Jordan, Syria & Lebanon

Trip Highlights

• Explore the Azraq Wetland Reserve and Shaumari Wildlife Reserve.

• Hike the Shaq Al Reesh Trail in Dana Biosphere Reserve.

• Ride through Wadi Rum on a 4x4 desert excursion.

• Float in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea.

• Walk Damascus’ Straight Street and Souq al-Hamidiyeh.

• Visit the underground Chapel of St. Ananias in Damascus.

• Hike from St. Cherubim Monastery to Seidnaya.

• Explore Krak des Chevaliers, one of the best-preserved Crusader castles.

• Trek through Fronloq Nature Reserve in the Ansariya Mountains.

• Visit Aleppo’s Archaeological Museum and reconstructed souks.

• See the Roman norias along the Orontes River in Hama.

• Explore the ruins of Palmyra, Syria’s desert oasis city.

• Discover the Umayyad city of Anjar in Lebanon.

• Visit the Roman temples of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley.

• Explore Jeita Grotto’s limestone caverns.

• Visit the Gibran Museum in Bsharré.

• Hike through the UNESCO-listed Qadisha Valley.

• Walk among the Cedars of God, Lebanon’s national symbol.

• Explore Byblos, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities.

• Hike in the Chouf Cedars Biosphere Reserve.

• Discover Beirut’s historic centre, Corniche, souks, and Zaitunay Bay.

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