Tours in Lebanon

Byblos - Deir El Nourieh - Balamand – Tripoli

Byblos same as tour 2 then continue to the north of Lebanon, visit to Deir Nourieh, oldest church in Lebanon with a wonderful view to the sea. Than to Balamand Monastery, built in 11th century by cysteriens, swimming and lunch at Beaulieu Sur Mer, ntezze + fish, located in a unique bay surrounded by the Nourieh cliff and facing the marvelous cedars.

Sidon – Saida

The city of Sidon lies 43km south of Beirut.As you approach it, the first thing that strikes you is "The Castle of the Sea", a 13th century crusaderfortress which surveys the shorefrom an islet at the mouth of the north Itarhor. The remains of the castle of St. Louis stands to the south of the ancient harbor, close to the hill of the Mur ex,from which the Phoenicians extracted their famous dye.

Baalbeck & Anjar

Baalbeck: Located in the Bekaa plain, 85 km northeast of Beirut, short stop at Ksara caves for wine tasting then lunch in Zahle, Lebanese Mezze then to Baalbeck remains one of the greatest historic sites. In it you will see the most colossal monuments ever to be found in the roman period. The Acropolis, as the group of Roman temples are called, includes “the temple of Jupiter,” "The Temple of Baccus", and the small "Temple of Venus".

Anjar:The fortified city ofAnjar, 5 5 km East of Beirut, built in the early 8th century in the Bekaa plain by the omeyad Caliph of Damascus. Known as "The Desert Palace", The royal city which is almost square in shape with sides measuring 1300ft. It was designed according to a Greek-Roman plan.

Byblos, Cedars Becharre & Tripoli

After By bios (same tour2) proceed to Cedars see our brochure Lunch in Becharre with visit to Jibrans's birth place and museum than continue to Tripoli.

In Tripoli you find remain of castle of saint Giles and an important number of religion edifices and public buildings left by the Mamluks.

Cedars: 125 km from Beirut, not much is left of the Cedars Forest of biblical times but the 350 trees that do remain are certainly impressive. Known as "Cedars of the Lord" most of them grow near Bcharre, at an altitude of over 1600m. Their average height is 35km and the circumference of some of them reaches 17- 18m. Solomon imported cedars from Lebanon to build his Temple of Jerusalem, Sidon and Tyr used them for ships statues and houses. Today, the Cedars became the National Emblem of Lebanon.

Sidon (Saida), Tyr (Sour)

Driving south to the Phoenician city of God Eshmoun, visit to the "Chateau de la mer, "Khan El Franj Temple of Eshmoun ". Lunch in Khaizarane, continue to Tyr.

Tyr: 83km south of Beirut in a Peninsula. Tyr is rich of ruin of cities of different epochs superimposed one on the other at ground level, there the arab city, with the Byzantine. Immediately below, than follow Roman, Greek, and finally Phoenician ruins. You can also find the southern harbor dropped anchor by Alexander fleet after 7 months of siege.

Jeita, Byblos, Cedars & Kozhaya

Visit Jeita Grotto, Byblos and Cedars same as tour 2, 3 and 7, Lunch in Becharre, continue to Kozhaya Valley to visit St Antoine’s monastery and church carved in the Rocky Mountain.