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Canyon Travel is honored to have been selected as one of the 50 Best Tours of a Lifetime.
"Authenticity. Immersion. Sustainability. Connection. These are the hallmarks of our third annual roundup of the 50 top guided expeditions."
"When we (National Geographic Traveler) started this annual roundup three years ago, we sought to bring readers 50 of the world's most transformative travel experiences guided by outfitters that promise to leave no trace--granola-bar wrappers or ugly-American stereotypes--in their wake. To our delight, there's no shortage of travel companies that share our philosophy. Today, many of those pioneers and others are taking that notion further to foster good works through travel, without sacrificing comfort or even luxury in some cases.
Most goodwill born out of travel, however, is far more subtle. It happens when we've arrived home. Ultimately, people who are exposed to adventure travel often become advocates. They are the folks who contribute time and money to help with the preservation of the environment and culture.
Using our criteria of authenticity, seasoned expertise, sustainability, unprecedented access, and local connections we've chosen journeys that tap into that transformative power. This is the sort of travel that will stick with you, and maybe even improve a little corner of the planet."COPPER CANYON BY TRAIN
"Thanks to a joint effort by the Tarahumara Indians and outfitter Canyon Travel, Mexico's Copper Canyon is not succumbing to the advances of large-scale loggers. Explore the region--actually a system of six canyons--and its diverse endemic birds and plants on foot and from the open deck of a private car on the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway, which skirts the rim of the deepest canyon in North America."
CANYON TRAVEL: "Sierra Spectacular by Private Railcar" spring, fall, and winter; 12 days $2,949.
