Beirut Inn
Hotel
Days 1–3
Lebanon: Coast, Bekaa & Cedars - 5 Days (Beirut, Jeita, Byblos, Baalbek & Qadisha)
Five days from the coast to the cedars. Five days with a private vehicle and driver-guide, a licensed archaeological guide at Baalbek and a Bcharre guesthouse.
Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Five days from the coast to the cedars
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
CornicheThe National Museum hid its collection in concrete during the civil war, which is why it survived when so little else did. Jeita GrottoByblos has been continuously inhabited for about seven thousand years and gave its name to the Greek word for book, and so to the Bible. Temple of JupiterThe Temple of Bacchus is better preserved than anything in Rome, and the trilithon stones in the podium weigh about eight hundred tonnes…
Itinerary
The National Museum hid its collection in concrete during the civil war, which is why it survived when so little else did.
BeirutHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer into the city
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationBeirut Inn
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
- National Museum entry
LANDMARKS Corniche Pigeon Rocks Downtown National Museum Start point Beirut, Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), Lebanon 00:00 - 23:59Byblos has been continuously inhabited for about seven thousand years and gave its name to the Greek word for book, and so to the Bible.
Beirut, Jeita, ByblosHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:00 AM — north to the grotto
- 1 hrs12:30 PM — up the coast to Byblos
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBeirut Inn
Included Activities
- Jeita and Byblos entries
- Transport
- Hotel night in Beirut
LANDMARKS 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.
Beirut, BaalbekHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:00 AM — over the mountains into the Bekaa
- 11:00 AM — the temples of Jupiter and Bacchus
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBeirut Inn
Included Activities
- Baalbek entry with a guide
- Transport
- Hotel night in Beirut
LANDMARKS 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.
Beirut, Qadisha, BcharreHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:00 AM — north-east into the mountains
- 5 hrs11:00 AM — down into the valley to the monasteries
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationBcharre Retreat
Included Activities
- Guided valley walk
- Gibran museum entry
- Guesthouse night at Bcharre
LANDMARKS 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.
Bcharre, Cedars, BeirutHow the day runs
- 1 hrs8:30 AM — up to the cedar grove at 1,900 m
- 3 hrs12:00 PM — back down to the coast
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Cedars entry
- Transfer to the airport
LANDMARKS Cedars of God Bsharri Mount Lebanon
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1National Museum entry
- Day 2Jeita and Byblos entries
- Day 2Transport
- Day 2Hotel night in Beirut
- Day 3Baalbek entry with a guide
- Day 4Guided valley walk
- Day 4Gibran museum entry
- Day 4Guesthouse night at Bcharre
- Day 5Cedars entry
- Day 5Transfer to the airport
- Day 1 · 3 nightsBeirut Inn
- Day 4 · 1 nightBcharre Retreat
- Day 1Beirut to BeirutTransfer into the city
- Day 2Beirut to Jeita9:00 AM — north to the grotto
- Day 2Jeita to Byblos12:30 PM — up the coast to Byblos
- Day 3Beirut to Baalbek8:00 AM — over the mountains into the Bekaa
- Day 4Beirut to Bcharre8:00 AM — north-east into the mountains
- Day 5Bcharre to Cedars8:30 AM — up to the cedar grove at 1,900 m
- Day 5Cedars to Beirut12:00 PM — back down to the coast
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Bcharre Retreat
Hotel
Day 4
What you'll eat
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.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 4
- BreakfastServed on days 2–5
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.7/5
Based on 14 reviews
Review summary
Food4.4/5
Guide4.5/5
Itinerary4.5/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.4/5
Tour operator4.5/5
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Marc Dubois – Melbourne2025-10-20 · Verified booking
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.
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Owen Clarke – Auckland2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.
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Rahul Menon – Hyderabad2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Beirut & Mount Lebanon done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.
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Manav Sethi – Chandigarh2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Worth every rupee.
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Rohit Verma – Indore2025-07-22 · Verified booking
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.
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Dev Chatterjee – Chandigarh2025-07-22 · Verified booking
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.
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Tara D'Souza – Bengaluru2025-07-22 · Verified booking
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.
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Rahul Menon – Lucknow2025-07-22 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
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