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Baatara Waterfall, Aaqoura Lakes & Batroun | Day Trip Beirut

By Beirut Trip
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Free cancellation available
Price is €174 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Activity location

  • Baatara Gorge Waterfall
    • Tannourine, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Baatara Gorge Waterfall
    • Tannourine, Lebanon

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  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Lunch & Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included

Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€174.40 x 1 Adult€174.40
Total
Price is €174.40

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small Group Tours
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch in Batroun (optional — at own expense)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge (optional)

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.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Mountains in the morning, coast in the afternoon — this small-group day trip from Beirut packs Lebanon's most dramatic natural scenery into eight hours without breaking a sweat. Start at Baatara Gorge — the jaw-dropping three-bridge waterfall that stops everyone in their tracks — then discover the high-altitude lakes of Aaqoura, tucked away in the Lebanese mountains where most tourists never venture. Finish the day in Batroun — one of Lebanon's most chilled coastal towns, with a Phoenician sea wall, stone streets, and some of the best fresh seafood on the Mediterranean.
Three completely different vibes. One great day. Perfect for solo travellers, backpackers, and anyone who wants to see the real Lebanon beyond the usual tourist trail.

Activity itinerary

Beirut (Pass by)

9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your driver choices you up from your Beirut hotel and heads north into the Lebanese mountains — the city disappearing behind you as the road climbs towards Tannourine and the first natural wonder of the day.

Baatara Gorge Waterfall

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Baatara Gorge — three bridges, one waterfall, zero words Nothing prepares you for Baatara. A 255-metre waterfall drops through three successive natural limestone bridges — a geological phenomenon found nowhere else on earth — disappearing into the darkness of the gorge below. Walk down to the viewpoint, feel the spray, hear the roar, and try to take a photo that does it justice. You cannot — but you will try anyway. In spring when the snowmelt is running hard, the volume of water is staggering. Even in summer the gorge is dramatic and the walk down is worth every step. One of the most photographed natural sites in Lebanon and one of the easiest to understand why.

Akoura secret lake

  • 1h
From the gorge, head to Aaqoura — a high-altitude mountain area that most Lebanon visitors never find, which is exactly what makes it worth going. The lakes sit at over 1,500 metres above sea level, framed by cedar-forested ridges and mountain panoramas that stretch across the northern Lebanese highlands. Walk the lakeshore trail, take in the reflections, breathe the mountain air — it is one of those places that feels genuinely off the tourist map even though it is only 30 minutes from Baatara. Perfect for photos, perfect for a quiet moment, and a complete contrast to the drama of the gorge you just left.

Batroun

  • 1h
Drop down from the mountains to the Mediterranean and arrive in Batroun — one of the oldest Phoenician cities in the world and today one of Lebanon's most beloved coastal hangouts. The old town's stone streets, Ottoman houses, and seafront cafés have a completely different energy from the mountain morning — laid-back, colourful, and full of good food. Walk along the ancient Phoenician sea wall — a 3,000-year-old natural rock barrier still standing on the beach — before settling in for an optional lunch of fresh mezze and seafood at one of the waterfront restaurants. Batroun is also famous as the home of Lebanon's craft beer scene if you feel like a cold one after a day in the mountains.

Beirut (Pass by)

Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM Coastal drive back to Beirut with drop-off at your hotel — completing a day that went from a three-bridge waterfall to mountain lakes to a Phoenician seafront in eight hours flat.

Location

Activity location

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    Baatara Gorge Waterfall
    • Tannourine, Lebanon

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    Baatara Gorge Waterfall
    • Tannourine, Lebanon