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Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche Small-Group Tour | Lunch Included
Beirut, Lebanon
$89
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Overview
The South Lebanon Day Trip from Beirut reveals a hidden gem of historical significance, covering 5,000 years of captivating Phoenician, Crusader, Roman, and sacred history. This guided small-group tour includes three remarkable destinations, with lunch fully provided to enhance your experience.
- 🏰 Visit the Sidon Sea Castle, a stunning 13th-century Crusader fortress located on an island, accessible via a stone causeway, offering panoramic views and a layered history from Phoenician port to Crusader stronghold.
- 🛍️ Wander through the Sidon Old Souks, a bustling market where spice merchants and artisans have operated for centuries, showcasing the authentic, unchanged atmosphere of local commerce.
- 🧼 Explore the Soap Museum, the only one of its kind worldwide, revealing the rich history of Sidon's olive oil soap production, housed in a beautifully restored khan.
- 🏛️ Discover Khan al-Franj, a historic 17th-century caravanserai that served European merchants on the Silk Road, featuring exquisite Ottoman architecture and charming courtyards.
- 🏟️ Delve into the Al-Bass Archaeological Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you can walk through ancient Roman structures, including a triumphal arch and one of the largest hippodromes in the Roman world.
- 🍽️ Savor a delicious lunch in Tyre, enjoying fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood at a local restaurant with views of the Mediterranean and the ancient city.
- ⛪ Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara, a revered site where the Virgin Mary is said to have waited while Jesus preached, offering breathtaking views and a serene atmosphere.
- 🚐 Benefit from hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut, ensuring a hassle-free travel experience in an air-conditioned vehicle throughout the day.
- 🗣️ Professional expert guide available to enrich your visit with in-depth historical insights at every stop.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
GUIDED TOUR WITHOUT LUNCH
Lunch & Tickets not included: : Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Guided Tour:: Guided Visit to Sidon & Tyre
Pickup included
Lunch & Tickets not included: : Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Guided Tour:: Guided Visit to Sidon & Tyre
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Entry/Admission to Al-Bass Archaeological Site ( if option selected )
- Professional expert guide
- Entry/Admission to Sidon Soap Museum ( if option selected )
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
- Entry/Admission to Sidon Castle (if option selected)
- Food or drinks unless specified
- Gratuities (optional)
- 8:30 AM — Hotel pickup Your guide meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads south along the Mediterranean coastal highway. Sidon is 45 minutes away. (pass by)
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Crusaders Sea CastleSidon Sea Castle — Crusader fortress on a Mediterranean island A 13th-century Crusader fortress on a small island just off the coast, connected to shore by a stone causeway with open sea on both sides. Phoenician traders were using this harbour 3,000 years before the Crusaders built here. Your guide covers the full layered history — Phoenician port to Crusader fortress to Mamluk conquest — from the castle ramparts.
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Sidon SouksSidon Old Souks — the real thing Stone-vaulted alleyways where spice merchants, goldsmiths, and artisan workshops have traded continuously for centuries. Not renovated for tourism — actually functioning, actually unchanged. Your guide points out what makes Sidon's market different from every other souk in Lebanon.
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Soap Museum — the only one of its kind on earth. Sidon has been producing olive oil soap for over a thousand years — and this museum, the only one dedicated to the craft anywhere in the world, tells the complete story. Housed in a restored khan in the old city. A genuinely surprising and informative stop that most travelers did not know they wanted until they are inside it.
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Khan al-FranjKhan el Franj — where the Silk Road met the Mediterranean A 17th-century caravanserai built by Emir Fakhreddine II for European merchants trading along the Silk Road — arcaded courtyards, vaulted galleries, carved stone facades. One of the finest Ottoman buildings in Lebanon and a fitting final image of Sidon before heading south.
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Al-Bass Archaeological SiteAl-Bass Archaeological Complex — Roman Tyre at full scale Enter through a triumphal arch still standing after two thousand years. Walk a colonnaded street flanked by ancient sarcophagi from the Roman necropolis. Reach the Tyre Hippodrome — one of the largest in the Roman world, built for 20,000 spectators on a 480-metre track, starting gates and turning posts still in place. Your guide places every structure in its Roman and Phoenician context — this is the kind of site where having the right guide is the difference between a good visit and an unforgettable one.
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TyreLunch in Tyre — included Fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood at a local Tyre restaurant — Mediterranean right there, ancient city as backdrop. Fully included.
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Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara — Mantara means "the one who waits" Christian tradition holds that the Virgin Mary waited in a cave here while Jesus preached in Sidon below. The Arabic name — Mantara, "the one who waits" — has been attached to this place for two millennia. Revered by Christians and Muslims alike. The Basilica stands above the ancient cave, panoramic views over the southern Lebanese coast below. A quiet, unexpected close to a day that started at a Crusader sea castle and covered 5,000 years of history along the way.
- Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel. South Lebanon done properly — Phoenician, Crusader, Roman, and sacred, all in one day. (pass by)
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Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche Small-Group Tour | Lunch Included
Beirut, Lebanon
$89
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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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!