Syria Travel Forum

hello one & all is both the grand homs hotel & homs grand hotel in homs .are they different or both 1 & the same hotel .anybody know anything or have any idea please . thank u .

I'm planning to spend some time during xmas vacation in midle east. I am Greek and currently i work as volunteer in Egypt. I was thinking getting the plane from Cairo to Beirut. Stay there for the new years Eve and then leave for Damascus. But I don't know if it's possible to get the visa to the borders or from the beirut's syrian embassy... If I cannot stay in syria, I'd like to go to Jordan, but is it possible to pass through syria without having a visa? hm, it's very important to go to amman, Cause I'm planning to take a bus from there to go back in Cairo. Girls n' guys I'm waiting for some precious advice...

Hi, I will be staying in a house near Harat Jura Sheikha Miriam, old damascus. My friends wants to follow so I need to get them a room in a nearby hotel. I tried to find map of old damascus so I can see the proximity of hotels to the house but its very, very difficult. The address of the house says Qamariyyah..Is that an area? maybe somebody can shed a light..please

My husband and I are interested in taking a tour in syria & Lebanon and want recommendations for a tour company.
The few local companies I am considering in top priority are:
Syritour Damascus
Nawafir Travel & Tours
Jasmine Tours
others tour companies include?
Adventure Center
Atlas tours
any information on these are other companies you have had personal experience would be greatly appreciated.
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hi everyone i hear damas tour buses run a excellent service from damascus to bosra has anybody travelled with this company or know anything about them . any info or help would b welcome thank u .

hello eveyone is there any form of transport from the site at ugarit to saone castle or do u have to go back to lattakia & then on to saone castle any suggestion or advice welcome please .

hi everyone what is the best way to get from homs (hims) to safita & then from safita to the krak de chevaliers on a day trip suggestion please if anybody has any thank u reagards ... peter

My friends are going to visit Lebanon then Syria. They want to know if they can get visa at Lebanese – Syrian border or not?
Thank you

Hi...can you tell me where I can take a service taxi or bus from damascus to either Jerash or Amman ? What time do the nuses leave , how much they cost and how long it will take with border control ?
Also for the Antakya to Aleppo bus ...about 2 hours, but how much and how often ?
Thank you Kikili

booked my syria holiday for this coming december booked the al syani hotel in aleppo can anyone who knows the hotel or spent some time there let us know about there experience their . also if the location is good and if it is a good hotel or otherwise thank you ,. regards peter

hello again everyone , just one quick question how far in miles or km's is latakia from apamea good or approx figures if possible please regards .. peter

hello everybody couple of questions so bear with me please
does damas tours or normal buses go to bosra on xmas day & are the sites in bosra open xmas day if the transport is available to travel to bosra . does the national museum in damascus open xmas eve . & finally on the 26 december do the luxury coaches travel to homs and if so does anybody have any idea what time the 1st coach go's to homs . thank you for your patience & time in advance regards . peter.. best wishes

what are the names of the best taxi companies in aleppo or is their any that work with tourist's or tourism in mind any names or email addresses would be welcome thanking u in advance peter .

hello everybody 2 quick fire questions
1, is there any form of direct transport from aleppo to palmyra ie train or coach
2, is there a 3 star hotel in aleppo called the al syani or alsyahi

Me and my friend are taking our 6 sons aged 15,13,9,7,5 and 3 to Syria and Lebanon for 10 days, starting and finishing in Damascus. Wives are staying at home in England enjoying Spa treatments!

In addition to Damascus, we are thinking of a day trip to Quneitra, Qalat al-Hosn then into Lebanon from the North but it's pretty open-ended.

A couple of questions:

1. Any suggestions on activities for boys who are predictably into being active, war, knights etc?

2. We are planning to be in Damascus 22nd & 23rd October and 30th, 31st - any suggestions on an apartment/ house or some kind of interesting place to stay?

3. In Lebanon or coastal Syria any cool places to go? we are looking to have some interesting experiences with the kids and avoid too much travel but could consider anywhere, stayting in villages, with families, whatever!

4. Any ideas where we can get a bus with driver, ideally with seatbelts and a few safety features and could we take it into Lebanon?

Any advice very much appreciated

Thanks

John

Hi there, I am landing in Syria on saturday and am hoping to watch some NFL
football on Tuesday morning for Monday night football. Does anyone know a place
shows American sports on television?

Thanks a ton. Go Vikings!

I need a e-mail to Tony Stephan's Shop in Damascus. If anyone could write me that e-mail?

My husband and I are hoping to spend a month in Syria in spring 2010. When we travel, we like to rent an apartment for a week or more in each place we stay, so that we can shop in the markets, cook some of our own food, and feel a bit more at home than in a hotel room. I have found a few apartments in Damascus for short-term rental, but nothing anywhere else (Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Latakia ...) apart from perhaps hostels where we might be able to share a kitchen and living space with others. We don't need anything fancy.

Does anyone have any advice?

By bus or by own car

Is it safe to take bath in hamam for women?

For the Syrian visa, at least for Americans, has a section for address in Syria and for a Syrian reference(s).

At the moment, I plan to go to Syria to study at the University of Damascus but I don't have an address or reference yet. What should I do?

Also, how do you request for multiple re-entry and the longest version of the visa? I want to go to Lebanon while in Syria so a multiple re-entry would make that possible.

Thank you for any help!

Syrian visa at Turkey border with Iranian passport?

I'm traveling in Turkey with an Iranian passport, and I'd like to enter Syria next. My question is how quickly can I expect to get a Syrian visa at the Turkish border, and how much will it cost? If you have entered Syria as an Iranian please let me know what happened to you at the land border with Turkey? Even if you are a dual nationa? Iranian-Canadian, Iranian-American, or Iranian-European. Also, do you think the Syrians mind if my passport has only 5 months of validity left at the time I enter Syria (instead of the required 6 months)?

Thanks

Hello everyone-

Does anyone know how to go about getting Syria residency permit for wife and children assuming that husband already has one? How long would it valid for? 1 year possible?

I hold a U.S passport. Would there be any additional trouble?

Thanks

Hi-

Does the expat require to have local driver license for Syria or the international DL is sufficient?

Hello-

I have two children and wanting to know if there is any english/french speaking school in Aleppo or Latakia. I meant primary school.

Thanks

Good Day Everyone-

I am so happy to finally find a forum about Syria. How's life over there. I heard so many good things about Syria and can't wait to experience this historical place.

My husband was offered a job to work in Latakia. We need to rent a furnished apt or villa (3 or 4 bedrooms) either in Latakia or Aleppo. Can someone tell me what's the budget for these locations? We're looking for a decent (western standard) accommodation.

FYI, the reason we want to find out accommodation in Aleppo is our 2 children need to attend school as we're told there isn't any international school in Latakia. Is there any int. school around? What about in Aleppo? How many are there?

Oh! How about a car? Should I rent or purchase since we're lookin for a year of living there.

Thank you so much. Any info would greatly appreciated.

hi ,
i am planing to go to Aleppo from turkey toward the end of September or at the beginning of December i will be flying from Istanbul to hatay or Gaziantep
now the thing is the only way i found until now to reach Aleppo from Gaziantep airport is by a taxi which costs 3500 Syrian lira (more than £50) which is more expensive than my ticket from London to Istanbul!
so if any body is interested in going to Aleppo from turkey in that time plz contact me so maybe we can share the trip
if any body knows a cheaper way to Aleppo from Hatay or Gaziantep plz tell me
thanks

What time are the services at this church and what is the actual address? What are directions from Antakya?

Hi, my husband and I want to travel to syria next week for a vacation. We are however worried about how hot it might be over there. We live in Dubai and its 40 degrees during the day and 25 degrees at night.

We've checked the weather for syria its 38 degrees but has anyone been to dubai and syria during July so as to compare the two?
The humidity in dubai is 80% in syria on the internet it says its 12%, because of this does it feel less hot then the actual 38 degrees as humidity plays a huge part in how hot it feels, also what are the temps in the evening/night time is AC essential wherever you go?

Please can someone help with this, we dont want to go from one hot country to another, although we have fallen in love with syria without even having visited it yet.

Much appreciated.

I'll be in the Damascus area of Syria until late August and I was wondering if there is a good facility for fitness which I can join - even if it is in a hotel? I'm looking for something a bit more Americanized with more modern day equipment mainly treadmills. If you have any suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!