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Tartus - not a resort

by piotrbog

Tartus is described in guides as one of the most beautiful resorts in Syria. I'd love to see "other beautiful" resorts - Tartus is very dirty - even taking into account Syrian standards - and "old town" is... there is no old town! The only place - in fact, really worth-visiting - is Tortosa' Cathedral with interesting museum inside. But if you plan to spend nice, relaxing day at the coast, choose another place. Lattakia - no monuments or intereting places, but worth-visiting at least to see a not conservative face of Syria

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Taxi

by eskimonyc

We came across taxi drivers who did not speak or understand English. We stayed at a small hotel in Aleppo, and certainly drivers had no idea where it was. so, we asked our local friend to write our hotel's name and name of the area that hotel's is at in Arabic. That became really handy! If you are not staying at a major hotel in Aleppo, we highly recommend to have hotel people write the name in Arabic.

The Trap, you will miss

by al.ladin

This trap is located in small village close to Deir ez-Zor. We were visiting the castle Qala’at ar-Rahba few km far from the main road. Ali and Fouad took as by Fouad’s tuc-tuc to their head office by the main road. We had to drink tee and talk with our new friend for about one hour.This kind of trap you will find everywhere in Syria. For people they don’t speak Arabic ( like me and friend of mine) I recommend to bring a dictionary. It is very useful to enjoy a stay in trap because neither Czech :-) or English is very spoken in the eastern part of Syria.

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Apamea "antiquities"

by TheWanderingCamel

I don't know that I would call this a "tourist trap" - they're more of a pest really. Out they pop from behind the pillars - scruffy fellows who tell you they have something special they found in a "tom-be". With assurances that whatever it is -a marble Roman head, a few coins, a clay statue - is real (''I am Mussulman -I do not lie") they buzz around you like persistent mosquitos. By all means buy from them - they're only trying to earn a bit of money - if you like what they're selling and you can beat the price down to something you are prepared to pay but don't for a moment think that what you have bought is the real thing. For a start, if it was, you (and they) would be commiting a felony - the sale of antiquities in this manner is illegal. Just play the game, haggle and, when you get home, enjoy your 'truly antiquity". If you don't want to play this game, just be firm and say "No....

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Arwad Island

by maykal

Arwad Island has the potential to be a real winner for the Syrian tourism industry, but someone needs to go round this place with a vacuum cleaner first! It looks very inviting from Tartus and from the boat, and even on entering the harbour, but away from the harbourfront, it gets quite disgusting. There are remains of the ancient city, but it is quite hard to distinguish them from the modern houses and the rubbish. Swimming is a definite no-no.Several boats leave from the fishing harbour in Tartus. You only pay to get off the island (quite a good idea, I thought!) and it costs 20 Syrian pounds, (about 15p sterling). Take a clothes peg for your nose maybe? An alternative? Take a look at my Tartus page, where there is a lengthy travelogue about all of Syria's coast, including more pictures of Arwad.

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Don't be fooled by

by dr.firas

Don't be fooled by the Taxi drivers, some of them have the little screen to show how much you have to pay in Syrian pounds, but some don't have, if you don't find the screen inside the cab you have to fix the price before getting in!

Cheating

by dr.firas

Ticket point before entering and visit the site, be careful some times they could cheat you by giving a higher price, but in general fortunately they don't cheat!especially when you have a local person with you, and when you have ideas of the prices as well!

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Be careful of Cheating

by dr.firas

Ticket point before entering and visit the site, be careful some times they could cheat you by giving a higher price, but in general fortunately they don't cheat!especially when you have a local person with you, and when you have ideas of the prices as well!

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Read this!

by dr.firas

Don't expect to but a ticket of entrance of the same price like a Syrian tourist or Arabian tourist. I myself was happy several times to enter Petra and Baalbeck with the same price like for a Jordanian or Lebanese.But after all the difference is big for a comparing: Arabian enters paying 15 Syrian pound, and Foreigners pays 150 Syrian pound, hee hee easy 150 S.P = 3 $

Bronzage

by dr.firas

Of course a Bronzing is the main target of coming to the Beach for most of the people!one thing you should know that Syrian sun is really aggressive! Please don't forget to bring creams and sun protecting milk cream with your sun oil! Also I would go to swim early in the morning or after 5.00 pm!the Sun will give you the Bronzing with no damage for your health!

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