Welcom to your Syria Guide Sharon!

This is your page for collecting Syria-info relevant to your trip. Please understand that travel related questions take a lot less time for our travel agent to answer, so you are referred to them. Some issues are also cover under Logistical information.

Airport pickup

You will be picked up by an ICARDA driver from Aleppo airport on 29 April at 07:00 

In the same manner you wil be drinven to the airport on 8 May 23:00

Acommodation

For now you are booked into the ICARDA Guest House from 29 April - 8 May

This is where the other conference participants are staying.

A taxi trip from there to the old own takes about 10 minutes anl costs about US$ 1.-

There is internet connection, AC, etc

I'm not aware of a Greek Orthodox guest house in the old town. The old converted town houses cost from $100.- upwards, roughly 2-3 times the costs of our guest house. Our travel agent has offered to take care of any specific requests you might have. I encourage you to take them up on this offer.

Touring Syria, Walking tour

Again, our travel agent is happy to tailor an individual itinerary for you.

Other participants

Most will arrive on 2 or 3 May.

• See link on the right (Participants)
• Downloade the Participants.doc file with some emails in the Documents Repository
• There you can also find a provisional programme

Gene Bank

That's a matter of simply going there during the conference to make an appointment.

Money

There are Cash machines all over Aleppo, including CIRRUS.

Credit Cards are accepted in hotels and major restaurant.

Bring some cash anyway, just in case.

Veiling

In Syria no veil. We only suggest women visitors to avoid short sleeves and to wear trousers in case of visits to farmers when we often seat in the Arab fashion). There is no need for a scarf anywhere you go except if you want to visit a mosque (recommended).