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SYRIA ITINERARIES |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF SYRIA -
6 Days |
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Itinerary |
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ARRIVE DAMASCUS, SYRIA |
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Today you
arrive in Damascus, Syria. Upon arrival, you will be met and
transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at
leisure.
Cham
Palace Hotel (no meals) |
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DAY 02:
DAMASCUS |
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Enjoy
Damascus’s city tour, which claims to be the oldest
continuously inhabited city in the world. After visiting the
peaceful Omayad Mosque, the black-and-white Azem Palace, the
National Museum, St. Paul's Chapel (the disciples lowered St.
Paul, in flight from the Jews, from one of its windows in a
basket) and the Chapel of St. Anania, the afternoon is free to
shop in the Damascine "souks" or to relax.
Cham
Palace Hotel (B, L, D) |
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3 |
DAMASCUS / ALEPPO |
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After
breakfast you drive north to Maaloula, whose people still
speak Aramic, the language of Christ, en route to magnificent
Krak des Chevaliers (the Castle of the Knights). This great
Crusaders' fortress still looks much as it did 800 years ago,
when it was garrisoned by as many as 4,000 Europeans. After
lunch, you continue north to Sarjella, one of the region's 500
"dead cities" which appeared in the 4th Century and were
deserted, for reasons unknown, in the 9th. You arrive in
Aleppo this evening.
Chahba Cham
Palace Hotel (B, L, D) |
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ALEPPO |
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Aleppo has a long history as a trading center between Asia and the
Mediterranean. Today's tour shows you the Islamic Citadel,
the Armenian Quarter and St. Simeon Cathedral, the largest
Christian building in the Middle East when it was built in the
4th Century.
Chahba Cham
Palace Hotel (B, L, D) |
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5 |
ALEPPO / PALMYRA |
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After
breakfast you visit Apamea, a Hellenistic city with one
thousand columns, and stop for lunch at Hama, whose gigantic
wooden waterwheels are turned by the Orontes River. You reach
Palmyra, once a Greco-Roman outpost of great renown, in time
to watch the sunset from an Arabian castle. Your hotel is
built on an archaeological site overlooking ancient ruins.
Palmyra
Cham Palace Hotel (B, L, D) |
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PALMYRA / DAMASCUS / DEPART |
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This morning
you tour the monuments of Palmyra, founded byAssyrian
merchants, enriched by Greeks and Romans, and glorified by the
ambitions of Zenobia, her 3rd Century queen. Then you return
to Damascus where you board your homebound flight this
evening.
Cham Palace
Hotel (B, L, D) |
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RATES |
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$1,181.00 per person double occupancy – based on 2 people |
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$1,012.00 per person double occupancy – based on 3 people |
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$931.00 per person double occupancy – based on 4 people |
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$919.00 per person double occupancy – based on 5 people |
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$881.00 per person double occupancy – based on 6 people
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$350.00 single room supplement
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PRICE INCLUDES |
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All
accommodations as shown in the itinerary based on twin bedded
rooms with private bath facilities
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All transfers per the itinerary |
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Sightseeing as
shown in the itinerary |
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Bottled water in
vehicles during sightseeing
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Handling of 2 bags per person |
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Arrival and departure transfers |
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All the game
viewing activities |
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All gratuities except for your driver/guide |
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All the entrance
fees per the itinerary
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Meals as
indicated: B = Breakfast; L = Lunch & D = Dinner |
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Services of an
English Speaking driver/guide |
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Use of
four-wheel drive vehicles for game drives
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Government
imposed taxes |
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PRICE EXCLUDES |
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International air: USA/Damascus/USA – please ask your booking
agent for details |
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Items of
personal nature such as laundry, phone calls etc.
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All alcoholic
beverages unless indicated
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Insurance –
please ask your booking agent for details
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Cost of passport
or visa
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Departure taxes |
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Anything that is
not listed under inclusions |
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CANCELLATION
PENALTIES |
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If cancellation is received up to 130 days prior to departure, 20%
of the total tour price is forfeited |
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If cancellation is received 129 – 90 days prior to departure, 35%
of the total tour cost is forfeited |
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If cancellation is received 89 – 60 days prior to departure, 40%
of the total tour cost is forfeited |
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If cancellation is received 59 to 30 days prior to departure, 50%
of the total tour cost is forfeited |
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If cancellation is received 29 days or less before departure, 100%
of the total tour cost is forfeited |
