Syria Tours on 10 Days, Itinerary for Syria tours
Arrival at Damascus Airport, Meet and Assist and Transfer to Hotel. Overnight Damascus
DAY 02 Tours Sightseeing in Damascus
Pick-Up for sightseeing tours to Damascus for Visiting National archaeological Museum, After Visit remarkably Umayyad Mosque and Grand Umayyad (Hamidiye) Bazaar, then visit 18th Century Azem Palace, afterwards Having Stroll through Bab-Sharqi Street for Visiting Chapel of St. Ananias. Sunset is for seeing breathtaking panorama’s of Damascus from Mount Kassioun. Overnight Damascus
DAY 03 – Tours Maaloula, Krack Des Chevaliers, Tartus, Armit, Latakia
Morning after Breakfast we drive to beautiful Maaloula, Time for visit this picturesque Village, church of St. Sergius, where Mass is still celebrated in Aramaic, the language of Jesus. After maaloula drive up to visit the Krack des Chevaliers. This imposing Crusader castle is the archetype of a medieval castle from Syrian legends. Drive over the mountains and along the coast populated in antiquity by the Phoenicians. Via Tartus to Amrit, a Phoenician site with a unique water temple. Continue to the coastal city of Lattakia. Overnight in Lattakia.
DAY 04 – Tours Ugarit, Saladin Castle, Aleppo
Today you will visit Ugarit, Land of the world’s first alphabet, after visit Saladin Castle dramatically seated on a tall cliff, after visit drive to Aleppo and Check in at Hotel. Overnight Aleppo
DAY 05 – Tours Sightseeing in Aleppo
Tours to Ancient Aleppo, Visiting Aleppo magnificent citadel after visit fabulous mosques, ancient Christian churches, khans, madras’s and the colorful medieval souks, the richest and the most fascinating in the Orient. Overnight in Aleppo
DAY 06 – Tours to Rasafeh, Raqqa and Deir ez Zor
Morning Move to Rasafeh, Visit its Caravan City, Although associated essentially with the Byzantines era, After Visit continue to Raqqa strategically situated city on the Euphrates river founded in the 4th century B.C by Alexander the Great. Now Drive to Deir ez-Zor, ancient port which watched over many fabled conquerors, armies and caravans crossing the Euphrates. Walking through bank Side of the contemplate the river’s blue mystic depths. Overnight in Deir ez-Zor
DAY 07 – Tours to Mari – Palmyra
Driving east to Mari, great Mesopotamian city-state dating to the third millennium B.C., and to the strategic port Dura Europos, a used-to-be frontier town for Romans and Persians, nicknamed ‘the Pompeii of the Orient’ due to its impressive frescos. Follow in the path of the Silk Road to Palmyra, wealthy trading emporium of the past with luxurious villas and magnificent temples. Overnight in Palmyra
Day 8 – Tour to Palmyra, Drive to Damascus
Today is for visiting Palmyra, one of the most Magnificent of all Roman sites and one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the whole of the Orient. It is the famous city of the legendary Queen Zenobia, who conquered Egypt and rebelled against the Romans. The principal monuments are the colossal Temple of Baal, which is almost identical in structure to the Temple built by Herod in Jerusalem, the triumphal arch, colonnaded avenues, theatre and agora, as well as the mystic Valley of the Tombs. In the evening drive back to Damascus.
Day 9 – Tours to Bosra, Suweida, Shahba
Excursion to Druze area to Bosra, Suweida and Shahba which are distinguished by the black basalt building material. Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, boasts an immaculately preserved Roman theater enclosed within a medieval citadel, which is one of the most captivating sites in Syria. Through Suweida, home to a museum of ancient mosaics of exceptional beauty. Excursion to Shahba, the ancient Philippopolis, birthplace of the first Arab emperor of Rome, with well conserved theatre, basilica and spa, after Drive Back to Damascus, Overnight Damascus
Day 10, End of the Tours
Today is the End of the Tours, Departure, and Flying Back Home