🏨 Small-Group Tour with Lunch and tickets to Jeita Grotto, Byblos and Harissa Activity

Small-Group Tour with Lunch and tickets to Jeita Grotto, Byblos and Harissa

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Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Beirut, Beirut

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Experience one of Lebanon’s most startling natural wonders on this small group tour from Beirut. Visit Jeita grotto, one of the most beautiful cavern, that was nominated for the seven world wonders, then continue to Harissa and visit the shrine of our Lady of Lebanon and enjoy the view of Jounieh Bay . Head after to Byblos and gain insights from your guide about the oldest towns in the world and the richest archeological areas in the country. You’ll also have chance to browse the handicrafts market and shop for souvenirs in Byblos souk. Lebanese lunch, all entrance fees and hotel pick-up are included in this tour.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

All entrance fees

English Speaking Driver

Local guide in Byblos

Lunch

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

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

Jeita Grotto

The Jeita Grotto, a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves which have formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. It is located 300 metres above sea level and has a height difference of 305 metres.
The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2,130 metres and contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies.
The lower gallery which has an overall length of 6,200 metres is located 60 metres below the upper gallery. It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

The shrine of our Lady of Lebanon is one of the most important shrines in the world honoring the Virgin Mary and located in Harissa, a key Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon.
The shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God. It is 8.5 m high and has a diameter of five meters. The Virgin Mary stretches her hands towards Beirut overlooking the Bay of Jounieh in one of the most attractive panoramic views in the world.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Churches of Harissa

Harissa is a key Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon
The pilgrimage site is a large, 15-ton bronze and a painted white statue of Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban, with her arms, stretched. The statue was made at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908. Inside the statue's base, there is a small chapel.
As well, A huge cathedral built of concrete and glass stands adjacent to the statue.
Among other churches of various Christian denominations in the vicinity of Harissa are the Byzantine-style, Melkite Greek Catholic basilica of St. Paul, located south of the statue and built between 1948 and 1998, the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy), as well as the residences of four patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Telepherique is One of The oldest and most visited tourist attractions in Lebanon
It is a gondola lift system located in Jounieh, a city in Lebanon,16 km north of Beirut that transports passengers above the pine-forested steep mountain, to an altitude of 650 meters, arriving at Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa offering breathtaking views of the bay of Jounieh and the surrounding city.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Byblos

Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. Byblos is also directly associated with the history and diffusion of the Phoenician alphabet.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Byblos Castle

Byblos Castle, a restored 12th-century Crusader castle surrounded by a 10m-wide dry moat is located just inside the Byblos' atmospheric archaeological site that contains the ruins of the Temple of Baalat Gebal and the Temple of the Obelisks.
It's an impressive building that offers an excellent perspective over the ruins from the top of its foursquare keep. A series of Bronze Age dwellings is clearly visible below the walls as you look towards the sea. Inside the castle, there's a small museum and a room with information panels outlining the city's history.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Old Souk

Byblos old souk is an old market where tourists can shop for souvenirs and antiques, or simply stroll along the old cobblestone streets and enjoy the architecture.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Byblos Port

Byblos Port is an ancient port in Byblos and is believed by the Lebanese to be the oldest port in the world. Around 3000 BC, Byblos Port was the most important timber shipping center in the eastern Mediterranean

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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