Starlight Ride sur le chemin de fer Verde Canyon
Description
Montez à bord du Verde Canyon Railroad pour un voyage en train de 4 heures à travers la vallée intacte et préservée de Verde. Avec des sièges de première classe, vous profiterez d'une vue imprenable sur les merveilles géologiques, la faune et les découvertes archéologiques de l'Arizona de l'ancien peuple Sinagua qui vivait autrefois dans la région. Le Verde Canyon Railroad propose des excursions Starlight et Moonlight certains vendredis et samedis de mai à septembre, partant du dépôt pendant les températures plus fraîches de la fin de l'après-midi et voyageant jusqu'au coucher du soleil et dans la lueur lunaire du crépuscule. Pris en sandwich entre deux forêts nationales protégées et adjacent au Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, le Verde Canyon Railroad emmène ses passagers dans un terrain sauvage et préservé, le ruban extrêmement rare où le haut désert rencontre la rivière.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Rendez-vous au dépôt de train Verde Canyon Railroad à Clarkdale, en Arizona, non loin de Sedona, pour commencer votre aventure Verde Canyon Railroad Starlight. Cette aventure ferroviaire propose une promenade en train dans la nature à travers le canyon isolé du Verde, connu pour son cadre pittoresque et sa faune abondante. Bien qu'il soit possible de faire de la randonnée dans le canyon, le moyen de loin le plus simple de le découvrir est de prendre ce train pittoresque en pleine nature. Le train est composé de voitures de passagers superbement rénovées et de voitures d'observation en plein air tirées par des locomotives d'époque et emprunte un itinéraire le long de la rivière Verde entre Clarkdale et Perkinsville. Après avoir embarqué depuis le dépôt de Clarkdale, asseyez-vous pour un voyage aller-retour de 4 heures et 64 km qui comprend une vue sur les sites miniers historiques, les merveilles géologiques, les falaises indiennes de Sinagua et la faune, des pygargues à tête blanche aux antilopes.
Au dépôt, n'oubliez pas de visiter le musée John Bell, qui abrite l'histoire du chemin de fer et les artefacts de ses débuts, ainsi qu'une mine d'informations sur Clarkdale, Jerome et la nation Yavapai-Apache.
Le train circule sur les mêmes voies qui ont été créées à la suite de la rivière Verde en 1911. La rivière est visible pendant la majeure partie de votre voyage.
SOB Canyon et le pont de 150 pieds de haut sont les points forts du voyage. Regarder en arrière depuis le pont et le canyon est tout simplement magnifique!
Découvrez l'histoire de la ville fantôme de Perkinsville grâce aux commentaires à bord de votre voyage en train. C'est le point tournant de votre voyage.
Vous passerez devant le monument national de Tuzigoot lors de votre voyage en train.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Entièrement accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- L'âge du nourrisson est de 0 à 1 an. Toute personne âgée d'un an et plus sera facturée au tarif adulte. Les clients ne peuvent pas monter à bord du train sans billet payé
Avis(125)
My husband surprised me for my birthday and took me on the Starlight ride. Breathtaking views and charming scenery. With the way the train organized it still felt very intimate, as each car only holds so many people and your small group becomes a small family on the adventure together! Both tour guides were fantastic (Antony and Anisa) they were so knowledgeable and helpful! Overall a fabulous time and would recommend to anyone of all ages!
What a lovely birthday surprise! Kudos to your husband for the fantastic idea! Thanks for riding with us and sharing kind words about the views, the accommodations and our crew. We'll be sure Antony and Enysca see your compliments.
It’s been so long since I got to enjoy an unconstructed night sky. The view was fantastic! The ride is out and back and heading out was during daylight hours (we rode first weekend of August). So great views of God’s creation. The last half hour or so on the way back it was pitch dark so we could see all the stars. Cricket was pleasant and engaging. She served us inside the car while Brandt did an excellent job pointing things out and giving us interesting history facts. Our ticket through Viator was a bit more but included a meal voucher for the cafe. Onboard was individual charcuterie boards with mini bottles of brut to share. More food than I could eat. I had the criapy chicken sandwich from the cafe. It was actually very good! I would do this trip again.
Diana, thank you for riding the Starlight with us and sharing this fantastic review. We appreciate your kind words for our view, crew and food.
Such a unique experience pleasant ride, great bartenders and tour guides. Nice to have open car area access
Billy, we're glad you enjoyed so many aspects of the adventure. Thanks for riding with us.
We loved this relaxing and beautiful ride through Verde Canyon! We enjoyed seeing the scenery up close. Our bartender gave a lot of information about the area as we passed through it. Very enjoyable! When we booked our trip, the description on Viator mentioned something about “in 2023 meal ticket vouchers were provided with purchase”. We were confused as to why it mentioned 2023, and wondered if we actually had meal vouchers waiting for us. There were in fact, meal vouchers, ready for us, but the way the description was worded, made us unsure. So if you’re booking, don’t eat beforehand because there are meal vouchers provided. The box meal at the station has many options and the portions are ample. We actually had too much food and did not finish our charcuterie tray. We were unable to see any stars on this starlight excursion due to the cloud cover. It had actually been cloudy for several days in row, so I’m not sure July is the best time for a starlight train ride. We also did not see any wildlife other than a few birds. But the scenery was amazing!
Thanks for riding and relaxing aboard Starlight with us and sharing this detailed recap. Thanks also for bringing to our attention the outdated verbiage on the lunch voucher description, which we have now updated.
AMAZING experience… this is certainly the way to get out in the depths of the Sycamore Canyons. Train staff was awesome, cars were in great condition, full bar, totally amazing!
Wow, Kyle, thanks for riding with us and sharing this excellent review. We're glad you enjoyed the crew, the accommodations and the wild canyon scenery.
The package is worth the money. Loved the seating, and charcuterie provided. The views and menu information provided along the way were amazing! This out second time and it was just as exciting as the first.
Tammy, we appreciate you being a repeat rider! Thanks for being a fan and sharing such kind words about your experience.
It was such a wonderful experience. The staff were professional and knowledgeable they made the experience so much more special.
Thanks for riding with us, Sonya, and sharing kind compliments about our crew!
Everything was well organized. Staff was friendly. Train was clean and comfortable. Would recomend this trip.
Steven, thanks for riding with us and recommending us!
This was a once in a lifetime experience it was beautiful, well thought through, and a great time. We were in the Sedeona cart with Jocelyn and she was great I would go again and again!
Thanks so much, Halle! We love your enthusiastic endorsement and kind words for the experience and our crew.
This is the best train ride! It is worth every cent. I was so surprised we got a dinner voucher. They also provided crackers, cheese, slice meats, with fruit and champagne. It was really amazing! Michael and Mat were our guides. They were very knowledgeable with great information along the train ride. Make sure to book the 5:30pm trip. You get to go up during daytime. you catch a beautiful sunset coming back. you get to also experience the ride at night. Truly beautiful ❤️
We're delighted you enjoyed your adventure aboard the Starlight! Thanks for your compliments for the food, charcuterie, crew and views. We'll be sure Michael and Matt see your compliments.
