Private Bekaa Valley Wine Tour | Ksara, Kefraya & Saint Thomas

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Beirut (Pass by)

  9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your private guide and vehicle collect you from your Beirut hotel. The drive east through the Lebanese mountains toward the Bekaa Valley is itself part of the experience — climbing through cedar-forested slopes before the valley opens up dramatically below, stretching between two mountain ranges with vineyards as far as the eye can see.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Chateau St Thomas

  Begin at Chateau Saint Thomas, one of the Bekaa Valley's most respected family-owned wineries, producing wines from vineyards that sit at over 1,000 metres altitude. The high elevation, cool nights, and intense Bekaa sunshine create conditions that produce wines of remarkable complexity and character. Your guided tour takes you through the vineyard and cellars before a tasting of their signature red, white, and rosé wines — including their acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon and full-bodied reds that have earned medals at international competitions.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Chateau Kefraya

  Continue to Chateau Kefraya — one of the largest and most celebrated wine estates in Lebanon, with over 300 hectares of vineyards sprawling across the Bekaa plain. Kefraya is renowned for its flagship red blend "Comte de M" — widely considered one of the finest wines produced in the Middle East — as well as its aromatic whites and its Muse rosé. The guided tour moves through the vast cellars and barrel rooms before a structured tasting that showcases the estate's full range. For wine lovers, this is a highlight of any Lebanon itinerary.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Chateau Ksara

  The final winery is Chateau Ksara — the oldest and most storied winery in Lebanon, founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 and now producing more wine than any other Lebanese estate. The highlight here is the extraordinary Roman cave cellar system, stretching 2 kilometres beneath the winery and discovered by the Jesuits in the late 19th century — a network of ancient tunnels where the wine ages at a naturally constant temperature year-round. Walking through these caves is as much an archaeological experience as a wine one. The tasting that follows showcases Ksara's iconic Cabernet-Syrah blends, its crisp white Blanc de Blancs, and the beloved sunset rosé.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Zahle

  Lunch in Zahle — the capital of the Bekaa Before heading back to Beirut, stop in Zahle — Lebanon's most famous food and wine destination, known as the "Bride of the Bekaa." The city's celebrated restaurant strip along the Bardawni River is lined with terraces serving the finest Lebanese mezze in the country, accompanied by arak, local wine, and the cool mountain air of the valley. A fitting and leisurely finale to a day spent among Lebanon's greatest vineyards.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• Beirut (Pass by)

  Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00 PM Scenic drive back through the mountains with drop-off at your Beirut hotel — completing a full day through the heart of one of the world's oldest and most underrated wine regions.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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