Arrival in Damascus – meeting 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
Full day excursion to the Dead Cities in the south: visit
of Shahba, Qanawat, Sweida & Bosra – back to Damascus
– dinner & overnight.
Day
4
Drive to Maaloula: visit of the convent & the monastery
– continuation for Crac des Chevaliers: visit of this
important Castle – transfer to Aphamea: visit of the
archaeological site – dinner & overnight in Hama.
Day
5
Drive to the sites of Al-Bara & Serjilla: visit &
continuation for Maaret En Numan: visit of the Mosaic Museum
– drive to Ebla: visit of the site – transfer
to Aleppo – dinner & overnight.
Day
6
Full day visit of Aleppo : the Museum, the Citadel, the
Great Mosque, the Turkish bath, Khan El Wazir, Khan Es Sabun
and stroll in the old famous souks – Excursion in
the afternoon to St. Simeon : visit of the Sanctuary &
return to Aleppo for dinner & overnight.
Day
7
Departure to Jabar: visit of the Castle – drive to
Rasafa: visit of the site & continuation for Raqa. After
visit, transfer to Deir Ez Zor – dinner & overnight
.
Day
8
Drive to the sites of Doura Europos & Mari – transfer
after visit to Palmyra & first visit of the archaeological
site.
Day
9
Continuation of the visit of Palmyra – drive to Sednaya:
visit of the convent – transfer back to Damascus –
dinner & overnight.
Day
10
Early morning departure to visit Bosra – crossing
the border to Jordan: on the way visit of Jerash –
proceed to Amman - arrival to hotel - dinner & overnight
.
Day
11
AM: Excursion to the desert castles Amra, Kharranah &
Azraq - PM: City tour of Amman – dinner & overnight.
Day
12
In the morning departure to visit Madaba – Mount Nebo
– Kerak & Shobak – Continuation to Petra
- dinner & overnight
Day
13
AM: Full
day visit of Petra, late afternoon: departure to Aqaba –
dinner & overnight.
Day
14
Departure
to Amman, on the way, visit of Wadi Rum – dinner &
overnight.
Day
15
Breakfast at the hotel & transfer to the airport for departure
.
