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Pigeon Rock, Beirut
Beiteddine Palace
Martyr's Square - Al Amin Mosque - Beirut
Lady of Hill - Deir El Qamar
Place de L'etoile - Beirut

Sightseeing all-inclusive Small Group Tour of Beirut, Beiteddine & Deir El Qamar

By Lebanon Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €91 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover Beirut's highlights, stroll through its medieval centre, and snap photos along the Corniche. Then, journey to the scenic Chouf region, visiting Deir el Qamar and Beiteddine Palace. Enjoy local cuisine amid architectural marvels on this all-inclusive tour.

Activity location

  • Pigeon Rocks in Raouche
    • Raouché
    • Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Pigeon Rocks in Raouche
    • Raouché
    • Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon

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Sightseeing all-inclusive Small Group Tour of Beirut, Beiteddine & Deir El Qamar
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€91.35 x 1 Adult€91.35

Total
Price is €91.35
Until Thu, 23 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick up & Drop off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour leader
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedTickets & Admission to the Sites
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Pigeon Rocks in Raouche
  • 10m
The pigeon rock is a stunning set of rocks and a Popular tourist destination known for its iconic rock formations in picturesque seaside surrounds, welcome you to the city of Beirut. Pigeons’ Rock (also known as the Rock of Raouché) is located at Beirut’s western-most tip, the two huge rock formations stand like gigantic sentinels to the city.
Corniche El Manara, Ain El Mraiseh, Beirut
  • 10m
Stretching from the Ramlet al Bayda area to the Saint George marina, Al Manara Corniche is the most renowned seaside promenade in Beirut. Lined with palm trees, it offers a great view of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as some of the country's best assets, namely the famous Pigeon Rock, and the summits of Mount Lebanon on the eastern side.
Zaitunay Bay
  • 10m
“Beirut's finest leisure destination” as described in its official website, Zaitunay Bay is a new waterfront promenade with shops and restaurants.
Old Holiday Inn (Pass by)
This abandoned Holiday Inn Hotel is one of Beirut’s war landmarks. It was basically built Between 1971 and 1974 when Beirut’s economy was booming and when Beirut was one of the most visited touristic city of the Middle East. The Holiday Inn was functioning until the Lebanese civil war begun in 1975. The hotel soon became considered a “war zone” in a lengthy time of conflict known as “the Battle of the Hotels” where more than 25,000 combatants were fighting for control over different luxury hotels, including the Holiday Inn as well as the famous Phoenicia hotel. This hotel remains untouched, abandoned, empty, decades after the war, and remains a reminder to the Lebanese population about the horrors of war.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
  • 10m
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is is the biggest mosque in Lebanon located in city centre Beirut. This huge amber coloured mosque near Martyrs square was opened in 2008 and has four minarets standing 65m high. The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque contains multiple domes. All of the domes of the mosque are made from light blue tiles. The mosque also has multiple arches, which are couple stories high.
Al-Omari Mosque
  • 10m
The Al-Omari Grand Mosque was built in the age of Omar Bin El Khattab in 635 AD and then converted to Church of Saint John by the crusaders in the 12th century, it was retransformed into the city's Grand Mosque by the Mamluks in 1291. Damaged during the Civil War, the mosque's refurbishment was completed in 2004.
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George
  • 10m
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and its dependencies. It is the oldest church in the city of Beirut and one of the oldest in the region and It is located in the heart of Beirut’s city centre. The first Christian temple ever built in the very location goes back to the mid sixth century AD and it’s closely associated with Beirut’s famous Law School.
Martyr's Square
  • 10m
Martyrs' Square is a square in the heart of city centre Beirut historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons". It is named after the 6 May 1916 executions by the Ottomans of some Lebanese nationalists ordered by Jamal Pasha during World War I.
Place de l'Etoile
  • 10m
Nejme Square, or Place de l'Étoile, is the central square in the City centre area. It is home to the Lebanese Parliament and its complementary buildings, two cathedrals, a museum, and several cafes and restaurants. Most notable for it’s 1930 four four-faced Rolex clock and for its architecture, the square has become a recognisable icon of Beirut City worldwide.
Beirut Souks
  • 10m
Beirut Souks is a commercial district in Beirut City Centre. With over 200 shops, 25 restaurants and cafes, an entertainment centre, and a cinema complex. Beirut Souks is the largest and most diverse shopping and leisure area in Beirut.
Roman Baths
  • 10m
The Roman Berytus baths are The largest outdoor sight located in city centre Beirut. They were discovered in 1968-1969 and underwent a major renovation in the mid 1990. Roman Berytus had four major bath complexes and the first was created in the early first century under Augustus. The terrible Berytus earthquake that happed in 551 AD destroyed all the baths. Today, the Roman Berytus Baths reflects the ancient traditions of the site. One of the Baths is used as an artistic performance and concert space.
Beiteddine Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Beiteddine Palace or ‘House of Faith’ is a 19th-century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon. It hosts the annual Beiteddine Festival and the Beiteddine Palace Museum. Emir Bashir Chehab II, who later became the ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate, built the palace between 1788 and 1818. After 1840, the palace was used by the Ottomans as a government building. During the French Mandate it served as a local administrative office. In 1943, the palace was declared the president's official summer residence. During the Lebanese Civil War it was heavily damaged. Parts of the palace are today open to the public while the rest is still the president's summer residence.
Deir el Qamar
  • 30m
Deir al-Qamar, meaning "Monastery of the Moon" is a village located south-east of Beirut and five kilometres outside of Beiteddine palace in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon. Deir El Qamar was the first village in Lebanon to have a municipality in 1864, and it is the birthplace of many well known personalities, such as artists, writers, and politicians. People from all religious backgrounds lived there and the town had a mosque, synagogue and Christian churches. In the year 1860, Deir al-Qamar was destroyed during the civil war between Druze and Christians during which the town was set ablaze. Napoleon III sent a French contingent to rebuild it, recalling France ancient role as protector of the Christians in the Ottoman Empire as established by a treaty in 1523. In 1864, Deir el-Qamar elected the first municipality in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. The village retains a remarkable picturesque appearance with typical stone houses with red tile roofs.
Fakhreddine's Mosque
  • 15m
Fakhreddine Mosque with its octagonal minaret is a mosque in Deir el Qamar, Lebanon. Built in 1493 and restored in the sixteenth century by Fakhreddine 1st, it is the oldest mosque in Mount Lebanon.
Saydet El Talle Church
  • 15m
The Church of Saidet et Tallé and translated as Our Lady of the Hill is one of the most important historical and religious sites in Deir el Qamar and dates to the 15th century. Monk Nicolas Smisaati built a church on the site over the ruins of an old Phoenician temple dedicated to the goddess Astarte that was later destroyed by an earthquake in 859. According to the Maronite Heritage web site, "the legend says that there was a Druze Emir in Baakline looking at the hill of Dar El Kamar. He saw a light coming out of the hill so he gathered his soldiers and ordered them to go in the morning and dig in the land. He said to them: 'If you find an Islamic symbol, build a mosque. If you find a Christian symbol, build a church." In the morning, the soldiers went and found a rock with a cross on it and under the cross there was the moon and venus. That was the sign that in the distant past there was a temple dedicated to the moon and venus and later it became a church.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPigeon Rocks in Raouche
    • Raouché
    • Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPigeon Rocks in Raouche
    • Raouché
    • Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon

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