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Trip Details:


Syrian_Highlights
Trip Name: SYRIAN HIGHLIGHTS
Trip Region:
Middleeast
Trip Ref:
TIITSH
Duration:
9 days    » Itinerary

Syria's friendliness, beauty and history will astound you as you explore dramatic crusader castles, citadels, monasteries, ruins, souks and a stunning desert city.

Dates & Prices 2008

from $1049CAD
departs March thru April, June thru August, October thru November
*local payment 150USD



more info:


Trip Style
tourist class hotels 8 night
Travel by air-conditioned bus.

Profile

Extensive walking at Palmyra.
Group size 15 max

Meals

8 breakfasts, 3 dinners

Itinerary

Day 1Join Damascus
Day 2Travel north to Aleppo; free day
Day 3Visit Aleppo Museum, the Citadel and St. Simeon's Monastery
Day 4Visit castle of Salah as Din, see the remains of Ugarit, spend night in coastal town of Latakia
Day 5Travel via the crusader fortress of Crac des Chevaliers and Homs to the desert city of Palmyra
Day 6Half day guided tour of Palmyra; afternoon guided hike to hilltop fortress of 'Queen Zanobia'
Day 7Morning drive to Damascus, afternoon visit to Omayyad Mosque
Day 8In Damascus visit the National Museum; free afternoon
Day 9Tour ends Damascus





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