Canyon Travel offers five-through-12-day packages on the Chihuahua Pacifico Railway through the Copper Canyon area. The company boasts a 20-foot open deck rail car that allows travelers to view the sights and take photographs. Some packages offer a cruise on the El Fuerte River, a stop at the Sonoran-Sinaloan tropical forest and a look at Urique Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. Packages run from $1,999 to $3,549 per person and include meals and hotel stays, as of 2010.
Canyon Travel
900 Ridge Creek
Bulverde, TX 78163
830-885-2000
canyontravel.com
RailsNW provides tours through the Copper Canyon area of Mexico on both the Sierra Madre Express and the ChePe Train. The Sierra Madre Express is a private railway with refurbished cars. The nine-day round-trip tour begins and ends in Tuscon, Arizona. The Sierra Madre Express travels the Santa Cruz Valley, the Tarahumara Village and the Urique Canyon. The package includes hotel accommodations, sightseeing excursions and meals.
The ChePe train packages last from two to eight days and include stops in El Fuerte, Creel and Chihuahua. As of 2010, packages cost between $881 and $2,475 per person and include meals and sleeping accommodations.
RailsNW
10200 SW Eastridge St. Suite #210
Portland, OR 97225
503-292-5055
railsnw.com
Take a nine-day train tour with Caravan Tours through Mexico beginning and ending in Phoenix, Arizona. The Copper Canyon Train package includes a stop at the Yaqui Indian Museum in El Fuerte, a river float trip and a pottery making demonstration.As of 2010, prices are between $995 and $1,495 per person and include meals and hotel rooms.
Caravan Tours Inc.
401 North Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
312-321-9800
caravan.com
Argonaut Tours offers an eight-day Copper Canyon Tour starting and ending in Tuscon, Arizona. The tour includes a bilingual tour guide and all meals and hotel stays at destinations such as San Carlos by the Sea of Cortez, El Fuerte, Divisadero Barrancas and Cuauhtemoc. The package costs $1,340 per person as of 2010.
Argonaut Tours
101 South La Canada Dr. Suite 72
Green Valley, AZ 85614
520-325-4321
argonaut-tours.com
