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Two of Lebanon's most characterful northern destinations — one private full day from Beirut. Tripoli is Lebanon's second city and the most undervisited major destination in the country — a medieval masterpiece where Crusader citadels, Mamluk mosques, stone-vaulted souks, and Ottoman caravanserais occupy the same square kilometre and where the finest collection of Mamluk architecture in Lebanon has been standing for seven centuries. Batroun is one of the oldest Phoenician cities in the world — a charming coastal town where a 3,000-year-old sea wall still stands on the beach and the pace of life is entirely unhurried.
Medieval history in the morning. Phoenician coast in the afternoon. Private vehicle and knowledgeable local driver throughout. Optional lunch stop at Hallab 1881 — Lebanon's most celebrated pastry and dining institution. Entrance tickets payable on site.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Free pickup is available from any Hotel, Residence or Airbnb in Beirut
Itinerary
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Beirut (Pass by)
9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your driver meets the group at your hotel and heads north along the Mediterranean coastal highway toward Tripoli.
Admission ticket free -
1Citadel Saint Gilles (Qal'at Sinjil)
Tripoli — Lebanon's medieval second city Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles — nine centuries above the city The 12th-century Crusader citadel built by Raymond de Saint-Gilles during the First Crusade — expanded by the Mamluks, further modified by the Ottomans — has commanded Tripoli's skyline for nine centuries. From the ramparts: panoramic views over the old city's minarets, rooftops, and the port of El Mina beyond. Your driver covers the full arc of Crusader, Mamluk, and Ottoman history that converges here.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
2
Al-Mansouri Great Mosque & Taynal Mosque Al-Mansouri — built on the site of a Crusader cathedral, the original Gothic portal still visible in the 14th-century Mamluk stonework. Taynal — two connected prayer halls where Gothic arches and Mamluk architecture exist side by side in the same building. Two mosques, two examples of how Tripoli layers civilisation upon civilisation in the most architecturally compelling way.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Souk Al-Harajb
Souk Al-Harajb — one of the most authentic medieval markets in the Arab world A full hour in stone-vaulted alleyways where gold merchants, spice vendors, fabric traders, and artisan workshops have occupied the same spaces for centuries — entirely real, entirely unchanged, and entirely unlike the renovated souks of Beirut. Your driver navigates with genuine local knowledge.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
4
Khan el Masriyin — traditional soap factory A brief stop at the historic Egyptian merchants' khan — home to a traditional olive oil soap factory that has been producing here for centuries. A craft that supplied markets across the Ottoman Mediterranean world from these very rooms.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Hallab 1881 — founded in the Ottoman era, still the best Founded in 1881 — the most celebrated pastry and dining institution in Lebanon. Knefeh, baklava, and mamoul made to recipes unchanged for over 140 years. Optional and at your own expense — but the kind of stop that becomes the most talked-about part of the day.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6
El Mina Port — Tripoli's ancient waterfront A brief stroll along El Mina — Tripoli's historic fishing port with colourful boats, Ottoman-era mansions lining the corniche, and a pace of life that has barely accelerated in centuries. The natural transition between medieval Tripoli and the Phoenician coast ahead.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Batroun
Batroun old town — founded by the Phoenicians, still going Arrive in Batroun — one of the oldest Phoenician cities in the world, continuously settled for over 3,000 years and today one of Lebanon's most charming and most photogenic coastal towns. Stone-paved streets, Ottoman houses, ancient churches, and seafront cafés with the Mediterranean right there.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Phoenician Wall
Phoenician Sea Wall — 3,000 years old and still functional A natural rock barrier shaped by Phoenician hands over 3,000 years ago to protect the ancient harbour from Mediterranean waves — still standing on the beach today, still doing exactly what it was built to do. One of the most quietly extraordinary ancient structures in Lebanon and a testament to Phoenician engineering that has outlasted every empire that came after them.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
Hilmi's House of Lemonade — the only way to finish Freshly squeezed lemonade at Batroun's most legendary local institution — cold, sharp, and made to a recipe that has been refreshing this corner of the Lebanese coast for generations. The natural and only appropriate close to a full day in Lebanon's north.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Beirut (Pass by)
Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — Tripoli's medieval layers and Batroun's Phoenician coast covered exclusively at your own pace.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
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- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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