5 days · 4 nights
From sea level to the canyon rim by train, then on through Raramuri country to Chihuahua.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesLand in Los Mochis and start in the colonial town of El Fuerte, then ride the Chepe Express up into the Sierra Tarahumara to a night on the edge of the Copper Canyon. The road continues through Creel, the Valley of the Monks and Lake Arareco to the city of Chihuahua, where the journey ends with a walking tour.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
El Fuerte
Day 1 · El Fuerte
From Los Mochis airport you are driven to the colonial town of El Fuerte. At 4 pm a guide walks you around the main square, the municipal palace, the museum and the riverside promenade.
Divisadero
Day 2 · Divisadero
Board the Chepe Express mid-morning for the long climb from the coastal plain into the Sierra Tarahumara, reaching Divisadero in the afternoon. Spend what is left of the day walking along the canyon edge or browsing the Divisadero market.
Divisadero and Creel
Day 3 · Divisadero and Creel
A guided walk takes you to the Piedra Volada lookout, then to a market of Raramuri handicrafts. Drive on to Barrancas del Cobre National Park before continuing to Creel, where the rest of the day is free for the main square and the museum.
Creel and Chihuahua
Day 4 · Creel and Chihuahua
Leave early for the Valley of the Monks and its rock towers, the pine-fringed Lake Arareco, the Mission of San Ignacio and a cave where a Tarahumara family still lives in the traditional way. Stop at the Mennonite Museum, which tells the story of the Mennonite colonies of Chihuahua, before reaching the city.
Chihuahua
Day 5 · Chihuahua
A guided walk through Chihuahua takes in the cathedral, the Government Palace, the Pancho Villa museum and the mansion of Quinta Gameros. Then transfer to Chihuahua airport for your flight.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
El Fuerte · 1 night
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Divisadero · 1 night
On the canyon rim. Or similar
Creel · 1 night
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Chihuahua · 1 night
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Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
La Paz
Four nights in a hotel facing the cathedral in La Paz, with a day out on the water or the town each day. From January to March you head to Magdalena Bay to look for grey whales; the rest of the year the day is spent in the old centre and on the beaches. Then a long day down to Todos Santos and Los Cabos, and a boat to Espíritu Santo to snorkel with sea lions.
Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez and go straight out on the river through the Sumidero Canyon, then spend three nights in the highland town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, visiting Maya villages and the lakes of Montebello. The road then drops north past the waterfalls of Agua Azul to Palenque, which you explore on the last morning before flying out of Villahermosa.
Mexico
6 days · 5 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Begin on the river in the Sumidero Canyon and spend three nights in San Cristóbal de las Casas, with days in Tzotzil Maya villages and at the lakes of Montebello. Two nights in Palenque follow, with a day by road and river to Bonampak and Yaxchilán, and a guided morning at Palenque itself before you fly out of Villahermosa.
Land in Los Mochis and start in the colonial town of El Fuerte, then ride the Chepe Express up into the Sierra Tarahumara to a night on the edge of the Copper Canyon. The road continues through Creel, the Valley of the Monks and Lake Arareco to the city of Chihuahua, where the journey ends with a walking tour.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
Other ways to see Mexico, closest in length first.
Small group tour | 5 days | Chihuahua · Creel · El Fuerte
Small group tour | 5 days | La Paz
Small group tour | 5 days | Tuxtla Gutiérrez · San Cristóbal de las Casas · Villahermosa
Small group tour | 6 days | Tuxtla Gutiérrez · San Cristóbal de las Casas · Villahermosa
