Syria & Jordan 2009
BILL'S SOLO ITINERARY - five days
Bill joins us on the 22nd of April when we (Mary, Wayne & John) return to Damascus after the Jordan circuit
18th April - Outward bound (Saturday)
YYZ to LHR
flight number: AC848 (Air Canada)
Toronto Pearson International to London Heathrow
departure time: 20:35 departure terminal 1
arrival time: 08:35 arrival terminal 3
total travel time: 7 hours
Airplane: Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 347 passengers
19th April - Outward bound (Sunday)
LHR to DAM
flight number: BD947 (British Midlands)
London Heathrow to Damascus International
departure time: 14:50; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 22:00
total travel time: 5:10
Airplane: Airbus A321-200 (321) – New cabin interior - 174 passengers
Airport pickup - Damascus O/N
20th April - Old Damascus walk-about & a settling-in day
- Damascus O/N
21st April - car with driver Damascus to Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
22nd April - car with driver Palmyra to Damascus
- Damascus O/N
PREVIOUSLY - SIXTEEN DAYS EARLIER - MARY, WAYNE & JOHN SET OUT
3rd April (Friday) - Outward bound
YYZ to LHR
flight number: AC848 (Air Canada)
Toronto Pearson International to London Heathrow
departure time: 20:35; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 08:35 the next day; arrival terminal 3
non-stop flight - meal and a continental breakfast
airplane code 77W
seats: 51A, 51B & 51C
4th April - Outward bound
LHR to DAM
flight number: BD943
London Heathrow to Damascus International
departure time: 16:05; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 23:15
total travel time: 5:10
airline: British Midlands
airliner: Airbus A320
5th April - Visit of Damascus
- Damascus O/N
6th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
7th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
8th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
9th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
10th April - Departure from Palmyra to Damascus
- Damascus O/N
11th April - Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
12th April - Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
13th April - Departure to the "dead cities of the south": visit Shaqqa – Shahba – Swida & Bosra
– Bosra O/N
14th April - Departure to Jordan – meet & Assist at Ramtha Border - Transfer to Madaba –
Mount Nebo - continue to Kerak Rest House - Dinner
- Kerak O/N
15th April - After breakfast - Kerak castle visit - free time - back to Rest House
- Kerak O/N
16th April - After breakfast - departure to Dana reserve (visitors center) - continue to Shobak –
transfer to Petra Hotel - Dinner
- Petra O/N
17th April - After breakfast - Full day Petra visit - back to hotel - Dinner
- Petra O/N
18th April - After breakfast - Little Petra - transfer to Wadi Rum for Jeep ride (3 hours) - continue
to Aqaba hotel - Dinner
- Aqaba O/N
19th April - After breakfast - Transfer to Amman for city tour - continue to Jerash hotel – Dinner
- Jerash O/N
20th April - After breakfast - Jerash visit - Ajlun- back to Hotel - Dinner
- Jerash O/N
21st April - After breakfast - do some visits around Jerash (no entrance fees included on this day) – back to Hotel - Dinner
- Jerash O/N
22nd April - After breakfast - Transfer to Damascus
(where we meet up with Bill, just returned from Palmyra)
- Damascus O/N
23rd April - Visit of Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
24th April - Excursion to Maaloula & Mar Mousa – drive to Homs
- Homs O/N
25th April - Excursion to Musyaf, Safita & Crac des Chevaliers – drive to Hama
- Hama O/N
26th April - Excursion to Aphamea, Qallat Al Madiq, Qallat Shezar & Mharde
- Hama O/N
27th April - Excursion to the east of Hama
– Hama O/N
28th April - Departure to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
29th April - walk-about of Aleppo
- Aleppo O/N
30th April - Excursion to Cyrrus, Ain Dara & St. Simeon – back to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
1st May - Excursion to the "Dead Cities" (Ebla, Al Bara, Serjella & Ma'arat el Numan) and Salahadin's Castle
– Aleppo O/N
2nd May - Excursion to Assad Lake & Rassafa – back to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
3rd May - on foot in Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
4th May - on foot in Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
5th May (Tuesday) - Outward bound day - Wayne, Mary, Bill, & John
ALP to LHR via DAM (Aleppo Nejrab to London Heathrow)
flight number: BD944 (Britsh Midlands - one stop (Damascus)
departure from Aleppo: 08:40
departure from Damascus: 10:25
arrival time at Heathrow: 14:00; arrival terminal 1
LHR to YYZ (London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson International)
flight number: AC859 (Air Canada)
departure time: 19:00; departure terminal 3
arrival time: 22:05; arrival terminal 1
non-stop flight - meal and a snack - airplane Boeing 767-300
seats: 23H, 23K, & 24H, 24K
Air Canada reservation code: LZ2LCR
BNI reservation code: 32WDJZ
Hotels of the Circuit:
Syrian Part:
Damascus - Beit Zaman
Palmyra - Villa Palmyra
Bosra - Bosra Cham
Homs - Safir Homs
Hama - Orient House
Aleppo - Beit Wakil
Jordanian part:
Hotels of the circuit:
Kerak - Kerak Rest House
Petra - Movenpick Nabatian Castle
Aqaba - Marina Plaza
Jerash - Olive Branch
BILL'S SOLO ITINERARY - five days
Bill joins us on the 22nd of April when we (Mary, Wayne & John) return to Damascus after the Jordan circuit
18th April - Outward bound (Saturday)
YYZ to LHR
flight number: AC848 (Air Canada)
Toronto Pearson International to London Heathrow
departure time: 20:35 departure terminal 1
arrival time: 08:35 arrival terminal 3
total travel time: 7 hours
Airplane: Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 347 passengers
19th April - Outward bound (Sunday)
LHR to DAM
flight number: BD947 (British Midlands)
London Heathrow to Damascus International
departure time: 14:50; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 22:00
total travel time: 5:10
Airplane: Airbus A321-200 (321) – New cabin interior - 174 passengers
Airport pickup - Damascus O/N
20th April - Old Damascus walk-about & a settling-in day
- Damascus O/N
21st April - car with driver Damascus to Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
22nd April - car with driver Palmyra to Damascus
- Damascus O/N
PREVIOUSLY - SIXTEEN DAYS EARLIER - MARY, WAYNE & JOHN SET OUT
3rd April (Friday) - Outward bound
YYZ to LHR
flight number: AC848 (Air Canada)
Toronto Pearson International to London Heathrow
departure time: 20:35; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 08:35 the next day; arrival terminal 3
non-stop flight - meal and a continental breakfast
airplane code 77W
seats: 51A, 51B & 51C
4th April - Outward bound
LHR to DAM
flight number: BD943
London Heathrow to Damascus International
departure time: 16:05; departure terminal 1
arrival time: 23:15
total travel time: 5:10
airline: British Midlands
airliner: Airbus A320
5th April - Visit of Damascus
- Damascus O/N
6th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
7th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
8th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
9th April - Visit of Palmyra
- Palmyra O/N
10th April - Departure from Palmyra to Damascus
- Damascus O/N
11th April - Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
12th April - Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
13th April - Departure to the "dead cities of the south": visit Shaqqa – Shahba – Swida & Bosra
– Bosra O/N
14th April - Departure to Jordan – meet & Assist at Ramtha Border - Transfer to Madaba –
Mount Nebo - continue to Kerak Rest House - Dinner
- Kerak O/N
15th April - After breakfast - Kerak castle visit - free time - back to Rest House
- Kerak O/N
16th April - After breakfast - departure to Dana reserve (visitors center) - continue to Shobak –
transfer to Petra Hotel - Dinner
- Petra O/N
17th April - After breakfast - Full day Petra visit - back to hotel - Dinner
- Petra O/N
18th April - After breakfast - Little Petra - transfer to Wadi Rum for Jeep ride (3 hours) - continue
to Aqaba hotel - Dinner
- Aqaba O/N
19th April - After breakfast - Transfer to Amman for city tour - continue to Jerash hotel – Dinner
- Jerash O/N
20th April - After breakfast - Jerash visit - Ajlun- back to Hotel - Dinner
- Jerash O/N
21st April - After breakfast - do some visits around Jerash (no entrance fees included on this day) – back to Hotel - Dinner
- Jerash O/N
22nd April - After breakfast - Transfer to Damascus
(where we meet up with Bill, just returned from Palmyra)
- Damascus O/N
23rd April - Visit of Damascus – on foot
- Damascus O/N
24th April - Excursion to Maaloula & Mar Mousa – drive to Homs
- Homs O/N
25th April - Excursion to Musyaf, Safita & Crac des Chevaliers – drive to Hama
- Hama O/N
26th April - Excursion to Aphamea, Qallat Al Madiq, Qallat Shezar & Mharde
- Hama O/N
27th April - Excursion to the east of Hama
– Hama O/N
28th April - Departure to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
29th April - walk-about of Aleppo
- Aleppo O/N
30th April - Excursion to Cyrrus, Ain Dara & St. Simeon – back to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
1st May - Excursion to the "Dead Cities" (Ebla, Al Bara, Serjella & Ma'arat el Numan) and Salahadin's Castle
– Aleppo O/N
2nd May - Excursion to Assad Lake & Rassafa – back to Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
3rd May - on foot in Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
4th May - on foot in Aleppo
– Aleppo O/N
5th May (Tuesday) - Outward bound day - Wayne, Mary, Bill, & John
ALP to LHR via DAM (Aleppo Nejrab to London Heathrow)
flight number: BD944 (Britsh Midlands - one stop (Damascus)
departure from Aleppo: 08:40
departure from Damascus: 10:25
arrival time at Heathrow: 14:00; arrival terminal 1
LHR to YYZ (London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson International)
flight number: AC859 (Air Canada)
departure time: 19:00; departure terminal 3
arrival time: 22:05; arrival terminal 1
non-stop flight - meal and a snack - airplane Boeing 767-300
seats: 23H, 23K, & 24H, 24K
Air Canada reservation code: LZ2LCR
BNI reservation code: 32WDJZ
Hotels of the Circuit:
Syrian Part:
Damascus - Beit Zaman
Palmyra - Villa Palmyra
Bosra - Bosra Cham
Homs - Safir Homs
Hama - Orient House
Aleppo - Beit Wakil
Jordanian part:
Hotels of the circuit:
Kerak - Kerak Rest House
Petra - Movenpick Nabatian Castle
Aqaba - Marina Plaza
Jerash - Olive Branch
