What if you could combine the most memorable experiences of Mexico, from its beaches to its canyonlands to its colonial cities, into one unforgettable odyssey? Fantasy shows you the way with this “Best of Mexico” exploration. For many, the highlight is the premier passenger train ride into the mysterious labyrinth of Copper Canyon. Some people love the luxurious beach time at Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan, and some love the Spanish Colonial history and architecture of Guadalajara. No wonder this tour is one of our most popular. Let us host your winter snowbird trek and we promise this vacation will be a truly life enriching experience.
Start: Amado, AZ
End: Harlingen, TX
Miles: 2,022
Day 1
Amado, AZ
• Orientation
• Get Acquainted Party
• Peso Exchange Assistance
Day 2-4
San Carlos
• Driving Miles 285
• Pearl Factory Tour
• Welcome to Mexico Dinner
• Optional: Sunset Cruise
Day 5-6
Huatabampito
• Driving Miles 181
• Camp on the Beach
• Beach Party
Day 7-8 Alamos
• Driving Miles 59
• Alamos GuidedWalking
Tour:
Restored Colonial
Mansions
Plaza de las Armas
Cathedral Mission Circa
1786
• Aduana Excursion:
La Aduana Church -
Special Cactus
Casa La Aduana
Gourmet Dinner
Day 9-12
Los Mochis Campground
• RVs Parked with Full
Hookups During
Train/Hotel Excursion
Day 10
Posada
Barrancas/Divisdero
• Transportation to Train
• 1st Class Train to
Divisadero
Breakfast and Lunch on
Train
• Canyon RimWalking Tour
Tarahumara’s Dwelling
• Gondola Ride Into Canyon
• Deluxe Hotel on Canyon
Rim
Dinner and Breakfast on
Rim
Day 11
Creel
• Guided Bus Tour:
Posada Barrancas to
Creel
Valley of the
Mushrooms
Elephant Rock,
Lake Arareco
San Ignacio Mission
Lunch and Dinner
• Night at Hotel
Day 12
Los Mochis
• Breakfast in Creel
• Lunch and Dinner on Train
• Return to RV's at
Campground
Day 13-18
Mazatlan
• Driving Miles 258
• Deluxe Guided City Tour:
Famous Cliff Divers
Craft Market,
Shrimp Market
Dolphin Monument
Cathedral
• Copala Country Bus
Excursion:
Furniture Shop
See Decorative Tiles
Made
Visit Local Mexican
Panaderia
Walking tour of
Concordia
Lunch at Charming
Daniels
• Mexican Fiesta
• Dinner and Entertainment
• Traditional Folkloric
Dancers
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Day 19-20
San Blas
Driving Miles 192
• Jungle River Tour:
Exotic Birds and
Crocodiles
Day 21-25
Puerto Vallarta
• Driving Miles 86
• Deluxe Guided City Bus
Tour:
Marina, Old Town
Gringo Gulch,
Craft Market
• Brunch, Sunset Cruise
• Dinner
Day 26-28
Boca de Iguanas
• Driving Miles 130
• Camp on the Beach
• Beach Party
Day 29-31
Villa Corona
• Driving Miles 160
• Campground at Natural
Thermal Mineral Pools
Soak in the Healing
Pools
• Cookout and Social
• Excursions To Sand
Church and Pigskin
Factories
Day 32-38
Villa Corona
• Driving Miles 24
• 4 Guided Area Bus Tours:
Guadalajara City Center
Mercado Libertad
Tlaquepaque, Tonala
Lake Chapala, Ajijic
Tequila Sauza Factory
Tour
• Ballet Folklorico, Lunch
• Dinner
Day 39-40
Zacatecas
• Driving Miles 206
• City Tour:
Guadalupe Convent
Cerro de La Bufa
Historical Center
Silver Mine
Silversmith Center
Day 41
Saltillo
• Driving Miles 290
• Farewell to Mexico Dinner
Day 42-43
Harlingen, TX
• Driving Miles 285
• Group Crosses Border
• Welcome Back to the
USA!
• Farewell Dinner
Day 44
Harlingen, TX
• Goodbye Continental
Breakfast
Start: Amado, AZ
End: Harlingen, TX
Total Driving Miles: 2,022
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• 1st Class Express Train to Canyon Rim
• Gondola Ride Into Canyon
• Awesome 360 Degree Canyon Views!
• Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta
• Tropical Jungles
• ExoticWest Coast Beaches
• Camp Right at the Beach!
• 3 Days at Natural Thermo Mineral Pools RV Resort
• Old World Charm of Guadalajara
• Spanish Colonial Culture
• Starts and Ends in USA
Today when Fantasy guests catch their first startling glimpse of the canyon cutting deeper into the earth than the Grand Canyon… all things seem dwarfed by its grandeur.
The closer you get, the more you see. The canyon walls climb from desert flora to high pine forests, wrapping around fertile valleys dotted with crystalline mountain lakes. Intricate twists of the canyon reveal waterfalls, wildlife, archeological sites and the dwellings of the shy Tarahumara Indians, called the most primitive tribe still living in North America. More than 50,000 semi-nomadic natives still live in this region in the traditional style of their ancestors.
The ancient explorers in Copper Canyon had some advantage over contemporary travelers; on foot or horse, they could more easily get an eyeful of this mystical land without a partner nervously reminding them to keep their eyes on the road. Luckily, RVers can now tour this wonderland while gawking and gasping to their heart’s content.
How? You have two first-class options. For the passenger train experience of a lifetime, you may leave your RV parked at a secured RV park in Los Mochis and travel aboard the Premier Express Train and stay at a deluxe hotel at the rim of the canyon. If you prefer to ride in the comfort of your own wheeled home, you can take your RV with you, securely fastened to a specially chartered platform car on the Piggyback Rail System. Either option leaves you free to stare and utter exclamations as the train climbs to 8,000 feet, over bridges, into tunnels and through terrain that Reader’s Digest called “the most dramatic train ride on earth.”
We have incorporated Copper Canyon into many of our Mexico tours... How could we not want to share a place so magical?
Join Fantasy RV Tours on a First Class Passenger Train to the Copper Canyon. Described as North America's most scenic train ride we provide an opportunity to really see the magnificent scenery of the Copper Canyon aboard the Premier Express Train on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad. We park Rv’s at a secured RV park in Los Mochis and travel abroad the train staying at a deluxe hotel at the rim of the canyon. We believe that the experience is truly worthwhile and that you will enjoy the scenery and people of this unique region.
