Western Rails & Canyons with Rocky Mountaineer
by Coach and Train
August 22-30, 2025
including
Sign Language Interpreter Service
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Travel via the Rocky Mountaineer, picture source: Rocky Mountaineer |
Garden of the Gods |
Silverton |
Durango & Silverton Railroad |
picture source: Rocky Mountaineer |
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AUG 22 |
DENVER, CO
Your tour begins with an overnight stay in the 'Mile High City' of Denver-5,280 feet
above sea level. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome
drink.
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AUG 23 |
DENVER - COLORADO SPRINGS
Breakfast. See Denver's historic Union Station, Mile High Stadium, and more on an orientation
tour en route to Colorado Springs. Explore Garden of the Gods Park, featuring 300-foot towering
sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snowcapped Pikes Peak and brilliant blue skies.
Take a thrilling ride on the Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Travel up to the summit
of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak, the place that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful.
Tonight, a home-cooked BBQ dinner with western music under the stars at the
historic Flying W Ranch (weather permitting).
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AUG 24 |
COLORADO SPRINGS - DURANGO
Breakfast. A scenic drive travels along the Highway of Legends Scenic and Historic Byway, over the
Sangre de Cristo Range, home to ten 14,000-foot peaks, and through meandering ranchlands to Great
Sand Dunes National Park. Later, continue deeper into the Colorado wilderness passing through the
San Juan National Forest to Durango. Tonight is free to explore Durango. Why not visit the saloons,
speakeasy, and more on historic Main Street.
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AUG 25 |
DURANGO - SILVERTON
Breakfast. This morning, board the Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad for a scenic ride through
San Juan National Forest. The legendary Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train hugs steep
canyon walls as it winds its way through Rio de las Animas Canyon to Silverton, a National Historic
Landmark. Silverton, once a major mining town, owes its name to an early miner's claim, "We have no gold,
but silver by the ton!" Spend time visiting the breweries, boutiques, and saloons that dot the thriving
Greene Street.Return to Durango for a free evening.
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AUG 26 |
DURANGO - MOAB, UTAH
Breakfast. Today is a step back to ancient times, lands, and people. Start with a visit to Mesa Verde National
Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, continuing to the Canyon of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum.
Learn about the Ancestral Puebloans and see their mysterious, centuries-old cliff dwellings. Also, visit the
museum that depicts the story of the people who once thrived on this 8,000-foot plateau, and stop at a great
vantage point for pictures of Cliff Palace (one of the largest of the 700-year-old Anasazi dwellings). Visit
the Canyon of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum en route to Moab. Learn of the Ancestral Puebloan, Native
American, and historic cultures in the Four Corners region. Then, walk in the footsteps of these great peoples
by visiting the Escalante and Dominquez Pueblos. Continue to Moab for a free evening.
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AUG 27 |
MOAB - CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK - MOAB
Breakfast. Explore the magnificent views of Canyonlands National Park to see deep canyons stretching across the
Colorado Plateau, an intricate canyon labyrinth with a million crimson hues. Then, on to Dead Horse Point State
Park to see a vast mesa with an incredible view of the Colorado River as it twists through a gooseneck canyon
2,000 feet below.
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AUG 28 |
MOAB - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
Breakfast. Today, explore the incredible landscape of Arches National Park, containing more than 2,000 natural
sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch. Then embark on the Rocky Mountaineer for a scenic
train ride in Silver Leaf Class. Travel east through the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area. See Parachute
Creek and Mount Logan while following the scenic Colorado River. Take in the beautiful red rock formations, desert
cliffs of Ruby Canyon, and mountain vistas. Overnight stay in historic Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Dinner
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AUG 29 |
GLENWOOD SPRINGS - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - DENVER
Breakfast. A full day aboard the Rocky Mountaineer through the Colorado high country. From dense wooded forests and
white-capped mountains of White River National Forest to the picturesque Byers and Gore Canyons and the tranquil
mountain lakes of Arapahoe National Forest, you'll experience the journey of a lifetime. Cross the high elevations
of the Continental Divide with a sparkling wine toast while driving through the six-mile-long Moffatt Tunnel. Arrive
in Denver this evening for a farewell dinner hosted by your Tour Director tonight. Lunch, Dinner
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AUG 30 |
DENVER
Breakfast. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. Safe travels until we meet again!
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Price per person based on double occupancy: |
$6,229 per person |
Price per person based on single occupancy: |
$7,664 per person |
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Prices do not include travel insurance, air arrangement, additional meals, etc. A deposit payment is due NOW in order to make a firm reservation.
Flight arrangements can be booked through Kerstin's Deaf Travel. A Real ID or a valid passport is required.
Appropriate physical fitness is required since the tour includes walking at each stop.
Minimum group size: 20 guests, maximum group size: approx. 40 guests.
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