Private Lebanon Tours

Fly to Beirut direct from London. You will be met at the airport and provided with a private transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Byblos

Today your private tour will start with a visit to Byblos' Crusader Castle dating from the 12th Century , as well as the ruins of the ancient Phoenician Temples built in 2700 BC. The city is steeped in history - it is here for example that the first alphabetic script was developed - the precursor of our current alphabet.

The Kadisha valley is a deep gorge containing the dramatic Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya surrounded by pine and oak trees.Take a break for lunch before a stroll through the famous cedars forest

Finally visit the Monastery of St Elisha carved out of rock and perched 400 meters up on a cliff in the Upper Kadisha valley. This picturesque thousand-year-old monastery, includes caves and grottoes once inhabited by the anchorites.

Return to Byblos and overnight.

Today holds for many, the highlight of a trip to the Lebanon, a private visit to the spectacular Roman temples of Baalbeck, considered by many to be some of the finest Roman Ruins in the Middle East.

Continue your private tour to Zahle where you will stop at Chateau Ksara to discover the vineyards and natural caves prior to having lunch at the vineyard.

This afternoon enjoy a walking tour of Beirut to see the highlights including the Prime Ministers Office,(From outside only), The Roman Baths, Al-Omari and Mohammad Al Amin Mosques and the Clock on Place de L'Etoile.

Overnight in Beirut

Your private driver will take you to visit the Jeita Grotto. Few caverns in the world approach the magnificence of those at Jeita. Miles of underground galleries, a part of it reachable by boat, have been carved of the limestone of the Mount Lebanon range.

Enjoy a short boat ride into one of the biggest caves.

Your private tour will continue with a visit to the village of Deir el Qamar with its wealth of 15 - 18th Century buildings. Visit Fakhreddine Mosque, the souk which used to house the leather workers and Silk Khan amongst others.

After lunch you will be taken to the Beiteddine Palace built between 1788 and 1818, and once the Emirs residence. Here you will see elegant courtyards, luxurious rooms decorated with wonderful mosaics, the Harem and the Hammam - some of the most beautiful in the Arab World. The gardens house an extensive collection of Byzantine Mosaics.

Return to Beirut and overnight.

Today visit Sidon, one of the oldest continually inhabited places on earth. The first settlers arrived in 4000 BC. You will see the evocative Sea Castle built on a small island, the soap museum, picturesque vaulted Souks and the Caravanserai of the French with its large central courtyard surrounded by covered galleries.

After lunch visit Tyre,the ancient Phoenician city and home to what was the largest Hippodrome in the Roman World. Visit this and other key sites in the vast array of ruins of civic buildings, baths and mosaic streets.

Return to Beirut and overnight.

An early morning private transfer will take you to the airport for your flight home