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Private Guided Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche Tour | From Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
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Overview
South Lebanon unveils its treasures through the eyes of a knowledgeable guide, ensuring each moment is steeped in rich history and cultural depth. From the ancient streets of Sidon to the sacred heights of Maghdouché, this private tour offers an unforgettable journey through time.
- 🏷️ Private Tour: Enjoy a personalized experience with a dedicated guide and driver, ensuring a seamless exploration of South Lebanon's historic sites.
- 🚌 Comfortable Transportation: Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle, providing a relaxing environment as you traverse the stunning Mediterranean coastal highway.
- 🕘 9:00 AM Departure: Begin your adventure with a convenient pickup from your Beirut hotel, setting off for a day filled with discovery.
- 🏰 Visit the Crusaders Sea Castle: Marvel at this 13th-century fortress, where your guide will share tales of its storied past and the breathtaking sea views from its ramparts.
- 🛍️ Stroll through Sidon Souks: Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of traditional markets, where centuries-old shops and artisan workshops await your exploration.
- 🧼 Discover the Soap Museum: Learn about the ancient craft of olive oil soap-making, a Sidonian tradition that has thrived for over a millennium.
- 🏛️ Explore the Al-Bass Archaeological Site: Walk through one of the most complete Roman archaeological landscapes, including a monumental triumphal arch and the impressive Tyre Hippodrome.
- ⛪ Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara: Conclude your day at this serene hilltop sanctuary, where panoramic views and spiritual significance create a moment of reflection.
- 🏁 Return to Beirut: Enjoy a scenic drive back to your hotel, reflecting on a day filled with the rich history and beauty of South Lebanon.
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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: 8 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: 8 hours
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
- Comfortable Private Transportation
- Guided Tour of Tyre
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tour Leader
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- 9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your professional guide and driver collect you from your Beirut hotel and head south along the Mediterranean coastal highway — the ancient Phoenician road that once connected the greatest trading cities of the ancient world — toward Sidon. (pass by)
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Crusaders Sea CastleBegin at Sidon's most iconic landmark — a 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the shore by a narrow stone causeway, its towers rising directly from the Mediterranean. Your guide brings the full story alive — the Crusader knights who built it, the Mamluk forces who besieged it, and the Phoenician harbour that made Sidon one of the most powerful trading cities of the ancient world long before the Crusaders ever arrived. The sea views from the ramparts reward every step of the climb.
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Sidon SouksStep into one of Lebanon's most authentically preserved traditional markets — stone-vaulted alleyways where gold merchants, spice vendors, and artisan workshops have occupied the same spaces for centuries. Your guide navigates the lanes with genuine local knowledge, pointing out the details that most visitors walk past — the carved Ottoman doorways, the century-old soap stalls, the hidden courtyards that open unexpectedly from the narrow streets.
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Visit the world's only museum dedicated entirely to olive oil soap-making — a Sidonian craft practiced continuously for over a thousand years. Housed in a beautifully restored khan within the old city, the museum traces the complete journey from olive grove to finished soap cake. Your guide explains the ancient techniques, the role of Sidon's soap trade in Mediterranean commerce, and why this craft survived here when it disappeared almost everywhere else in the world.
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Khan al-FranjEnd your time in Sidon at the grand 17th-century caravanserai commissioned by Emir Fakhreddine II for the European merchants who traded here along the Silk Road — wide arcaded courtyards, vaulted galleries, and carved stone facades that make Khan el Franj one of the finest Ottoman-era buildings in Lebanon and a reminder of Sidon's place at the crossroads of Mediterranean commerce for three thousand years.
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Al-Bass Archaeological SiteArrive in Tyre and enter one of the most complete Roman archaeological landscapes in the Mediterranean world. The Al-Bass complex opens with a monumental triumphal arch — still standing after two thousand years — marking the entrance to a colonnaded street flanked by sarcophagi and tomb monuments from the ancient necropolis on either side. Beyond it, the great Tyre Hippodrome: one of the largest ever built in the Roman world, seating up to 20,000 spectators for chariot races on its 480-metre track. Walking its full length today — past original starting gates, turning posts, and spectator terraces — is one of the most immersive Roman experiences in the entire Middle East. Your guide brings the Phoenician and Roman layers of Tyre's extraordinary history to life within this remarkable landscape of ancient stone.
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TyreLunch in Tyre — optional A relaxed lunch at a local Tyre restaurant — fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood served steps from the Mediterranean, with the ancient city as your backdrop. A natural pause before the day's final and most spiritual stop.
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The day's final stop rises above everything that came before it — literally and spiritually. The hilltop village of Maghdouché is where Christian tradition holds that the Virgin Mary waited in a cave while Jesus preached in Sidon. Mantara means "the one who waits" in Arabic — and the cave sanctuary here has drawn pilgrims for centuries, revered equally by Christians and Muslims across Lebanon. The Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara stands above the ancient cave, and the panoramic views from the hilltop over the southern Lebanese coast, the mountains of the interior, and the sea that Sidon has overlooked for three thousand years offer a fittingly beautiful and peaceful close to a day of extraordinary depth
- Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:00 PM North along the coastal highway back to Beirut with drop-off at your hotel — completing a full day through the Phoenician, Crusader, Roman, and sacred landscapes of South Lebanon, guided at every step by a professional who made every stone speak. (pass by)
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Private Guided Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche Tour | From Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
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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