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THE
SPIRIT OF SYRIA & LEBANON 08 DAYS / 07 NIGHTS
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ARRIVE
DAMASCUS AIRPORT Meet at the gate, by our friendly Airport
staff who
shall provide full assistance through immigration & custom.
Transfer
to hotel in Damascus for dinner & overnight.
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DAMASCUS
/ SEYDNAYA/ MALOULA/ KRACK DES CHEVALIERS /
ALEPPO Breakfast. Drive
to Seydnaya to visit the Blessed Virgin’s Convent
and then to Ma'lula,
the honeycomb village. Built on a very capricious rocky
slope. Continue
to Krak des Chevaliers, to visit the famous Crusader
Fortress, built in
1110. Proceed to Aleppo for dinner and overnight.
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ALEPPO
/ ST. SIMEON / ALEPPO Breakfast,
full day sightseeing of Aleppo
including the Arabian citadel, Old souks,
The Great Mosque, Archeological
museum, old barriers and houses from the
17th century. Drive to visit the
imposing cathedral of St.
Simeon, the Stylite which was the grandest of all
5th century
Christian monuments. Dinner and overnight in Aleppo.
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ALEPPO
/ HAMA / PALMYRA Breakfast.
Drive to Hama, one of the oldest
city in Syria, famous for its’ wooden
waterwheels. Proceed to Palmyra,
Syria’s prime attraction and one of
the world’s greatest historical sites
where the magnificent remains:
the Temple of Bel, the Arch of Triumph,
Zenobia Bath and more tell
stories of the reign of Queen Zenobia. Dinner
and overnight in Palmyra.
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PALMYRA /
BORDER / BYBLOS / TRIPOLI / BEIRUT
Breakfast. Transfer from Palmyra to Syrian / Lebanese Border. Drive to
visit Byblos, the city of the most ancient port in the world, that
gathers over 6000 years of history and culture. Visit the old Souks, Old
ramparts, citadel, St. John Church and Roman amphitheater. Proceed to
Tripoli to visit the castle of Raymond de Saint Gilles, the Grand Mosque
of Mameluks. Dinner & overnight in Beirut.
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BEIRUT
/ ZAHLE / BAALBECK/ DAMASCUS After
breakfast, drive through
the Mount Lebanon via the Beka’a valley to
discover Baalbeck, the small
town outstanding for its acropolis
considered among the most important
Roman ruins ever built. Continue via
Zahle to Lebanese / Syrian border.
Dinner & overnight at the hotel
in Damascus.
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DAMASCUS
CITY þTOUR
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Damascus, the
oldest capital and
continually inhabited city in the world. Visit the Omayyad
Mosque,
Saladin's Tomb, the Azem Palace, St. Annania’s Church, Straight
Street, St. Paul's Window and the old covered bazaar. P.M visit of the
National museum of Damascus. Dinner and overnight in Damascus.
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TRANSFER
TO DAMASCUS AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE Breakfast. Transfer to Damascus
Airport including our assistance during departure formalities.
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