ZIRCON
Lebanon: 06 days, 05 nights
 

Day 01: Arrival Beirut
Arrival at Beirut airport, meet and assist by our representative at the airport. Formalities of visa then transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Beirut / Sidon / Tyre / Beirut
After breakfast, drive towards Sidon visiting the Sea Castle, Rest house, Souqs, Khan El Franj and the Great Mosque. Continue to Tyre to visit the Necropolis and the great monuments built by the Romans like the triumphal arch, the largest hippodrome in antiquity and the public baths. Lunch is in Tyre (Seafood). Then drive back to Beirut hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 03: Beirut / Cedars / Tripoli
After breakfast, drive to Cedars a resort settlement in Lebanon’s highest range and one of the most dramatically beautiful spots in the country. Then visiting Qadisha Grotto, continue to Bsharre to visit Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum. Lunch is in Bsharre (Lebanese typical food). After lunch, drive to Tripoli to visit the Citadel, the Lion Tower, Hammamt, Khans, Madrassehs and the Souq. Then move to hotel for dinner and overnight in Tripoli.

Day 04: Tripoli / Byblos / Jeita / Harissa / Dog River / Beirut
After breakfast, transfer to Byblos to visit the old harbor, the excavated remains of the ancient city, the Crusader Castle, church and the old market area. Then drive to Harissa (Mezze and mixed grills). Continue to visit Jeita Grotto lebanon’s natural miracle, a striking six km caverns of natural galleries of two levels. Then back to Beirut visiting Dog River en route. Dinner and overnight in Beirut hotel.

Day 05: Beirut / Beit Eddine / Deir El-Qamar / Echmoun / Beirut
After breakfast half day excursion to visit Beiteddine 48 km from Beirut. The Beiteddine Palace complex was built over a thirty – year period. A palace of richly decorated ceilings, colorful marble mosaics, and luxurious Turkish baths and harem suites fitted with the best of traditional oriental furnishings. Continue to Deit El-Qamar 5 km from Beiteddine, a town of great charm, visiting Moussa Castle. Then drive to Echmoun 42 km south of Beirut visiting the Temple of Echmoun and the Roman colonnade. Then return to Beirut