DAY
01. MEXICO Arrival at Mexico City airport. Assistance
and transfer to the hotel.
DAY 02. 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 03. 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 04. 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 05. 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 06. 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 07. 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 08. LOS MOCHIS-AIRPORT
Breakfast. Transfer to Los Mochis International Airport
or Bus Terminal. End of services. Flight tickets not included.
Note: this program may operate from Los Mochis to Chihuahua too.
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