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

Sun 17 Nov

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Starting at $111.55

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Sun 17 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)

Jesus_G

May 2019

The train ride was amazing got to see a differ t side of Arizona you don’t get to see often and it was awesome we were able to take out baby the people at the station and on the caboose were amazing the only thing thing is that our train ride that was scheduled for the 25 at 12:40 was canceled and we didn’t know so we had to make a second trip to Clarkdale back to back but other than that it was a great experience

Vicky S

May 2019

Enjoyed the views and relaxing trip though the canyon. The service was good. Would have enjoyed more information about the area and history.

Response from Host

Jun 2019

Thank you for sharing Vicky. Was the "narration" working in your car during the journey? I ask because we do fill that portion of the experience with history, culture and interesting facts about our area. If you would like to add any information for me you can email me at [email protected] or call me at 602-316-9887.

traveller_360063

May 2019

Purchased 2 first class ticket giving us comfortable seats at a large window. Champagne toast with sandwiches, chicken wings, fruits and water. Alcohol can be purchased. We bought lunch prior, not knowing what food to expect. Wasn’t necessary. Gift shop with cafe. Food can be taken outside to covered/ slatted roof picnic tables. It was cool. Bring a sweater because you can go to an outside car on the train and it’s breezy. It was rainy/ cool even though we came from 80+ degrees near Peoria. Pretty 4 hour trip but many areas have trees growing between the train and the view, so be quick with photos. I wish the staff / door mechanism would close the doors of the car when the weather is cool. The tunnel was fun but keep your arms in ! Great train music from all eras while a ore recorded tutorial plays. There are guides answering questions. Enjoyed the trip !

Response from Host

May 2019

Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate that you chose to spend your afternoon with us.