Welcome to a great vacation at an affordable price. Your Latin America tour includes all meals in Latin America, all activities, all hotels, a great itinerary, all airport transfers, all transportation and excursions. A professional tour director accompanies you for the entire tour.

Itinerary:

Day 1 – El Paso, Texas
Welcome to Mexico’s untamed Copper Canyon with roundtrip daytime Copper Canyon train rides in a first class chartered train car. Fly to El Paso on the border. El Paso is the closest American gateway to the Copper Canyon. Transfer by hotel courtesy shuttle to your hotel. Dinner is on your own tonight.

Day 2 – El Paso to Creel, Mexico
Cross the Rio Grande by private motorcoach this morning. Enter Mexico at Juarez, a bustling border town. See the expansive pristine Samalayuca Sand Dunes. Continue through huge expanses of rangeland and occasional pecan tree orchards. Enjoy lunch. Then journey through Mennonite country. The hard-working Mennonites have transformed the desert into fertile farmland. Next, pass by vast apple orchards en route to the Creel area. Creel, at 7700 feet, is the highest overnight on the tour. Enjoy dinner. BLD

Day 3 – Copper Canyon Train, Divisadero
Late morning, “All Aboard” for your Copper Canyon train trip, considered one of the top scenic rail journeys in the world. Shortly after boarding in Creel, the train circles back over itself in a complete loop known as El Lazo. Enjoy lunch in the dining car. Make a brief stop in Divisadero. See the overlook and visit the Divisadero open market. As you descend from the top of the Sierra Madre, you see cascading waterfalls and sheer canyon walls give way to rolling hills and tropical farmlands. See palm, banana, papaya and mango trees. Copper Canyon sunsets are a delight. Dinner is in the dining car. Arrive in the picturesque colonial town of El Fuerte for a relaxing two night stay. BLD

Day 4 – El Fuerte, River Float Trip
On your El Fuerte River float trip this morning, you may see parrots, woodpeckers, kiskadees, kingfishers, doves, cormorants and other desert birds in their natural habitat. (river conditions permitting, otherwise a visit to a Mayo Indian village will be substituted). Next, a brief walking tour to visit the 17th century cathedral and government palace. After lunch, the afternoon is at leisure to stroll the cobblestone streets and the charming plaza of El Fuerte, center of all social life. Before dinner, enjoy a colorful and festive Mexican ballet folklorico. BLD

Day 5 – Copper Canyon Train
Reboard your chartered train car this morning for another thrilling train ride through the Canyon. You start at sea level and climb to 8,000 feet.The entire railroad passes through 86 tunnels and 38 bridges in the 25,000 square mile canyons of the Sierra Madre. The five major canyons are collectively known as the Copper Canyon, which is four times the size of the U.S. Grand Canyon. The Tarahumara Indians live in the Canyon. Stop this morning in Temoris where you can see three ascending levels of the railroad. Enjoy lunch on board in the dining car. Your round trip train ride gives you a second chance to view the grandeur of the Canyon. Arrive at your hotel on the rim of the Copper Canyon. See sweeping Canyon views from your room directly overlooking the Canyon. Enjoy dinner. BLD

Day 6 – Barrancas to Chihuahua
Morning at leisure to enjoy spectacular views of the Copper Canyon from your hotel. Walk to see the Tarahumara Indians who live in the canyon caves below or mingle with the Tarahumara artisan vendors who gather in front of the hotel. After lunch, drive by the old Bocoyna mission, built by the Jesuits in 1692. Continue to Chihuahua for a fun two night stay. Enjoy a traditional Mexican dinner. BLD

Day 7 – Chihuahua, Paquime Pottery
This morning enjoy a full sightseeing drive of beautiful Chihuahua. Visit the government palace, home to a series of magnificent murals depicting Mexican history. Visit the baroque cathedral. See the 18th century aqueduct and drive by beautifully restored colonial homes. Visit the Museum of the Revolution, former home of Pancho Villa, hero of the Revolution (closed on Mondays). Learn the story of Mexico’s fight for freedom. Next, see a demonstration of Paquimй pottery-making made famous by the Indians of Casas Grandes. Enjoy lunch. The rest of your day is at leisure. Farewell dinner tonight. BLD

Day 8 – Chihuahua to El Paso
After breakfast, transfer from your Chihuahua hotel to El Paso. Muchas Gracias! B