Arrival Day: Airport Transfer

Beirut International Airport - Welcome to Beirut! A professional driver will transport you to your hotel in Beirut. Take some time to relax and prepare for your tour the following day!

Beirut - Welcome to Beirut! A professional driver will transport you to your hotel in Beirut. Take some time to relax and prepare for your tour the following day!

Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos

Jeita Grotto - The Jeita Grotto, a network of two distinct yet connected karstic limestone caves formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. Situated 300 meters above sea level, it has a height difference of 305 meters. The upper cave stretches 2,130 meters and features a rich variety of crystallized formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains, and draperies. The lower gallery, 6,200 meters long, is located 60 meters below the upper gallery and is traversed by a serene underwater river and lake.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Located in Harissa, a significant Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon, the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon is one of the world’s most important shrines honoring the Virgin Mary. It features a massive 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God, standing 8.5 meters high with a diameter of five meters. The Virgin Mary extends her hands towards Beirut, offering one of the world’s most stunning panoramic views over the Bay of Jounieh.

Churches of Harissa - Harissa is a major Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon. The site features a large 15-ton bronze and painted white statue of the Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban, with her arms outstretched. The statue, created at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908, houses a small chapel at its base. Additionally, a large cathedral made of concrete and glass stands next to the statue. Other nearby churches include the Byzantine-style Melkite Greek Catholic basilica of St. Paul, built between 1948 and 1998, the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy), and the residences of four patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches.

Téléferique Harissa - The Telepherique is one of Lebanon’s oldest and most popular tourist attractions. This gondola lift system, located in Jounieh, 16 km north of Beirut, transports passengers above the pine-forested steep mountain to an altitude of 650 meters, arriving at the Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa, offering breathtaking views of the Bay of Jounieh and the surrounding city.

Byblos - Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities, has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. Byblos is also directly associated with the history and spread of the Phoenician alphabet.

Byblos Castle - Byblos Castle, a restored 12th-century Crusader castle surrounded by a 10-meter-wide dry moat, is located within Byblos’ atmospheric archaeological site, which contains the ruins of the Temple of Baalat Gebal and the Temple of the Obelisks. This impressive building offers an excellent view over the ruins from the top of its foursquare keep. A series of Bronze Age dwellings is clearly visible below the walls as you look towards the sea. Inside the castle, there’s a small museum and a room with information panels outlining the city’s history.

Old Souk - Byblos Old Souk is a historic market where tourists can shop for souvenirs and antiques or simply stroll along the old cobblestone streets and enjoy the architecture.

Byblos Port - Byblos Port is an ancient port in Byblos and is believed by the Lebanese to be the oldest port in the world. Around 3000 BC, Byblos Port was the most important timber shipping center in the eastern Mediterranean.

Baalbek, Anjar & Chateau Ksara

Baalbek - Baalbek is home to the Baalbek temple complex, which includes two of the largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its peak.

Temples of Baalbek - The complex of temples at Baalbek is located at the foot of the southwest slope of Anti-Lebanon, bordering the fertile plain of the Bekaa at an altitude of 1150 meters. The city of Baalbek reached its peak during Roman times. Its colossal constructions, built over more than two centuries, make it one of the most famous sanctuaries of the Roman world and a model of Imperial Roman architecture. Pilgrims flocked to the sanctuary to venerate the three deities, known as the Romanized Triad of Heliopolis, an essentially Phoenician cult (Jupiter, Venus, and Bacchus).

Temples of Baalbek - Baalbek’s Roman ruins, Lebanon’s greatest Roman treasure, are considered among the wonders of the ancient world. The largest and most noble Roman temples ever built, they are also among the best preserved.

Temple of Jupiter - The Temple of Jupiter is a colossal Roman temple, the largest of the Roman world, situated at the Baalbek complex in Heliopolis. The temple served as an oracle and was dedicated to Jupiter Heliopolitanus. It is not known who designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed. Work probably began around 16 BC and was nearly complete by about AD 60. It is situated at the western end of the Great Court of Roman Heliopolis, on a broad platform of stone raised another 7 meters (23 feet) above the huge stones of the foundation, three of which are among the heaviest blocks ever used in a construction. It was the largest temple dedicated to Jupiter in the entire Roman Empire. The columns were 30 meters high with a diameter of nearly 2.5 meters: the largest in the classical world. It took three centuries to create this colossal temple complex.

Temple of Bacchus - The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek temple complex located in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. The Temple of Bacchus is one of the best-preserved and grandest Roman temple ruins; its age is unknown, but its fine ornamentation can be dated to the second century CE.

Temple of Venus - The Temple of Venus was built in the third century. Built on a horseshoe-shaped platform, it consists of a circular shrine with a square entrance that is almost as big. The outer façade of the shrine is graced by five niches, which means that there is not a single square wall. In the niches are representations of doves and shells, which has been taken as evidence that the shrine was dedicated to Venus.

Sayyida Khawla Shrine - The Mosque of Sayyida Khawla in Baalbek, Lebanon, is erected on the site where Sayyida Khawla, the daughter of Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is believed to have been buried. People of Baalbek believe that when the caravan of captives of Karbala passed Baalbek, the daughter of Imam al-Hussein, called Khawla, passed away and was buried there.

Stone of the Pregnant Woman - The Stone of the Pregnant Woman is a worked Roman monolith in Baalbek, Lebanon. Together with another ancient stone block nearby, it is among the largest monoliths ever quarried. The two building blocks were presumably intended for the nearby Roman temple complex and are characterized by a monolithic gigantism that was unparalleled in antiquity.

Anjar - The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads.

Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar - The Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar bear outstanding witness to the Umayyad civilization and serve as a good example of an inland commercial center at the crossroads of two important routes: one leading from Beirut to Damascus and the other crossing the Bekaa and leading from Homs to Tiberiade. The site of this ancient city was only discovered by archaeologists at the end of the 1940s. The ruins of Anjar include the walls of the Umayyad palace, harems, a mosque, the great palace of the Caliph, thermal baths, and many pillars which include some elements of the Roman architectural style.

Chateau Ksara - Château Ksara is a wine company in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Founded in 1857 by Jesuit priests, Château Ksara developed the first dry wine in Lebanon. Château Ksara produces approximately 3 million bottles annually. Its wines are exported to over 40 countries.

Qadisha Valley, Bcharre, and Cedars of God

Qadisha Valley - Qadisha Valley is one of the most important settlement sites of the first Christian monasteries in the world, and its monasteries, many of which are of great age, are set in an extraordinarily rugged landscape. The Qadisha Valley comprises all the caves, monasteries, and cultivated terraces associated with activities from a very early phase of Christianity.

Gibran Museum - The Gibran Museum, formerly the Monastery of Mar Sarkis, is a biographical museum in Bcharre, Lebanon. It is dedicated to the Lebanese writer, philosopher, and artist Kahlil Gibran. Founded in 1935, the Gibran Museum possesses 440 original paintings and drawings of Gibran and his tomb. It also includes his furniture and belongings from his studio when he lived in New York City and his private manuscripts.

The Cedars of God - The Forest of the Cedars of God, with its 375 trees, is the last remnant of ancient forests and one of the rare sites where the Cedars still grow. It was highly prized in ancient times and was one of the most valued construction materials for great religious buildings, cited 103 times in the Bible. The Cedar is the symbol of the country, its pride, and features prominently on the Lebanese flag.

Deir Qozhaya - The Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great is situated at a height of 950 meters above sea level in the celebrated Valley of Qozhaya. The pine and oak trees cover the great hills surrounding it. Fruit trees of every description grow all along the valley, which extends into the Valley of Qannubin to form the great Qadisha Valley, thus bearing witness to the history of eremitic life and the quest for holiness in Lebanon. Historians and scholars suppose that this Monastery was first built and began to be occupied by hermits at the beginning of the fourth century. It was several times looted, set on fire, and razed to the ground, but there still remain vestiges dating back to the seventh century.

Sidon, Tyre, and Maghdouche

Sidon - Sidon, one of the oldest Phoenician cities, was founded in the 3rd millennium BC and became prosperous in the 2nd. Sidon was famous for its purple dyes and glassware, and Jesus visited it. During the Crusades, Sidon changed hands several times and was destroyed and rebuilt.

Khan al-Franj - Khan al-Franj is one of Sidon’s main attractions. It was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Emir Fakhreddine II to be a hotel for ambassadors and a center for commercial exchange between Lebanon and France. The hotel soon became a center for literature, religion, history, industry, and diplomacy. It became a home for culture and civilization. This is a typical khan with a large rectangular courtyard and a central fountain surrounded by covered galleries.

Soap Museum - Saida - The Soap Museum is a museum in Sidon specialized in Levantine soaps. The soap workshop was originally built in Sidon by the Hammoud family in the 17th century. The Soap Museum traces the history of soap making in the region, its development, and manufacturing techniques. Visitors can see a demonstration of how traditional olive oil soaps are made and learn about the history of the “hammam” (bath) traditions. A historical section of the museum introduces artifacts found during onsite excavation, including remains of clay pipe heads dating from the 17th to 19th century as well as pottery fragments. The Museum building is an old soap factory built in the 17th century, although containing parts thought to date back to the 13th century.

Debbane Palace - The Debbane Palace was built in the Old City of Sidon in the 18th century and is now the last house of the Ottoman period remaining in a city that has since given way to traffic and glass storefronts. Approached from a narrow stairwell in the crowded Souq, the palace is built literally on top of the markets below. Inside, it contains an entire world of reception rooms, stained-glass windows, rare mosaic tiles, and centuries-old stables. The Debbane Palace marks the only example of an Ottoman palace within the city walls of urban Lebanon.

Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara - بازيليك سيدة المنطرة - Our Lady of Awaiting, also known as Our Lady of Mantara, is a Melkite Greek Catholic shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The shrine consists of a tower crowned with the statue of the Virgin and Child, a cathedral, a cemetery, and a sacred cave believed to be the one where the Virgin Mary rested while she waited for Jesus.

Tyre - Tyre is an ancient Phoenician port city and is the home of Elissar, the Phoenician princess who founded Carthage. It was once famous worldwide for its purple dye made from murex sea snails. Two main archaeological sites – “Al-Bass” and “Al-Mina” – testify to its historical significance. It has a wonderful seaside location and is a popular holiday destination with excellent and clean beaches. The town’s foundations date back to approximately 2750 BC, after which it was ruled by the Egyptians and then the famous King Hiram, under whom it prospered. Later colonized variously by the Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Greeks, Seleucids, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans.

Al-Bass Archaeological Site - Al Bass Archaeological Site is the largest and best-preserved example of a Roman Hippodrome. The sector of Tyre El Bass, constituting the principal entrance of the town in ancient times, comprises the remains of the necropolis on either side of a wide monumental causeway dominated by a Roman triumphal arch dating from the 2nd century AD. Among the other vestiges are an aqueduct and the hippodrome of the 2nd century, one of the largest of the Roman world. The site contains a Necropolis with several hundred well-preserved sarcophagi, an intact Roman road, an aqueduct, and a monumental arch.

Tyre Hippodrome - The Tyre Hippodrome is a UNESCO World Heritage site of the city of Tyre in south Lebanon dating back to the Second century A.D. The place is considered to be one of the largest and best-preserved Roman hippodromes of its type in the Roman world.

Ruins of Tyre: The Egyptian Port - Discovered in 1962, the necropolis consists of hundreds of stone and marble sarcophagi from the Roman and Byzantine eras. Several of them have Greek inscriptions or the names of those buried there, or their trade such as “wealthy purple dye manufacturer.” Others whose sides and covers are decorated with frescoes and bas-reliefs of works from Homer and others.

Ruins of Tyre: The Egyptian Port - Tyre used to have two harbors: the Sidonian in the north and the Egyptian harbor in the south. Today, the port of Tyre is a busy fisherman’s port, and the remains of a 750-meter-long mole can still be seen, and it is easy to recognize the remains of some ancient buildings in the water.

Free Day in Beirut

Beirut - Spend your free day at your own pace. You can go shopping and bring souvenirs for your loved ones, explore Beirut city on your own, or simply pamper yourself at your hotel and relax until your departure the next day.

Departure Day: Airport Transfer

Beirut - Prepare yourself and your luggage to leave Lebanon after enjoying the three-day holiday package. We hope you will visit again and see you soon in Lebanon!

Beirut International Airport - After checking out of your hotel in Beirut, our representative will be waiting to transfer you to Beirut Airport 2-3 hours before your flight departure. We wish you a pleasant journey and a safe flight.

• 6 Nights in a Beirut city hotel
• Participation in 4 Small Group Tours
• Daily Lunch
• Convenient Hotel Pick up & Drop off
• Round Trip Airport Transfers
• Breakfast Included

• Dinner
• Personal Expenses

Explore and experience some of the most important places of the beautiful Lebanon that are not to be missed in this 7 days 6 nights holiday vacation. Discover the hidden yet prominent gems of Lebanon and places that we bet you can’t even find on the internet. Visiting these places is a must as it will truly enrich your experience of visiting Lebanon, and if you are an observer, these mesmerizing places will definitely charm you and hold your interest throughout the tour.

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
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