All morning to sleep in or explore this lovely city with an afternoon departure for the pier and our ship. At 5pm, the whistle blows and we set sail for the Copper Canyon. While there are many ways one can travel to Mexico, we know of no more comfortable way to do so then aboard the superb ships* of Holland America Line, an elegant start to your holiday.

We disembark in Mazatlan after breakfast and are soon on our way to charming colonial El Fuerte where we spend the evening in this charming town with a casual welcome dinner tonight.

All Aboard! We depart this morning on the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway, first begun in the 19th Century and taking almost 100 years to build. This epic rail line was begun in the late 19th century, envisioned as the shortest route between Kansas City and the Pacific Coast. It took nearly 100 years to complete this massive engineering feat and today we travel through the heart of the Canyon in daylight, crossing over 37 bridges, across ravines and through more than 86 tunnels. You will want to have your camera handy! This afternoon we arrive in the center of the Canyon, breathtaking Divisadero, for an overnight stay in this amazing setting. Divisadero is the center of the Copper Canyon which is four times larger and 280 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon.