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

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)

christine20072016

Mar 2019

This 3.5-hour train ride goes through the Verde Canyon and offers stunning views. Our train car hostess was attentive and entertaining-she pointed out various points of interest along the way. But.....the buffet was not very good. It was self-service, and we were told to get our food as soon as we leave the station because what was on the buffet was it for the entire trip. Small sandwiches, veggies with dip, chicken wings, cut-up fruit and cookies. We booked first class seats which were very comfortable, but the food was definitely not first class. In my opinion they pushed alcoholic beverages too much. Nevertheless, it was a fun ride, and the scenery was beautiful.

Response from Host

Mar 2019

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. There are times we need to be reminded about the level of expectation a customer has. We are sorry we failed to provide the best food experience possible. We do take every comment seriously and will consider this as we review our food and beverage service.

Ronald_M

Mar 2019

We were on this Railroad two years ago and it was much better then. We were disappointed in the narration; hardly any. Two years ago we heard all kinds of information about the valley we went through. This year hardly anything. We were in Cottonwood first class coach and couldn’t hear anything thru the speakers. So we got moved to another first class coach and we were in there by ourselves (4 of us) and there were only 2 speakers working. That was Wickenburg coach. The speakers were not loud enough. The scenery was beautiful but you need to have more narration about the valley and get those speakers louder! Thank you.

ccdudek

Feb 2019

Train ride was nice into the canyon with beautiful scenery. We were convinced by a local to do first class because you get service like it was in the old days, white gloved and good food. Paid extra $25 per person for first class, all we got was a bowl of chips, help yourself to lunch meat sandwiches on dry rolls, cold tiny chicken wings, olives, and a few veggies. The alcoholic drinks were good but service was slow and they were rather expensive. Recommend eating before you go and save $25.00 per person!

Response from Host

Mar 2019

Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding your trip. We take every customer's comments very seriously and will work to improve these areas.