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We are again pleased to have been selected to operate another Garden Scale Convention tour. This makes three years in a row that
Trains Unlimited, Tours has operated the pre and post convention tours. Our pre 2008 Garden Railway Convention tour will include riding the Verde
Canyon and Grand Canyon Railroads plus visiting Jerome Ghost Town, Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon and the spectacular Grand Canyon
National Park and a spectacular overnight stay on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Bookings for this tour are open to everyone.
You do not need to sign up for the convention.
For more information on the 24th Annual Garden Railway Convention click onto this link
www.ngrc2008.org
SIGN UP FOR THE CONVENTION AND ENJOY THE GARDEN TRAINS
DAY 1 SUNDAY APRIL 27 (L-D) We depart from the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort (The convention hotel in Chandler near Phoenix)
by charter motor coaches at 7: 00am for the journey north to Jerome Ghost Town and Jerome State Park Museum. This old mining
and railroad town is racked full of railroad history and the museum has some wonderful displays of the mining industry and the railroads
that served the area. We then travel to nearby Clarksdale to board the Verde Canyon Railroad excursion train for the run into remote
Verde Canyon and return. This is a four hour train Trip. Our train returns to Clarksdale at 4:00pm and we travel to nearby Sedona for lodging at the Kings Ransom Inn.
After dinner the rest of the day and evening on your own to explore colorful Sedona. The Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort will extend the special convention rate to Registered Convention guests for any extra lodging that you may need. You need to call the hotel directly at (480) 812-0900 or 1-800 528-8071 to make your reservations. Be sure and advise the reservation agent that you are Registered for the "Garden Railway Convention".
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JEROME-CALLED THE WICKEDEST
TOWN IN THE WILD WEST |
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JEROME STATE HISTORIC PARK MUSEUM
A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORIC PAST
AND THE RAILROAD THAT SERVED JEROME
VERDE CANYON RAILROAD
KINGS RANSOM HOTEL IN SEDONA
DAY 2 MONDAY APRIL 28: (B) We depart Sedona for a scenic ride through colorful Oak Creek Canyon. Our hotel is near the South Rim. We then continue on to Williams to board the Grand Canyon Railway's 10:30am departure for the south rim of
Grand Canyon National Park. The excursion train unloads at the former Santa Fe station just a few hundred feet from the canyon rim.
You will have the balance of the day to explore the many trails and take in the spectacular views and scenic overlooks into Grand Canyon. In the afternoon when ever you are ready to check-in we will have your hotel keys waiting for you. We have a block of rooms at the Maswik Lodge near the train station and South Rim. Enjoy a leisure dinner and a colorful sunset. Spending the night at the South Rim is a rare once in a lifttime opportunity that very few ever get to experience.
SPECTACULAR SEDONA AND OAK CREEK CANYON IN THE SPRING
THE GRAND CANYON RAILROAD ABOVE AND GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK BELOW
At the South Rim Grand Canyon we stay at the Maswik Lodge
DAY 3 TUESDAY APRIL 29: (D) You will have most of the day to fully enjoy this awesome national park. For the early risers the sunrises are just as spectacular as the sunsets. There is so much to see and do here. Late afternoon we reboard the Grand Canyon Railway's excursion train for the journey back to Williams. Once back in Williams, which is on the historic "Route 66" highway , we will have dinner before boarding our charter motorcoaches for the return to the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Hotel and the next day the start of the 24th Annual Garden Railway Convention.
TOUR INCLUDES:
*FOUR MEALS
*FULLY ESCORTED
*TWO NIGHTS LODGING
*THREE EXCURSION TRAIN RIDES
*JEROME STATE PARK ENTRANCE FEE
*ALL CHARTER MOTORCOACH TRANSPORTATION
*GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE FEE & OVERNIGHT
PRICES ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON
DOUBLE ROOM OCCUPANCY..............$745
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT.............$135
CHILDREN 4-12......................$495
DEPOSIT TO HOLD SPACE..............$250
FINAL PAYMENT DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2008
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