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    Getting TO/AROUND: When traveling on excursions through the Dead Cities area or other regions outside the city of Aleppo, a shared van may be the only practical option. Most rural areas have public transport, but if skipping from ruin to ruin, waiting for the van to come by can be time consuming. There's no more expensive time than tourists time, so bargain for a van with the help of the hotel. It's also possible to find a driver on the street and pursuade him to spend his day driving you around. Either way, the price and amount of fuel used greatly controls the price of the excursion, so calculate this first. Then, find other travelers to help fill-up the van to help reduce individual cost. The driver's time is worth something too, so bargain for a full day, so that he doesn't rush you from site to site. It's also important for the driver to know the route as many of these roads are poorly marked or marked in Arabic script. Generally, a full van should cost the individual passenger about a dollar per hour, so a full day per person should cost about $8 to $10-, depending upon fuel costs. Watch the gas meter when the driver fuels up...

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     Thanks , it's wonderful
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