Great Trains & Grand Canyons

DAY 1: PHOENIX - SEDONA Arrive at the Phoenix Airport and meet your Tour Director. Board a deluxe motorcoach and travel north to beau ful Sedona. This upscale resort, re rement and ar st community is set amongst the red-hued rocks of Oak Creek Canyon. Your home for the next five nights is a picturesque property in the Sedona area. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner with fellow travelers. (D) Overnight: Sedona DAY 2: SEDONA Start a great day with a Sedona Trolley Tour featuring the Chapel of the Holy Cross and Airport Mesa for spectacular views of the Sedona area. The trolley guide will give you insight into the various rock forma ons, indigenous vegeta on and history of this remarkable area. Later visit Uptown Sedona and the Spanish- Mexican Village of Tlaquepaque to explore these wonderful areas full of art galleries shopping opportuni es and restaurants. Maybe take an op onal Guided Jeep Tour into the Sedona backcountry. This evening enjoy Sedona at your own pace. (B) Overnight: Sedona DAY 3: GRAND CANYON Begin an unforge able day with a drive through amazing Oak Creek Canyon, a sixteen mile long canyon known for its spectacularly colored white, yellow and red cliffs do ed with pine, cypress and juniper. Then arrive in Williams to board the Grand Canyon Railway for a nostalgic two-hour train journey that delivers you to the awe-inspiring South Rim of Grand Canyon Na onal Park for free me and lunch on your own. Six million years in the making the Grand Canyon's dynamic colors and textures inspire reflec on at nature's power and beauty. Later board your motorcoach to see the Grand Canyon from other points of interest. Stop in Flagstaff for dinner before returning to Sedona. (B,D) Overnight: Sedona DAY 4: MONTEZUMA CASTLE - JEROME - VERDE CANYON RAILROAD This morning visit the Montezuma Castle Na onal Monument which contains ruins of a cliff dwelling built in the 12th and 13th centuries by the Sinagua Indians. Later visit the old mining town of Jerome, once a virtual ghost town, now restored with shops, museums and art galleries. Next travel to Clarkdale to board the Verde Canyon Railroad also known as the Wilderness Train. The spectacular four-hour ride in a First Class Railcar takes you between two na onal forests, past crimson cliffs, over old-fashioned trestles and through a 680-foot tunnel. Early evening return to Sedona. (B) Overnight: Sedona DAY 5: DAY AT LEISURE - BLAZIN' M RANCH Today is at leisure in Sedona. Enjoy the wonderful ameni es of your resort. Maybe spend the day shopping, sightseeing on your own or on a local golf course. An op onal tour will be available. This evening experience a Farewell Dinner at the Blazin' M Ranch where you will enjoy a hearty Chuckwagon Supper and Western Stage Show. (B,D) Overnight: Sedona Great Trains & Grand Canyons

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