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A Glorious 8 days 7 nights program that can be operated
any time of the year with a choice between 5*lux &
4*,Also available in 3* hotels on request accommodation.
Please note that the following program
can be operated in the reverse direction by arriving
first in Damascus & leaving at the end to the Turkish
borders or Lebanon and Jordan.
Day 1
Meet & Assist at the borders of Bab Alhawa, Transfer to
Aleppo & Overnight (with the possibility of visiting the
Citadel & the cover Bazaar).
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Aleppo |
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Day 2
Breakfast then visit the Aleppo alley, The Church of 40
Martyrs (Armenian sect) proceed to visit the Dead
Cities, the Byzantine Almashbak Church, Alkatoura Tombs,
St. Simion church & monastery, Qalb Lozeh & Kart Bizah
churches, return to Aleppo & overnight.
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St.
Simion
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Qalb
Lozeh |
Maaloula |
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Day 3
Breakfast & leave to Bara, visit the Byzantine ruins of
Bara which include alsobat Monastery & the old Tombs &
Churches, proceed to Serjela, visit the Churches of
Serjela, proceed to Hama, visit the Waterwheels, diner &
overnight.
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Hama |
Churches of Serjela |
Maaloula |
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Day 4
Breakfast then leave to Homs, visit the church of Om
Alzunnar 59 A.D (one of the oldest churches in the
world, the Belt of the blessed virgin was found and kept
in it) then visit the church of Ilian Alaja’ibi and the
old Friskat. Proceed to Margirius (Alhumeira) from 5-6
A.D. visit the old church & the Icons then continue to
Tartous, visit the museum of Tartous inside the
Cathedral which was the first church in the world to be
called after the name of the Blessed Virgin ,then dinner
& overnight in Safita.
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Maaloula |
Homs |
Tartous Cathedral |
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Day 5
Breakfast then leave to Qara, visit the old Qara’s church
then proceed to Al Nabk & continue the visit walking on
foot for about 2Km to the monastery of Marmusa Alhabashi
(the total time of this visit is 3hours including the
walking) visit the old church & the Friskat, then
continue to Maaloula, visit Marsarkis monastery,
Maaloula’s ravine, Martaqla’s Monastery, then to the
hotel, dinner & overnight in Maaloula.
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Maaloula |
Saint-Serge Chu. |
Lady of Maaloula |
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Day 6
Breakfast then leave early to Sydnaya to visit the
monastery of the Lady of Sydnaya & Sherobim monastery by
a micro bus from Sydnaya, then back to Damascus, visit
St.Ananias chapel, St.Paul’s window, the church of
vision (Paul’s vision) in Kaukaba (Jdeidet Artouz) back
to Damascus, dinner & overnight.
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Shaghoura Shrine |
Saint Thoma's Monastery |
Chur. of our Lady |
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Day 7
Breakfast then to Lebanon, visit Marcharbal monastery,
lady of Harisa monastery, monastery of Jesus the king in
Lebanon, back to Damascus & overnight.
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Maryamia Cathie. |
Mar Elias Sanctuary |
Lady of Sydnaya |
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Day 8
Pickup from the hotel and transfer to the airport.
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