Beirut Inn
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 days, planned by Meridian Overland
The National Museum hid its collection in concrete during the civil war, which is why it survived when so little else did.
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| Corniche |
| Pigeon Rocks |
| Downtown |
| National Museum |
Byblos has been continuously inhabited for about seven thousand years and gave its name to the Greek word for book, and so to the Bible.
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| Jeita Grotto |
| Byblos citadel |
| Byblos harbour |
The Temple of Bacchus is better preserved than anything in Rome, and the trilithon stones in the podium weigh about eight hundred tonnes each.
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| Temple of Jupiter |
| Temple of Bacchus |
| Trilithon |
| Bekaa valley |
The Qadisha was a refuge for Maronite Christians for centuries and the monasteries are cut into the cliffs, reachable only on foot.
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| Qadisha valley |
| Deir Qannoubine |
| Gibran museum |
A few hundred old cedars remain of the forest that roofed Solomon's temple and built the Phoenician fleet. Some are over a thousand years old.
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| Cedars of God |
| Bsharri |
| Mount Lebanon |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
4 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”
Beirut & Mount Lebanon done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Solid operator.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Beirut & Mount Lebanon done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Worth every rupee.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Beirut & Mount Lebanon done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. No hesitation recommending them.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Solid operator.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Good value for what's included.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
It depends where and when, and honestly so. Beirut, the coast, the Qadisha and Baalbek have received visitors continuously, but Lebanon has periodic instability and the southern border region carries firm advisories. Both operators monitor and will cancel; check your government's advice before booking.
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