Autumn Tour
Autumn Tour
Date: 09/09/2023

Get ready for the adventure - 7 Days / 6 Nights
4/5
- Itinerary
- Instruction and details
- Booking


Second Day
Krak des Chevaliers.
Drive to Krak des Chevaliers. Highlight: Visit to Krak des Chevaliers. This famous castle is the symbol of the Crusades and was the base for the Hospitallers. Drive to Mishtaya, up in the mountains. Have a winetasting with a local family. Overnight stay in homestays in Mishtaya.


Third Day
Homs, Palmyra
Drive to Homs. Walking tour through Homs. We will see the neighbourhood that was completely damaged by the war. But we’ll also visit the new souk of Homs. Drive to Palmyra. Although IS has destroyed much here, there is still a lot to see. Highlight: We see the remains of the Temple of Bel, the Triumphal Arch, the colonnades, the theatre, the agora and the tombs. Drive to Hama. Overnight stay in Hama.


Fourth Day
Aleppo
Visit to the famous waterwheels in the Orontos River. Drive to Aleppo. It was the largest city in the country and since the civil war it is the second largest city in the country. Short walk through the center of Aleppo. See the famous former Baron Hotel. Overnight stay in Aleppo.


Fifth Day
Maaloula
City tour of Aleppo, one of the oldest cities in the world still inhabited. Highlight: Visit to the well-known Aleppo Citadel. A medieval fortress in the middle of the city. Walk through the old covered souk. It is still being renovated. Visit the Al Jdeideh district, one of the most famous neighbourhoods of the city. We drive to Maaloula. A beautiful village against the mountains. Here the language of Christ is still spoken (Aramaic). We take a look at the famous monasteries Mar Sarkis and Mar Taqla. Highlight: Today is the Exaltation of the Cross-festival. The whole night there


Sixth Day
Bosra
Drive to Bosra. Highlight: Arrival in Bosra, after which we go to the Roman Amphitheatre. A 45m long and 8,5m deep theatre that is remarkably well preserved. Walk through the old centre of Bosra, with e.g. the cathedral and the basilica. Drive to Damascus. Overnight stay in Damascus.


Seventh Day
Departure
Highlight: Drive towards the Golan Height, and more precisely the city of Al Qunaitera. This city was heavily damaged during the war in 1973. We will make a tour to the hill from where we have a view on Majdal Shams. Drive to the border with Lebanon Border crossing Syria / Lebanon. Drive to Beirut. End of tour.
Hotels
Night
Hotel Name
City
Rate
Two nights
EMAR Boutique Hotel
Old Damascus
4/5
One night 1
Villa Rose
Al-Mishtaya
3/5