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Are You Ready to Live Copper Canyon - Barrancas Del Cobre? Copper Canyon; Impressive Barrancas del Cobre + Global Power Solutions Travel Business Partners - FAM TRIP CCRA 2017 By, Vivir México. LOS MOCHIS - EL FUERTE - COPPER CANYON – ARAREKO LAKE – VALLEY OF MUSHROOMS AND FROGS - MENNONITES FARM - CHIHUAHUA CITY – MEXICO CITY. Four times bigger than the Grand Canyon of Arizona, Mexico’s spectacular Copper Canyon is the heart of the Tarahumara Mountains in the northeast corner of Chihuahua State and find yourself standing atop the majestic heights. Barrancas del Cobre, in Spanish, is a name that derives from the stunning greenish copper hue of the canyon walls, spanning a total length of 37,000 miles. Their mighty walls conceal remarkable legends, traditions and surprises. Are you ready to live Copper Canyon - Barrancas del Cobre? • Itinerary October 5th – 11th DAY 1. Transportation from CDMX airport to hotel. Mexico City - Arrivals. Check in DAY 2. Breakfast @ the hotel. Round transportation to Global Power Solutions MEXICO CITY – GLOBAL POWER Meetings. SOLUTIONS. • Breakfast @ the hotel and transfer to CDMX airport. Arrival to Los Mochis, Sinaloa Airport (LMM • • Private transfer to the hotel. • Check in @ Posada del Hidalgo Hotel. Magnificent DAY 3 Mansion Museum Hotel. Group meeting point. • 12:30 hrs. Lunch @ El Farallon Restaurant. MEXICO CITY - LOS MOCHIS - EL FUERTE. • 14:00 hrs. Walking city tour to “El Fuerte”; magical town. • 16:20 hrs. Transfer to Capomos Village; an insider experience with the Mayos ethnic tribe, enjoying the “Danza de los Venados”, culinary richness and learning from them about their famous herbal medicine and culture. • 18:20 hrs. Back to the Hotel (El Zorro´s birthplace). • 19:00 hrs. Welcome reception cocktail – El Zorro Performance. Breakfast @ the Hotel. 07:45 hrs Transfer to EL CHEPE train station; the only passenger train in México. It will take you across the Tarahumara Sierra. The landscapes are spectacular and taking the train affords you the opportunity to get in touch with the Raramuri Culture. 13:45 hrs Arrival and transfer to Hotel Divisadero. DAY 4. Check in and lunch. El FUERTE – COPPER CANYON. 16:00 hrs Walking tour by the edge of Copper Canyon. 19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel. Breakfast @ the Hotel. 09:00 hrs Transfer to Parque Aventuras where we can enjoy cableway, one of the biggest ziplines of the world across the mountains and the famous Balancing Rock. 13:00 hrs Transfer to a local Mestizo family house where you can taste Discada Rustica (regional culinary experience). We will learn about the culture diversity between the Indios Mayos, DAY 5. Tarahumaras and Mestizos, enjoying different typical dances COPPER CANYON. and handcrafts workshops. 15:30 hrs Transfer back to the hotel. 17:30 hrs Conference about Copper Canyon geology and Tarahumara culture. 19:00 hrs Dinner @ the hotel. Breakfast @ the hotel. Check out. DAY 6. 08:00 hrs Departure to Creel. Magical town. Will visit the Arareko Lake, Tarahumara Church, the Valley of COPPER CANYON – CREEL – ARAREKO Mushrooms and Frogs. LAKE – VALLEY OF MUSHROOMS AND Transfer to Mennonite farms. FROGS - MENNONITES FARM – 13:00 hrs Lunch at Mennonite Museum, tasting their own homemade products such as cheese, jam, CHIHUAHUA. sausages, wheat bread, among others. Arrival to Chihuahua and check in at the hotel. 19:00 hrs Dinner – Mexican Folklore Show. Breakfast @ the hotel. DAY 7. 09:15 hrs Chihuahua City tour – Cathedral, Pancho Chihuahua Villa Museum, Quinta Gameros, Main Plaza. 13:00 hrs Free time. Transfer to the airport in Chihuahua. End of our services. The tour includes: • Transfers as specified in the itinerary on buses or vans fully equipped. • 6 nights of lodging @ hotels mentioned in itinerary with breakfast included; based on double occupancy. • Certificate bilingüal tour guide throughout the complete program. • Lunch @ El Farallon Restaurant. • Transfer and tour to “El Fuerte”, Capomos and Indios Mayos. • Welcome reception cocktail with open bar and private performance El Zorro show @ Posada Del Hidalgo Museum Hotel. • CHEPE scenic train tour from El Fuerte to Barrancas. • Walking tour by the edge of Copper Canyon. • Lunch and Dinner @ Divisadero Hotel. • Entrance fee to Parque Aventuras and cableway ride. Zipline optional by their own. • Discada local culinary experience (lunch with Tarahumara family). • Workshops, dances and geology conferences about Tarahumara culture. • Dinner @ Divisadero hotel. • Tour to Arareko Lake, Valley of the Mushrooms and the frogs. • Tour and lunch @ Mennonite farms and Museum. • Farewell dinner with open bar and Mexican Folklore ballet show @ the hotel in Chihuahua. • Chihuahua city tour. • Domestic flight Mexico City – Los Mochis (October 7th). Not included: • Personal expenses. • Tips. • Nothing that is not clearly specified in this itinerary. • Memory video for each participant @ USD 99.00 (minimum 10 participants). We can offer accomodation in Mexico City after this itinerary; and domestic flight Chihuahua to MexicoCity (October 11th), upon request. Note: This program could change by reasons of force majeure, unrelated to Vivir México. .
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