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Best Time to Travel: Spring (March–May) & Autumn (September–November)

Tailor-made Syria Tours 2026, 2027 & 2028

Syria contains a higher density of UNESCO-listed heritage than almost any region in the Levant. It is a country where you can walk through the 5,000-year-old streets of Damascus and explore Krak des Chevaliers, the world’s most intact Crusader fortress. From the Roman colonnades of Palmyra and the limestone Dead Cities to the Aramaic-speaking mountain villages of Maaloula and the sprawling citadel of Aleppo, Syria offers an unfiltered look at the rise and fall of global empires.

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Why Travel to Syria?

Old City of Damascus

Entering through the Roman Gate of Bab Sharqi, the Old City is centred on the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque, which houses a shrine to John the Baptist. Its Straight Street (Via Recta), mentioned in the Bible, remains a 1,500-metre commercial axis where Damascene steel and silk brocade are still traded in timber-roofed shops built over Roman foundations.

Aleppo’s Citadel & Souqs

Rising atop a 50-metre-high glacial tell, the Aleppo Citadel is a medieval fortress featuring a massive mamluk-era throne hall and a 12th-century defensive bridge. Below it, the Al-Madina Souq—the world’s longest covered market—has seen the restoration of the Khan al-Gumruk, where merchants have traded textiles and laurel soap since the 16th century.

Qalamoun Mountains

Syria at a Glance

Capital: Damascus
Population: 25.8 million
People: Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Greeks
Religions: Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawite, Ismaili), Druze, Orthodoxy (Antiochian Greek, Armenian, Syriac), Catholicism, Judaism, Yezidism
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Aramaic, Syriac, Circassian, Chechen, Armenian, Greek, Domari
Currency: Syrian pound (SYP/LS)
Phone Code: +963
Time Zone: UTC+3
Power Plug: Types C, E & L
Peak Season: Spring (March–May) & autumn (September–November)
Dishes: Kibbeh (meat and bulgur patties), fattoush (salad with toasted bread), shawarma, hummus, muhammara (spicy walnut dip), baklava
Neighbours: Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, Israel to the southwest, Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west
E-sim: Get a Syria e-sim from Holafly, or locally from Syriatel or MTN stores in Damascus.
Visa: Syria tourist visa information is available on the Syria Embassy. Contact us for visa assistance.

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Jordan, Syria & Lebanon

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Beyond Syria

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