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Damascus – Maaloula – Saidnaya – Hama – Homs – Aleppo Tour
5 days / 4 nights minibus program for private groups of 4-8
At a glance
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Group size
- 4 - 8 people
- Transport
- Minibus
- Guide languages
- Türkçe · English · العربية
- Meeting point
- Gaziantep city or Öncüpınar Border Gate
An unforgettable Syria tour where history, culture and a spiritual atmosphere come together.
A cultural and historical tour organised for private groups of 4-8 people. Minibus program of 5 days / 4 nights, with 2 nights in Aleppo and 2 nights in Damascus.
Day by day program
Day 1 Border crossing and Damascus
- Meeting at Gaziantep cıty Gate or Öncüpınar Border Gate
- Departure to the Syrian border
- Departure towards Hama
- Visit to the Hama water wheels
- Breakfast in Hama
- Visit to the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs
- Departure to Damascus
- Hotel check-in and receiving room keys
- Dinner at Damascus restaurants
Day 2 Damascus city tour
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to the Umayyad Mosque
- Visit to Al-Hamidiyah Souq
- Visit to the Tomb of Saladin
- Visit to the shrine of Khalid al-Baghdadi in the Rukn al-Din district
- Visit to the Tomb of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
- Visit to Midhat Pasha Souq
- Visit to Bab Sharqi
- Visit to the Chapel of Saint Ananias
- Visit to Mount Qasioun
- Free time in Damascus
- Dinner at Damascus restaurants
- Return to the hotel
Day 3 Maaloula, Saidnaya and Aleppo
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Checking out of rooms
- Departure to Maaloula
- Visit to Saints Sergius and Bacchus Monastery
- Visit to Saint Thecla (Mar Takla) Monastery
- Departure to Saidnaya
- Visit to Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
- Departure to Aleppo
- Hotel check-in and room assignment
- Dinner at restaurants in Aleppo
Day 4 Old Aleppo
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Old Aleppo city tour
- Visit to the Citadel of Aleppo
- Tour of Aleppo's old bazaars and khans
- Dinner at a restaurant
- Return to the hotel
Day 5 Saint Simeon and return
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Qal'at Sem'an)
- Tour of the modern areas of Aleppo
- Departure to the border gate
Services
Included
- Accommodation for 2 nights in Damascus and 2 nights in Aleppo (breakfast included)
- Breakfast on the way on the first day
- 4 dinners
- Visa processing
- Transportation via a modern tour bus for 5 days
- All specified excursions and tours
- Professional Turkish-speaking guidance for 5 days
Not included
- Entrance fees for museums and archaeological sites
- Personal expenses
- Meals not specified in the program
Accommodation
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Damascus
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Aleppo
Good to know
The all-inclusive price is 700 USD per person. Museum and archaeological site entrance fees, personal expenses and meals not listed in the program are not included.
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