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Golf and
City
Duration:
5 Days -
4 Nights
Cities:
Damascus
- Maalula
Program:
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Day 01: |
Arrival at Damascus International Airport, and a Travco representative will meet and assist you through the visa formalities, and then you will be transferred to your hotel to have dinner and stay overnight. |
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Day 02: |
You will have breakfast at the hotel, and go to play golf at the Ebla Golf Course and have lunch. In the afternoon you will be visiting Damascus.
Damascus is the capital of Syria, and one of the oldest cities in the world with the establishment of a human community at least since the 9th millennium before our era. Its history is very long and rich, during where many civilizations took turns invading the city. It is during the first decades of Islam that Damascus had its glorious age. It became the capital of the Omayyad dynasty which ruled the largest empire known until that time. Another brilliant period was under the rule of Saladin, who defeated the Crusaders making Damascus the capital of his powerful kingdom. Today, it is a modern city with a definite old-world character and charm, where many influences and traces of these civilizations can be felt and seen. You will have dinner in Damascus and go to your hotel to stay overnight.
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Day 03: |
You will have breakfast at the hotel, and go to play golf at the Ebla Golf Course and have lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a half day visit to the city of Maalula.
Maalula is a Christian community which speaks Aramaic, the language of Christ, to this day. The St. Sergius Convent, with its small Byzantine Chapel, claims to be the oldest in the Christian world, where magnificent icons adorn the entrance of the altar dating back to 300 AD.
You will have dinner at the of the mountain with panoramic view of Damascus, and stay overnight.
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Day 04: |
You will have breakfast at the hotel, and go to play golf at the Ebla Golf Course and have lunch. You will later spend the afternoon at leisure to shop. You will have dinner at the hotel and stay overnight. |
| Day 05: |
You will have breakfast at the hotel and be transferred to Damascus airport for departure. |
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