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Private Qadisha Valley, Gibran Museum & Cedars Hike | From Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
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Overview
This private day trip in Lebanon's north takes you beyond the standard itinerary to uncover hidden gems in a stunning mountain valley. With four unique stops, each offers a different experience, from ancient history to breathtaking natural beauty.
- 🏞️ Qadisha Valley — Experience a UNESCO World Heritage gorge with sheer limestone walls, dotted with ancient monastery caves. Enjoy multiple photo stops along the rim, capturing the dramatic scenery and learning why these cliffs are considered holy.
- 📚 Khalil Gibran Museum — Visit the birthplace of Khalil Gibran, author of "The Prophet," which has sold over 100 million copies. The museum showcases his original artworks and manuscripts, while your driver shares fascinating insights into his life and work.
- 🌲 Cedars of God — Hike through a UNESCO-protected grove at 2,000 metres, home to ancient cedar trees over 1,000 years old. This easy one-hour hike on marked trails is suitable for all fitness levels and offers stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
- 🍽️ Optional Lunch in Bcharre — Savor mountain Lebanese mezze at a local restaurant, featuring grilled meats and fresh bread with panoramic views of Qadisha Valley. Lunch is optional and at your own expense, but the setting is one of the best in Lebanon.
- ⛪ Kozhaya Monastery — Explore the 12th-century Monastery of Saint Anthony, carved into the cliff face. Discover the first printing press in the Middle East and delve into its significance for the region's history of knowledge.
- 🚐 Private Transportation — Travel in comfort with a private, air-conditioned vehicle and a knowledgeable English-speaking driver who provides insights at each stop, allowing you to set your own pace.
- 🕒 Convenient Pickup and Drop-off — Enjoy hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut, making your journey smooth and enjoyable.
- 👶 Infant Seats Available — Specialized infant seats are available, ensuring comfort for families traveling with young children.
- 💡 Gratuities Optional — Tips for your driver are appreciated but entirely optional, allowing you to choose based on your experience.
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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: 9 hours
- Qadisha Valley viewpoint — photo stops
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
- Easy 1-hour hike through the Cedars of God
- Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
- Gratuities (optional)
- Lunch (optional — at own expense)
- 8:30 AM — Hotel pickup Your driver meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads north — coastal highway climbing into the Lebanese mountains toward the Qadisha Valley. Two hours of increasingly dramatic scenery. (pass by)
- Qadisha Valley — UNESCO gorge · photo stop at the rim Pull over at the rim and look down — sheer limestone walls dropping hundreds of metres to the valley floor, dotted with ancient monastery caves carved into the cliff face over seventeen centuries. Qadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic. Your driver explains who chose these inaccessible cliffs and why. Multiple photo stops along the rim. The view that makes travelers understand why Lebanon's north is worth the drive. (pass by)
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Gibran MuseumKhalil Gibran Museum — The Prophet, in the village that produced it The Prophet has sold over 100 million copies in more than 100 languages — one of the best-selling books of the entire 20th century. Khalil Gibran was born in Bcharre, shaped by this mountain landscape, and buried here — in the cave chapel of this former Carmelite monastery carved into the cliff above the village. The museum holds his original oil paintings, watercolours, and personal manuscripts. Your driver covers Gibran's life, his years in New York, and why The Prophet reads differently when you are standing in the place that made it.
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The Cedars of GodCedars of God — easy one-hour hike · UNESCO-protected grove A UNESCO-protected grove at 2,000 metres above sea level where some trees exceed 1,000 years and trunks measure more than 14 metres in circumference. These are the descendants of the forests that built Phoenician ships and furnished Solomon's Temple. An easy one-hour hike on marked trails — suitable for all fitness levels, no steep terrain. Your driver covers the ecology and conservation story of Lebanon's most emblematic tree throughout. At your own pace — no group rushing you through.
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BcharreLunch in Bcharre — optional Mountain Lebanese mezze at a local Bcharre restaurant — grilled meats, fresh bread, Qadisha Valley views. Optional and at your own expense. Worth the stop — the valley view from up here is one of the best lunch settings in Lebanon.
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Maronite Monastery of St. Anthony The GreatKozhaya Monastery — first printing press in the Middle East Descend into the Qadisha Valley for the day's final and most atmospheric stop — the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Kozhaya, founded in the 12th century and carved directly into the limestone cliff face of the valley wall. Cave chapels, ancient stone cells, complete gorge silence. Inside: a pilgrimage cave active for over eight centuries, and the first printing press ever used in the Middle East — brought here by Maronite monks in the 16th century. Most travelers who visit Kozhaya say it is the stop they did not expect and cannot forget. Your driver explains the full significance of the printing press and what it means for the history of knowledge in the Levant.
- Return to Beirut — approx. 6:00–7:00 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. A UNESCO gorge, the tomb of The Prophet's author, thousand-year-old cedar trees, and the first printing press in the Middle East — Lebanon's north, privately, at your own pace. Done properly. (pass by)
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Private Qadisha Valley, Gibran Museum & Cedars Hike | 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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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!