5 days tour – Highlights Tour

Itinerary

Day 1 – Beirut

• Afternoon arrival in Beirut.
• Overnight stay in Beirut.

Day 2 – Beirut – Baalbek – Anjar

• Drive to Baalbek.
• Highlight: Explore the Roman ruins of Baalbek.
• Visit the Umayyad ruins of the city of Anjar.
• Drive to to Chateau Ksara for a wine tasting experience overlooking the Bekaa valley.
• Return to Beirut.
• Overnight stay in Beirut.

Day 3  – Beirut – Tripoli – Batroun – Byblos

• Drive to the second largest city of Lebanon; Tripoli.
• Highlight: Visit the Citadel of Raymond de St. Gilles, Al Mansouri Great Mosque and the Taynal Mosque.
• Visit the old souks.
• Pass by the Phoenician sea wall at the city of Batroun.
• Arrival in the ancient city of Byblos.
• Overnight stay in Byblos.

Day 4 – Byblos – Qadisha Valley – Bcharre – Beirut

• Highlight: Drive towards the mountains of Lebanon; experience the natural landscape of the Holy valley, the Qadisha Valley.
• Visit the monastery of St Anthony Kozhaya.
• See the snowy landscapes of Bcharre with the famous cedars.
• Take a hike through Bcharre.
• Return to Beirut.

Day 5 – Beirut

• Highlight: Morning city tour of Beirut, see all the highlights of the city;
• Including a walk over Hamra Street, the boulevard and Helou Street.
• See the Armenian Quarter.
• Airport drop off.
• End of the tour.