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Private Beirut Historical Tour | Professional Guide · 4 Hours
Beirut, Lebanon
$300
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they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Private Beirut City Tour offers an in-depth look at the rich history of Beirut, a city brimming with stories. Covering eleven significant landmarks, this tour takes you through the Mediterranean seafront, the historic downtown, and the visible remnants of the Civil War.
- 🏨 Professional guide included for four hours, providing insights that connect the city's past to its present.
- 🚐 Private air-conditioned vehicle ensures comfort and convenience exclusively for your group.
- 🕘 Hotel pickup at 9:00 AM, allowing for a smooth start to your adventure with no waiting around.
- 🌊 Visit Pigeon Rocks, the iconic limestone sea stacks, and enjoy the scenic Corniche el Manara promenade.
- 🏗️ Discover Zaitunay Bay, a symbol of Beirut's resilience and modernization in its waterfront area.
- 🏛️ Explore the Holiday Inn's preserved Civil War facade, a powerful reminder of the city's tumultuous history.
- ⛪ Experience the architectural marvels of Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque and Saint George Cathedral, highlighting centuries of coexistence.
- 📜 Learn about pivotal moments in Lebanese history at Martyrs' Square during the guided downtown circuit.
- 🏛️ No entrance tickets are required for any stops, making this tour straightforward and hassle-free.
- 👶 Specialized infant seats are available, ensuring comfort for families with young children.
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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.
Pickup included
Lunch & Tickets not included: : Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
- Holiday Inn Civil War facade
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
- Zaitunay Bay marina
- Pigeon Rocks & Corniche el Manara seafront
- Professional expert guide throughout the full 4 hours
- Private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group
- No entrance tickets required for any stop on this tour
- Gratuities (optional)
- Lunch (back by 1:00 PM — full afternoon ahead)
- 9:00 AM — Hotel pickup Your guide meets the group at your Beirut hotel. The tour starts immediately — Pigeon Rocks is five minutes away. (pass by)
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Pigeon Rocks in RaouchePigeon Rocks & Corniche el Manara The limestone sea stacks off Raouche — Beirut's most photographed natural landmark and the image that defines the city on more travel articles than anything else. Then along the Corniche el Manara — the Mediterranean promenade where Beirutis of every background come to walk, the city's unofficial common ground. Your guide sets the geographical context and opens the story of Beirut before the downtown circuit begins.
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Zaitunay Bay — the marina Beirut rebuilt Beirut's modern waterfront marina — a glimpse of the city's determination to keep rebuilding regardless of what has come before. Your guide frames it within the broader story of post-war reconstruction before moving into downtown.
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Holiday Inn — the building Beirut kept The Civil War facade deliberately preserved in the middle of rebuilt downtown Beirut — bullet holes, shell damage, and the scars of fifteen years of conflict kept intact by choice. Your guide explains what happened here during the war and why Lebanon decided to leave it standing. Five minutes that tell you more about this country than a week of reading.
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Downtown BeirutDowntown Beirut — the guided circuit Your guide leads the group through Beirut's most essential downtown stops — all within walking distance, each with a distinct story that connects to the next. Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque · 15 min ⛪ Al-Omari Mosque · 15 min ⛪ Saint George Cathedral · 15 min Martyrs' Square · 15 min Place de l'Étoile · 15 min Beirut Souks · 15 min Roman Baths · 15 min
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BeirutThe story your guide tells across downtown Beirut Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque — completed in 2008, four minarets, Ottoman-inspired domes. Al-Omari — Byzantine church to Crusader chapel to Ayyubid mosque to Mamluk expansion, each era still legible in the stonework. Saint George Cathedral — metres from the Blue Mosque, centuries of coexistence in a single square. Martyrs' Square — three defining moments of Lebanese political history: Ottoman executions 1916, Cedar Revolution 2005, uprising 2019. Place de l'Étoile — French Mandate clock tower, Lebanese Parliament. Beirut Souks — glass floors revealing Phoenician, Hellenistic, and Roman ruins beneath a post-war shopping district. Roman Baths — 3rd century AD, open air, downtown Beirut. Your guide makes every stop make sense within the same coherent narrative about what this city has always been.
- Return to hotel — approx. 1:00 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. Eleven landmarks, four hours, one professional guide making the connections that turn a city walk into something you actually understand. Afternoon completely free. (pass by)
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Private Beirut Historical Tour | Professional Guide · 4 Hours
Beirut, Lebanon
$300
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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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!