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Day 1 -
Arrival - Beirut
Arrivals at Beirut Rafic Hariri International
Airport.
Our airport representative will be on hand to
meet and welcome you. Transfer to hotel in
Beirut.
Gathering at the lobby around 9.00PM for
dinner at Bardo followed by our first Lebanese
Saturday night fever’s shot @ GHOST, former
ACID nightclub, biggest gay nightclub of the
Middle East.
Day 2 -
Touring the City that Never Dies
Morning free
Afternoon visit of Lebanon’s capital and most
vibrant city – Beirut. With its
million-plus inhabitants, it won’t take long
until you feel the city’s pulse and inviting
energy. Known as both the Paris of the East,
and the city that would not die, the Lebanese
capital is an exciting Middle Eastern
Metropolis. This excursion will last
approximately 4 hours and will include Roman
Ruins, Mosques and Churches as well as the
recently rebuilt Down Town which was at the
heart of the fighting during the Civil War.
Early evening – Dinner (fee not included).
Optional
night clubbing at Milk night club, open on
Sundays.
Overnight: Beirut
Day 3 -
When in Baalbeck, Do as the Romans Do
Early Morning. Breakfast at hotel.
Depart to visit the amazing Roman ruins of
Baalbek.
Located in the Bekaa valley, Baalbeck makes up
one of the largest and best-preserved corpus
of Roman architecture ever found. In the
Jupiter Temple, six of the fifty-four giant
columns that originally surrounded the
sanctuary still survive. On our way we will
pass by the Ksara cellars.
Built during the Roman period and covered by
sand for centuries, these Cellars were found
by Jesuits by mistake in 1898 (they were
hunting down a fox that was eating their
chickens). Ksara is now home of to a world
famous winery.
Lunch is served at the winery.
Sightseeing along road back to Beirut which is
through the Bekaa Valley and then over the
Mountains back to Beirut for the overnight.
Day 4 -
The Phoenix Rises Again…in Byblos
Gathering at 10 in the lobby.
On the way, we will stop by the beautiful
underground caverns of Jeita - Come explore
this amazing subterranean lake that is now one
of the finalist contenders for the new
7Natural Wonders of the World! Most info:
www.jeitagrotto.com
After Jeita, we will proceed to Byblos -
According to Phoenician tradition the city was
founded by the god El, making Byblos one of
the oldest continuously inhabited cities in
the world. It was in Byblos where the first
linear alphabet, ancestor of all modern
alphabets was invented. The sarcophagus of
Byblos’ king Ahiram, now in the national
museum, bears the oldest knows Phoenician
inscription. Byblos was also the centre of the
Adonis cult, the god of vegetation who dies in
the winter and is renewed each spring.
After the sunset along the coast, we will head
back to Beirut.
Day 5 -
The Shouf area: Turkish Delight Atop Mount
Lebanon
Breakfast at
the hotel, followed by the hotel check out.
This morning we
drive up the Lebanese mountains to visit the
picturesque village of Deir El Qamar, and it’s
neighboring Beiteddine Palace. The palace was
built in the 19th century by Emir Bechir el
Chehabi II (1788 -1840) in the Shouf region.
Considered as one of the Arab world’s
architectural jewels, Beiteddine was home to
the Ruler of Mount Lebanon during the Ottoman
Empire, and currently serves as the
Presidential Summer Place.
Direct transfer
to Beirut - Rafic Hariri International Airport
for your departure.
(Make sure to have a late
afternoon flight or even better an evening
flight)
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1200$ per person in a single room or 900$ per
person in a double room.
$200 nonrefundable deposit required, remaining
balance collected 40 days prior to departure. The
following amounts should be wired either via
Western union, money Gram or a Bank transfer.
fill the
Registration form
and send it to us to be able to handle your
booking.
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G.C.C. and
citizens of Jordan: The Gulf Cooperation
Council Countries and the citizens of Jordan
country who are holding Jordanian passports
who are coming for the purpose of tourism, are
granted a free entry visa for 3 months at the
airport.
Foreign countries: A free one month
valid visa, renewable till 3 months, is
granted to the citizens of these countries who
are coming for tourism: Andorra, Antigua and
Barbuda - Argentina, Armenia , Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
China Rep, Czech Republic, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,
Estonia , Finland, France, Great
Britain, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Macau (S A R) , Malaysia,
Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau,
Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, San
Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Trinidad, Tobacco,
Turkmenistan, USA, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Yugoslavia.
Other nationals should contact the consulate
at the Lebanese Embassy for details about how
to obtain their visa at least one month prior
to arrival.
Cost: For those coming for tourism, a
free visa is granted for one month, renewable
for up to three months.
Restricted Entry: The Government of
Lebanon refuses entry to holders of Israeli
passports, holders of passports containing a
visa for Israel, valid or expired, used or
unused and passports with entry stamps to
Israel.
Passports: Passports valid for 6 months
are required by all.
To remain on the safe side and irrespective of
your nationality, we highly recommend you
check with your local Lebanese Consulate or
Embassy prior to boarding the plane. Please do
so as soon as you decide to come in order to
have enough time to prepare and submit all
requested documents.
Travel
insurance
is mandatory for
those interested in taking part in our Tour to
Istanbul.
make sure to purchase a valid insurance that
would cover Lebanon.
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