7-Day Lebanon Trip of Classic Route

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive in Beirut, Lebanon; Airport Pick-up
2 stops
1
Our senior driver is already waiting to serve you, and escort you to the hotel in 15 minutes.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
If you still feel energetic, you can walk around by yourself. You can also take a taxi to the Ramlet Al Baida Beach in 5 minutes.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Beirut Highlights & Deir Al-Qamar Tour
5 stops
3
Beirut
After breakfast, our guide will first lead you to visit the Corniche, Beirut's most popular promenade along the Mediterranean coast
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Pigeon Rocks in Raouche
Walk along this artistic road with French style, we'll arrive at the Pigeon Rocks, which is an iconic natural wonder of two offshore rocks rising from the Mediterranean Sea
1 hour • Admission ticket free
5
Beirut Souks
Later, we'll go to Beirut Souks to see the landmark, the Clock Tower, and visit the National Museum housing artifacts from the prehistoric times to the Ottoman Period.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Beiteddine Palace
After lunch, we'll drive to the Chouf Mountains to visit Lebanon president's summer resort, Beiteddine Palace.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
Deir el Qamar
The final stop of today is Deir Al-Qamar, an amazing old town full of antique mosques, churches, and stone houses with fancy gardens and red roofs.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Southern Lebanon Expedition to Sidon & Tyre
3 stops
8
Sidon
In the morning, we’ll first drive to Sidon. Our guide will accompany you to visit the local souk, the Crusaders' Sea Castle and a fish market, where you can learn about the local people’s life.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Tyre
Later, we'll go on driving south to Tyre, and show you around the ruins of Tyre, including the Egyptian Port, the public baths, and the Roman necropolis and hippodrome.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
10
We'll have a stopover at the Temple of Eshmun, for you to have a glance of this ancient shrine to worship the Phoenician God of Healing.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 4
World Heritage Tour to Baalbek & Anjar
6 stops
11
You will take a 2 hours' drive to Baalbek in the morning.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Baalbek Temple
Upon arrival, we'll have a comprehensive tour of this world's largest and best preserved Roman temple ruins, including the Temple of Jupiter, the Temple of Bacchus, and the Temple of Venus.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
13
After lunch, we will arrange a special stop for you to enjoy the fragrant wine in Chateau Ksara, one of the most famous wineries in Lebanon.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
14
Then, we'll drive to Anjar Ancient City, another World Heritage site. Built in the 8th century AD with lots of palaces, public baths and mosques, the site now retains large fortified walls and stone pillars.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
15
Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar
Follow our guide's steps to visit the Umayyad Ruins and explore a secret way to recall its former prosperity.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Beirut
After a fulfilled day to the World Heritage sites, our guide will attend you back to the hotel in Beirut.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Beirut City Sightseeing
4 stops
17
Jeita Grotto
After breakfast, we will take a 40-minute car ride to the Jeita Grotto. Upon arrival, please follow the guide and take the cable car to start the visit to this colorful grotto with a special system of two levels of limestone caves.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
18
Harissa
Our next destination is Harissa, which is a small village but an important pilgrimage site for the famous Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
19
Beirut
In the afternoon, we’ll travel back to Beirut, and the guide will lead you to visit more attractions.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
First, the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, and then the nearby Saint Georges Maronite Cathedral. Finally, let's walk into the American University of Beirut.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Northern Lebanon Tour to Batroun & Byblos
4 stops
21
Batroun
This morning we'll begin with a 1-hour drive north to Batroun, one of the oldest cities in the world.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
22
Batroun
The guide will show you a classic way to tour this peaceful coastal city, visiting its historic Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
23
Byblos
We'll move on to Byblos, another World Heritage site of Lebanon, where the stone tablets bearing Phoenician letters were found, visiting the old castle, the Church of St. John, the Roman amphitheater and the old souks.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
24
Beirut
Completing today’s sightseeing plan, our guide and the driver will escort you back to Beirut.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Depart from Beirut; Airport See-off
2 stops
25
Place de l'Etoile
If your flight leaves in the afternoon or evening, you still have time to go to the Place de l'Etoile or the Martyrs' Square in the city center by yourself and do some souvenir shopping.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
26
Our driver will wait for you at the hotel lobby at the appointed time, and take you to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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