4-Day Tour of Damascus Highlights from Beirut
Highlights
Damascus
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
4 Days
Easy
English
Description
Embark on a short vacation to the Syrian city Damascus to dive into its culture and history and explore its significant tourist attractions. Go through the labyrinth of El-Azem Palace, visit the famous National Museum, marvel at the splendid architecture of Umayyad Mosque and go to the Souk Al-Hamidiye. Also, tour the village of Maaloula and look at the famed Crack des Chevaliers fortress.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Beirut - Damascus
- Connect with your tour guide in Beirut and travel to Damascus.
- Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2- Damascus
- Have breakfast at the hotel and start the guided tour of Damascus.
- Go to the National Museum to get an overview of the civilizations that have succeeded on Syrian soil. It contains statues, seals, jewellery, masks, mosaics, tablets and weavings from the most important sites in the country.
- Then, head to the Umayyad Mosque, located in the heart of Medina. The mosque is distinguished by its prayer room, courtyard, and walls covered with mosaics.
- The next stop is El-Azem Palace. Not far from the Great Mosque, in the labyrinth of the souk, is the palace El-Azem. It is considered the sumptuous model of the Damascene house, whose exterior simplicity and sobriety do not suggest anything about a beautiful and rich interior, with many varieties of flowers, fruit trees and water jets.
- After that, proceed to Saint Ananian Church. It is of particular importance because it is attached to the memory of Saint Paul. Before his conversion to Christianity, he had a vision here that blinded him for several days and gave him an unshakeable faith.
- Later, move to Souk Al-Hamidiye, the most beautiful souk of Damascus. Its shops display all sorts of goods, especially clothes, fabrics, pastries and handicrafts.
Dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Damascus.
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Day 3- Damascus - Maaloula - Damascus
- Eat breakfast at the hotel, then depart to Maaloula, a village famous for its houses dug in the rock-like beehives and especially because it still speaks Aramaic, the language of Christ.
- Continue to the Crack des Chevaliers, the most famous fortress of the Middle Ages. The crusaders made it the basic element of their system of strongholds on the coast. It is so vast and so impregnable that it has become the symbol of a whole era of bloody struggles between Muslims and Crusaders.
- Have lunch and head back to Damascus.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 4- Departure
- After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.
Tour ends.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.