DAY 1 - Home to Colorado Springs
Fly to the Colorado Rockies! Visit the Air-
Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Later
check into your hotel for a relaxing two night
stay. Tonight we will enjoy a get acquainted
dinner as we prepare for our railroading
experience.
Included Meals: Dinner
Hotel: Drury Inn

DAY 2 - Colorado Springs
Visit Garden of the Gods featuring red rock
formations and breathtaking views of Pike’s
Peak, it was marked on the National Register
for Historic places in 1979. Lunch will be
included at the Garden of the God’s Trading
Post. Depart for Manitou Springs and
experience Pikes Peak which forms a stunning
backdrop for Colorado Springs and the
Garden of the Gods. It is the farthest east of
the big peaks in the Rocky Mountain chain,
which contributed to its early fame among
explorers, pioneers and immigrants and
made it the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush
to Colorado with the slogan, “Pikes Peak or
Bust”. Your best views will come from a ride
on the Cog Railway to the top. See magnificent
Seven Falls, one of the grandest mile of
scenery in Colorado, wildlife and more on
this exciting rail journey. This evening dinner
will be on your own.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 3 - Colorado spgs to Alamosa
Enjoy breakfast before we depart for Canon
City. Board the Royal Gorge Railroad for
a 24-mile journey beneath Royal Gorge
Bridge. This ride will afford some of the
most spectacular scenery your eyes will
ever see! Visit Royal Gorge Park affording
breathtaking views from the highest suspension
bridge in the world, rising 1,053 feet
above the rapids of the Arkansas River. Ride
the Aerial Tram across the gorge or take the
Incline Railway to the bottom of the canyon.
After a fabulous day in the Royal Gorge
area we drive to Alamosa, Colorado for our
overnight stay.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express

Day 4 - Alamosa to Durango
Motor to Antonito and board the famous
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad . This
train runs between Antonito, Colorado
and Chama, New Mexico. The track was
originally laid in 1880 by the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad. Chama today is a small
village, but considered hallowed ground
by many railfans. Chama houses one of the
most physically complete railroad yards in
the country. The railroad yard still has the
feel of 1960 and earlier. We will board our
motorcoach in Chama and drive to Durango,
an old romantic mining town. Your hotel is
the historic Strater hotel in Durango.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: The Strater

Day 5 - Durango to Palisade
Board The Silverton, the last scheduled narrow
gauge railroad in the United States. This
1881 coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive
was built to haul silver and gold ore, and
today it will carry you along the breathtaking
canyons of the La Plata and San Juan
Mountains. See breathtaking scenery as we
wind around mountain peaks, canyon walls,
and rushing streams enroute to Silverton,
once a bustling mining town in the 1870s.
Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, Sliverton
is a national historic landmark. Take time to
explore Silverton’s historic architecture built
between 1882 and 1910 during Silverton’s
boom time. Motor on the million-dollar
highway over Red Mountain Pass of the San
Juan Mountains to Palisade.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Wine Country Inn

Day 6 - Palisade
After breakfast, we make our way to Grand
Junction. Drive the spectacular Colorado
National Monument offering sweeping views
of the canyon. Drive through lovely orchard
country with a stop at one of the orchards
for a tour and opportunity to shop. Return to
the hotel for a restful evening.
Included Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 - Palidase to Denver
This morning board the Amtrak train for a full
day of scenic railing through the Colorado
Rockies from Grand Junction to Denver.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: Hampton Inn

Day 8 - Denver
We’ll make our way to nearby Georgtown
and board the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
Finished in 1884 for the Colorado Central
Railway to transport silver in and out of the
region, this breathtaking stretch of narrow
gauge railroad is an engineering marvel
which features several horseshoe curves
and bridges including the Devil’s Gate
High Bridge. Lunch will be on your own
at historic downtown Georgetown. Return
to Denver for a tour of the mile high city
nestled at the foot of the Rockies. Tonight
you are guests at a farewell dinner.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9 - Denver to Home
After an included breakfast we’ll catch our
flight for home.
Included Meals: Breakfast