Arrival at the airport – transfer to the hotel
– dinner & overnight.
Day
2
Full day visit of Damascus: the National Museum,
the Omayyad Mosque, the Azem Palace, the Straight Street,
the Chapel of St. Ananias, the Window of St. Paul and stroll
in souk Hamidie – Panoramic view of Damascus from
the top of Qassioun Mountain in the evening – dinner
& overnight at hotel.
Day
3
Drive to Sednaya: visit of the convent – drive
to Maaloula: visit of the convent of Mar Sarkis & the
monastery of Mar Takla – continuation for Crac des
Chevaliers: visit of the Castle – transfer via Tartous
to Lattakia – dinner & overnight.
Day
4
Departure to Ugarit: visit of the site – drive
to Saladin: visit of the Castle – continuation for
Aphamea: visit of the archaeological site – transfer
to Hama – dinner & overnight.
Day
5
Stop near the famous Norias in Hama – drive
to the sites of Al-Bara & Serjilla – continuation
for Ebla: visit of the site – drive to St. Simeon:
visit of the Sanctuary – transfer to Aleppo –
dinner & overnight.
Day
6
Full day visit of Aleppo: the Museum, the Citadel,
the Great Mosque, the Caravanserai, Hammam Yalbugha, Bimaristan
Aragon and stroll in the old famous souks – dinner
& overnight.
Day
7
Departure to Jabar: visit of the Castle – drive
to Rasafa: visit of the site – continuation for Halabiye:
visit & transfer to Deir Ez Zor – dinner &
overnight.
Day
8
In the morning, excursion to the sites of Doura Euoropos
& Mari. In the afternoon, departure to Palmyra via Qasr
El Hir El Sharqi – dinner & overnight in Palmyra.
Day
9
Visit of Palmyra including : the Temple of Bel,
the Arch of Triumph, the Great Colonnade, the Theatre, the
Agora, the Tombs & the Regional Museum – Sunset
view of the city from the top of the Citadel in the evening
– dinner & overnight.
Day
10
Departure to Damascus via Qasr El Hir El Gharbi –
arrival & free time for shopping – dinner &
overnight.
Day
11
Excursion to the south: visit of Shahba, Qanawat
& Bosra – on the way back to Damascus, visit of
Ezra' a – dinner & overnight.
