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Copper Canyon Tour and Mazatlan Tour

10 DAYS (11 Meals)

NOTE: Bring warm layered clothing and sturdy walking shoes. Binoculars recommended

PRICE PER PERSON*
Single - $1,319
Double - $999
Triple - $969

*PLUS the Mexican visa fee. We will help you obtain your visa!

DEPARTURE DATES
February 16, 2008
March 10, 2008
October 13, 2008
November 4, 2008*

Departs from:
Brownsville 6:00 a.m.
Harlingen 6:30 a.m.
Weslaco 7:00 a.m.
McAllen 7:30 a.m.
Mission 8:00 a.m.

NOTE: Please do not leave your car at the Holiday Inn Civic Center unless you are registered there as a guest!

Copper Canyon Tour and Mazatlan Tour

A trip for the adventurous! One of the very few passenger trains left in all of Mexico. Goes all the way through the Canyon from West to East. Plus spend two nights in a romantic ocean view room at our beach front hotel in Mazatlan. Ride the “World’s Most Scenic Railroad” one of the very few passenger trains still operating on our continent. Catch rare glimpses into the lifestyles of the Tarahumara Indians! Spend an unforgettable night right on the Canyon rim - a canyon four times larger and 1,462 feet deeper than our own Grand Canyon. You will love this tour! Not necessarily strenuous but there are extreme changes in altitude. You should be in good health, ready for adventure and able to “go with the flow.”

DAY 1 - Cross into Mexico traveling from the low lands of the Rio Grande Valley to the High Plains of San Luis Potosi for your first night in Mexico. Overnight at the Hotel Real Plaza in San Luis Potosi.

DAY 2 - Early risers may want to take an early morning stroll in the inviting crisp, cool air. After breakfast, tour the State Capitol Building and the Cathedral. Continue to Guadalajara where a walking tour acquaints you with the Historical Center visiting the State Capital Building and the twin towered Cathedral. Your hotel is very centrally located to the Historic Center so a night time stroll will be most enjoyable. Overnight at the Holiday Inn Centro in Guadalajara. B

DAY 3 - We’re off to the Pacific Coast Town of Mazatlan. En route, visit Tequila, where the fiery drink of the same name is produced. Travel through Tepic, capital city of the state of Nayarit. Perhaps we will catch a glimpse of a Cora or Huichol Indian visiting for the day. On to Mazatlan, home base for Mexico’s largest shrimp fleet and the most important commercial fishing port on the Pacific. Spend two nights in our beach front hotel. Overnight at the Hotel Emporio in Mazatlan.

DAY 4 - City tour of Mazatlan including the American and Canadian retirement area, sightseeing and shopping along the oceanfront with picture stops along the way. Free time to shop in the local downtown market or relax on the beach as you enjoy an afternoon and evening at leisure. Overnight at the Hotel Emporio in Mazatlan. B

DAY 5 - Sleep a little later or take a stroll on the beach before our mid-day departure. A new superhighway paralleling the coast speeds you through the state of Sinaloa and a rich agricultural belt. Arrive into Los Mochis where wide streets and swaying palm trees remind one of South Texas. Please pack the items you anticipate using in the canyon in a carry on bag. Be sure to pack snacks for tomorrow’s train ride sometimes arrives a little late. Overnight at the Hotel Plaza Inn in Los Mochis. B

DAY 6 - Early this morning, board the train for an exciting ride through 86 tunnels and over 39 principal bridges. An extraordinary variety of scenery assaults the eyes - cactus covered plateaus, mountains thick with coniferous forests grow among the copper colored rocks of the Canyon. Dress in layers as you will rise from sea level to about 8,000 feet in elevation at Divisadero, our lodging for tonight. After a light lunch at our lodging, we suggest that you rest awhile before exploring the area. Your hotel sits right on the rim of the Canyon affording you a most awesome view. Watch the changing colors of the sunset from the dining room windows as they reflect radiant hues on the canyon walls. You may want to bring binoculars! Overnight at Hotel Divisadero Barrancas in Divisadero. Light L, D

DAY 7 - The Copper Canyon system is home to one of the largest Indian groups left in Mexico, the Tarahumara. These isolated nomadic people are known as the world’s fastest runners and are said to be able to outrun a deer. Explore the area visiting Balancing Rock and a Pioneer Home. After an included lunch, it’s all aboard! Between Divisadero and Creel, the train makes a 360 degree turn around itself - Don’t miss this engineering feat called El Lazo. Soon we arrive in Creel, a lumbering town so typical of the wild, wild west that you might expect John Wayne to come around the corner at any time. Overnight at the Best Western Lodge or the Parador de la Montana in Creel. B, L, D

DAY 8 -You will have some free time to explore downtown Creel - perhaps the museum or the local mission store will interest you. Let your imagination take over as you listen to the exploits of Pancho Villa. You will visit his home in Chihuahua, now housing the Museum of the Revolution, and the Cathedral and if time permits, the State Capitol Building. Overnight at the centrally located Hotel San Francisco in Chihuahua. B

DAY 9 - Chihuahua, meaning dry place, was built on the river flowing down the hills of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The city has figured prominently in the history of silver mining, cattle ranching and in the colonial and revolutionary evolvement of Mexico. Travel through Jimenez and into Torreon, the cotton capitol. Continue to Parras, an Oasis in the desert of Coahuila. Overnight at the Rincon del Montero in Parras. D

DAY 10 - Parras is famous for candies and wine as they boast the first winery established in the Americas. Visit both before we’re off to Saltillo, once the capital of Texas. Stock up on Pan de Pulque before breezing on home through Monterrey and over the new divided highway with recollections of a wonderful tour. B

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