Crac des Chevaliers Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Crac des Chevaliers lies approximately 10km north of the Homs-Tartus highway. The castle is on the crest of the hill, perched above the small village of Hosn, which is in turn perched above the main highway.

Microbuses (S£25) travel from Homs to Hosn daily, mostly in the morning. If you ask nicely these might drop you at the castle or at the Hotel La Table Ronde, where you can leave your luggage while you're touring the castle. Otherwise you'll have to walk up the hill from Hosn. Microbuses from Hosn to Homs leave between 7am to 3pm when full. For an extra S£25 per person (less if there are a few of you), these will pick you up from Hotel La Table Ronde. Ask its management to arrange this for you.

The only ways to get to or from Tartus are to catch a taxi (S£600 to S£700 one way), or to get on or off a Tartus-Homs minibus on the main highway (S£25). Ask to be let out at 'Qala'at al-Hosn'. The microbus serving the route between Hosn and Homs will drop you at the highway for S£25.

A taxi to Tripoli in Lebanon will cost S£1500 and take 1½ hours.