Elgrand, a minivan sold by Nissan

Aeroplane models

• Cessna 208 Caravan, a turboprop, high wing, utility airplane produced by Cessna Aircraft Company
• Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft

Entertainment

Film and television

• Caravan (1934 film), an American musical starring Charles Boyer and Loretta Young
• Caravan (1946 film), a British drama starring Stewart Granger
• Caravan (1971 film), an Indian film directed by Nasir Hussain
• Caravan, working title for the 2019 film Roads, directed by Sebastian Schipper
• Caravan (TV series), a Canadian children's television series
• Caravans (film), a 1978 film based on the James A. Michener novel
• Himalaya (film), a 1999 Nepalese film also known as Caravan
• Karwaan, 2018 Indian film by Akash Khurana

Music

• Caravan (band), a progressive rock band and part of the Canterbury scene
• Caravan (Thai band), a Thai folk-rock band
• Caravan (Caravan album), the 1968 debut album by Caravan
• Caravan (Art Blakey album), a 1962 album by jazz musician Art Blakey
• "Caravan" (Rush song), a 2010 song by Rush
• "Caravan" (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song), a 1936 jazz standard
• "Caravan" (Van Morrison song), a 1970 song written by Van Morrison
• Caravan, a 2000 album by Kronos Quartet
• "Caravan", a song by Blur from their 2003 album Think Tank
• "Caravan", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from his 1995 album Sim City
• "Caravan", a song by Inspiral Carpets from their 1991 album The Beast Inside
• "Caravan", a song by Sakanaction from their 2022 album Adapt
• "Caravan", a song by Utopia from their 1980 album Adventures in Utopia
• "Caravan Song", a song by Mike Batt recorded by Barbara Dickson
• The Caravans, an American gospel music group, founded in 1947

Publishing

• Caravan (magazine), a UK monthly consumer magazine for the touring caravan community
• Caravan (novel), a 1942 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith
• Caravans (novel), a 1963 novel by James A. Michener
• Caravan (publishing), an Iranian publishing house
• Caravans (Al-Qadim), an accessory for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game
• Caravan, a 1975 novel by Stephen Goldin

Video games

• Caravan, a playable card game in

Other

• Caravan (Israel), an Israeli term referring to a portable building
• Caravan (scouting), a Scout-like organization in the United States
• Caravan or Mudhol Hound, a type of dog breed

See also

• Karvan (disambiguation)