Day 01:                                                                            Arrival. Meet & assist at the Airport by our representative.Transfer to the hotel for check in & overnight.                                                                                                                   Day 02: Beyrut - Byblos - Tripoli  Beyrut                      Breakfast, Our day starts with the visit to Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, goes back at least 9.000 years. It is one of the richest archeological sites in the Middle East. It was the religious and commercial capital of the Phoenician coast and it was here, where the first linear alphabet was invented. Its Roman-Medieval port has been repaired. The old part of the town with its cafés, restaurants & archeological areas dominated by the Crusader Castle make it a popular destination. It has given its name to the Bible.Lunch al restaurant,visit Tripoli,the Second largest city in Lebanon, it is situated at 85 kms from Beirut. The city is extremely rich in monuments,visit the Crusaders like the castle of St. Giles, The ancient bazaars, towers, khans (caravanseries) and baths which add oriental charm to the modern city.drive back to Beyrut,dinner & overnight.

Day 03: Beyrut  Cedars-Becharre  Beyrut                Breakfast,visit Cedars of Lebanon (2000 m. altitude), mentioned several times in the Bible. Some of them are more than 2000 years old. In Becharreh, we visit the Gebran Museum, the international poet of Lebanese origin. This visit is followed by an excellent lebanese lunch.In the afternoon we visit the convent of St Anthony of Kozhaya, one of the numerous convents of the Holy Valley but the only one renovated and with easy access. drive back to Beyrut,dinner & overnight.

Day 04:Beyrut - Beiteddine - Deir el Kamar  Beyrut    Breakfast,visit Beiteddin, Palace of Emir Bechir (1788 - 1840) and summer palace of the Lebanese Presidents from 1943 till 1983. Lunch is served in a very good lebanese restaurant, At a small distance, we visit Deir El-Kamar, typical Lebanese village where we visit the Kayssarieh, Notre Dame Churh and Fakhreddine Mosque .Drive back to Beyrut,dinner & overnight.

Day 05: Beyrut - Baalbeck - Anjar  Beyrut           Breakfast,visit The Acropolis of Baalbeck, in the Bekaa valley, 85 kms from Beirut, It is the largest and best preserved corpus of Roman architecture left to us. Its temples, dedicated to Jupiter, Venus & Bacchus, were built in the 2nd & 3rd centuries A.D. Lunch, Anjar, Lebanon's only remaining walled city, some 58 kms from Beirut. The stones & carvings were brought to this spot by decree of the Omayyad Calipha al-Walid in the early 8th century A.D. Turn back to Beyrut.Dinner & overnight.

Day 06: Beyrut Damascus  Beyrut                          Breakfast,drive to Maalula & visit the convent of Saint. Sergius,  we proceed to Damascus where we visit the Omayyad Mosque, Lunch will be served in a typical oriental restaurant. In the afternoon, we visit Anania's house and the Via Recta. Then free time for shopping at the famous Hamideih market,Drive back to Beyrut,Dinner & overnight.

Day 07: Beyrut Jeita Beyrut                                       Breakfast,visit Jeita, One of the world's most beautiful caverns, about 20 km north of Beirut. The caverns are visited by boat over a subterranean lake 623 meters long. Lunch,city tour of Beirut, capital of Lebanon & heart of the Middle East, rises again from the ashes. We visit the National Museum, the city centre with its huge construction sites and renovation works in addition to all the archeological finds.Dinner & overnight.

Day 08: Departure                                                              Transfer to the Airport for flight back.

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