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| Mexico Featuring Chihuahua & El Fuerte - Operated by an AFC Travel Partner 
21 Meals Included
Departing Friday, May 7, 2010
SAVE - Early Booking Discount
1-8 Clients = $50 Off
From $1799.00 per person, double occupancy
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Home Pick-up Airport Transfers
- Round Trip Airfare Scheduled Flights
- 9-Day First Class Escorted Vacation
- 21 Meals: All 8 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, & 6 Dinners
- Breathtaking rail trip thru the passes & river gorges of Copper Canyon
- Visit the Yaqui Indian Museum and a Mayo Indian Village
- Tarahumara Indian cave dwelling
- El Fuerte River float trip - see birds in their natural habitat
- El Fuerte walking tour and free time
- Visit a local working pottery studio
- Drive through the Sonora Desert
- Baggage Handling, Tour Manager, Round Trip Airport / Hotel Transfers
PASSPORT REQUIRED
NOTE: This tour has high altitudes of up to 8000’. Check with your doctor if you have any health conditions affected by high altitude.
RATE GUIDE - This tour has many dates that are currently not listed on our website. This simple departure pricing guide can help you make your decision on when to travel, if this date does not fit your schedule.
From $1599 - January 9 and 16.
From $1699 - January 23 and 30.
From $1799 - all February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, and December. |
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| | | FEATURED FIRST CLASS HOTELS
- Phoenix (1 night + 1) - Hilton Garden Inn
- Obregon (1) - Fiesta Inn
- El Fuerte (1) - Rio Vista Lodge
- Canyon Rim (1) - Posada Mirador
- El Fuerte (2) - Posada del Hildago
- Hermosillo (1) - Fiesta Americana
NOTE: Hotels are subject to change based on dates & availability.
Single, please ADD $340 to listed prices.
Triple (in 2 beds), please DEDUCT $30 from listed prices.
ADD $69 Taxes & Fees to the above listed prices. |
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| | | | Daily Itinerary: | | | Day 1 | Friday, 5/7/2010 - Fly to Phoenix, AZ
Fly to Phoenix and transfer by hotel courtesy shuttle to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy a welcome briefing. | | | | Day 2 | Saturday, 5/8/2010 - Obregon, Mexico
Drive south through Tucson and Green Valley to Nogales. See large saguaro cacti en route. Enter Mexico this morning. Continue on a modern four lane highway through huge expanses of rangeland and occasional pecan tree orchards. Then journey through the Sonora Desert to Obregon for overnight. | Breakfast
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Dinner | | | Day 3 | Sunday, 5/9/2010 - Yaqui Indian Museum / El Fuerte
This morning visit the Yaqui Indian Museum. Learn about the tribe’s traditions, costumes, art, and the famous deer dance. Later, visit a Mayo Indian Village. See the remains of the Tehueco Mission, dating from 1650 and the neighboring church built in 1811. Arrive in the picturesque colonial town of El Fuerte, founded in 1564. El Fuerte has been named a “Pueblo Magico” (“Magical Town”) by the Mexican Government because of the plaza’s beautifully preserved colonial architecture, romantic atmosphere and festive shows. | Breakfast
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Dinner | | | Day 4 | Monday, 5/10/2010 - Copper Canyon Train to Divisadero
This morning, “All Aboard” for your Copper Canyon train trip, considered one of the top scenic rail journeys in the world. You start at sea level and climb to 7,500 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 Copper Canyon. Journey through Temoris where you see three ascending levels of the railroad. Enjoy a box lunch. Your scheduled arrival is early afternoon at your hotel on the rim of Copper Canyon. See sweeping majestic views from your room directly overlooking the canyon. Overnight elevation approximately 7,500 ft.
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Dinner | | | Day 5 | Tuesday, 5/11/2010 - Copper Canyon Train to El Fuerte
Morning at leisure to enjoy spectacular views of 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, reboard your chartered train car for another thrilling train ride through the Canyon. As you descend from the top of the Sierra Madre, you may see cascading waterfalls. 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. Return to El Fuerte for a relaxing two night stay. Overnight elevation approximately 300 ft. | Breakfast
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Dinner | | | Day 6 | Wednesday, 5/12/2010 - El Fuerte / Float Trip
On your El Fuerte River float trip this morning, you may see parrots, woodpeckers, kiskadees, kingfishers, doves, cormorants and other birds in their natural habitat (river and weather conditions permitting). 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. | Breakfast
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Dinner | | | Day 7 | Thursday, 5/13/2010 - Pottery / Hermosillo
This morning, see a demonstration of Paquimé pottery-making, made famous by the Casas Grandes Indians. Then, drive north. After lunch, continue to Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora. Sightseeing drive of the government palace and Asuncion Cathedral. Visit Zaragoza plaza. | Breakfast
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Dinner | | | Day 8 | Friday, 5/14/2010 - Hermosillo / Phoenix
Drive north this morning through the vast Sonora Desert with sweeping views of the Sierra Madre. The Sonora’s ecosystem includes a unique variety of plants and animals. Box lunch. This afternoon, re-enter the United States at Nogales, Arizona. Arrive at your hotel in Phoenix.
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Lunch | | | Day 9 | Saturday, 5/15/2010 - Phoenix / Fly Home
The tour ends after breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport by hotel courtesy shuttle. ¡Muchas Gracias! | Breakfast | |
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