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JORDAN & SYRIA
DAY 1: Arrival Amman  
Meet & assist at Queen Alia International Airport transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.  
 
DAY 2 : Amman - Jerash - Damascus  
 Early morning drive to Jerash (the ancient Gerosa Roman city of the Decapolis) to visit the numerous monuments and excavation sites continue to Damascus for dinner & overnight at the hotel. 
 
DAY 3 : Damascus full day 
Full day sightseeing program in Damascus: Museum Tekkiye Suleimanieh Mosque, Azem Palace, Mosque of the Omayades, Adiliya (Tomb of Saladin), Maristan Nuri, Window of St. Paul, Mt Qasion. Dinner & overnight at the hotel in Damascus. 
 
DAY 4 : Damascus - Mlula - Krak Des Chevaliers - Tartus - Ugarit - Lattakia  
Visit the Monastery of  St George in Malula then Krak Des Chevaliers and Al Marqab  Castle. Drive to visit Ugarit then continue to Lattakia for dinner & overnight.  
 
DAY 5 : Salah El Deen Castle, Lattakia, St Simeon, Aleppo 
Visit Salah El Deen Castle, St Simeon, Monastery and its surroundings (dead Cities), Qalb Lozeh & continue to Aloppo for dinner & overnight.  
  
DAY 6 : Aleppo  
Visit the Big Mosque, The Citadel, The National Museum, the Old City with its Souks & Khans (School of Halawiya, Al Fardos School, Bimaristan, etc.). Rturn to hotel for dinner & overnight.  
  
DAY 7 : Aleppo, Palmyra   
Visit Resafa, Halabiya, Zalabiya, Deir ezzore then head to Palmyra for dinner & overnight. 
  
DAY 8 : Palmyra - Damascus 
Visit the museum, the Temple of Ba'al, the Tower Tombs and the underground Tombs. Drive back to Damascus for dinner & overnight.   

DAY 9 : Damascus - Bosra - Amman 
On the way Back to amman visit shahba, Sweida & Bosra (The Theater, Streets of Colonnades, Ruins of the Thermes, Sanctuary of Kabyle, Cathedral Basilica). Dinner & overnight in Amman. 

DAY 10 : Amman- Dead Sea 
Morning visit of Amman. In the afternoon visit the Dead Sea (The lowest point on earth) then return to Amman for dinner & overnight. 

DAY 11 : Madaba - Mount Nebo -Karak - Petra  
Early morning start towards Madaba, visit of christian churches with unique mosaics from the 6th century, then visit of Mount Nebo Chapel ( believed the cemetery of Moses) and last visit Siyagha church reputed for its mosaics.  
then take the Kings' Highway to Karak and visit the Crusader's Fortress famous for the crusades against Saladin, then continue to Petra for dinner & overnight.  
 
DAY 12 : Petra full day  
Early morning start to visit Petra on horseback. Starting towards the Siq, visit El Khazneh, the Theater, Tombs of the Kings, High Place of Sacrifice, Qasr El Bint and the Monastery (EL DEIR). Dinner & overnight at the hotel.  
 
DAY 13 : Petra - Wadi Rum - Aqaba  
Drive to Wadi Rum, enjoy an excursion in the desert and visit the Nabatean Facade famous for its ancient inscription and contemplate the desert made famous by lawrence of Arabia. Continue to Aqaba for dinner & overnight at the hotel.  

DAY 8 :  Aqaba - Departure via Amman  
Departure to Aqaba airport and take a flight to Amman Queen Alia International Airport to return home. 

 
 
 


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