Arrival Damascus airport – meet & transfer to
the hotel – dinner & overnight.
Day
2
Full day city tour of Damascus: visit of 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 – dinner & overnight at hotel.
Day
3
Full day excursion to the Dead Cities in the south: visit
of Shahba, Qanawat, Sweida & Bosra – back to Damascus
– dinner & overnight.
Day
4
Departure to Sednaya: visit of the convent – drive
to Maaloula: visit of the convent & the monastery –
continuation for Crac des Chevaliers: visit of the castle
– visit of the St. George convent – dinner &
overnight in Meshtayeh.
Day
5
Departure to Amrit: visit of the site – drive to Tartous:
visit of the port & the old city – transfer to
Al-Marqab: visit of the castle & afterwards to Ugarit:
visit of the site - transfer to Lattakia – dinner
& overnight.
Day
6
Departure to the Castle of Saladin: visit & continuation
to Aphamea: visit of the archaeological site - drive to
Qasr Ibn Wardan: visit & transfer to Hama - dinner &
overnight.
Day
7
Departure to Maaret En Numan: visit of the Museum &
drive to the sites of Al-Bara & Serjilla - drive to
Ebla: visit & transfer to Aleppo – dinner &
overnight.
Day
8
Full day visit of Aleppo: the Museum, the Citadel, the Great
Mosque, the caravanserai, Hammam Yalbugha, Bimaristan Araghun
& stroll in the old famous souks – dinner &
overnight.
Day
9
Excursion to the Sanctuary of St. Simeon: visit & return
to Aleppo – free time for shopping - dinner &
overnight at hotel.
Day
10
Full day excursion to the Dead Cities in the north: visit
of Ain Dara, Qalb Loze, Kirq Bize & Mushabak –
back to Aleppo – dinner & overnight.
Day
11
Departure to Jabar: visit of the castle – drive to
Rasafa: visit of the site – drive to Halabiye: visit
& continuation to Deir Ez Zor – dinner & overnight.
Day
12
In the morning, excursion to the sites of Doura Europos
& Mari – in the afternoon, departure to Palmyra
via Qasr El Hir El Sharqi – dinner & overnight.
Day
13
Visit of Palmyra: the Temple of Bel, the Arch of Triumph,
the Great Colonnade, the Theatre, the Agora, the Tombs &
the Museum – Sunset view of the city from the top
of the Citadel - dinner & overnight.
Day
14
Departure to Qasr El Hir El Gharbi: visit & continuation
to Damascus – free time – dinner & overnight.
