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SYRIA. fairly small, and that the hotel is “for those IRAN.
This little-visited country is now being looking for atmosphere and ambience Moves to bring Iran back into the interna-
featured by more specialist operators, the rather than luxury”. tional family may not succeed, but in the
main attractions being the ancient cities of The 29-room Zenobia Cham Palace meantime it attracts a very small but steady
Palmyra and Aleppo. Hotel in Palmyra overlooks the Temple of following among cultural visitors whose
It’s not the kind of place you might expect Bel-Shamin, where your drink will be put on main interest is ancient Persia.
to find boutique hotels, but some very a table on the terrace dating from the 2nd You can visit with specialists such as Bales
charming and historic properties are century AD. An eight-day tour taking in or adventure operators including Intrepid
available so that you can tour in style, if not these cities costs from £1,395. Travel, whose 15-day Iran Adventure includes
necessarily in luxury. More “wild camping” with Bedouins is a night camping with nomads in a “house of
Bales offers boutique hotels in these desti- available on Explore’s eight-night Ancient hair” made from goat and sheep fleece.
nations and also in the capital, Damascus. Caravan Trail of Syria tour, from £1,245. Participants can watch nomads herd their
Beit el-Wakil is a former Ottoman Two nights are spent out in the beautiful animals and enjoy simple meals in the barren
townhouse in the historic Armenian quarter Palmyra Steppe, and the tour covers about landscape of the steppes, with traditional
of Aleppo. Bales warns that the rooms are 15 miles a day using foot and camel power. nomad song and dance for entertainment.
The tour costs £905 plus a local fee of $300,
for 15 days from Tehran (excluding flights).
CONTACTS
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goldmedal.co.uk
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emiratestours.co.uk
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travel2.com
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desertnightscamp.com
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elitevacations.com
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explore.co.uk
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balesworldwide.com
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intrepidtravel.com
Beit el-Wakil is a boutique hotel in a former Ottoman townhouse in Aleppo, Syria
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