Items | Private Jeita, Harissa & Byblos Tour | Local Guide & Lunch Incl.
Private Jeita, Harissa & Byblos Tour | Local Guide & Lunch Incl.
(1) Reviews
Beirut
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Three of Lebanon's most iconic destinations — underground, mountaintop, and ancient city — covered privately in a single day from Beirut with a specialist local guide at Byblos, lunch at a sea-view restaurant, and all entrance tickets included. Jeita Grotto: a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist — 9 kilometres of limestone caves of extraordinary natural beauty. Harissa: Lebanon's most iconic mountaintop shrine at 650 metres above the Mediterranean, reached by cable car. Byblos: one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth — 7,000 years of unbroken settlement, the city that gave the world its alphabet — explored with a specialist local guide w...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
Knowledgeable local English-speaking driver
Specialist local guide at Byblos
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Tickets / Admission to all sites (if option selected)
Gratuities (optional)
Food or drinks unless specified
Itinerary
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Beirut
9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut
Your driver meets the group at your hotel and heads north — Jeita Grotto is 30 minutes away and the day begins underground.
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Jeita Grotto
Jeita Grotto — UNESCO tentative site · New 7 Wonders finalist
Two cave systems, two completely different experiences. The upper cave on foot — stalactites and stalagmites up to 8 metres tall, formed over millions of years into formations of extraordinary scale and beauty. The lower cave by silent electric boat — gliding along an underground river through chambers of absolute stillness. One of the most spectacular natural experiences in the Middle East — 30 minutes from Beirut.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Téléferique Harissa
Harissa cable car — 650 metres above the Mediterranean
Board the Téléférique at Jounieh seafront and ride up to 650 metres as Jounieh Bay opens dramatically below — one of the most photographed aerial views in Lebanon. The ascent is the experience. Your driver shares the coastal geography and story of Harissa as you ascend.
20 minutes
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The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon — the mountaintop shrine
The 8.5-metre bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon — arms outstretched toward the Mediterranean, one of the most visited religious monuments in the Middle East. The Maronite Basilica and neighbouring churches surround it. Panoramic views over the entire Lebanese coast from 650 metres. Revered by Christians and Muslims alike.
30 minutes
5
Byblos
Byblos city — arriving in one of the oldest cities on earth
Arrive in Byblos — continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years, the city that gave the world its alphabet and whose name gave us the word Bible. Your specialist local Byblos guide meets the group here — someone who has spent years studying this extraordinary site and who knows its 7,000-year story at a depth that visiting guides cannot match.
1 hour
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Byblos Castle
Byblos Castle & archaeological site — 7,000 years in one walk
The 12th-century Crusader castle built from recycled Phoenician and Roman stones — civilisations literally embedded in the walls. The archaeological site inside: Neolithic foundations from 5000 BC, Bronze Age temples, Phoenician royal tombs, and Roman streets — all within the same enclosure. Your local guide traces the full arc of human settlement here, connecting each period to the next in a narrative that makes 7,000 years feel comprehensible rather than overwhelming.
1 hour
7
Old Souk
Byblos Old Souk — stone-paved lanes above an ancient port
A full hour in Byblos's charming old souk — stone-paved lanes with jewellery workshops, antique dealers, and cafés — with your local guide pointing out the details that most visitors walk straight past. Then down to the ancient fishing harbour where colourful wooden boats sit against medieval walls and open sea. The most photogenic corner of Byblos.
15 minutes
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Byblos
Lunch in Byblos — sea-view restaurant · included
Fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood at a sea-view restaurant — the ancient fishing harbour directly in front of you, the Mediterranean beyond. The best lunch setting in Lebanon. Fully included in the tour price — nothing extra to pay.
1 hour
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Beirut
Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM
Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — underground caves, a mountaintop shrine, and 7,000 years of city history interpreted by a specialist local guide, with lunch already covered.
Private Jeita, Harissa & Byblos Tour | Local Guide & Lunch Incl.
(1) Reviews
Beirut
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Three of Lebanon's most iconic destinations — underground, mountaintop, and ancient city — covered privately in a single day from Beirut with a specialist local guide at Byblos, lunch at a sea-view restaurant, and all entrance tickets included. Jeita Grotto: a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist — 9 kilometres of limestone caves of extraordinary natural beauty. Harissa: Lebanon's most iconic mountaintop shrine at 650 metres above the Mediterranean, reached by cable car. Byblos: one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth — 7,000 years of unbroken settlement, the city that gave the world its alphabet — explored with a specialist local guide w...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
Knowledgeable local English-speaking driver
Specialist local guide at Byblos
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Tickets / Admission to all sites (if option selected)