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Itinerary
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Lodging
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Meals
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Day 1: Arrival
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You will arrive into Los Mochis, be met and driven to El Fuerte (about 1 1/2 hours away). There you will settle in at the Hotel Posada Don Porfirio, a small family owned hotel with a quaint courtyard, very close to the central plaza. Welcome!
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Hotel Posada de Don Porfirio
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Day 2: Train into the Copper Canyon
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First-class train to Bahuichivo, featuring the best of the Chihuahua al Pacifico train, including the Septentrion Gorge and the loops at Temoris. On arrival, transfer to the Hotel Paraiso del Oso. Time permitting, take a walk to the “Cave of the Crosses”, an interesting and significant former Raramuri cave dwelling
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Hotel Paraiso del Oso
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Day 3: Cerro Gallegos Van to Urique/ Hike to Los Alisos
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AM: Enjoy the trip to the Cerro Gallegos canyon rim overlook, considered by many to be the most spectacular overlook in the Copper Canyon area, before descending by vehicle to the bottom of the Urique Canyon.
In Urique you can have lunch and meet your trek guides and mule handlers (arrieros) before your vehicle transfer to the trailhead at La Laja. There you will wade across the Urique River, and begin your trek on the Spanish Camino Real (Royal Road) to the ghost town of Los Alisos, about a three-hour hike, with about 1600’ elevation gain.
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camping at Alisos
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D plus trail snacks
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Day 4: Los Alisos to Yesca
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Today is a steep climbing day, as we leave Los Alisos and climb consistently to Pandito and finally Yesca, our campsite tonight. Along the way are incredible canyon views, so the effort is certainly worth it! Depending on your pace, you will have about 6 hours on the trail today, and the elevation gain is 3115’.
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camping at Yesca
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BLD plus snacks
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Day 5: Yesca / Overlook Tejaban / Los Terreros
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We have a pretty full hike today also, usually about 6-7 hours on the trail, as we leave Yesca, descend into the lovely Arroyo San Fernando, and then climb to the magnificent overlook at Tejaban, a great place for a break. From there we steeply descend over sometimes rough trail to Los Terreros, our campsite tonight. Total elevation change today is 3050’, almost 2500’ of which is downhill.
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camping at Los Terreros
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BLD plus trail snacks
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Day 6: Los Terreros / Cerro Colorado / Batopilas
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We leave Los Terreros this morning bound for Cerro Colorado, an old riverside town about a 2 hour hike away. From there we follow the San Fernando River before reaching Las Juntas, where we follow old aqueducts along the Batopilas River, arriving our destination after about 6-7 hours on the trail. We drop about 1880’ feet today, much of this in the first three hours of the hike—coincidentally over the most difficult (rocky and slippery) section of the trail.
Once in Batopilas, enjoy the colonial charm of the Hotel Real de Minas, your lodging tonight.
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Hotel Real de Minas
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BL plus snacks
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Day 7: Batopilas
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Explore around Batopilas today, including such sites as the Cathedral at Satevo, the old El Penasquito Mine, the Shepard Silver Hacienda and the Porfirio Diaz tunnel.
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Hotel Real de Minas
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Day 8: Return to Creel and by train to El Fuerte
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By private Transport, you return to Creel today after your Batopilas adventure, arriving early enough to catch your train to El Fuerte.
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Hotel Posada de Don Porfirio
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Day 9: Departure
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Transfer to Los Mochis airport and departure.
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