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)

Karin B

Sep 2018

This was a real treat. Very relaxing and the views, food, and first class car were just wonderful.You also can go out to the open air cars for photo ops, although you can take a lot of pics from the inside too! I highly recommend this little trip!

MARTINFROMXCH

Sep 2018

Took a day tour with Detours from Scottsdale which included a stop in Jerome and a visit to a neat museum in Clarkdale dedicated to copper (see separate review). The main attraction of the day was the train ride on the tracks originally laid to service the copper mines. The vintage 1950's locomotives are impresive machines and look wonderfully iconic (even to a non-train enthusiast). The carriages have also been restored and the First Class car we travelled in was very plush; also included was a welcome drink and snacks. Each carriage has an adjacent open air car so you could alternate between taking in the view through the large windows (from a really comfortable seat) or standing on the open air car for a more imersive experience. Piped music played a medley of railroad themed music and an enthusiastic guide was keen to point out everything and anything we passed. Although the journey through the Verde Canyon was pleasant and evoked a sense of the history of the area, the fact that you are doing it on an almost extinct mode of transport at a pace much slower than modern life was the real pleasure for me. This was a 4 hour journey (2 hours to the ghost town of Perkinsville and 2 hours back along the same track to Clarkdale) - 4 hours was just enough to enjoy the experience without it becoming wearying.

Response from Host

Oct 2018

Thank you for riding the rails with us and for sharing this positive and very detailed review of your experience.

JimH85641

Sep 2018

This is a round trip from Clarksdale to Perkinsville and back along the Verde River canyon. You cannot travel this area any other way so you get to see breathtakingly gorgeous bluffs that line the Verde river. First class service provided a nice free buffet and bottled water. Full bar service is available. Service was excellent and you were advised when ito go outside to an open car to take fantastic pictures. Each car had a bathroom. There are tables for two on the river (preferred) side of the train car. The other side consists of 2 small couches for for two that share a small coffee table.

Response from Host

Oct 2018

Thank you for riding the rails with us and thank you for sharing this great 5-star review of your experience.