Also tickets can be bought With credit card. An Airport tax of 200 Syria Pound is requested upon departure from the airport. Transit passengers are exempt. All foreigners need a visa, available at consulates or in some cases on arrival. All passport should not have visas neither to Israel nor Taba, Tourist visas are valid For 15 days and must be used within one month of being issued.
Extensions are available.
Winter can be downright unpleasant on the coast and in the mountains, when temperatures drop and rains begin. Syria holiday and festivals are mostly Islamic. Ramadan ends with a huge feast, EID Al-FITR, where everyone prays together, Visits friends, gives presents and stuffs themselves. EID Al-ADAH, another moveable event, is the other big feast of the year, and marks the time when Muslims should make the pilgrimage to Mecca.