Tucson
Arrival in Tucson. "Get Acquainted" Cocktail Reception - meet your fellow travelers and your Tour Escort. Hotel included.
Tucson to Divisadero
After breakfast, passengers board a motor coach for a tour of Tucson and the Santa Cruz Valley. Along the way there is a photo stop at the historic San Xavier Mission and lunch at the spectacular Rio Rico Resort. We cross the border and board the
Sierra Madre Express in mid-afternoon. Passengers are welcomed aboard with a cocktail reception. A full dinner is served and the night is spent on the train. (BLD)
Divisadero
Breakfast and lunch are served on board while the train ascends to the
Copper Canyon region. The train arrives at Divisadero by mid-afternoon and passengers are transferred to the Posada Mirador. A reception in the Mirador Lounge with entertainment by the Tarahumara Indians will precede dinner in the dining room. (BLD)
Divisadero
Following breakfast, guests will depart on the
Sierra Madre Express for Creel, in the heart of Tarahumara country. A local guide will conduct a tour to Cusarare, an old Tarahumara village. Lunch will be served on the train and some time will remain for shopping for native handicrafts. Upon our return to the Posada Mirador there will be a reception and dinner will be served in the dining room. (BLD)
Divisadero to Cerocahui
After breakfast, the morning is free for hiking, exploring, shopping or simply relaxing. After lunch, the
Sierra Madre Express will depart on a 2-hour ride to Bahuichivo, and then a 45 minute bus ride to the Hotel Mission in Cerocahui. Please note that the ride can be bumpy and dusty. A reception and entertainment precede dinner in the dining room.
Please note: that electricity is only available from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (BLD)
Cerocahui to Nogales to Tucson
After breakfast, guests can choose to either spend a quiet morning in Cerocahui or take a bus tour to Gallego Outlook. The Outlook provides an unforgettable view of the remote Urique Canyon. The tour lasts about 4 hours and the road can be bumpy and dusty. Lunch is served at the hotel with an opportunity to visit the neighboring boarding school for Tarahumara girls before we get on the bus for a return to the Express. After departure, passengers have their final opportunity to view the spectacular scenery as the train descends toward the coast. A farewell dinner is served in the dome. (BLD)
Tucson
The last segment aboard the
Sierra Madre Express is spent traveling north to Nogales, Sonora. Passengers enjoy daylight views of the Sonoran Desert. Breakfast and lunch are served, and arrival in Nogales is in the early afternoon. A motor coach will transfer guests back to the hotel in Tucson for an included overnight stay. (BL)
Tucson
Breakfast at the hotel and departure. (B)
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