Meet & Assist at Beirut International Airport by our
representative under passport control. Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight.
Day
2
Beirut – Jeita – Harissa
– Byblos – Beirut
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour of the capital. Today's
modern city is busy rebuilding after the twenty years of
war. Situated on the Mediterranean coastline, Beirut climbs
from the plain up to the mountains. Enjoy a seaside walk
along the Corniche and the rebuilt Central District…
continue to Jeita grottoes, Lebanon's natural miracle, a
striking nine kilometers labyrinth of galleries on two levels.
Drive to Harissa, the magnificent status of our lady of
shape, while enjoying the unique and spectacular Jounieh's
bay view. Proceed to Byblos. Visit one of the most ancient
port in the world. Byblos will astonish you by its Roman
amphitheater, sanctuary & fountain, castle, Church,
and magnificent old souks. Return to the hotel & overnight.
Day
3
Beirut – Sidon – Beiteddine-
Beirut
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Sidon, the famous Phoenician
city. After leaving the olive groves, you will see the sport
where Jonah was cast up the whale, the cave – chapel
of our lady of the vigil, the castle of the sea, the Debbane
property and Audi Soap Museum. Continuation to the Chouf.
Visit of the Beiteddine Palace, an eighteen- century Arabian
nights- type retreat. You will admire graceful arcades,
ornate ceilings; rich marble mosaic, tinkling fountains
and beautifully paneled rooms. On the way back , stop at
Deir El Kamar, a typical Lebanese village. Return to Beirut.
Overnight
.
Day
4
Beirut – Baalbeck – Palmyra
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Beqaa. You'll visit
the temple complex of Baalbeck which is made up of Jupiter's
Temple, Bacchus Temple adjacent to it and a short distance
away the temple of Venus.. Cross the borders. Continue to
Palmyra. Overnight at the hotel in Palmyra.
Day
5
Palmyra
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day of Palmyra, the queen of
desert capital who once ruled over half of the Roman Empire.
You will see ruined temples, colonnades palaces and triumphal
arches spread over a vast area and particularly the temple
of Baal, in an almost perfect state of preservation. Visit
of the Museum where you will find things and arms that belonged
once to the glorious roman army. You will visit also elaborate
underground tombs of the southwestern necropolis with family
statuary groups, frescoes, richly carved architectural features
and many long Palmyrene and Greek inscriptions. Return to
the hotel. Overnight in Palmyra
Day
6
Palmyra – Krak Des Chevaliers
– Dam
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for visit of Krak des
chevaliers, the most famous medieval citadel in the world.
It was built to control the gateway to Syria. It was of
great importance to Crusaders. The citadel has 13 towers
many stores, Corridors, tanks and bridges . it can accommodate
5000 soldiers. Continue to Damascus. Overnight at the hotel
.
Day
7
Damascus
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day tour of the capital in
Damascus, are traces of earlier civilizations dating back
thousands of years. The Saint Paul gate, one of the world's
oldest churches, the Roman ramparts, the Byzantine chapels,
the Great Mosque where the tomb of St. John the Baptist
is venerated, the souks with their traditional shops, all
stimulate the imagination. The Azem Palace is an exquisite
architectural jewel, and the impressive National Museum
contains incalculable riches. Return to the hotel. Overnight
in Damascus
Day
8
Damascus – Bosra – Jerash
– Amman
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of Bosra, 145 KM south of
Damascus, located in the vast Hawran plain. The most interesting
part of the city today is the Roman theatre, built in the
2nd century ADwhich seats 15 thousands spectators and one
of the most well preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world.
Cross the borders and transfer to Jerash, the most complete
example of a provincial roman town. You may wander through
Gerasa's streets, monuments, temples, arches, churches and
baths and see them today as they were in its heyday. Continue
to Amman. Overnight at the hotel in Amman.
Day
9
Amman – Madaba –
Mt Nebo – Kerak – Petra
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour of Amman. Then transfer
to Madaba, where you will see a site of special significance:
a mosaic map of Palestine including Jerusalem as it was
in the 6th century. Continue to visit the Biblical Mt. Nebo,
where Moses first saw the Promised Land. Pass by Kerak,
where you will see a fortress of the XIIth century built
by the Crusaders. Transfer to Petra. Check- in at the hotel.
Overnight.
Day
10
Petra
Breakfast at the hotel,. Visit of Petra . you will see the
most spectacular site of the Middle East hidden in its fastness
of multicolored sandstone cliffs. After traversing the Tunnel-like
cliff-cut siq or ravine, there suddenly appears the rose-pink
faced of a royal temple called Khazent firaoun ( or fiaoun's
treasury ) probably a temple tomb dedicated to Isis. Widening
gradually, the siq opens on more tombs and temple facades,
on a rock-cut amphitheatre and finally on the tumbled ruins
of an unexcavated city in a little basin surrounded by multicolored
cliffs replete with carvings. Return to the hotel &
overnight.
Day
11
Petra – Wadi Rum –
Amman
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Wadi Rum. Visit of
the fantastic valley of the moon, and the seeting of the
fiming of Lawrence of Arabia. Transfer to Amman. Check –in
at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Amman.
Day
12
Amman
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Queen Alia Airport and
assistance for departure.
