Program
07
nights
LEB
/
05
nights
SYR
Day
01:
Arrival
to
Beirut
International
Airport.
Guests
will
be
met
at
Beirut
international
Airport,
where
full
assistance
is
offered.
Day
02
-
Day
07:
Same
Itinerary
such
as
AT
/
PT
01.
Day
08:
Palmyra.
Early
morning,
Departure
through
the
northern
borders
to
Palmyra,set
in
a
desert
oasis.
We
visit
The
ruins
of
the
valley
of
Tombs,
the
Hypogeum
of
the
three
Brothers,
the
temple
of
Baal
and
the
Monumental
Arch
which
are
some
of
the
fine
remains
found
over
a
wide
radius
of
the
city,prized
as
some
of
the
most
famous
monuments
to
the
Classical
period
in
the
Middle
East.
Overnight
in
Palmyra.
Day
09:
Krak
of
the
Knights,
Homs,
Hama
&
Aleppo.
At
the
scheduled
time,
departure
to
visit
Krak
of
the
Knights,
which
is
the
most
beautiful
medieval
citadel
in
the
world.
It
was
built
on
the
site
of
a
former
castle
erected
by
the
Emirs
of
Homs
to
accommodate
Kurdish Warriors.Continue
to
Hamah.
Overnight
in
Aleppo.
Day
10:
Aleppo.
After
breakfast,
departure
to
Aleppo,
the
large
metropolis
of
northern
Syria
and
the
second
capital
of
the
country.
Visit
Aleppo
citadel,
its
fortified
entrance
is
a
marvelous
example
of
Arab
military
architecture.
Overnight
in
Aleppo.
Day
11:
Ugarit
&
Lattakia.
After
breakfast,
departure
to
Ugarit
/
Ras
Shamra,
the
kingdom
that
had
a
golden
past
in
administration,education,
diplomacy
&
economics
between
the
16th
&
13th
century
B.C.
After
Ugarit
continue
to
Lattakia,
for
a
sightseeing
tour
of
the
city.
Overnight
in
Lattakia.
Day
12:
Seidnaya,
Maaloula
&
Damascus.
At
the
scheduled
time,
we
proceed
to
the
monastery
of
Seidnaya,
which
contains
a
portrait
of
the
virgin
believed
to
have
been
painted
by
St
Luke.
After
the
visit
of
Seidnaya,
we
continue
to
visit
the
monastery
of
Maaloula
where
you
will
find
yourself
in
the
same
place
that
holds
the
remains
of
St
Takla,
daughter
of
one
of
the
Selucid
prices,
and
pupil
of
Saint
Paul.
Afternoon
will
be
spent
in
Souk
al
Hamidieh
for
shopping
lovers
.
Day
13:
Departure
from
Damascus
Airport.
After
breakfast,
transfer
to
Damascus
Airport
for
final
destination.
|
We
would
like
to
inform
all
interested
parties
that
these
program
can
be
tailored
to
your
specific
needs
if
required. NB: For those wishing to have Beirut as port of departure, you may add 1 night in Beirut to the package. |
A Damascus Bath
A Painting of St. Paul - Syria
Cuneifrom from Ugarit
Palmyra
Noria on the Orontes - Hama
Museum of Latakia