UN observers are hoping to enter the village of Tremseh to investigate reports of mass killings on Thursday.
An image said to show relatives grieving for the dead in Tremseh
A team has set off from the capital Damascus for Tremseh, 25km north-west of the city of Hama.
There has been international condemnation of the killings of up to 200 people.
The Syrian government insists this was a military operation against rebel fighters and there are no detailed reports yet of civilian casualties.
UN officials told the Efe news agency a team of UN observers had left Damascus in a convoy of three vehicles on Saturday for Tremseh.
Observers from UNMIS (the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria) were seen checking vehicles before heading off in the direction of Hama.
The UN observers have had their normal duties suspended because of the violence but are able to pinpoint missions to investigate specific incidents.
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