Mexico City & Copper Canyon - 8D/7N

photo of Mexico City, courtesy of Tourism Board of MexicoTravel in 8 days from Mexico City to Chihuahua visiting very interesting sites and of course the Copper Canyon! Your main Interests: Nature, Indian tribes.

Included: 7 nights hotel accommodation - Meals as indicated in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L=Lunch) first-class train ticket “Chepe” Chihuahua – El Fuerte - All transfers and excursions as stated in the itinerary with local English speaking guides in SIB* basis.

Not Included: Any airfare (International flight & 1 domestic flight) - Tips to guide and driver - Bellboys at hotels - Porters at airports - Visas and passports - Any personal expenses.

Notes: * Seat In a Bus.

Departures: Daily departure. Supplements apply for Christmas and New Year seasons, Mexican national holidays, Easter and Holy Week.

Accommodation: Hotel Regente (4 star) or similar / Hotel Best Western Mirador (4 star) / Hotel The Lodge at Creel (4 star) / Hotel Posada Barrancas Rancho (4 star) / Hotel Misión Cerocahui (4 star) / Hotel Posada del Hidalgo (4 star).

photo of a sunset at the copper canyon, courtesy of Tourism Board of MexicoDay by day Itinerary:

  • Day 1 Arrival Mexico City - Arrival in this wonderful country. We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the Hotel Regente (4 star).
  • Day 2 Mexico City - Breakfast at the hotel. You will visit the downtown area of the Zocalo and some other impressive places of Mexico City. Overnight at Hotel Regente. (B)
  • Day 3 Mexico City – Chihuahua - Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Chihuahua, on the northern part of Mexico. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight at Hotel Best Western Mirador (4 star). (B)

    • photo of Chihuahua, courtesy of Tourism Board of Mexico

  • Day 4 Chihuahua / Creel - Transfer to the railway station to board the “Chihuahua-Pacifico” train (“Chepe”). Your first destination will be Divisadero, overlooking the magnificent Copper Canyon. At your arrival at Creel station, your will be met and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon free to explore the area. Overnight at Hotel The Lodge at Creel (4 star). (B)
  • Day 5 Creel – Posada Barrancas - You will have the opportunity during the morning to do short optional excursions (Arareko Lake, Tarahumara Caves, or San Ignacio Mission). You will be transferred to Creel train station, and ride to Posada (Barrancas) station, where you need to hop-off the train. A driver will meet you and drive you to the your hotel. Overnight at Hotel Posada Barrancas Rancho (4 star). (B)
  • Day 6 Posada Barrancas / Bahuichivo / Cerocahui - This morning will be free for discovering the area or doing one of the optional excursions to a nearby site (for example the Balancing Rock). Then we will transfer you to the train station to ride to Bahuichivo, another station of the “Chepe”. There you will be picked up to take you to the hotel in the old mission community of Cerocahui. Overnight at Hotel Misión Cerocahui (4 star). (B, D)
  • Day 7 Cerocahui / Bahuichivo / El Fuerte - During the morning you will have free time to do one of the optional excursions around the area, such as the Urique Canyon excursion, overlooking the deepest point of the Canyon (1,879 m deep). Then, back at the train station, you will continue your ride to El Fuerte town which was an important mining center in the 19th century and now has turned into a preferred region for boutique hotels. Overnight at Hotel Posada del Hidalgo (4 star). (B)
  • Day 8 El Fuerte / Los Mochis / Mexico City or Beach extension (San Jose de los Cabos or Manzanillo) - After having breakfast direct transfer from the hotel to Los Mochis airport for your flight out, either to Mexico City or to your next destination…

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