Guided group Tour 9 Days 4* Hotels half board.

March-April-May-June 2011.(contact us for availability & quote)

Itinerary

Day 1- Fly from London Heathrow to Damascus airport, visa and transfer to your hotel, overnight in Damascus.

Day 2- full day in Damascus, visits include: the old city, the National Museum, Ananias & St Paul church, Azem Palace, the straight street(where St Paul was converted), souk Al Hamidiyeh and Omayyad Mosque, overnight in Damascus.

Day 3- Drive to Maloula (small Christian village where people still speaks Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ), drive to Krak Des Chevaliers castle (fortress of the knights) the majestic Crusader fortress Lawrence of Arabia called it “the finest castle in the world”, drive through lush green mountain to visit the Monastery of St. George, over night at Alwady area.

Day 4- Drive to Hama (well known for its enormous water wheels ‘Norias’ on the Orontes), visit Apamea (Roman ruins notable for its exceptionally long Roman street, lined with classical columns),  drive to Lattakia, overnight.

Day 5- Drive through mountain area to visit Saladin castle then drive to Aleppo, overnight in Aleppo.

Day 6- Morning visit to St. Simeon (well-preserved Byzantine monastery), afternoon tour of Aleppo (The Citadel-garden and Souk, visit to the Christian Quarters), overnight.

Day 7- Drive to Palmyra for an afternoon tour this magnificent site is most notable today for its breathtaking displays of Roman architecture in the form of its Great Colonnade, amphitheatre, Temple of Bel, Valley of Tombs, dinner, overnight in Palmyra.

Day 8- Continue sightseeing in Palmyra, drive to Damascus, overnight. 

 Rate Includes:

- Return Flight (London Heathrow to Damascus-Syria)

- British escort (representative from Syria Travel) through out the tour, act as a tour leader

 - Hotel accommodation as mentioned above Half board bases.

- All transfers with modern air conditioned coach with experienced local driver.

- Fluent English speaking local guide throughout the tour.

- All entrance fees.

-help with paper work to obtain visa (visa cost is included).

- on return, airport exit tax is included.

Rate Excludes:

- Lunch, drinks, tips.

Booking

We like to keep our groups small, therefore, numbers are restricted to a maximum of 16 people.

Syria Travel Ltd is a registered company in UK with company No: 06708164

We purchase return scheduled air tickets for our customers directly from the airline BMI or Syrian airline (both airlines are protected).

E-mail:  info@syria-travel.co.uk

Tel: 07876585101