• San Carlos by the Sea of Cortez
• El Fuerte Northern Sinaloa ’s picturesque colonial city
• Divisadero Barrancas in the rim of the Copper Canyon
• Cuauhtémoc in the heart of Mennonite Country
• Mata Ortiz world famous pottery artisans village

7 days 6 nights ONLY $989 per person double occupancy

$1,300 single occupancy

PRICE INCLUDES:

• Pick up points: Tucson, AZ & Green Valley, Az
• New pick up point in Sierra Vista, AZ for the following 2007 dates: November 29 to December 05; December 6-12 and January 14-20, 2008.
• Services of a professional bilingual tour director throughout the entire tour.
• Private first class motor Coach.
• First class train voyage.
• Hotel and hotel taxes.
• Four Full American breakfast, four lunches & four dinners.
• Tours , transfers, luggage handling, tips and services charges

Copper Canyon Itinerary

DAY 1

Departure from Tucson, AZ at 8:00 am (7:15 am from Inn Suites) and from Green Valley, AZ at

9 am in private motor coach to San Carlos.

Cross the border through Nogales; lunch in Santa Ana (on own).

Check-in at San Carlos Marinaterra, at the San Carlos Desert bay. Dinner (on own).

* Departure from Sierra Vista, AZ at 8:00 am at the North end of The Mall of Sierra Vista parking lot, just in front of the Fairfield Inn Hotel.
 

DAY 2

After Breakfast (included) depart to El Fuerte, Northern Sinaloa’s picturesque colonial city. It was founded in 1564 along the El Fuerte river by the Spanish conquer Don Francisco de Ibarra.

Lunch in Navojoa (on own).

Check in at La Choza Hotel, a family owned and operated lodge that has been featured in the New York Times.

Dinner on own. Overnight in El Fuerte.

..."An excellent place to stay is Hotel La Choza, with brightly tiled bathrooms, brick-dome ceilings and a great restaurant"...New York Times

DAY 3

After Breakfast (included), at 7:30 am transfer to the train depot.

We will board the train (CHEPE) to Divisadero Barrancas for a spectacular and unforgettable journey through the Tarahumara Indian Territory.

The railroad is an engineering marvel, incorporating 86 tunnels and 37 bridges.

We will pass over the longest (Agua Caliente Bridge 1,637 feet long) and the highest (Chinipas  bridge 335 feet above the ground and 1018.5 feet in length) bridges in the Mexican railway system. 

Beautiful views of the roadbed descending by means of curves and loops.  Indeed, this is why it has been called “the most dramatic train ride in the hemisphere”.

Brown bag lunch (included)

We will arrive at Divisadero in the afternoon. It is a natural lookout point that overlooks a tributary of the Urique River in the Copper Canyon 4,135 feet down.

We will check into the beautiful Divisadero Barrancas Hotel at the rim of the Copper Canyon where we will enjoy spectacular views from the Hotel balcony.

Dinner included.

DAY 4

After Breakfast (included), we will take a tour to “Piedra Volada” (offers spectacular views where you can admire the junction between the Copper, the Tarerecua and the Urique Canyons).

We will see a Tarahumara performance displaying their ancient traditions.  We will see them dance and play their hand-made instruments. They will be in their traditional costumes and play “kick ball”.

After lunch at hotel (included) Free afternoon.

Dinner at hotel (included).

Overnight at Divisadero Barrancas Hotel.

DAY 5

After breakfast (included), check out of hotel and board our motor coach. Pass through the town of Creel, once the western terminus of the Chihuahua-Pacífico Railway. This old lumber town, situated 7643 feet above sea level in the Sierra Madre, maintains its rustic flavor. We will then continue to Cuauhtémoc in the heart of Mennonite Country where we will have a home-style lunch (included). 

Later, we will enjoy a wonderful dinner at La Cueva restaurant, Spanish cuisine (included). Check in at Hotel Cumbres Inn. Overnight in Cuauhtémoc.

DAY 6

After breakfast (on own), departure to Casas Grandes. Check in at Hotel Hacienda. Lunch on own at the Hotel. After lunch we will continue our way to Mata Ortiz, world famous Pottery artisan’s village. Where we will have a pottery making exhibition by Jorge Quintana, who is one of the most talented and famous Mata Ortiz artisans.

During “shopping time” you can visit the shops or the houses of the Mata Ortiz artisans.

Dinner in Casas Grandes at the “La Finca de Don Cruz” Restaurant (included).

Overnight in Casas Grandes.

		Hacienda Hotel		Mata Ortiz

DAY 7

After breakfast (on own) Check out of the hotel

We will take you back to the place where history was made during the wild border days of the early 1900s where Pancho Villa used to ride with his raiders.

Lunch in Palomas at a most colorful place:

The Pink Store (Included).

After lunch cross the border into USA through Palomas – Columbus, New Mexico.

We will be back at pick up points at approximately 6:00 pm.

End of the journey.