Verde Canyon Railroad Adventure

Overview

Hop aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad for a 4-hour rail journey through the untouched and unspoiled Verde Valley. With luxury class seating, you will enjoy appetizers, Champagne and unobstructed views of Arizona’s geological wonders, wildlife and archaeological finds of the ancient Sinagua people who once lived in the area.

City: Sedona

Tue 01 Jul

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Starting at $181.69

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Tue 01 Jul

Starting at $181.69

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What's Included

Appetizers

AT TRAIN DEPOT - All tickets include Cafe Voucher To be redeemed a minimum of 1 hour prior to train ride.

Bottled water

Restroom on board

Champagne toast

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please Note: Special dietary options are unable to be accommodated
Infant age is 0-1 year. Any guest aged 1 and over will be charged an adult rate. Guests cannot board the train without a paid ticket

What To Expect

Verde Canyon Railroad

It’s not the destination, it’s the journey! Enjoy a luxurious train ride through a 20-mile wilderness area, along a wild and scenic river, only accessible by rail. For 3.5-hours, enjoy comfort and style, exceptional amenities and outstanding service in vintage rail cars on a century-old route. Wind your way through a red rock paradise, with tracks that hug the curves of the Verde River. Every season offers a different reason to ride! Astonishing views of a wild and vibrant frontier, historic trestles, bridges and a 7000-foot tunnel are just a few of the highlights tucked into unusual rock formations, red rock pinnacles and towering crimson cliffs. Majestic bald eagles and hawks float effortlessly on the breeze above Javelina, wild burros, jackrabbits and many other Canyon creatures, peacefully coexisting with this heritage railroad for more than 100 years.

Verde Canyon Railroad

At the depot, be sure to visit the John Bell Museum, home to the railroad's history and artifacts from its early days, as well as a wealth of information on Clarkdale, Jerome and the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

Verde River

The train runs on the same tracks that were created following the Verde River back in 1911. The river is visible for most of your journey.

Perkinsville Ghost Town

Discover the history of Perkinsville Ghost Town through on-board commentary on your train journey. This is the turn-around point of your trip.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Janice_M

Mar 2025

Beautiful scenery and a fun way to see it! It’s about 90 minutes too long however. Also no need to get to the station by 1130 as they recommend. You get a perfectly sufficient lunch but it is fast food and takes no time to get and eat. So too much waiting around and then the trip itself is too long as well. But for those that aren’t very mobile it’s a great option.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Janice, we love hearing the trip was fun, the scenery beautiful and the cafe service speedy. We have 400+ passengers per train, and for this reason we do encourage folks to arrive early to allow sufficient time to pick up boarding passes, enjoy the museum, storyboards, lunch at the cafe, peruse the gift shop and enjoy a beverage at depot patio bar prior to boarding time. We appreciate you riding with us.

Curiosity795389

Mar 2025

Absolutely beautiful, very comfortable, good staff, lucky to have great weather, pulled pork sandwich was delicious

Response from Host

Mar 2025

We love to exceed expectations! Thanks for this great review. We'll also tell the cafe you enjoyed your pulled pork sandwich. It's a fan favorite, for sure!

Diana_W

Mar 2025

As long as the weather is dry it is a wonderful trip. Beautiful views and very well narrated. Food and drinks were really good also. We highly recommend it.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Thanks for riding with us and sharing this excellent review, Diana.