The Best Private Tour of
Jordan and Syria

Tour these great land of Arabia in 9 Days

Only for those who want the BEST in the Near East
See the top sights in Jordan & Syria on this fully escorted tour, including Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum . We'll show you the wonders of fabled Syria--Roman citadels, Biblical sites, great Omayyad mosques--and the ancient/modern city of Damascus in , start in Amman or Damascus , daily year round
You choose your travel date !

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DAY 1 - AMMAN - Daily - Year Round
Our local rep. staff will meet you upon arrival and help with the transfer to your hotel in Amman .Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival for American, EU & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival. Arriving at Aqaba by sea from Egypt, Sinai ? Please click here
Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 2 - MADABA, KERAK & PETRA- Private English Speaking guide will escprt you (BLD)
We drive south along the King's Highway, an ancient caravan route, to Madaba to visit the church containing the oldest known map of the Holy Land. Continuing to Mount Nebo, we enjoy the panoramic view of the Promised Land the way Moses saw it for the first time. Further on, at Kerak, we tour the ruins of its romantic Crusaders' castle of Renaud de Chatillon, one of a line which stretched from Aqaba to Turkey. Finally, we arrive to PETRA . Dinner awaits you at the hotel.
Lunch is included enroute. Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 3 - PETRA / Damascus (BLD)
Today the fabulous Nabatean City of Petra awaits us. Made famous in the Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," its ancient temples, tombs and striking Khazneh (Treasury) were hewn right from the pink and violet sandstone. After our visit to Petra today , proceed to to The Syrian border, visit Bosra before continuing to Damascus.

For American , Australian , NZ , EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens, visa will be issued upon arrival at the border , your passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival, our local rep will escort you to your hotel. Jordanian departure tax is included in our rate.

Syria will not issue you a visa , if your passport has any Israeli stamps or visa for Israel, you are responsible for ensuring that your passport is valid and in order .

Lunch is included enroute. Dinner is included at the hotel in Damascus . Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 4 - DAMASCUS (BLD)
Today we explore the Syrian capital, visiting the National Museum, with treasures dating from the 1400s BC; the bustling Old Bazaar, the Eastern Gate (Bab ash-Sharqi) in the Roman city walls; the Street Called Straight (Via Recta); the house of Anania; and the chapel with a window from which disciples lowered St. Paul so he could escape those who sought to kill him (Acts 9:24-25). Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant .

Complimentary Dinner is included at a local home:
We are proud to be the only ones that are able to afford you such window on the true warm and hospitable Syrian people , come and meet the locals, you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town):
This evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right into the homes of some of the people of Syria l! You'll be invited to a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties, you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background. Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that you have more in common than you ever suspected. As some have inquired after they returned , feel free to ask about the recipes for the local dishes you will enjoy tonight , please let us know in advance of you prefer vegetarian meals.

Of course, you may enjoy a quiet dinner and evening with your travel companions at the hotel , by letting us know your preferences.

DAY 5 - PALMYRA (BLD)
We drive to ancient Palmyra (Tadmor), in a desert oasis on the trade route between the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia, to visit its museum, the temples of Bel, Baal Shamin and Nebo, the Roman baths, the Tetrapylon, Diocletian's camp, and the Valley of the Tombs, before settling in at our Palmyra hotel. Lunch is included enroute. Dinner is included at the hotel in Damascus .
Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 6 - KRAK DES CHEVALIERS, HAMA & ALEPPO Wednesday (BLD)
Get your camera ready, for today we see the famously photogenic Krak des Chevaliers, the most spectacular 12th-century Crusaders' castle of all. From this marvel of military architecture we head north to Hama, one of Syria's prettiest towns, to see its great norias (water wheels), some up to 65 feet in diameter, scooping water from the fabled Orontes River. We continue to Aleppo for the night. Lunch is included enroute. Dinner is included at the hotel in Damascus . Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 7 - ALEPPO (BLD)
The sights of Aleppo (Halab) include the Grand Mosque, the vast Ottoman bazaar, the 12th-century Citadel, and a camel caravanserai. We visit them all, then continue to the church (Qala'at Samaan) built to honor the Byzantine ascetic St. Simeon Stylites, who lived atop a column for over 35 years in the 5th century. We return to our comfortable Aleppo hotel for the night. Lunch is included at a local restaurant . Dinner is included at the hotel in Damascus . Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 8 - SERGELLA, APAMEA, MAALULA & DAMASCUS (BLD)
We head south to Sergella, one of the 500 Dead Cities, fabled ghost towns built between the 4th and 7th centuries which were abandoned mysteriously around the 9th century. Our next stop is Apamea (Qala'at al-Mudiq), the Hellenistic "city of a thousand columns" built by Seleucus I Nicator in the 2nd century BC and named in honor of his wife. We continue to Maalula, where villagers still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus, for a visit to the chapel of St. Sergius, before returning to Damascus for the night.
Lunch is included enroute. Dinner is included at the hotel in Damascus .
Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur

DAY 9 - DEPARTURE (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home . Private air-conditioed vehicle, private chauffeur.
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Extend to Dubai & the United Arab Emirates . Salam & Bon Voyage . Check Baptism site in Jordan

RATES per person: in US

Hotels in Syria - For the Five Stars modest Deluxe ( or similar)
The Hotels in Syria may not be meeting same standard for 5 & four stars

• Damascus : Damascus Cham Palace Hotel , 5 Stars .
  
• Palmyra , Palmyra Cham Palace Hotel , 5 Stars.
  
• Aleppo : Chahaba Cham Palace hotel , 5 Stars

Your fully escorted tour includes:

• All transfers, and guided sightseeing as per itinerary.
• Accommodation with breakfast lunch and dinner daily (as indicated in the itinerary: B.L.D)
• Services of local professional guides throughout the tour
• Admission fees to museums and sites as detailed in the itinerary .
• Jordanian departure tax.
• Complimentary visa for Jordan as well as Syria is issued upon arrival for EU , Australian, NZ, Canadian, American & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival.

  Syria will not issue you a visa , if your passport has any Israeli stamps or visa for Israel, you are responsible for ensuring that your passport is valid and in order .

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The tour does not include:

• International airfare from / to your home country .
• Travel Insurance
• Personal expenditures (beverages, laundry, special meals, etc.)
• Tips to hotel and restaurant staff, drivers and guides in Jordan

THE LANGUAGE OF THE JESUS IN THE LAND OF THE BOOK

Syria is truly the Land of the Book. The ancient alphabets of the Near East grew into Aramaic and then Hebrew, and finally Arabic and the modern Latin script that you're reading!

Jesus spoke to His Disciples in Aramaic. And nowhere else in the Holy Land does His language live as in Maaloula, where His words may still be heard exactly
as He spoke them. For the believer, or for anyone who values traditions of faith, it is a deeply moving experience.

Maaloula is just a short drive from Damascus, and home to Christian community that thrives after 2000 years.

As much as any land, Syria is the birthplace of the Christian faith. St. Paul converted on the road to Damascus, and in the early centuries of the Church,
six Syrian bishops were elevated to the Holy See as popes. The grand Omayyad Mosque is built on a sacred site shared by Muslims and Christians for centuries,
expressing the true brotherhood at the center of both faiths. Two million Syrians worship as Christians.

The full panoply of the Christian experience in the Near East has been played out in Syria. The Krak des Chevaliers is the unique never conquered Crusader fortress
that stands intact as if ready to host the Knights of the Cross once again––and is a must stop for the visitor of faith to the holy sites.

Extend your stay in Syria for one day and visit Maaloula

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