Travel via first class express train through the magnificent Copper Canyon. You will experience an interesting mix of the modern and the ancient living side by side, stay in some of the most elegant historic hotels (one right on the rim of the canyon), visit cave dwellings of the Tarahumara Indians, ancient inhabitants of this remote area. The adventuresome vacationer seeking ”bragging rights” about their unique travels will enjoy the highlight of this tour…a trek to the bottom of the Canyon on the most scenic drive in all of Mexico. On the way back to the USA you’ll spend a few days relaxing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez beaches before your caravan ends at a deluxe RV resort in Tucson, Arizona. Come along on this awesome journey and for sure it will be the topic of discussion with your friends for many years to come!
Start: Amado, AZ
End: Tucson, AZ
Total Driving Miles: 1,139
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Drive RV to South Canyon Gateway
• Leave RV at Gateway Campground
• 1st Class Train to Top of Canyon
• Deluxe Hotel on Rim
• Gondola Ride Into Canyon
• Breathtaking 360 Degree Canyon Views!
• Ancient Tarahumara Culture
• Passenger Van to Canyon Floor:
Batopilas—17th Century Mining Village
Two Nights at Historic Restored Villa
• Sea of Cortez Beaches
• Starts and Ends in USA!
Day 1
Amado, AZ
• Orientation
• Peso Exchange Assistance
• Get Acquainted Party
Day 2-3
Guaymas
• Driving Miles 285
• Cross US/Mexico Border
• Pearl Factory Tour
• Mexico Welcome Dinner
• Entertainment
Day 4-5
Los Mochis
• Driving Miles 223
• Flaming Shrimp Dinner
• Free Day
Note: Days 6-11 RVs
Parked-hooked up
During Canyon Excursion
Day 6
Depart for Creel
• 5 Nights & 6 Days
Canyon Excursion
• 1st-Class Express Train to
Creel:
Breakfast and Lunch on
Train
Canyon Rim Viewing
• Transfer from Train to
Hotel
• Dinner & Night in Creel
Hotel
Day 7
Batopilas Canyon Floor
• Breakfast at Creel Hotel
• Van to Canyon Floor
• Lunch and Dinner
• Night at Canyon Floor
Hotel
Day 8
Batopilas Canyon Floor
• Breakfast, Lunch, &
Dinner
• Tour of Batopilas:
Lost Cathedral Tour
Tarahumarra Indian
Village
Old Mining Hacienda
• Night at Canyon Floor
Hotel
Day 9
Creel
• Breakfast & Lunch
• Van to Creel
• Dinner & Night in Creel
Hotel
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Day 10
Divisadero
Posada Barrancas
• Breakfast at Creel Hotel
• Creel Area Bus Tour
Arareco Lake
Elephant Rock
Cave Dwellings
Valley of Mushrooms
17th Century Jesuit
Church
San Ignacio Mission
•Divisadero
Posada Barrancas:
Scenic Suspension
Bridge Walk
• Gondola Ride into the
Canyon:
Spectacular 360 Degree
Views
• Dinner with Canyon View
• Overnight Hotel on the
Rim
Day 11
Depart for Los Mochis
• Breakfast and Lunch at
the Rim
• Walk the Canyon Rim
Tarahumarra Dwelling
• 1st-Class Train to
Los Mochis
• Return to RVs at
Campground
Day 12-13
Alamos
• Driving Miles 137
• Alamos Guided Walking
Tour:
Restored Colonial
Mansions
Plaza de las Armas
Cathedral Mission
Circa 1786
• Aduana Excursion:
Casa La Aduana
Gourmet Dinner
La Aduana Church -
Day 14-16
San Carlos
• Driving Miles 168
• Nature Cruise
• Mexico Farewell Dinner
Day 17-19
Tucson
• Driving Miles 261
• Cross US/Mexico Border
• Welcome Back Dinner
• Goodbye Breakfast
Start: Amado, AZ
End: Tucson, AZ
Total Driving Miles: 1,139
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Today when Fantasy guests catch their first startling glimpse of the canyon cutting deeper into the earth than the Grand Canyon… all things seem dwarfed by its grandeur.
The closer you get, the more you see. The canyon walls climb from desert flora to high pine forests, wrapping around fertile valleys dotted with crystalline mountain lakes. Intricate twists of the canyon reveal waterfalls, wildlife, archeological sites and the dwellings of the shy Tarahumara Indians, called the most primitive tribe still living in North America. More than 50,000 semi-nomadic natives still live in this region in the traditional style of their ancestors.
The ancient explorers in Copper Canyon had some advantage over contemporary travelers; on foot or horse, they could more easily get an eyeful of this mystical land without a partner nervously reminding them to keep their eyes on the road. Luckily, RVers can now tour this wonderland while gawking and gasping to their heart’s content.
For the passenger train experience of a lifetime, you may leave your RV parked at a secured RV park in Los Mochis and travel aboard the Premier Express Train and stay at a deluxe hotel at the rim of the canyon. The option leaves you free to stare and utter exclamations as the train climbs to 8,000 feet, over bridges, into tunnels and through terrain that Reader’s Digest called “the most dramatic train ride on earth.”
We have incorporated Copper Canyon into many of our Mexico tours... How could we not want to share a place so magical?
Join Fantasy RV Tours on a First Class Passenger Train to the Copper Canyon. Described as North America's most scenic train ride we provide an opportunity to really see the magnificent scenery of the Copper Canyon aboard the Premier Express Train on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad. We park Rv’s at a secured RV park in Los Mochis and travel abroad the train staying at a deluxe hotel at the rim of the canyon. We believe that the experience is truly worthwhile and that you will enjoy the scenery and people of this unique region.
