Private Jeita Grotto, Baalbek Temples & Ksara Tour | from Beirut

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Beirut, Lebanon

8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Three destinations that cover Lebanon's most dramatic natural, ancient, and viticultural extremes — underground, Roman, and deep in ancient wine caves — in one private day from Beirut. Jeita Grotto: a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist, 30 minutes from your hotel. Baalbek: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Romans built on a scale that has genuinely never been matched — explored here with a specialist local guide who knows every stone. Ksara: Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuits in 1857, with 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars that connect the afternoon directly back to the morning.
Private vehicle and knowledgeable English-speaking driver throughout. Specialist local guide joins at Baalbek — the site where the difference between a self-guided visit and expert interpretation is most felt. Entrance tickets and lunch payable on site.

What's Included

Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
Stone of the Pregnant Woman quarry stop
Jeita Grotto — upper cave walk & lower cave boat ride
Specialist local guide at Baalbek temple complex
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuities (optional)
Lunch (own expense — options available in Baalbek or Zahle)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Free pickup is available from any hotel, Airbnb, or residence in Beirut.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • Beirut (Pass by)

    8.30 AM — Hotel pickup Your driver meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads north — Jeita Grotto is 30 minutes away and the day begins underground.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Jeita Grotto

    Jeita Grotto — New 7 Wonders finalist · UNESCO tentative site Two cave systems that consistently top Lebanon's must-visit lists — and deserve to. The upper cave on foot — stalactites and stalagmites up to 8 metres tall, formed over millions of years. The lower cave by silent electric boat along an underground river through chambers of extraordinary stillness. One of the most spectacular natural experiences in the Middle East. From here the day pivots east — over the Lebanese mountains to the Bekaa Valley and a completely different kind of world.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 2

    Stone of the Pregnant Woman — scale check before the temples A single limestone block, 21 metres long, weighing 1,000 tonnes, cut 2,000 years ago and never moved. Still in the quarry where it was abandoned. Your driver explains the engineering logic — and why standing next to it recalibrates everything before you enter the temple complex five minutes ahead.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Temples of Baalbek

    Baalbek Temple Complex — specialist local guide joins here Your specialist local Baalbek guide meets the group at the entrance — someone who has spent years studying these structures and who knows the site at a depth that visiting guides simply cannot match. The Temple of Jupiter on Trilithon stones each weighing over 800 tonnes — the largest dressed stones in human history. The Temple of Bacchus, larger than the Parthenon and almost entirely intact — the best-preserved Roman temple on earth. The Temple of Venus completing a complex that took three centuries to build. Baalbek is the site in Lebanon where a specialist local guide makes the biggest difference — and this is what that difference looks like.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Chateau Ksara

    Chateau Ksara — Roman caves beneath Lebanon's oldest winery Lebanon's oldest winery — founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars where wine ages at a naturally constant temperature year-round. The cave tour connects directly back to the Roman world at Baalbek — same civilisation, same valley, different legacy entirely. Then a tasting of Ksara's iconic Cabernet-Syrah blends, crisp Blanc de Blancs, and celebrated Sunset Rosé. A day that began in natural limestone caves closes in Roman wine caves. The Bekaa in one sentence.

    1 hour Admission ticket not included
  • Beirut (Pass by)

    Return to Beirut — approx. 5.00 - 6:00 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. Natural limestone caves, the world's greatest Roman temples with a local expert, and ancient wine caves — underground to underground, with Baalbek in between. Done properly.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Beirut Daily Tours

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Cancellation Policy

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

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