Byblos old town lit up at night

Mount Lebanon & coast

Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos: the Royal Route

A wonder of nature, a shrine above the bay and an 8,000-year-old city.

Duration8 hours
RegionMount Lebanon & coast
StylePrivate or small group
Starts fromBeirut

Every tour can be tailored to you

Join me for the most magnificent natural wonders and some of the finest views of my beloved Lebanon.

Jeita Grotto was a finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature competition. We discover, by foot and by boat, two separate cave systems intertwined with each other.

Passing above Jounieh Bay, we stop at Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, one of the most important Marian shrines in the world: a 15-ton bronze statue of the Virgin Mary with her hands stretched towards Beirut.

The tour ends in Byblos, one of the most authentic cities in the world: the citadel, the harbour, the temples, the Roman road, the Byzantine churches and the medieval and Ottoman town. And to be here without trying our local cuisine? That must not happen. I will take you to the best places for authentic local food.

Highlights

  • Upper and lower galleries of Jeita Grotto, on foot and by boat
  • Our Lady of Lebanon and the view over Jounieh Bay
  • Byblos citadel, harbour and Roman road
  • Authentic local lunch

The day, step by step

  1. Morning

    Jeita Grotto

    Walk the upper gallery and float through the lower one by boat.

  2. Late morning

    Harissa

    Our Lady of Lebanon and the panorama over Jounieh Bay.

  3. Lunch

    Local cuisine

    The best authentic food on the way.

  4. Afternoon

    Byblos

    Citadel, temples, harbour and the old souk, then back to Beirut.

Included

  • Private guiding by Nass

Bring cash for

  • Jeita Grotto entrance
  • Byblos citadel entrance (optional)
  • Lunch

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