At least two Russian operators are providing tourists with the chance to visit Syria in an itinerary that starts from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Russian tour operators are encouraging intrepid travelers to ignore government warnings and visit Syria as a tourist.
However, there is hope that tourists and bloggers will return to the country which more than eight million people visited in 2010, drawn by the attractions of some of the oldest cities in the world and UNESCO world heritage sights.The travel firm Kilimanjaro offers an eight-day tour, starting in the Lebanese capital Beirut and travelling by road to Damascus. It also takes in Aleppo, Palmyra and Krak de Chevalier.
"There are three or four Syrian companies that receive special permits from the relevant authorities," he told the paper.has ensured strong ties between Damascus and Moscow. However, the Russian federal tourism agency still warns its citizens"to refrain from traveling to Syria for tourism purposes until the normalization of the situation in the country."
Motorcyclists from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan take part in a ride to encourage tourism through the town of Saidnaya, north of Syria's capital Damascus, on September 14, 2019. Despite warnings about the dangers posed there, Russian companies are offering tours of the war-torn country.Assad tried to win back tourists with a campaign in 2016 called,"Syria—Always beautiful" and in March deputy tourism minister, Bassam Barsik, said that 1.
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