This is the tour that uses Lebanon's summer mountain road to connect three destinations that cannot be reached together any other way. Start at a 12th-century monastery carved into the Qadisha Valley cliff face — the one with the first printing press ever used in the Middle East inside it. Hike through the Cedars of God at 2,000 metres. Cross the mountain pass that only opens in May. Arrive at Baalbek — a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the greatest Roman temples on earth. Lunch included. Guide throughout. One road, one season, one extraordinary day. If you are visiting Lebanon between May and October and you only book one tour, the argument for making it this one is strong.
Главные места
8 часы
Предлагается в Арабский & Английский
Бесплатная отмена бронирования
Мобильный билет
8 часы
Предлагается в Арабский & Английский
Бесплатная отмена бронирования
Мобильный билет
Что входит
Full guided exploration of Baalbek — Jupiter, Bacchus & Venus
Stone of the Pregnant Woman quarry stop
1-hour guided hike through the Cedars of God
Автомобиль с кондиционером
Lunch in Baalbek — included
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Qadisha Valley viewpoint — photo stops
Чаевые (по желанию)
Baalbek temple complex entrance fee (payable on site)
Важная информация
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Младенцы должны сидеть на коленях у взрослых.
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Подходит для всех уровней физической подготовки
Политика аннулирования
Для полного возврата средств отмените заказ не позднее, чем за 24 часа до запланированного времени отправления.
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Чтобы получить полное возмещение, вы должны отказаться от участия не позднее чем за 24 часа до начала опыта.
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Время отказа определяется по местному времени.
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Если вы отказываетесь от опыта менее чем за 24 часа до его начала, сумма, которую вы заплатили, не будет возвращена.
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Для этого опыта требуется минимальное количество туристов. Если он будет отменен, потому что не набрано минимальное количество, вам будет предложена другая дата/опыт или полный возврат средств.
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Любые изменения, сделанные менее чем за 24 часа до времени начала опыта, не будут приняты.
This is the tour that uses Lebanon's summer mountain road to connect three destinations that cannot be reached together any other way. Start at a 12th-century monastery carved into the Qadisha Valley cliff face — the one with the first printing press ever used in the Middle East inside it. Hike through the Cedars of God at 2,000 metres. Cross the mountain pass that only opens in May. Arrive at Baalbek — a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the greatest Roman temples on earth. Lunch included. Guide throughout. One road, one season, one extraordinary day. If you are visiting Lebanon between May and October and you only book one tour, the argument for making it this one is strong.
Главные места
8 часы
Предлагается в Арабский & Английский
Бесплатная отмена бронирования
Мобильный билет
8 часы
Предлагается в Арабский & Английский
Бесплатная отмена бронирования
Мобильный билет
Что входит
Full guided exploration of Baalbek — Jupiter, Bacchus & Venus
Stone of the Pregnant Woman quarry stop
1-hour guided hike through the Cedars of God
Автомобиль с кондиционером
Lunch in Baalbek — included
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Qadisha Valley viewpoint — photo stops
Чаевые (по желанию)
Baalbek temple complex entrance fee (payable on site)
Маршрут
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Бейрут
8:30 AM — Hotel pickup
Your guide meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads north — coastal highway climbing into the Lebanese mountains toward the Qadisha Valley. The scenery shifts dramatically as you gain altitude.
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2
Долина Кадиша
Qadisha Valley — photo stop at the rim
Pull over at the rim of the Qadisha Valley — sheer limestone walls dropping hundreds of metres to the valley floor below, dotted with ancient monastery caves carved into the cliff face over seventeen centuries. Qadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic. Your guide explains who lived here and why these inaccessible cliffs were chosen. Multiple photo stops.
10 минуты
3
Монастырь Святого Антония Великого, Кажая - Ливанский маронитский орден
Kozhaya Monastery — first printing press in the Middle East
The Monastery of Saint Anthony of Kozhaya — founded in the 12th century and carved directly into the limestone cliff face of the Qadisha Valley. Cave chapels, ancient stone cells, complete gorge silence. Inside: a pilgrimage cave active for over eight centuries, and the first printing press ever used in the Middle East, brought here by Maronite monks in the 16th century to print liturgical texts in Arabic and Syriac. A place that rewards the effort of getting here. Your guide explains the full significance of the printing press and what it means for the history of knowledge in the Levant.
30 минуты
4
Кедры Божьи
Cedars of God — one-hour guided hike at 2,000 metres
A UNESCO-protected grove where some trees exceed 1,000 years and trunks measure more than 14 metres in circumference — descendants of the forests that built Phoenician ships and furnished Solomon's Temple. A one-hour guided hike on marked trails at your own pace — easy terrain, suitable for all fitness levels. Your guide covers the ecology and conservation history of Lebanon's most emblematic tree. From here, the mountain road east opens toward Baalbek — the crossing that makes this tour impossible in winter and exceptional in summer.
1 час
5
Камень беременной женщины
Stone of the Pregnant Woman — before the temples
A single limestone block, 21 metres long, weighing 1,000 tonnes, cut 2,000 years ago and never moved. Your guide explains the engineering logic — and why standing next to it recalibrates your sense of what is waiting five minutes ahead.
15 минуты
6
Храмы Баальбека
Baalbek Temple Complex — the guide earns their fee here
The Temple of Jupiter on Trilithon stones each weighing over 800 tonnes — the largest dressed stones in human history. The Temple of Bacchus, larger than the Parthenon and almost entirely intact — the best-preserved Roman temple on earth. The Temple of Venus completing a complex that took three centuries to build. You crossed a mountain pass to get here. Your guide makes sure the visit is worth every kilometre of it.
1 час и 30 минуты
7
Баальбек
Lunch in Baalbek — included
Lebanese mezze and grilled meats in a town that has been feeding travellers since the Roman legions passed through. Fully included in the tour price.
1 час
8
Бейрут
Return to Beirut — approx. 7:00–8:00 PM
Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. A cliff-face monastery, a cedar grove, a mountain crossing, and the world's greatest Roman temples — Lebanon's summer mountain route done properly.