• Beirut - 9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut
  A professional guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Beirut and head north along the coastal highway. The first stop is just 20 minutes away at the Dog River canyon, where Lebanon’s history begins even before reaching the first major attraction.
• Commemorative Stelae of Nahr El-Kalb - Dog River inscriptions — 3,000 years on one cliff
  A brief yet extraordinary stop at the Dog River canyon, where the limestone walls have documented the passage of conquerors and liberators for over three millennia. Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II carved his victory here in 1274 BC, followed by Assyrian King Esarhaddon in 671 BC, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Napoleon’s French forces, and the Lebanese Republic itself, marking independence and the withdrawal of foreign forces. These inscriptions bring this ancient archive right up to the 21st century. The guide will highlight the key inscriptions and explain the remarkable tradition that made this canyon the world’s most continuously updated monument to military history.
• Jeita Grotto - From the inscribed cliff face above ground, descend into one of the most spectacular cave systems beneath the ground — a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and a top-five finalist in the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The upper cave is explored on foot through an elevated walkway where stalactites and stalagmites up to 8 metres tall create formations of extraordinary beauty built over millions of years. The lower cave is navigated by silent electric boat along an underground river through chambers where the silence feels complete and the scale feels impossible. The guide will explain the geology behind what you see — how each formation was built, how the river carved its tunnel, and why Jeita represents one of the great natural achievements of the Lebanese landscape.
• Téléferique Harissa - From underground to above the clouds — board the Harissa Téléférique at the Jounieh seafront and rise 650 metres above sea level as Jounieh Bay spreads out beneath you and the Lebanese mountain ranges fill the horizon. The aerial views on the ascent are among the most photographed in Lebanon — the guide narrates the landmarks below as the cable car climbs toward the mountaintop shrine.
• The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - At the mountaintop, stand before the iconic bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon — 8.5 metres tall at 650 metres above the sea, arms outstretched toward the Mediterranean below. Surrounded by the Maronite Basilica and neighbouring churches, Harissa is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the Middle East — a place where faith, landscape, and panoramic beauty combine in a way that moves visitors regardless of their own beliefs. The guide will explain the deep significance of Harissa to Lebanese Christian heritage and the country’s identity as a land where faith and mountain have always been inseparable.
• Byblos Castle - Arrive in Byblos — continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years and one of the oldest cities on earth. The 12th-century Crusader castle was built from recycled Phoenician and Roman stones — civilisations literally stacked on top of each other, visible in the walls themselves if you know where to look. Inside, Neolithic foundations from 5000 BC, Bronze Age temples, Phoenician royal tombs, and Roman colonnaded streets all unfold within a single archaeological site. Byblos gave the world its alphabet and its name gave us the word Bible. The guide brings 7,000 years of this city’s extraordinary story to life — turning a walk through ancient stones into a conversation across the full span of human civilisation.
• Byblos - Lunch in Byblos — optional
  A quick waterfront lunch at one of Byblos’s harbour restaurants — fresh Lebanese mezze with the ancient fishing port and medieval city walls as your backdrop. One of the most memorable settings in Lebanon, even for a short break.
• Old Souk - End the day in the old souk — stone-paved lanes where Phoenician-inspired jewellery glints in workshop windows, antique dealers display centuries of finds, and café doorways have been open for generations. Follow it down to the ancient fishing harbour — one of the oldest ports in the world still in daily use, still colourful with wooden boats, still framed by medieval walls. A living city rather than a preserved ruin — and the perfect final image of a day that moved from ancient inscriptions to underground caves to mountaintop shrine to the shores of one of the oldest harbours on earth.
• Beirut - Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM
  Scenic coastal drive back to Beirut with drop-off at your hotel — completing a day that moved from ancient cliff inscriptions to underground caves, from a mountaintop shrine to the oldest harbour in the world, with a professional guide making every stop meaningful.

• Tour Leader
• Guided Tour of Byblos
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Comfortable Private Transportation
• Free Hotel pickup and drop-off

• Lunch
• Gratuities

The Lebanese coastline north of Beirut is renowned for its historical and natural wonders, making it one of the most remarkable areas in the Middle East. This exclusive guided tour offers an eight-hour journey through its most captivating highlights. Discover ancient inscriptions etched into cliffs by Egyptian pharaohs and explore underground caves formed over millions of years. Visit a mountaintop shrine overlooking the Mediterranean and stroll through one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities.

Jeita Grotto showcases the breathtaking creations of water and limestone over millennia, earning its place as a finalist in the New 7 Wonders of Nature, leaving visitors in awe. Harissa elevates you 650 meters above the sea via cable car to one of the Middle East’s most iconic religious sites. Concluding the day, Byblos, with over 7,000 years of continuous habitation, offers a Crusader castle, an ancient fishing harbor, and a stone-paved market where history is actively lived, not just preserved.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.