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
beautiful Sedona. This upscale resort, retirement and artist 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. 

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 formations, indigenous vegetation 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 opportunities and
restaurants. Maybe take an optional Guided Jeep Tour into the Sedona
backcountry. This evening enjoy Sedona at your own pace.  

DAY 3: GRAND CANYON Begin an unforgettable day with a drive
through amazing Oak Creek Canyon, a sixteen mile long canyon known for its
spectacularly colored white, yellow and red cliffs dotted 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 National Park for free time and lunch on your own. Six
million years in the making the Grand Canyon’s dynamic colors and textures
inspire reflection 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. 

DAY 4: MONTEZUMA CASTLE - JEROME - VERDE CANYON RAILROAD
This morning visit the Montezuma Castle National 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
national forests, past crimson cliffs, over old-fashioned trestles and through
a 680-foot tunnel. Early evening return to Sedona.  

DAY 5: DAY AT LEISURE - BLAZIN’ M RANCH Today is at leisure
in Sedona. Enjoy the wonderful amenities of your resort. Maybe spend the day
shopping, sightseeing on your own or on a local golf course. An optional 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.