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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10 Day Version
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.
Do you prefer to start in
Damascus ? Please click here.
Extend
to Dubai &
the United Arab Emirates
. Salam
& Bon Voyage . Check
Baptism site in Jordan
RATES
per person: in US
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Triple
|
Double |
Single |
| Deluxe
Hotels |
$
3160.00 |
$
3210.00 |
$
4544.00 |
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:
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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
againand 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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choices :

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Choices :
Combine this tour with any Travel in Style tour to Egypt, or Turkey
for an even more exciting vacation adventure.
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