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 24 Dec

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Starting at $111.55

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Tue 24 Dec

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)

ELISABETH_S

Oct 2018

We enjoyed the Ales on Rails event, but were so impressed by the entire experience we will return for every season! Plan to be in the open air car for the majority of the trip. You won't want to miss a thing!

1313canfield

Oct 2018

My wife and I have taken a number of vacation train rides and this was the best. The accommodations and our bar keeper were both excellent. We elected to go "first class" and it was worth the difference. A champagne toast to start the trip, followed with sandwiches and hors d'oeuvres. This is a relaxing way to enjoy the scenic Arizona country side.

Response from Host

Dec 2018

Thank you so much for this wonderful review.

Gary B

Oct 2018

The ride did take us through some beautiful areas but....it was just a train ride. In my opinion, it didn't live up to all the hype I read about on the web and other information I read. I discovered that I prefer walking the trails around Sedona (e.g. Bell Rock, Courthouse, etc) where the scenery is equivalent or better, you can hear the wildlife, feel the vegetation, move around without having someone in your view and continue or quit when you want. Sure you can't get wine on the trail but then again I was expecting some special wine on the train and discovered all they had in coach was a wine which I can get at home...except a bottle at home costs about one half that of a glass on the train. I didn't have any. Guess the special wine I had read about was reserved for purchase in 1st class.

Response from Host

Dec 2018

Thank you Gary for this very candid review. We are considering all of your comments and it especially makes sense to us as well regarding the wine, "why can't you have the same private-label wines in coach that are available in first class?"