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

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $111.55

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $111.55

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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)

LindaC2366

Apr 2019

Snacks kinda spendy, relaxing, insightful. Great grandkids enjoyed the trip too ages 3 and 5. Would recommend this event. Raptors interesting at station. Nice gift shop expensive though.

Response from Host

May 2019

Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

Pat B

Apr 2019

Our family of four, consisting of three generations, experienced this activity yesterday, 4/18, and found it to be relaxing and enjoyable. We agree with the comments of many viewers who indicated that first class was probably the better choice. I would award the personnel 5 stars, as they work really hard to ensure that all have an enjoyable adventure. The gentleman giving the commentary was personable, well-informed, enthusiastic and interesting. The light lunch provided was of decent quality. I feel that there were areas that were either disappointing and/or could be improved. The website indicates that "all cars access open-air viewing cars...." Unfortunately, our car (Scottsdale) appeared to be the only car on the train which did NOT directly access an open car, All the others were directly attached at one end of the car to an open car. It may not sound like much, but if one is elderly and/or handicapped or both, it makes a difference if one is forced to walk through one's own car and then another on a moving train to access the open car. The boarding was also a bit chaotic, For example: When we picked up the tickets, we were told to go to the Scottsdale car, which was all the way to the front, only to have to walk back several cars to a common boarding point, which again is a problem if one has difficulty walking. Also, the train does not turn around when it reaches the destination, so a party's seating is always on the same side of the train. The parties of two are seated at tables on the scenic side of the train. The parties of four are seated on the less scenic side in comfortable sofas, but the sofas are lower than the level of the chairs at the tables, so we were unable to see the view. It would make more sense to arrange.the seating in reverse so that the parties of four with the lower seats can see the view, still allowing those in the higher chairs a view. Had we realized this in advance we would have booked 2 parties of two, instead of the one party of 4. Little things, but they make a difference,

Response from Host

May 2019

Thank you so much Pat for sharing your experience. Listening to suggestions by our passengers is the only way we can get better at what we do.

deleenw2016

Apr 2019

What a relaxing four hour treat of sightseeing and learning about the history and geology of this area. Our volunteer guide was excellent. Terrific for all ages.

Response from Host

Apr 2019

Thank you so much for taking time to share your experience.