Guided Full-Day Private Trip to Cedars, Baalbek and Chateau Ksara

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9 hours
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1 - 9 guests
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Explore Lebanon's gems: Baalbek's Roman wonders, savor Ksara wines, and walk among ancient Cedars in Chouf. A captivating full-day adventure from Beirut for first-time explorers.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Discover Lebanon's most important sights on a full day tour from Beirut. Visit Baalbeck, known as Heliopolis, and home to the temple complex which includes two of the largest Roman temple and one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture.

Continue after to Ksara winery and taste different types of local Lebanese wine and enjoy after mountain views and a short hike of the mountain-top Maaser Chouf Cedars Reserve. This tour is ideal for first-time visitors who want to experience all the highlights in one trip.

What You Get

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Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide in Baalbek
Lunch
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Good To Know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

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Baalbek

Baalbek, is home to the Baalbek temple complex which includes two of the largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. It was inscribed in 1984 as an UNESCO World Heritage site. This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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Temples of Baalbek

The complex of temples at Baalbek is located at the foot of the south-west slope of Anti-Lebanon, bordering the fertile plain of the Bekaa at an altitude of 1150 m. The city of Baalbek reached its apogee during Roman times. Its colossal constructions built over a period of more than two centuries, make it one of the most famous sanctuaries of the Roman world and a model of Imperial Roman architecture. Pilgrims thronged to the sanctuary to venerate the three deities, known under the name of the Romanized Triad of Heliopolis, an essentially Phoenician cult (Jupiter, Venus and Bacchus).
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included

Sayyida Khawla Shrine (Pass By)

The Mosque of sayeda Khawla in Baalbek, Lebanon is erected on the site where Sayyida Khawla, the daughter of Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is believed to have been buried. People of Baalbek believe that when the caravan of captives of Karbala passed Baalbek, The daughter of Imam al-Hussein, called Khawla passed away and was buried there.
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Stone of the Pregnant Woman

The Stone of the Pregnant Woman is a worked Roman monolith in Baalbek, Lebanon. Together with another ancient stone block nearby, it is among the largest monoliths ever quarried. The two building blocks were presumably intended for the nearby Roman temple complex, and are characterized by a monolithic gigantism that was unparalleled in antiquity.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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Chateau Ksara

Château Ksara is a wine company in The Beqaa Valley Lebanon. Founded in 1857 by Jesuit priests. Château Ksara developed the first dry wine in Lebanon. Château Ksara produces approximately 3 million bottles annually. Its wines are exported to over 40 countries.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included
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Maasser el Chouf

Maaser Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Chouf District of Lebanon. It is located on the slopes of Barouk mountain and has an area of 550 km², nearly 5.3% of the Lebanese territory and 70% of Lebanon's green area, making it the largest nature reserve in the Middle East. It is part of the Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, also recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve in 2005.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

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We pick up travellers from all Hotel located within the city of Beirut

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Tour was amazing and worth every penny! Albert was great!
November 14, 2024
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My wife and I visited Lebanon in APRIL 2024. Due to the illegal bom**ng of the Bequaa Valley region from the country south of Lebanon, almost no travel agency were offering guided tours of the regi...read more

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Best Tour Guide EVER!!!
October 07, 2022
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Where do I even start? Amazing. Fun. Entertaining. Memorable. The Best in Lebanon. And no, I’m not talking about our stops on this tour, I’m talking about our tour guide Albert. This tour and our e...read more

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The Best Of The Best In Lebanon
September 23, 2022
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I had the absolute BEST time in Lebanon with Albert as my guide. My friends and I were looking to explore as much of the country as we could during our long weekend, and Albert knew just how to he...read more

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Amazing 🤩
March 30, 2022
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All Lebanon is nice, but this trip is specially amazing! Ruins, monasteries, forests... This is a great agency and my guide, Anwar, the best!!!!

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So much fun!
December 20, 2019
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Hassan was a lovely tour guide and made our trip so much fun! We spent two days with him, firstly, travelling to Cedars of God and Kadisha Valley, on that trip, we asked him where else we should g...read more

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