Cultural Damascus - 5 days Cultural Tours A Story of Glory 10 days The Fertile Crescent 10 days The Ancient World 12 days Tour de Syrie 15 days Regular Tours Magic Syria 8 days Splendid Syria 7 days All from Damascus 7 days Combined Tours Syria & Lebanon 9 days Syria & Jordan 9 days Magic Orient 15 days Incentive Tours Cultural Damascus 5 days Northern Discoveries 5 day The Garden of Syria 5 days Incentive Ideas Shopping Tours Downtown Damascus 4 days The 2 Rivals 5 days Religious Tours Biblical Syria 9 days Day 1 Representatives of UR Travel & Tourism meet the guests at the airport and assist them there. The group and luggage are separately transferred to the hotel. After arrival at the hotel, a welcome drink dinner is offered. Dinner is served in the hotel. Day 2 After breakfast, the guests start their full day visit of Damascus, including the National Museum, the Tekkiyeh Suleimanieh, the Omayyad Mosque, the Azem Palace, the Straight Street, the Church of St. Ananias, the Window of St. Paul and a stroll in Souk Hamidieh. A lunch break at the hotel is scheduled during the visit. After the visits, the guests have some time to relax and refresh in the hotel. For a typical Arabic animated evening, the guests are transferred to a nice Arabic restaurant and enjoy the typical Arabic Mezze and grilled meat. The night will be animated by singers and dancers. Day 3 The day starts rather early and after breakfast the guests are transferred to Palmyra. Upon arrival, they visit the Temple of Bel, one of the archaeological masterpieces of Palmyra. After lunch, the participants the continue their visit and discover the Arch of Triumph, the colonnaded street, the theater, the Agora, the Senate and the Tombs. Last but not least is a visit of the Arabic Castle on the top of the mountain dominating the site of Palmyra from where they assist sunset. Down in the village again a Bedouin dinner is served under a Bedouin tent. Day 4 The guests leave the desert behind them and drive after breakfast in the direction of Crac des Chevaliers. One notices that the closer one gets to the castle green colours replace the yellow colours of the desert. The strategic importance of this crusaders' fortress becomes evident once one overlooks the plain standing on the roof of the castle. Lunch is served in a local restaurant. On the way back to Damascus we visit the Convent of Mar Sarkis and the Monastery of Mar Takia in Maaloula. After a short rest, farewell dinner is served in the hotel. Day 5 After breakfast our guests are transferred to the airport for departure.   Ideas The program of day 4 can easily be changed and hereafter you will find 2 suggestions. Day 4 : Early departure from Palmyra to Crac des Chevaliers. After visiting the castle lunch is served in a local restaurant. We cross the border with Lebanon and continue to Baalbak. Baalbeck is one of the most impressive sites in Lebanon.The perfect state of the temples as well as the breathtaking surroundings make a visit more than worthwhile. Once more we cross the border and back in Syria it only takes a little while to arrive in Damascus. Day 4 : Early departure from Palmyra in the direction of the Hauran. In the south of Syria the guests visit two cities of the Decapolis. Bosra and Qanawat. Furthermore they discover Sweida, Shahba and Ezraa. The south of Syria is worth a visit because of its typical landscape and its extremely rich history.   Options A classic concert can be organized in the historical environment of Crac des Chevaliers, Palmyra or the theater in Bosra. Depending on the time of arrival in Damascus, the guests can either have a look at Damascus from the top of Mount Qassioun or make a small city tour by bus. Instead of spending the night in a hotel in Palmyra, guests might prefer the adventure of camping in the desert.   Request Info
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