🏨 Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos Activity

Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos

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Departs: Beirut, Beirut

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

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Overview

Discover the hidden gems in Lebanon with fascinating ancient cities and tourist places guided by local tour guides & fully equipped cars. You can count on us!

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Private transportation

WiFi on board

What's Not Included

All Fees and Taxes

Traveler Information

TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Byblos

The site first appears to have been settled during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, approximately 8800 to 7000 BC.
Neolithic remains of some buildings can be observed at the site. According to the writer Philo of Byblos (quoting Sanchuniathon, and quoted in Eusebius), Byblos had the reputation of being the oldest city in the world, founded by Cronus. During the 3rd millennium BC, the first signs of a town can be observed, with the remains of well-built houses of uniform size. This was the period when the Canaanite civilization began to develop.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Jeita Grotto

Upper Grotto

A visit on foot with an exciting adventure over a distance of some 700 m from the cave’s total length of 2200 m will stun the visitor with the spectacular beauty of the extraordinary amazing limestone formations.

Lower Grotto

A short dreamy boat trip over a distance of some 400 m from the cave’s total of 7800 m will captivate the visitor carrying him to another world full of peace and haunting splendor.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Harissa

Harissa is a key Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon (Notre Dame du Liban). In 1904, Patriarch Elias Hoyek, on the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, announced the foundation of the building of Our Lady of Lebanon. The shrine belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate who entrusted its administration to the Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries since its foundation in 1904. The original church was built by Sleiman Yakoub Hokayim from Batrun. The mountain is called Harissa (after the village at the peak of the mountain). When it was inaugurated in 1908 the Patriarch dedicated Lebanon to the Virgin Mary: "Oh Mary, Queen of mountains and seas and Queen of our beloved Lebanon ...” Patriarch Hoyek designated the first Sunday in the month of May as the Feast of Our Lady of Lebanon. On this day the Maronite Patriarch and all the Lebanese Bishops celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the open air at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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