Massoud Tours

Roses of Damascus
10 Days – 9 Nights

1° Day : Arrival to Damascus .
Arrival in Damascus, meeting at the airport,transfer to the hotel,dinner and Overnight.

2° Day: Damascus .
Full day visit of Damascus, the National Museum, the Omayyad Mosque, the Azem Palace, the tomb of Salah Aldin , the straight street, the Window of St. Paul and stroll in Souk Hamidiea. In the evening, panoramic view over Damascus from Mount Qassioun, dinner and overnight.

3° Day: Damascus – Ma’aloula – Crac Des Chevaliers – Hama .
Departure from Damascus to Maaloula, visit of the convent of Mar Sarkis and the Monastery of Mar Takla. Continuation to Crac Des Chevaliers, visit of the Mediaeval castle. Drive to Aphamea for visit of the site. Transfer to Hama for Dinner and overnight.

4° Day : Hama – Ebla – St Simeon – Aleppo .
After breakfast drive to Ebla, visit of this important archaeological site and continuation to the Sanctuary of St.Simeon. Transfer to Aleppo, first visitof the city, dinner and overnight.

5° Day: Aleppo .
Continuation of the visits in Aleppo, the museum, the citadel, the Great Mosque, Madrasse Fardoss , the old quarters with the covered souks- dinner and overnight.

6° Day : Aleppo – Rasafa – Raqqa - Halabiya - Deir Ezzor .
Departure to Deir Ezzor following the Euphrates river, on the road, visit of Rasafa, Raqqa and Halabiya . Dinner and overnight.

7° Day : Deir Ezzor – Mari – Doura Europos – Palmyra.
In the morning excursion to Mari and Doura Europos. After the visits, Departure to Palmyra, first visit of the archaeological site. dinner and overnight.

8° Day: Palmyra – Bosra.
Continuation of the visits in Palmyra, including a visit to the regional museum And the Tombs. In the afternoon transfer to Bosra, dinner and overnight.

9° Day: Bosra – Swaida – Shaba – Saida Zainab - Damascus.
Visit of the amphitheater and ancient roman quarters in Bosra. On the way Back to Damascus, visit of Sweida, shahba and the mosque of Saida Zeinab. Dinner overnight.

10° Day: Transfer to the airport for departure.