Accommodation in the heart of the old city
Damascus Hostel Arranged Private Tours
Tours are open to everyone, not solely for guests of Damascus Hostel. If you are in Damascus and would like to join a tour, please call in or contact us to discuss your requirements.
We can organize your tour of Syria according to your interests, length of time and budget and advise you on trips and excursions.We can assist you with information on, ruins, sites, Roman, Grecko /Byzantine,Christians Crusaders,or Islamic sites We have a modern 6 seater mini van, 4 seater sedan, 8 seater van or 11 seater mini bus.
Prices on application.
Some times guests group together and split cost of the tour, that is, car and driver. When you get to the site you can either go alone or hire a local tour guide on the site for a couple of hours the cost around sp 500.Our driver is not a professional tour guide.
Prices quoted upon request.
1. a- Golan Heights tour, half day
b- Quneitra and Ain Ateene the town where the locals shout to their relatives with loud speakers over to the other side of Majdal Shames in the occupied territory of Golan height and watch the Israeli settlers
2. Bosra ,Izra’a tour excursion car and driver
3. Bosra tour,Izra’a, Shahba and Qanawat, Sewida’a car and driver
4. Half day Seidnaya, Maaloula(Saint Tekla monastery, in Maaloula locals still speak the language of Jesus Christ the Aramaic)
5. Nabak/Deir Mar Mousa Monastery , Seidnaya , Maaloula
6. Full day tour Palmyra and krak De Chevaliers, suits those with a tight schedule. Depart hostel 8am return 10pm
7. Full day Palmyra.
8. Full day Krak De Chevaliers.
9. Damascus-Beirut Lebanon,door to door service or vice versa.
10. Damascus Visit Baalbek and return to Damascus
11. Damascus Visit Baalbek ,Beirut and return to Damascus.
12. Damascus visit Baalbek end in Beirut
13. Beirut Visit Baalbek end in Damascus
14. Damascus visit Baalbek &Krak end in Homs then by bus
to Palmyra,Hama or Aleppo . or return to Damascus
15. Damascus-Amman or vice versa includes Bosra 2 hours tour.
16. Damascus to Amman to your hotel or vice versa .
17. Damascus to Amman stop at Jarash or vice versa.
18. Damascus to Amman stop Um Qais or vice versa.
19. Damascus to Amman stop Bosra and Jarash or vice versa.
20. Hire car and driver and tour as you please per day. See condition below.
21. Damascus – Dead Sea Petra 11,000sp.
22. Damascus – Dead Sea Petra O/N return to Damascus
23. From airport to Damascus 2,000 sp return to airport.
24. Damascus palmyra overnight krak Damascus .
25. Palmyra end in homs/hama . then bus to Aleppo
26. Krak end in homs/hama. then bus to Aleppo
A visit to a Bedouin tent, or camp overnight a camel and desert trek or horse ride or a stay at the monastery? spa hot mineral water We can organize it for you. Just ask and we will make it happen.
Our driver pays his own expenses, fuel and overnight accommodation.
Minimum 4 days, day ends 6.00 pm, 350 km per day.
- A visit to a Bedouin tent. or camp overnight a camel and desert trek or horse ride or a stay at the monastery? we can organize it for you. just ask and we will make it happen.
Hama/Nuiras, Affamia, Serjilia, Ebla, Beehouse, Lattakia, Saladdin’s Castle, Ugarit, Aleppo, St Simeon Monastery, or the far eastern part of the country like Lake al Assad, and Jaabar Castle, Alraqqa, Al Rasafa and Deir Ezzor,and The Euphrates,Mari, Duro Europa, Halabie and more.
A visit to a bedouin tent,or camp overnight, a camel caravan and desert treck or horse ride or a stay at a monastery? We can organise it for you.
Just ask and we will make it happen
Guided Tour of Old City of Damascus on foot.
This tour is specifically for people who are in Amman or Beirut and would like to see Damascus but don’t have time to explore the City by themselves.
Fully Escorted Day Trip from Amman or Beirut to Damascus and Return
We can pick you up from your hotel in Amman or Beirut and return you to your hotel after the day tour, or to the airport
Price per car for up to 4 persons.
Details as below and more,
In Damascus you can be met with a local tour guide (usually a student doing English lit ) to show you the main tourists attractions like Omayyad Mosque (tomb of st.John), Souk Hamedie (shopping and sample famous Bakadesh ice cream), visit the gold souk. Souk Bozoorie(for herbs/spices ,sweets, perfums, ), Azem Palace(Ottoman era),Bab Touma, Bab Sharki, St.Paul’s Window (St.Paul escaped over the wall in a basket), Hananeia Chapel, and the Citadel.You may also visit the National Museum and Takeyeh Sulamaineyeh (handcraft bazaar) just out side the old city. Of course not to be missed is a lunch or dinner at famous restaurants serving world best Middle Eastern food,(Alkhawali,or Beit Jabri) and finish with a thick rich coffee at the land mark in Damascus Nofara caffe in Qimarie.
(Driving time Amman-Damascus-Damascus-Beirut is normally 3 hours including border crossing formalities. This is provided you already have a visa for Syria. People from EU can get a visa on the border, it takes about 20 minutes. USA passport holders will have to wait between 2 and 6 hours to process their visa.)
Six Days Syrian Package Tours
Day 1 Damascus , guided tour walking tour of walled city
Day 2 Bosra and Izraa , return to Damascus
Day 3 Nabek , visit Deir Mar Mousa monastery , Sednaiya , shrine of virgin Mary , stop o the way at famous Tebeh roadhouse for snacks and desserts
Day 4 Palmyra (Tudmor) stop on way at famous Baghdad roadhouse , return to Damascus
Day 5 Krak de chevaliers and Maaloula , return to Damascus
Day 6 Damascus , at leisure
Included in the package
1- Air conditioned hotel room
2- Breakfast daily
3- Guided tour of Damascus walled city and souk
4- Visit to Hammam .(Turkish bath)
5- Massage by professional
6- Visit to Al Nowfara café with Hakawati storyteller
7- Panorama Damascus view from mountain Kassioun by night
8- Visit to national museum
9- Evening visit to local wedding reception to join locals with dabbke dance in groups
10- Souvenir whirling dervish figurine (a gift to take home )
Package tour costs Euros 800per couple , single supplement Euros 100 extra