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Culture Package
It's
All in Lebanon Package
Discover the land of the cedars.
7 days / 6 nights
Day 1: Arrival to Beirut International Airport
assisted by our representative - transfer to the hotel for overnight
Day 2: After enjoying breakfast, a half day is
planned for visiting the heart of the capital Beirut - downtown
Beirut, guided visit of the archeological excavations (roman ruins),
religious monuments: churches and mosques, as well as renovated
streets and buildings - lunch will be served in a fine restaurant
in downtown - brief stop at the Nahr el Kalb Dog river site (scripts
carved on the cliff by 19 great historical conquerors) - visit of
Jeita to admire the marvelous caverns sculpted by water and time
- drive to Harissa our Lady of Lebanon to enjoy the sunset and the
view over the bay and the coast - down the hill by cable car - overnight
at the hotel .
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Day 3: After an early breakfast,
departure towards the Bekaa valley - guided visit of Baalbeck: Roman's
Heliopolis known for its colossal pillars, the temple of Jupiter
and the temple of Bacchus as well as the temple of Venus - traditional
mezzeh and Machawi will be served in Zahle "the city of wine
and poetry" along the Berdawni's riverside - guided visit of
Anjar an Umayyad city (8th century) - visit to Ksara's domain is
planned (wine tasting assisted by their dedicated representatives)
- overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: After breakfast, departure from the hotel
towards Byblos: continuously inhabited city since 7000 years, here
the Alphabet, the greatest human step in communication, was invented
- guided visit of the archeological site featuring the Crusader's
Castle, the Phoenicians temples, the Roman theater and the Royal
Necropolis - visit of the old Souk and the baptistery of the crusader
church of St John - mezzeh and fish will be served in a fine restaurant
by the old harbor - Tripoli: the Citadel of the Crusader Saint Gilles
as well as the old Souks featuring a typical Hammam (Mamluke and
Ottoman era public baths), Mosques, traditional olive oil based
soap's confectioner etc.. - Brief stop at Tripoli's downtown: tasting
of its famous local pastries.
Day 5: After an early breakfast, departure towards
North Lebanon - drive deep down the Qadisha "holy valley"-
1st stop to visit Deir Mar Qozhaya Monastery of saint Anthony Qozhaya
(early middle ages) - brief stop at Ehden: a famous summer resort
with a traditional village square center- lunch will be served at
Nabee Mar Sarkis typical Kebbeh Mechwi and traditional mezzeh -
next stop at Bsharreh, the hometown of Gibran Khalil Gibran located
at the head of the Qadisha valley just below the famous Cedars of
Lebanon - finally to those majestic bibles' relics: the Cedars know
as "God's Cedars" - Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: After enjoying breakfast, departure towards
south Mount Lebanon to spend a full day visiting the Chouf - visit
of Beiteddine "Emir Bechir Chehab II palace" - lunch will
be served in a neighborhood restaurant - after which excursion at
Chouf cedars forest to enjoy freshness and calm - stop at Deir el
Qamar "city of the Emirs": visit of the main square "El
Midan" which bears edifices form the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
- walk down the old streets of the village to the church of Saydet
el Talleh "Lady of the Hill" - overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: After breakfast, departure towards South
Lebanon - 1st stop at Sidon to visit the Crusader Sea Castle (13th
century) - guided visit of Tyre's two areas archeological excavations
(first Roman and Byzantine Necropolis, Roman Monumental arch and
Hippodrome, and then excavated remains dating back to the Hellenistic,
Roman and Byzantine period) - mezzeh and fish will be served in
a restaurant at Tyre's beach - in the afternoon visit of the National
Museum where a vast collection of treasures discovered all over
the country's sites are exhibited .
Check out from Hotel. Transfer to Beirut Int'l Airport. Our representative
will offer full assistance with the departure formalities.
N.B: for entertainment packages, please refer to our A la
Carte's menu "It's all in Lebanon".
Our high season starts on the 15th of June until
the 15th of September.
Our Hotels:
Children under 12 years old pay only 60% of the package price.
Visas can be obtained at the airport.
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