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| Arrival at Beirut International Airport. Meet, assist and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the Day at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Beirut |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Then proceed for the Sightseeing tour of Beirut, it is a city of contrasts with beautiful architecture, small houses nestle in the shadow of tall modern buildings. You can visit the down town, the Corniche, the Pigeon grotto and Continue to the Chouf area, visit of Beiteddine Palace, a masterpiece of oriental architecture. Proceed to Moussa Castle, an architecture attraction located also in the Shouf area, this castle built by Mr. Moussa Maamari is distinguished by its external appearance: each stone has its own design. In the afternoon, halt in the traditional Lebanese village: Deir el Kamar. Later on return back to hotel for overnight stay. (B) |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Then proceed towards Tripoli. The tour includes visits of Souk, Khan el Saboun and St Gilles fortress. Then proceed for the visit of the Natural reserve of Cedars in Besharreh, It is one of the most dramatically beautiful spots in the country. (This visit might be cancelled in winter period).In the way back to Beirut, Halt in Batroun, also a witness of Lebanon’s rich history. Return back to hotel for overnight stay. (B)
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Then transfer to Sidon for a full Day in South Lebanon. The tour includes visit the "Castle of the Sea", a 13th century Crusader fortress, the souk, the caravan serail, the soap museum, mosques etc. Later on proceed to Tyre, offers two impressive sites dating back to the Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and crusader periods. The “bass” site contains one of the largest hippodromes existing from the Roman period and a very big necropolis amongst other vestiges. The other site ‘the imperial city’, by the sea-side, has a very beautiful mosaic and marble Roman alley, an arena for two thousand people, baths, and remains of the Phoenician wall of the city. Visit the Echmoun site in the way back, a Phoenician temple which was dedicated to the healing god. Overnight stay at the hotel. (B)
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed to Jeita. Visit of Jeita’s grotto has already cut the breath of thousands of visitors. Two grottos superimposed linked by a cable car, sink at thousand meters inside the mountains. Later proceed to Byblos claimed to be the oldest city in the world continuously inhabited for more than 7000 years. You will see remains of Neolithic, Middle Bronze Age, Amorite, Egyptian, Hyksos, Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Crusader origin. Lunch will be on own arrangement. In the way back, visit of Harissa where stands the very popular "Our Lady of Lebanon", a famous gigantic statue on a conical pedestal sheltering a chapel. Overnight stay at the hotel. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed for full Day tour to Bekka region to discover and enjoy its most important sites: Baal beck, Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, can be counted among the wonders of the ancient world. The largest and most noble Roman temples ever built, they are also among the best preserved. Towering high above the Beqaa plain, their monumental proportions proclaimed the power and wealth of Imperial Rome. The gods worshipped here, Local influences are also seen in the planning and layout of the temples, which vary from the classic Roman design. Anjar, it stands unique as the only historic example of an inland commercial center Halt in Ksara Winery. This tour of Ksara Winery is a good way to see how wine and arak are made. This winery was a grotto discovered by the Romans. The tunnels were enlarged to their present size during World War I by the Jesuit Fathers. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then the whole Day at leisure for shopping or any other activities. Overnight stay at hotel. (B) |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Later on departure transfer to the Airport. (B) |
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