Day 01: Amman, Jordan
Arrive Amman International Airport and transfer to your hotel. Amman Marriott HotelDay 02: Amman and the Dead Sea
City tour of Amman to include the Citadel, the Archaeological Museum, the Roman Theatre, and the Folklore Museum, and walk through the bazaars and the Gold Market. Enjoy lunch at a Dead Sea resort and the afternoon at leisure for swimming and using the spa. Return transfer to Amman this evening. Amman Marriott Hotel (B,L,D)Day 03: Amman - Petra
Full day excursion to Mt. Nebo, Madaba, Wadi Rum and on to Petra for overnight. Petra Marriott Hotel (B,L,D)Day 04: Petra - Amman
Full day tour of Petra. Start the visit with a horse ride from the main gate of Petra to the entrance of the old city. Then walk on foot along the to visit the rose-red city of Petra. Return to your vehicle and drive to Amman via the Desert Highway. Amman Marriott Hotel (B,L)
Day 05: Amman - Damascus, Syria
Full day tour en route to Damascus. Begin with a visit to Jerash, sometimes called the Pompeii of the East, Jerash flourished in the first century AD and thrived by trade due to the benefits of the “Pax Romana.” Continue to the Jordanian-Syrian border where your Jordanian guide will assist you in the immigration procedure at the Jordanian side, and he will leave you with our driver to take you to the Syrian side. The Syrian guide will meet you at the Syrian side of the border, and drive to Bosra for brief visit en route to Damascus. Damascus Cham Place Hotel (B,L)
Day 06: Damascus
Full day tour of Damascus. The walls date back to Roman times, when the architect Apollodorus also re-planned the town layout, to resemble a Roman camp. Vist Azem Palace, rich example or Ottoman architecture, today hosts the Arts and Popular Traditions Museum, belonging to the complex of the Umayyad Mosque, also to be visited; the Salah Eddin tomb and Coranic school; St. Paul’s window, the prison from which the tradition says that St. Paul was freed by the angels; and St. Ananias’ church; the citadel and the immense Souq, or covered markets. Damascus Cham Place Hotel (B,L)Day 07: Damascus - Lattakia
Full day of sightseeing en route to Lattakia. Early this morning, head to Sydnaya, the chapel and convent are perched on an outcrop of rock in the center of the actual village, a legend relates that Justinian (-527-565) founded the monastery. Continue to Maloula, which is an old Christian village built in the rock in a spontaneous order. Continue to Homs (Emesa) lies 165 KM north of Damascus nearby, the Egyptians fought the Hittites in the battle of Qadesh. Next visit Crack Des Chevaliers, one of the most impressive castles of the crusaders and the headquarters of the hospitalers. Cote D’Azur Cham Place Hotel (B)Day 08: Lattakia - Aleppo
Full day of sightseeing en route to Aleppo. Early this morning, head to Ugarit (Ras Shamra) 10 kilometers north of Lattakia lies Ugarit that has been described as "probably the first great international port in history. " Continue to Saladin Castile, this castle has been exploited before the crusaders; nevertheless it was described as most impregnable crusader fortress. Next visit Apamea, located at 95km northwest of Homs, over the right side of the Oronte river, it represents a beautiful example of Hellenistic architecture in Syria. Overnight in Aleppo. Chahba Cham Place Hotel (B,L)
Day 09: Aleppo
Full day of sightseeing of Aleppo and St. Simeon. Aleppo, second Syrian city after Damascus, located in the north at about 350 km. from the capital, 320 m. above sea level, it’s the most “oriental” of all Syrian towns. Also visit Qal’aat Samaan (St. Simeon) The citadel is42 KM to the north west of Aleppo it is in the place that Saint Simeon lived in the 5th century AD. Return to Aleppo this afternoon. Chahba Cham Place Hotel (B,L)Day 10: Aleppo - Palmyra
Transfer to Ebla for a visit, then to Hama, continue to Palmyra for overnight. Early this morning, head to Ebla (Tell Mardikh) was the capital of a powerful kingdom, which flourished between 2500 till 2250 B.C. in the palace of this great kingdom, there was, discovered a library containing about fifteen thousand clay tablets. Continue to Hama, where you view the gigantic wooden waterwheels that are turned by the Orotes River. Palmyra Cham Place Hotel (B,L)Day 11: Palmyra - Damascus
Full day tour of Palmyra featuring Temple of Bel, Tombs, Baths, Theatre, and the Museums. Lunch at a local restaurant in Palmyra and transfer to Damascus for overnight. Damascus Cham Place Hotel (B,L)Day 12: Damascus - Depart
Transfer to the Damascus International Airport for your departure flight. (B)
