Day 1. Mexico.
Arrival at Mexico City airport. Assistance and transfer to the hotel.
Day
2. Mexico City Tour.
Breakfast. In the morning, a panoramic visit through the city,
starting at the historic downtown, visiting the main square, Zocalo,
Cathedral, Government Palace, Diego Rivera’s Murals. We will continue on to
Reforma Avenue and Chapultepec. A brief visit to the Anthropology National
Museum, one of the most important in the world. There you may stay on your
own or go back to the hotel. We suggest an optional excursion to
Xochimilco's water canals. Overnight
Day 3. Mexico
City-Basílica of Guadalupe-Teotihuacan.
Breakfast. We will go to Tlatelolco area in order to make a brief
stop at the Three Cultures Square. Continue to Guadalupe Shrine, the second
most visited catholic sanctuary in the world. Head to the archaeological
site of Teotihuacán, “where the men become gods”. We will admire this
advanced culture with the Sun & Moon pyramids, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl
and the Butterflies palace. Lunch. Visit to a handicraft factory and go back
to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 4. Mexico
City-Chihuahua.
Breakfast. Transfer airport-hotel. You will embark upon a wide
ranging tour of this thriving capital city. Among many other things, you
will visit the State Capitol with its famous murals depicting the history of
the state of Chihuahua; the Museum of the Revolution, which was formerly the
home of Pancho Villa and which still contains fascinating memorabilia from
his controversial life, as well as numerous exhibits on the Mexican
Revolution; Cathedral and the colonial aqueduct. Overnight.
Day 5
Chihuahua - Creel
Early in the morning check out of the hotel and board the Chihuahua al
Pacifico train at the depot. This is the beginning of your journey through
the plains and foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains. The town of Creel is
our first destination to visit. Upon arrival, check into the hotel and
embark on an afternoon tour of the area. The sights here include Tarahumara
native cave dwellings; an old Jesuit mission, the lake “Arareco”, and the
interesting rock formations in the "Valley of the Mushrooms". Dinner.
Overnight.
Day 6 Creel -
Copper Canyon
Breakfast. After a free morning, you will board the train for a
short trip to the Copper Canyon. Arrival and checking into the Hotel Posada
Mirador, which is perched on the rim of the canyon, you will have the entire
afternoon to enjoy the breathtaking scenery from your private balcony.
Dinner. Overnight.
Day 7. Copper
Canyon - Los Mochis
Breakfast. You will have the morning free to visit the Tarahumara
natives, buy their craftwork, and hike among the numerous lookout points.
After lunch, you will reboard the train for the last and most exciting leg
of the rail trip across the Sierra Madre Mountains. This stage with its
great scenery also shows the incredible engineering achievement accomplished
by the builders of the Chihuahua to Pacific Railroad. Once in Los Mochis,
you will be transferred to the Hotel Santa Anita. Overnight.
Day 8. Los
Mochis-airport.
Breakfast. Transfer to Los Mochis International Airport or Bus
Terminal.
End of services.
Flight tickets not included. |
