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Highlights of Syria - Your Itinerary
9 days
From: £1535
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What's included:
- Flights as shown in economy class with bmi
- First class accommodation throughout
- Meals – breakfast daily
- Private Car & driver on all road transfers shown
- Private sightseeing as detailed with local English speaking Guides including entrance fees
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Depart London Heathrow in the afternoon by BMI to Damascus. On arrival in the evening, transfer to the charming Al Mamlouka for 1 night.
Meals: B & Inflight
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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Transfer by road to the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, where accommodation is at the wonderfully located Zenobia Cham Palace hotel for 2 nights.
Meals: B
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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A stopping place on the caravan route between Damascus and the Euphrates, Palmyra flourished under the Assyrians and Greeks before being annexed by Rome in 217 AD. It was during the Roman period, when the city enjoyed unsurpassed wealth, that the ambitious Queen Zenobia, claiming descent from Cleopatra, launched her famous rebellion, only to be soundly defeated by the Emperor Aurelian in 271. A full day is spent at this marvellous site.
Meals: B
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Leave Palmyra in the morning for your drive to Hama where you will overnight at the Orient House.
In the afternoon visit Krak des Chevaliers, one of the best preserved of all Crusader castles.
Meals: B & L
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Drive to Aleppo via Ebla and the Monastery of St Simeon, where the saint spent 42 years of his life chained to the top of a column preaching twice a day. Accommodation in Aleppo for 2 nights at the charming Beit el-Wakil hotel, a former Ottoman townhouse located in the historic Armenian quarter of the city.
Meals: None
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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Aleppo’s history stretches back to the 18th century BC and there is much to see in the old city. Today’s sightseeing includes the citadel with its Mosque of Abraham, the Great Mosque and the Al Firdows Madresseh.
Meals: B
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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Today you will take a leisurely transfer to Damascus (approx 4.5 hours) by road. On arrival you will be taken to Al Mamlouka for 2 nights.
Meals: B
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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Morning visits to the exquisite 18th century Azem Palace and the National Museum. In the afternoon visit the Great Mosque and the Tomb of Saladin.
Meals: B
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Day 9
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Day 9
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Depart Damascus this morning with BMI to London Heathrow arriving midday.
Meals: B & Inflight
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