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Private Beiteddine, Barouk Cedars Hike & Deir el Qamar | Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
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Overview
This private day tour showcases three of the Chouf Mountains' most captivating locations, offering a unique itinerary seldom found in other listings. The journey combines a 19th-century presidential palace, a UNESCO biosphere cedar forest, and Lebanon's first capital into one unforgettable experience.
- 🏰 Beiteddine Palace: Discover Lebanon's presidential summer residence built by Emir Bashir II, featuring three stunning courtyards adorned with intricate tilework and cedar-wood ceilings. Don't miss the underground museum housing the finest collection of Byzantine mosaics.
- 🌲 Barouk Cedar Reserve: Venture into Lebanon's largest protected natural area, spanning over 50,000 hectares, and hike through ancient cedar trees that once furnished Phoenician ships. Enjoy breathtaking mountain views on an easy one-hour hike, suitable for all fitness levels, throughout the year.
- 🏛️ Deir el Qamar: Visit Lebanon's first capital, a beautifully preserved honey-stone Ottoman village showcasing 17th and 18th-century mansions. Your driver will share the rich dynastic and political history of this remarkable location.
- 🕌 Fakhreddine's Mosque & Saydet el Tallé Church: Witness the coexistence of cultures with a 17th-century mosque and a hilltop Maronite church, both offering panoramic views of the Chouf valley.
- 🍽️ Optional Lunch: Savor Lebanese mountain mezze at a local restaurant in Deir el Qamar, featuring grilled meats and fresh bread, available at your own expense.
- 🚗 Private Transportation: Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group, ensuring a personalized experience throughout the day.
- 🗣️ Knowledgeable Driver: Benefit from the insights of an English-speaking driver who will share the stories and history of the sites you visit.
- 🕒 Convenient Schedule: Enjoy a full day of exploration, starting with hotel pickup at 9:00 AM and returning to your Beirut hotel around 5:30–6:30 PM.
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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: 8 hours
- Deir el Qamar village — mosque, church & historic square
- Easy 1-hour hike through Barouk Cedar Reserve
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
- Private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group
- Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
- Beiteddine Palace including Byzantine mosaic museum
- Gratuities (optional)
- Lunch in Deir el Qamar (optional — at own expense)
- 9:00 AM — Hotel pickup Your driver meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads southeast into the Chouf Mountains. Beiteddine is about 45 minutes away — the scenery shifting from coast to pine-forested mountain ridges as you climb. (pass by)
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Beiteddine Palace — the presidential palace of Lebanon Built between 1788 and 1840 by Emir Bashir II — the ruler who unified Lebanon's mountain communities. Three interconnected courtyards with hand-cut geometric tilework and elaborately carved cedar-wood ceilings. Beneath the palace: Lebanon's finest collection of Byzantine mosaics in an underground museum that most visitors walk straight past. Today the official summer residence of the Lebanese President. Your driver covers the full story of Emir Bashir and the palace throughout the visit.
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Barouk CedarBarouk Cedars — Lebanon's largest nature reserve · open all year The Shouf Biosphere Reserve covers over 50,000 hectares of the Lebanese mountains — Lebanon's largest protected natural area and a UNESCO-recognised biosphere. The Barouk cedar grove at its heart protects ancient trees descended from the forests that once covered the entire Lebanese range — the same cedars that built Phoenician ships, furnished Solomon's Temple, and supplied Egyptian palaces. An easy one-hour hike through the marked trails — suitable for all fitness levels, open in every season, spectacular mountain scenery year-round. Unlike the cedar forests near Bcharre, this road stays open regardless of the season. Your driver covers the ecology and conservation story of Lebanon's most emblematic tree throughout.
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Deir el QamarDeir el Qamar — Lebanon's first capital Meaning "Monastery of the Moon" — a honey-stone Ottoman village that served as Lebanon's first capital under the Ma'an dynasty and remains one of the most perfectly preserved historic villages in the country. The cobblestone central square is framed by 17th and 18th-century mansions unchanged for centuries. Your driver covers the dynastic and political history of this remarkable village.
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Fakhreddine's MosqueFakhreddine Mosque & Saydet el Tallé Church The 17th-century mosque of Emir Fakhreddine II — the Druze ruler who built an empire from the Bekaa to the Sinai — and the hilltop Maronite church with panoramic Chouf valley views. A mosque and a church metres apart, four centuries of coexistence in a single hillside view.
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Deir el QamarLunch in Deir el Qamar — optional Lebanese mountain mezze at a local restaurant — grilled meats, fresh bread, Chouf valley views. Optional and at your own expense. After a morning palace visit and a cedar hike, the argument for lunch makes itself.
- Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. A presidential palace, Lebanon's largest cedar forest, and the count (pass by)
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Private Beiteddine, Barouk Cedars Hike & Deir el Qamar | 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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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!