TRAVEL BARGAINS: WALES, ENGLAND AT BARGAIN RATE.

Byline: Daily News

A nine-day, first-class tour to Wales that includes two nights in London is offered by Trafalgar Tours through Oct. 11.

The ``Best of Wales'' package begins in London, then heads to Wales with stops at England's Marlborough and Bath before reaching Cardiff. Other stops on the tour: Portmeirion, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Conwy and the castle at Caernarvon. Back in England, the tour visits Stratford-on-Avon and Oxford.

Cost is $799 per person, double occupancy, and includes seven nights in first-class hotels, daily breakfast and two dinners, motorcoach transportation and sightseeing. Air fare is not included. Information: [phone].

Off to Germany: LTU International Airways is offering a $548 round-trip fare between Los Angeles and Germany for departures between Oct. 1 and April 23, 1998.

For departures between Dec. 18 and Jan. 5, there is a $100 surcharge. The fare is available through Sept. 26. Information: [phone].

Carmel for seniors: Seniors 55 and over can take advantage of savings at Carmel inns, restaurants and special events Sundays through Thursdays through December.

For example, the Candlelight, Wayside and Svendgaard's inns offer $79-per-night room rates. The ``Carmel Escape for Seniors'' discount brochure is offered through the Carmel Business Association. Information: [phone].

Arizona getaway: If you're looking to make a quick getaway - and can make it before Sept. 30 - there's the ``Gettyup and Get Outa Town'' package at Merv Griffin's Wickenburg Inn 70 miles northwest of Phoenix.

For $95 per night, single occupancy, or $150 per night, double occupancy, guests get one night's accommodations, breakfast, lunch and dinner, a trail ride, use of tennis courts and the nature and arts and crafts centers.

Special rates for children 5 and up are $50. Information: [phone].

Freebies: The International Society of Travel Medicine's free clinic directory, listing more than 500 travel medicine clinics in 44 countries, including the United States, is available through: Immodium A-D, Drawer D, 1675 Broadway St., 33rd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10019.

The Taos County Chamber of Commerce is offering a free calendar of events for the New Mexico county, listing recreational opportunities, events at museums, historic sites and art galleries and other activities. Information: [phone].

Finding clean budget lodgings, discount stores, inexpensive restaurants and self-guided tours are among the tips featured in the Japanese National Tourist Organization's ``Japan for the Budget Traveler'' brochure. Information: [phone].

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PHOTO Conwy Castle in Wales is one of the stops on a nine-day tour offered by Trafalgar Tours.