Private Baalbek Temples & Ksara Wine Tour | From Beirut

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Location

Beirut

Duration

8 hours

Group size

Max 9 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, Arabic

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The Bekaa Valley has been producing two things in extraordinary quantities for over two thousand years — Roman architecture and Lebanese wine. This private guided day tour from Beirut combines the very best of both in a single, perfectly sequenced day. In the morning, stand inside Baalbek — the greatest Roman temple complex on earth, where stones heavier than anything a modern crane can lift were placed with such precision that they have stood for two millennia. In the afternoon, descend into the Roman cave cellars of Chateau Ksara — Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 — for a guided tour through 2 kilometres of ancient tunnels and a tasting of their finest wines. End the day in Zahle — the food and wine capital of the Bekaa — for a long, optional lunch on the famous Bardawni River terrace before the drive back to Beirut.

Full guided exploration of Baalbek — Jupiter, Bacchus & Venus temples

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut

Private air-conditioned vehicle

Lunch in Zahle (optional — at own expense)

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Beirut

9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your professional guide and driver collect you from your Beirut hotel and head east on the Damascus highway — climbing through the Lebanese mountains as the Bekaa Valley opens dramatically below, a vast fertile plain stretching between two mountain ranges that has been farmed, fought over, and celebrated for five thousand years.

9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your professional guide and driver collect you from your Beirut hote…

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Stone of the Pregnant Woman

Before the temples, stop at the ancient Roman quarry where the Stone of the Pregnant Woman still lies exactly where it was cut 2,000 years ago — a single limestone block 21 metres long and weighing an estimated 1,000 tonnes, never moved, never finished. Standing beside it before you enter the temple complex reframes everything you are about to see. If this is what the Romans left behind in the quarry — what did they actually use?

Before the temples, stop at the ancient Roman quarry where the Stone of the Pregnant Woman still lie…

30 minutes · Admission Ticket Not Included

Temple of Jupiter

Enter the greatest temple of the Roman world — built on a platform of Trilithon stones each weighing over 800 tonnes, the largest dressed stones ever used in construction in human history. Six of the original 54 columns still stand at 22 metres tall — each one wider than a man can reach around. Your guide explains the extraordinary engineering mystery that still baffles archaeologists today: how the Romans moved and raised stones of this scale using ancient technology alone.

Enter the greatest temple of the Roman world — built on a platform of Trilithon stones each weighing…

30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Bacchus

Walk to the Temple of Bacchus — larger than the Parthenon in Athens, almost entirely intact, and widely considered the best-preserved Roman temple in the world. Its towering carved doorway, ornate ceiling coffers, and 42 standing columns make it breathtaking by any measure. The circular Temple of Venus completes a complex that has outlasted every empire that built, conquered, and worshipped here over two thousand years.

Walk to the Temple of Bacchus — larger than the Parthenon in Athens, almost entirely intact, and wid…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Not Included

Chateau Ksara

From the colossal scale of Baalbek, arrive at something entirely different but equally ancient — Chateau Ksara, Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 and now the country's largest wine producer. The highlight is the extraordinary Roman cave cellar system stretching 2 kilometres beneath the winery — ancient tunnels discovered by the Jesuits in the late 19th century where wine ages at a naturally constant temperature year-round. After a morning walking through Roman ruins above ground, descending into Roman caves beneath a winery creates a remarkable symmetry — two worlds built by the same civilisation, one in monumental stone and one in underground silence. The tasting that follows showcases Ksara's iconic Cabernet-Syrah blends, crisp Blanc de Blancs, and beloved Sunset Rosé.

From the colossal scale of Baalbek, arrive at something entirely different but equally ancient — Cha…

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Zahle

Lunch in Zahle — the Bride of the Bekaa End the Bekaa day in Zahle — Lebanon's most celebrated food and wine destination, known as the "Bride of the Bekaa." The famous restaurant strip along the Bardawni River is lined with terraces serving some of the finest Lebanese mezze in the country — generous spreads of cold and hot dishes, grilled meats, fresh bread, and local wine or arak, with the cool Bekaa mountain air and the sound of the river below. A long, unhurried lunch here feels like exactly the right way to end a day that began with the greatest temples on earth.

Lunch in Zahle — the Bride of the Bekaa End the Bekaa day in Zahle — Lebanon's most celebrated food…

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Beirut

Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM Scenic drive back over the Lebanese mountains via the Damascus highway with drop-off at your Beirut hotel — completing a day that moved from the world's greatest Roman temples to ancient wine cellars to the most celebrated lunch terraces in the Bekaa Valley.

Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM Scenic drive back over the Lebanese mountains via the Damasc…

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lafuturaDecember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Great experience with a reputable tour operator

My friends and I did two tours with this group - the first day was the Qadisha, Becharri and Cedars, the second was the Baalbek and Wine Tasting tour. I did a lot of research on tour providers as we had some safety concerns. I can now tell you that you can book with this tour company without any worries. Albert was our driver/guide both days and he was fantastic. While we only scratched the surface of the complexities of Lebanon I learned a lot and am inspired to learn more. The scenery was fa...read more

AhmedEzzat007November 2022 • TripAdvisor

Thank you Hassane & Kefraya

All was great especially Kefraya who explained the scientific process of making and tasting wine. Hassane was courteous and very helpful.

791judewMay 2022 • TripAdvisor

Exceptional experience made possible by Lebanon tours !!!

Providing the historic highlights of Baalbek, The Cedars, Byblos and more. Ensuring we enjoyed the culinary delights of local food and the pleasures of many wine tastings, Lebanon tours made this trip bespoke to our group. Nothing was too much trouble for Lebanon Tours ensuring we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this fabulous Country.

Response from ViatorJune 07, 2022

Thanks for taking a moment and writing a review for us! We are glad you had such a wonderful experience with us. All the best and thanks again!

EstherDiazPerezMay 2022 • TripAdvisor

Amazing day at Baalbek and wineries

The tour was excellent. Hassan was AMAZING, he gave us a lot of information. The wineries were very nice, the tour guide at Baalbek was very knowleadgeble. The place were we had lunch was great. The car was comfortable. Everything was perfect.