Verde Canyon Railroad Adventure

Overview

Hop aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad for a 3.5-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 19 Nov

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Starting at $111.55

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Tue 19 Nov

Starting at $111.55

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Appetizers

Bottled water

Beginning in 2023, all tickets include Cafe Voucher

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
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
All complimentary first-class appetizers will be individually-packaged for customers.

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.

John Bell Railroad Museum

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)

Michelle V

Oct 2019

My husband and I rode the train. It travels to Perkinsville and the same journey back. The journey itself is through the canyon and offers Views of the river and rock formations and the canyon. You ride through at tunnel and across a couple of bridges. It lasts about three and half hours. You can sit inside or outside to view. We spent most of our time outside. We did a coach fare. They offer first class with comfy chair seating and some appetizers. We were glad we didn’t do first class and pay extra as most our time was outdoors. It if you think you would be inside most of the time the added amount might be worth the difference. For us it was not. They offer drinks and candy and chips on the train for sale but be sure to have your credit card approved before boarding or pay cash. We were glad we rode the train it was one of the highlights to our Grand Canyon trip!

Response from Host

Nov 2019

Thank you for sharing your experience and for choosing Verde Canyon Railroad to be part of your Arizona visit.

sshepher1414

Oct 2019

This was a great train ride in a beautiful area. We bought the more expensive tickets, and they were well worth it. The seating was comfortable, there was a open car that was for our passengers use. It also came with a buffet that included ribs and chicken wings. The two ladies that took care of our car were top notch. Would do it again.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Cindy H

Oct 2019

The scenery is wonderful and the staff explained a lot of history and made everyone laugh. The food in first class is good and the chairs are comfortable, worth the extra money if you have a bad back! The drinks are expensive but generously sized. The best viewing and picture taking is in the open cars. From inside you miss out on quite a bit of the view. Some of the seating is not well placed for the windows. Probably worth the effort to get in line early so you can get a spot on the right hand side and well positioned if you plan to stay in your seat.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. We appreciate your thoughts on the seat placement and we will take a look at that.