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SH. 01: |
Half a day tour in Damascus: FM 09.00 - 14.00 H |
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Including visits to
Omayyad Mosque and tomb of Saladin -
Azem palace
"The museum of Arts and Popular Traditions of Syria"- Al Hamidieh Souks -
St. Ananias Chapel - Church of
St.paul, Via-Rect "The street called
straight"- eastern gate "Bab Sharqi" and the wall of
Damascus from the Roman age |
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SH. 03: |
Half day tour to : Al Sayidah Zeinab Mosque |
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The Tomb Mosque of the Arab Prophet Muhamed's grand-daughter Zeinab " 10
Damascus
k.m. south of |
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SH. 04: |
Full day tour to : BOSRA/SHAHBA / QANAWAT - 137 k.m south of Damascus |
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Drive through the countryside
to
Bosra visiting the
very well preserved Roman Theater, the Roman Street with both Nabothian and
Roman gates and other Byzantine,Christian and Roman and Islamic monuments .
Then to Sweida ,
Qanawat to visit the
temple of Zeus and the Aqueducts.Continue to
Shahba where you will view some of the most beautiful floor mosaics in
the world. |
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SH. 05: |
Half a day tour to :
Seydanaya - Maaloula 55 k.m northeast of Damascus. |
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Visit the Orthodox Patriarchal
Convent of our lady of Seydanaya " 30 k.mnorth
of
Damascus" and to visit in
Maaloula the defile
which has been taken by St. Thecle to pass through to the cave she has resided
in with the convent of St. Sergious which is considered among the most ancient
churches in the world .
People in
Maaloula still
speak the Aramic Language which was spoken by Jesus Christ in his predication
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SH. 06: |
Full day tour to :
SYDNAYA / MAALOULA / KRACK DES CHEVALIERS- ARAMAIC AND
CRUSADER 200 k.m from Damascus |
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Leave
Damascus via a mountain
road to Sydnaya,the convert of the Blessed Virgin and its unique ancient icons,
then continue to
Maaloula the village
whose inhabitants still speak Aramaic(the language of Christ).Visit St. Sergius
and St. Taqla’s Monasteries, sampling the local wine, and then continue via
Homs to visit the
magnificent, glorious and awesome Crusaders castle,the Krack des Chevaliers. |
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SH. 07: |
Full day
tour to : PALMYRA - QUEEN ZENOBIA’S 230 k.m. in
the middle of the Syrian desert |
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The monuments of the city tell about the struggle
between the beautiful Queen Zenobia of
Palmyra and the Roman
Emperor Aurelian in the 3rd century A.D.
The tour includes visits to the museum of
Palmyra , the Valley of tombs ( tombs tower -
Hypogeum tombs ) , Bel's Temple , Street of columns ,
Islamic castle (Faker Aldin Al Maani) , sulphurous
spring of Afqa - Theater - Agora and the rest of
Palmyra ruins . |
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SH. 08: |
Full day
tour to : Homs - Hama - Apamea ( 263 k.m. ) |
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This
tour includes visits to :
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Homs city 161 k.m. ,
visit the tomb mosque of Ibn Al Waleed who conquered
Damascus
in the 7th century A.D. , and the church of Umm Zenar , where the belt of Virgin
Mary is preserved .
·
Hama city ( 45 k.m. north
of Homs ) to visit the
Azem palace " museum of arts
and popular Traditions , and the Norias " The Water Wheels " .
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Apamea
57 k.m. northwest of
Hama which is built by Seleucus
Nicator the macedonian , the town monuments and beauty rival those of
Palmyra city .
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SH. 09: |
Full Day
City Tour in Aleppo |
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Visit to the
citadel of
Aleppo which gained fame during the
rule of Sayf Ad- Dawla Al- Hamadani - Siljuk - Attabeke - Ayyoubite - and the
Mamluks , Aleppo Museum , Grand Mosque
which was built during the Omayyad era , Aleppo
ancient Souks and the museum of arts and popular traditions ( Ajakpasha House )
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SH. 10: |
Full Day
Tour To Hama |
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Including visits to
Ebla excavations ( 60 k.m.
) south of
Aleppo ,
Apamea Ruins ( 57 k.m.) northwest of
Hama city , then to Hama
to have the lunch in one of the restaurants on the Orontes River nearby the
Norias ( The Water Wheels )
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SH. 11: |
Full Day
Tour to Al - Rassafeh ( 170 k.m. ) southeast of Aleppo |
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Where the Byzantine
art is presented in its beautiful forms (Sergiopolis ) then visit to
Jaaber citadel .
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SH. 12: |
Full Day
Tour To St.Simeon Castle ( 50 k.m. ) |
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Including visits to : the citadel of Aleppo ,
the museum of
Aleppo , then to the castle of St.Simeon stylites which has
splendid Byzantine Basilica of the 5th C.A.D. converted into a stronghold castle
during Sayf Ad- Dawla Al- Hamadani 's Rule.
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