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Private Dog River, Jeita Grotto & Harissa Tour | Half Day
Beirut, Lebanon
$150
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Overview
The Private Half-Day Tour from Beirut showcases three of Lebanon's most compelling attractions in just six hours. This unique journey takes you through ancient history, breathtaking caves, and stunning mountaintop views.
- 🏞️ Visit Dog River canyon, where limestone walls feature victory inscriptions from Egyptian pharaohs, Assyrian kings, Roman emperors, and French generals, marking over 3,000 years of history.
- 🌌 Explore Jeita Grotto, a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and finalist in the New 7 Wonders of Nature, with two interconnected limestone caves and an underground river navigated by electric boat.
- 🚠 Ascend 650 meters to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon via the Harissa Téléférique, enjoying breathtaking aerial views of Jounieh Bay and the Lebanese mountains.
- 🗣️ A knowledgeable English-speaking driver shares the fascinating stories behind each inscription and landmark, bringing Lebanon's history to life.
- 💺 Comfortable private transportation ensures a relaxing journey, with air-conditioned vehicles for your comfort throughout the tour.
- 🕒 The tour lasts approximately six hours, starting at 9:00 AM and concluding with a return to your hotel around 3:00–4:00 PM.
- 🍽️ Lunch in Jounieh is optional and available at your own expense, offering fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood along the Mediterranean seafront.
- 👶 Infants and small children are welcome, with pram/stroller accessibility and specialized infant seats available for comfort.
- 💼 Gratuities and hotel pickup/drop-off are included, ensuring a hassle-free experience from start to finish.
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PRIVATE TOUR
Lunch & Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included
Lunch & Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Comfortable Private Transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tour Leader
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- 9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your knowledgeable English-speaking driver collects you from your Beirut hotel and heads north — the Dog River canyon is just 20 minutes away, and the story of Lebanon begins before you even arrive at the first stop. (pass by)
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Commemorative Stelae of Nahr El-KalbDog River inscriptions — 3,000 years of history on one cliff Where the coastal road narrows between the cliffs and the sea at the Dog River canyon, the limestone walls have served as the world's oldest continuously updated archive of military history for over three millennia. Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II carved his victory inscription here in 1274 BC. Assyrian King Esarhaddon followed in 671 BC. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius added his record. Napoleon's French army marked their passage in the 19th century. And the Lebanese Republic itself continued the tradition — inscribing the withdrawal of Israeli forces and Syrian troops into the same rock face that has been recording conquests and departures since before the birth of Christ. No single stretch of rock in the world records the passage of so many civilisations across so many centuries. Your driver brings each inscription and its story to life.
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Jeita GrottoFrom the inscribed cliff face above ground, descend into one of the most spectacular cave systems beneath the ground — a UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site and a top-five finalist in the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Two interconnected limestone caves stretch 9 kilometres beneath the Lebanese mountains — the upper cave explored on foot through an elevated walkway where stalactites and stalagmites up to 8 metres tall hang and rise in formations built over millions of years. The lower cave is navigated by silent electric boat along an underground river through chambers of unearthly beauty where the silence feels absolute. The contrast between the ancient human inscriptions at the Dog River and the entirely natural formations of Jeita — both carved by time, one by hand and one by water — makes this sequence one of the most thought-provoking in all of Lebanon.
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From underground to above the clouds — board the famous Harissa Téléférique at the Jounieh seafront and ride 650 metres above sea level as Jounieh Bay spreads out beneath you and the Lebanese mountain ranges rise ahead. The aerial views on the ascent are among the most photographed in Lebanon — your driver points out the landmarks along the coastline as the cable car climbs.
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The Shrine of Our Lady of LebanonAt the mountaintop, stand before the iconic bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon — 8.5 metres tall at 650 metres above the sea, arms outstretched toward the Mediterranean below. One of the most recognisable religious monuments in the Middle East, surrounded by the Maronite Basilica and neighbouring churches that form one of Lebanon's most important Christian pilgrimage sites. From inscribed cliff face to underground cave to mountaintop shrine — a half-day that moves through Lebanon's extraordinary layers of history, nature, and faith.
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JouniehLunch in Jounieh — optional After descending from Harissa by cable car, Jounieh's waterfront is right at your feet — a lively Mediterranean seafront lined with restaurants serving fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood with views over the bay you just rode above. A natural and unhurried way to extend the morning before the short drive back to Beirut. ~1 hr · At own expense · Optional · ~20 min back to Beirut
- Return to Beirut — approx. 3:00–4:00 PM Your driver brings you back along the coastal highway to Beirut with drop-off at your hotel — completing a half-day that packed ancient inscriptions, underground caves, and a mountaintop shrine into six hours entirely at your own pace. (pass by)
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Private Dog River, Jeita Grotto & Harissa Tour | Half Day
Beirut, Lebanon
$150
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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