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)

Seymour1961

Mar 2019

We really wanted to learn about the history of the area. Unfortunatley the narrative recording was almost completely non-functional. Still enjoyed the ride but it could have been so much more than just pretty scenery and drinks.

Response from Host

Apr 2019

We are very sorry the narration was malfunctioning during your ride. We are working on updates and rewiring for that system this month.

Karen N

Mar 2019

I had a friend visiting from out of state, so we drove up to spend time in the vicinity. Our first stop was the train ride. We had paid for 2 first-class tickets, which allowed a light lunch--sandwiches, fruit, vegetables, brownie and free water bottles. What one needs to know is that if you are a party of two in first-class seating, you'll have window seats on one side of the train at a little table for two. Parties of three or more could be seated on opposing loveseat type couches on the other side of the train with a coffee table in the middle. My friend and I boarded, and chose our table for two. We happened to be seated at the front end of the train with a nice wide window. Shortly after we were seated, we overheard a party of 5 and the attendant for our car speaking. We gathered they had a reservation for 4, but were a party of 5. The cabin attendant asked us (in view of the party) whether we'd be willing to go back to a table for 2 at the other end of the car. We weren't thrilled with being asked to move right in front of the party of 5, but understood their dilemma, so obliged, only to find we were at the worst table for 2--a small window that we had to lean forward to look outside at. And we had difficulty hearing the narration over the speakers. The cabin attendant did allow us to go first to get our food because we had moved for her, but we felt a bit cheated of a better experience overall through no fault of our own. The other thing that was slightly disappointing to us was that the view is the same in the reverse direction, because the engine is driven back alongside the train and hooked to the caboose. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Nice we could walk a couple cars back to an open car for better viewing and photos, though it was windy back there and during the coldest week we had in Arizona in February, so we could only take doing that in small doses. My thought was that I've been on much more scenic sightseeing train rides than this one, and the journey was about 4 hours, so it got a bit long for us. We were happy to get off. I will say that I imagine the trip to be much more scenic and beautiful when the autumn leaves are in full color. There's a nice gift shop with a counter at which one can order food and eat it outside on tables.

Response from Host

Mar 2019

We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal. We do strive to make everyone comfortable and provide the best ride possible. If you wouldn't mind, we would welcome you to provide your contact information for further follow-up. You can email us at [email protected] and reference TRIPADVISOR review along with my name. Thank you, Teresa Propeck

delaney_clark16

Mar 2019

Great activity for elderly people who can not walk or those that just want to take a laid back ride through the desert. Once boarding the train a light appetizer buffet is open with the chance to order additional beverages (Alcohol included.) Feel free to bring a packed lunch on the train if you would like something a little more substantial. The staff aboard the Phoneix train was very friendly and engaging! I would highly recommend this train ride!

Response from Host

Mar 2019

Thank you for your recommendation. We will share your compliments with the Phoenix car staff.