Program 07 days 06 nights: High Lights of Syria
Day 01: Arrival – City tour of Damascus
Arrival to Damascus, we begin the full day city tour starting with the Via Recta (straight street) already mentioned in the Bible. We visit a the Azem Palace housing the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions and the impressing Umayyad Mosque with the tomb of Salah addin. We continue to the chapel of St. Ananias built in the first century. Then you have the possibility of shopping in the Souq and end the day by passing the Church St. Paul’s Window, overnight in Damascus.
Day 02: Damascus – Bosra – Damascus
Breakfast, visit Bosra (also called Bozrah or Bostra; Arabic: Busra ash-Sham) is an ancient city 67 miles (108 km) south of Damascus. Once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, back to Damascus.
Day 03: Damascus – Maaloula – Krak des Chevaliers
After breakfast, drive to north on the way visit Maaloula: Where the people still speak the Aramaic language of Jesus proceed to Krak des Chevaliers, the best preserved fortress from Crusader times in Syria, overnight in Al Mishtaya.
Day 04: Al Mishtaya – Palmyra – Al Mishtaya
Breakfast, move early to Palmyra, it’s one of the most breath-taking and impressive sites all over the world, as you can find 35% destructions, part of straight street, part of theatre, wall of Bell temple, and remain of stone of Baalshamin, valley of the tombs, the Agora. Back to Al Mishtaya for overnight.
Day 03: Al Mishtaya – Homs – Hama – Aleppo
Breakfast, remains of Homs, visit Um al-Zennar it is historical Syrian Orthodox Church, the church is built over an underground church dating back to 50 AD, proceed to Hama a short time to see the Norias, then drive to Aleppo for overnight.
Day 04: Aleppo City tour
Visit the Citadel of Aleppo a remarkable example of Islamic military architecture, Omayyad mosque which is destroyed without minaret and a part of 11Km long of the thrilling covered Bazaars. Overnight in Aleppo.
Day 05: Aleppo – Lattakia
Drive to visit Ugarit the kingdom that gave humanity the first alphabet in the world. Experts have confirmed the connection between this alphabet and other alphabets in common use nowadays”. Lattakia – Overnight.
Day 06: Lattakia
Visit Saladin citadel: the site has been fortified since at least the mid-10th century. In 975 the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes captured the site and it remained under Byzantine control until around 1108, back to Lattakia – Overnight.
Day 07: Latakia – Sydnaya – Departure
Drive back to Damascus, visiting Saidnaya: it is a Syrian city which is considered to be one of the deepest rooted Christian cities in the Middle East. Its name (Seyda Naya) means “Our Lady” departure.
Don't pass it up. What did our customers have to say about Our 7 daystour?
” A superb week exploring Syria. This was my first visit to Syria, and it was wonderful. We had a tourmanager and an expert guide. I am from England and my husband is Syrian and we have two kids already. My husband’s hometown of Damascus, where we had considered relocating, had always been on my bucket list. I learned a lot about Syrians, their history, and their way of life through this tour, and I was impressed by how peacefully the locals live despite the decade-long war.”
“My week-long tour of Syria was a fantastic experience. Along with the typical tourist attractions, we also visited numerous places that were undoubtedly off the beaten path. It was wonderful to explore Bosra and Palmyra as well as a number of historical sites and ruins. Ancient landmarks can be overwhelming, but our guides helped us navigate them by highlighting the most important features and describing their significance. The meals were superb, and the accommodations and tour were all first-rates.”
