Copper Canyon

DangerMouse · 04-27-2008, 05:43 PM

One of the places on our "would like to visit" list is the Copper Canyon in Mexico. I've found out a fair bit in my internet searching and have found some what appear to be decent tours. However I would be interested in hearing from those who have previously done this location as to the need to be part of a group and what you deem essential viewing. My thought is if we do the Copper Canyon we should tack on a few days in Mazatlan afterwards.

**Sarah in SC** · 04-27-2008, 06:15 PM

This is one on my dream list as well, please keep us posted on what you finally decide. The train ride sounds so extremely cool!

yakers · 04-27-2008, 09:07 PM

We went there in Dec 07 with Caravan Tours. Just a wonderful trip, thre is the train ride, the canyon, meeting the Tarahumara Indians and a flat trip bording down the Fuerte River. All for $1K.. Would do it again in a minute.

retire@40 · 04-27-2008, 09:39 PM

George of "Tioga and George" fame wrote this article on Copper Canyon:

Copper Canyon Adventure

tjon72 · 04-29-2008, 06:23 PM

Several years ago we took the Grand Circle Copper Canyon trip.

It was, easily, the single worst trip we have ever taken. We did take the train ride to the canyon (easily the best part ) but when we arrived at the canyon we were pretty much on our own. Very primitive facilities and very little to do at the canyon other than looking at it (no tours, no trips, nothing ) Overwhelmed by trinket selling indians whose main pasttime seemed to be drinking coca colas and eating potatoe chips, the owner of the lodge was a private individual rather than the mexican state and it was plain to see he was trying to maximise his cash flow....really a bad experience. The views of the canyon were very scenic, but very poorly handled......

that was our first and last trip with Grand Circle.......

04-27-2008, 05:43 PM	#1
DangerMouse Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 487	Copper Canyon One of the places on our "would like to visit" list is the Copper Canyon in Mexico. I've found out a fair bit in my internet searching and have found some what appear to be decent tours. However I would be interested in hearing from those who have previously done this location as to the need to be part of a group and what you deem essential viewing. My thought is if we do the Copper Canyon we should tack on a few days in Mazatlan afterwards. __________________ Semi-FIRED July 08

04-27-2008, 06:15 PM	#2
Sarah in SC Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,297	This is one on my dream list as well, please keep us posted on what you finally decide. The train ride sounds so extremely cool! __________________ "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

04-27-2008, 09:07 PM	#3
yakers Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,553	We went there in Dec 07 with Caravan Tours. Just a wonderful trip, thre is the train ride, the canyon, meeting the Tarahumara Indians and a flat trip bording down the Fuerte River. All for $1K.. Would do it again in a minute. __________________ A slave is someone who waits for someone else to free them

04-27-2008, 09:39 PM	#4
retire@40 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,461	George of "Tioga and George" fame wrote this article on Copper Canyon: Copper Canyon Adventure __________________ No man is free who is not master of himself. --- Epictetus Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think). --- Guy Lombardo

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04-29-2008, 06:23 PM	#5
tjon72 Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 27	Several years ago we took the Grand Circle Copper Canyon trip. It was, easily, the single worst trip we have ever taken. We did take the train ride to the canyon (easily the best part ) but when we arrived at the canyon we were pretty much on our own. Very primitive facilities and very little to do at the canyon other than looking at it (no tours, no trips, nothing ) Overwhelmed by trinket selling indians whose main pasttime seemed to be drinking coca colas and eating potatoe chips, the owner of the lodge was a private individual rather than the mexican state and it was plain to see he was trying to maximise his cash flow....really a bad experience. The views of the canyon were very scenic, but very poorly handled...... that was our first and last trip with Grand Circle.......

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