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Private Tripoli City Tour | Crusader Citadel & Medieval Souks
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
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Overview
Tripoli is Lebanon's second city, renowned for its remarkable Mamluk architecture and historical significance. This private day trip allows you to explore at your own pace, taking in the city’s rich heritage without the constraints of a group schedule.
- 🏰 Visit the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, a 12th-century Crusader fortress offering panoramic views over Tripoli's skyline and the Mediterranean coast.
- 🕌 Discover the Al-Mansouri Great Mosque and Taynal Mosque, where Gothic stonework beautifully merges with Mamluk architecture, showcasing centuries of history.
- 🛍️ Wander through Souk Al-Harajb, one of the most authentically preserved medieval markets in the Arab world, where traditional merchants have thrived for centuries.
- 🧼 Stop at the Khan el Masriyin, a historic soap factory producing olive oil soap that has been a staple of the region for centuries.
- 🍰 Optional lunch at Hallab 1881, Lebanon's most celebrated pastry institution, where you can savor traditional sweets like knefeh and baklava at your own expense.
- 🚐 Enjoy a private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group, ensuring comfort throughout the day.
- 🌊 Stroll along El Mina Port, Tripoli's ancient waterfront, and soak in the laid-back atmosphere of colorful fishing boats and historic mansions.
- 🕒 Begin your adventure with a convenient hotel pickup at 9:00 AM and return to Beirut around 5:30–6:30 PM.
- 👶 Family-friendly with pram/stroller accessibility and specialized infant seats available for young travelers.
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Private Tripoli City Tour | Crusader Citadel & Medieval Souks
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
- Khan el Masriyin soap factory stop
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
- 1-hour walk through Souk Al-Harajb
- El Mina waterfront stroll
- Al-Mansouri Great Mosque & Taynal Mosque
- Private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group
- Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hallab 1881 (optional — at own expense)
- 9:00 AM — Hotel pickup Your driver meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads north along the Mediterranean coastal highway toward Tripoli. (pass by)
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Citadel Saint Gilles (Qal'at Sinjil)Tripoli — Lebanon's medieval second city Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles — nine centuries above Tripoli Built during the First Crusade by Raymond de Saint-Gilles, expanded by the Mamluks, modified by the Ottomans — nine centuries of conquest and control in a single set of walls. From the ramparts: panoramic views over Tripoli's rooftops, minarets, and the port of El Mina. Your driver covers the full arc of Crusader, Mamluk, and Ottoman history as you explore at your own pace.
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Souk Al-HarajbSouk Al-Harajb — unchanged since the Mamluk era A full hour in stone-vaulted alleyways where gold merchants, spice vendors, fabric traders, and artisan workshops have occupied the same spaces for centuries — not renovated, not curated, just functioning exactly as it always has. The most authentically preserved medieval market in Lebanon. Your driver navigates and points out what makes Tripoli's souk different from anywhere else in the country.
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Khan el Masriyin — traditional soap factory A brief stop at the historic Egyptian merchants' khan — home to a traditional olive oil soap factory that has been producing here for centuries. A craft that supplied markets across the Ottoman Mediterranean world from these very rooms.
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The Great MosqueAl-Mansouri Great Mosque & Taynal Mosque Al-Mansouri — built on the site of a Crusader cathedral, the original Gothic portal still clearly visible in the 14th-century Mamluk stonework. Taynal — two connected prayer halls where Gothic arches and Mamluk architecture exist side by side in the same building. Two mosques that are also two history lessons — each era still legible in the stone. Your driver reads the architectural layers at both buildings.
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Hallab 1881 — Lebanon's most celebrated pastry institution Founded in 1881 during the Ottoman era — the most celebrated pastry and dining institution in Lebanon. Knefeh, baklava, and mamoul made to recipes unchanged for over 140 years. Optional and at your own expense — but the kind of stop that becomes the most talked-about part of the day.
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El Mina PortEl Mina Port — Tripoli's ancient waterfront A stroll along El Mina — Tripoli's historic fishing port with colourful boats, Ottoman-era mansions lining the corniche, and a pace of life that resists every attempt at acceleration. The natural close to a full day in Lebanon's north before heading back to Beirut.
- Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. Tripoli's Crusader citadel, Mamluk mosques, medieval souk, and Ottoman waterfront — Lebanon's most underrated city covered privately at your own pace. Done properly. (pass by)
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Private Tripoli City Tour | Crusader Citadel & Medieval Souks
Beirut, Lebanon
$200
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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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!