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Voykit pocket guide · Syria
Golan Heights
Skip: security risks, landmines and lack of services make short visits unsafe; no recommended stay.
The Syrian-controlled Golan Heights is a conflict‑affected, heavily mined area with no tourist infrastructure; most travellers should not allocate time here.
- Country
- Syria
- Best months
- Mar–May (dry, lower rain‑driven mine movement)
- Avoid
- Dec–Feb (heavy rains can shift mines) and any period of heightened conflict
- Stay
- 0 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- SYP
- Money
- Foreign cards and ATMs generally do not work in Syria: see Insurance & payments above.
- Daily spend
- Budget SYP 200,000–300,000 excl. bed · Mid SYP 300,000–500,000 excl. bed · High SYP 500,000+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- Emergency
- Police 112 · Ambulance 110 · Fire 113
Get in
By air
- DAM · Damascus International Airport
- Nearest airport for the Syrian-controlled Golan area; road from Damascus to Quneitra about 1.5–2 h (check current flights and road conditions).
- BEY · Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
- Used by some travellers entering via Lebanon; land border and onward road access to southern Syria: check current status.
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
Stay on main paved roads only; off‑road travel is prohibited due to landmines. No public transport operates in the area.
See and do
Known for
- Quneitra ruins
- historic border (Purple Line)
- UN‑monitored cease‑fire zone (pre‑2015)
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Damascus | Road via Quneitra governorate; no public transport in the Golan area itself | About 1.5–2 h from Quneitra (check current road conditions and permits) |
| Bosra | Road via Deraa, then east | About 2.5–3 h (check) |
| Deraa | Road south from Quneitra governorate | About 1.5–2 h (check) |
| As-Suwayda | Road east via Deraa | About 3 h (check) |
Sleep
- No accommodation recommended
- No tourist hotels or guesthouses operate in the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights; Quneitra is a ruined, abandoned town. Any stay would be in Damascus, about 1.5–2 h away by road (check current road conditions).
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Help | مساعدةmusaa‘ada |
| I need a doctor | أحتاج إلى طبيبahtaj ila tabeeb |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Scams and watch-outs
- Landmines are widespread; never leave marked roads.
- UN peacekeeping forces withdrew in 2015, reducing border stability.
- Government travel advisories generally advise against all travel to Syria.
Travel to the Syrian‑controlled Golan Heights is not recommended due to landmines, active conflict and lack of services; most governments advise against any visit.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Golan Heights yet. Suggested stay: 0 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Quneitra ruins
- historic border (Purple Line)
- UN‑monitored cease‑fire zone (pre‑2015)
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Wikivoyage: Golan Heights (Syria), revision 5230901 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5230901
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
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