Combined Tour Lebanon – Syria – Jordan year 2007Tour 15 Days – 14 Nights
Day 1 = Arrival BeirutMeet and assist and transfer to hotel in Beirut. Dinner and overnight. Day 2 = Beirut – Harissa – ByblosBreakfast and departure to visit the city center of Beirut, the Reconstruction Solidere project and the National Museum. Continue to Jounieh and take the Cable Car to visit Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa , overlooking the beautiful bay of Jounieh. Continue to Byblos and visit the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Visit the Citadel, the St John church and the old port. Stroll in the old souks. Return to Beirut hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 3 = Beiteddine – TyreBreakfast and departure to the Chouf Mountains and visit of the Emir Bechir Palace in Beiteddine, a pure example of the Lebanese architecture of the 19th century. Continue to the South and visit the Phoenician city of Tyre, declared as world heritage by the Unesco. Visit the Colonnades, the Arch of Triumph and the Hippodrome. Return to hotel in Beirut for dinner and overnight. Day 4 = Baalbeck – Ksara – AnjarBreakfast and departure to visit the Beqaa valley. Visit the Roman Temples of Baalbeck and then drive to Zahleh and visit the Ksara Winery for wine tasting. Continue to Anjar and visit the Ommayad city. return to hotel in Beirut for dinner and overnight. Day 5 = Tripoli – Krak des Chevaliers – AleppoBreakfast and departure to visit the 2nd largest city in Lebanon after Beirut: Tripoli. Visit the St Gilles Castle, the Mosque and the Hammams. Proceed to Lebanese – Syrian Borders and meet with the Syrian Guide. Assist with the visa formalities, then cross borders and continue to visit the Krak des Chevaliers. Proceed to Aleppo. Dinner and overnight. Day 6 = Aleppo – St Simeon – AleppoBreakfast and morning visit of Aleppo, which is like Damascus , one of the oldest ever inhabited cities in the world. The prosperity of Aleppo is lately connected to trading factor as it is located on the road of Persia and India. Visit The citadel, the Ommayad Mosque, the Museum and the covered bazaar. Afternoon visit of St. Simeon Styllite. It mainly consists of the Martyr church, a convent and a baptistery with a basilica church. It was for a number of centuries the most important center for Christian pilgrimage and a beautiful example of Byzantine architecture. Return to Aleppo for dinner and overnight. Day 7 = Aleppo – Apamea - Hama – PalmyraBreakfast and drive to Apamea, one of the main Greek cities of the Seleucid Empire. On the way to Hama, famous for its 114 norias, huge wooden wheels known from the 5th century and survived up till the present day, providing water to nearby gardens, and creating a beautiful landscape on the banks of the Orontes River. Continue to Palmyra. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 8 = PalmyraBreakfast and full day visit of Palmyra. Originally called Tadmor, this very ancient city took advantage of the decline of Petra and played a vital role in the 2nd century AD in as much as the Palmyrian army protected the frontiers of the Roman empire. Emperor Diocletian attacked and destroyed the independent state of Palmyra in the 3rd century AD. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 9 : Palmyra – Homs – Maaloula – DamascusBreakfast and departure to Homs, where they hve the 2 churches of St. Elian and Oum Al Zunar. Continue to Maaloula old christian village built in the rock where the inhabitants still speak the Aramean , the language of Christ. Visit of St. Sergius Convent, perched on the top of the cliff with its Byzantine Chapel, and then visit of St. Takla , a pupil of St. Paul and one of the first martyrs of the Church. Continue to Damascus. Dinner and overnight . Day 10 = DamascusBreakfast and full day visit of Damascus: The Ommayad Mosque, the Azem Palace, the St Paul Church, the Ananias House , the National Museum, and the Bazaar. Afternoon visit of Mr Kassioun with its panoramic view overlooking the city of Damascus. dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 11 = Damascus – Bosra – Jerash – AmmanBreakfast and departure to visit the Roman Amphitheatre of Bosra. Proceed to Jordanian Borders and meet the Jordanian Guide. Assist with visa formalities then continue to visit Jerash. Drive to Amman Hotel. Dinner and overnight. Day 12 = Amman – Mt Nebo – Madaba – Kerak – PetraBreakfast and departure for a short sightseeing tour of the capital Amman, then continue to visit Mt Nebo, the memorial of Moses and visit the church which was built on the presumed site of the Prophet’s death and burial place. From the platform in front of this church we can overlook the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, and the rooftops of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Then proceed to Madaba (the city of Mosaics) to visit the church of St George where we see the 6th century Byzantine mosaic map showing Jerusalem and other holy sites. Continue to Kerak to visit the crusader castle built in 1141. proceed to Petra. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Petra. Day 13 = PetraBreakfast and full day visit of Petra, the rose red city, the legacy of Nabataeans, which is carved in the rock. We can see in Petra the Siq, the Treasury , the Theatre and Temples , tombs and court. Dinner and overnight in Petra. Day 14 = Petra – Wadi Rum – Dead SeaBreakfast and departure to visit the Desert of Wadi rum with Jeep tour, then drive to Dead Sea. Free time for swimming and Floating. Dinner and overnight. Day 15 = Dead Sea – Amman AirportBreakfast and transfer to Amman airport for departure
Price per person in sharing double room on Half Board basis in US Dollars
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Validity: this offer is valid till end December 2007.
Reduction for Lebanon portion during Low Season From 21 Jan till 14 June 2007 – From 16 Sept till 30 Sept 2007/ From 1st Nov till 30 Nov 2007
Hotel Lancaster 4* : $ 20 per person Hotel Martinez 5* : $ 75 per person
Note : if German guide is requested, kindly note thate is a supplement of $ 110 for the whole stay to be divided according to group size |