Syria Tours and Activities
Syria Tour & Transportation
Syrians are amongst the friendliest and hospitable people in the world, and there are many great Syria tours and activities to help you the sights and experience Syria like a local. The ancient cities of Damascus and Aleppo are justifiably listed on Unesco's World Heritage list, with their Crusader castles, medieval souqs, and sacred Umayyad mosques just a taste of the things on offer to see and do.
With the information from our Transportation in Syria Guide and all our suggestions on things to see and do in our Syria Destination Guide, you have all you need to plan your holiday in Syria.
To book a transfer whether a car or bus in to/fro anywhere in Syria and neighboring countries (Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon) click here.
To book one of our fascinating local tours in Syria click on the links below:
Saint Simeon
Duration: 3 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
This is where an ancient church's ruins lie; this church has a citadel like structure still standing from Byzantine times till this date. [more info]
Damascus Full day
Duration: 9 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Damascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest city in the world. Many different civilizations have left traces in this ancient city. The Umayyad Mosque is the largest in the world and one of the top attractions in Syria. [more info]
Deir Ezzor & Mari Full day
Duration: 8 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
320 km south-east of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor is the most important urban centre in the east of Syria. Its river is the Euphrates, lifeline of the region and fount of civilization throughout the ages.
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Bosra Full Day
Duration: 7 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Situated in the vast Horan plain, some 145 km south of Damascus, Bosra is an extremely ancient city mentioned in the lists of Thutmose III and Akhenaten in the 14th century BC.
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Aleppo Full Day
Duration: 8 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
The second largest city and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. It was the meeting point of several important commercial roads in the north. Aleppo is famous for its architecture: attractive mosques, churches, schools, tombs and baths.
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The Archeological Tour
Duration: 1 day(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Apamea, Ebla, and The Dead Cities are important archeological remains from the rich history of the Mediterranean.
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Sednaya Maaloula tour
Duration: 5 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Some 30 km from Damascus, the village is spread out over a hilltop, and surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.
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Crac Des Chevaliers & Apamea
Duration: 8 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
The most famous medieval citadel in the world, Qal'at al-Hosn (Crac Des Chevaliers) is 65 km west of Homs and 75 km south east of Tartous. It is 650 m above sea level. It was built in order to control the so-called "Homs Gap", the gateway to Syria.
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The Citadel Tour
Duration: 8 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
The Aleppo Citadel and Saint Simon Citadel are spectacular citadels located within Aleppo. The Margat Cidatel was a crusader stronghold built on an extinct volcano.
Towering 650 meters above sea level, the Crac des Chevaliers controlled the so-called "Homs Gap", which was considered to be the gateway to Syria in medieval times.
Palmyra tour
Duration: 9 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Palmyra is like a pearl in the heart of the desert, rising from the sands. It is one of the most graceful and splendid ancient sites in the East, and the glory and the greatness are still evident years after its construction by the Arab Queen Zenobia.
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Lattakia Full Day
Duration: 7 hour(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Lattakia is the main coastal city of Syria and an important sea port and gate to the Mediterranean. Lattakia was one of the five cities built by Seleucus Nicator in the second century BC.
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