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I finally made it to Syria! How I did it and what I experienced in my first 3 days.

Hecka Long Post (originally posted in r/syria 10/19/2025 WITH PHOTOS)

I'm an American and it's my third day in Damascus. I have really enjoyed it! The people are very friendly and happy to see tourists return to the country.

I made my way by flying into Beirut. A friendly UBER driver took me to get my Lebanese SIM card ($20 for 2 weeks) so I could have cell service while going to Syria. Then he found me a semi-private ride (2 other non-tourist +driver) in a van for $30. A private taxi will cost $100, so I was happy. I tipped my UBER friend $15 for his time.

It took about and hour to get us processed at the Lebenon and Syria borders (in Masnaa) and I exchaged $20 to 200000 SY. I could im

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