A fine variegated AGATE

Syria: 08 days, 07 nights

The overnight in the towns of Bosra & Safita give a deep variegation to the itinerary and keep you some more time away from the big cities.

Day 01: Damascus/ Bosra
Arrive to Damascus airport. To be met & assisted by your assigned guide. Transfer to Bosra & O/N.

After breakfast, you will be escorted through the monuments of Bosra (The theater which is the best among its type in the world, the lantern gate, the Nabatean gate, the wind gate, Al-Omari mosque, St. Serj & Bacchus cathedral are to be visited).Heading to Chahba, which was built as a replica of Rome itself. Qanawat is to be visited before getting to Damascus for lunch. This after-noon, we depart to Palmyra through the famous Syrian semi-desert, dinner & O/N.

Day 03: Palmyra/ Hama/ Aleppo
After breakfast, we do a morning visit to the spectacular ruins of Palmyra (the archeological museum, the tombs, the temple of Bel, the arch of triumph & the colonnaded St., etc.) Lunch is in a local restaurant. Hama & the archeological site of Ebla are to be visited before proceeding to Aleppo, dinner & O/N.

Day 04: Aleppo/ St. Simeon/ Aleppo

After breakfast, we go for a morning tour to see the highlights of Aleppo (the Citadel of Aleppo, the archeological museum, the Grand mosque, the souq). Lunch, then drive to the country-side of Aleppo to visit St. Simeon monastery. Back to your hotel, dinner & O/N

Day 05: Aleppo/ Lattakia/ Safita
After breakfast, we head west across the coastal mountains to visit the medieval castle of the Saladin. Lunch is in a nice Mediterranean restaurant in the city of Lattakia. After-noon we do a detailed visit to Ugarit, the 2nd millennium site found by the Phoenicians. Heading to Tartous to visit the Crusaders' cathedral then over to Safita village for O/N.

After breakfast, we visit the white Crusade tower of Safita. Drive to Crac des Chevaliers the best Crusade castle in the world. Lunch is in the king's daughter tower. We continue our visit to Ma'aloula for an after-noon visit. We get to Damascus in the early evening dinner & O/N

Day 07: Damascus
After breakfast, we go for an entire day full of excitement. Walking in the street called straight of Damascus, see the folklore Museum, see the fine collection of the national museum of Damascus and hear the story of Saints Conversion.

Transfer to Damascus Airport. Or transfer to Jordan