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Cedars of Lebanon, Qozhaya, and Bcharre Day Trip from Beirut
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By Nakhal Sightseeing Tours - Day Tours
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See the cedars of Lebanon in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Qadisha Valley
Duration:
9h
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Hotel pickup offered
Group size:
25
Infant seats available
Ticket type:
Mobile
  • Duration:
    9h
  • Taking Covid-19 safety measures
  • Hotel pickup offered
  • Group size:
    25
  • Infant seats available
  • Ticket type:
    Mobile
About
To truly discover Lebanon’s rich culture and long history, it pays to have a local guide. This guided tour takes you deep into the heart of Lebanon, to the Qadisha Valley where the “cedars of God” still grow. Visit the Monastery of St. Anthony, walk the streets of Bsharri, where the poet Khalil Gibran was born, admire the cedars, and enjoy a restaurant lunch.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 9h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English, French
Highlights
  • Visit the Monastery of St. Anthony and Bsharri, birthplace of Khalil Gibran
  • Savor traditional Lebanese cuisine at a local restaurant
  • Relax with door-to-door round-trip transportation from central Beirut hotels
What to expect
Board your air-conditioned vehicle in central Beirut or at your Beirut hotel, and listen to tales of Lebanese culture and history as you cruise through the pretty countryside. Your first stop is the Qadisha (“Holy”) Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the pretty town of Bsharri. Stroll the ancient town with your guide as you learn about the 20th-century poet and artist Khalil Gibran, who was born here. See religious monuments and the Gibran Museum, then stop for a traditional lunch of “mezze” (small dishes served tapas-style). Continue through the valley to Kozhaya, and explore the mountainside Monastery of St. Anthony. No trip to Qadisha Valley would be complete without viewing the biblical cedars of Lebanon. Learn about these majestic trees as you explore a cedar grove before your driver returns you to Beirut.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 9h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Available languages
English, French
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
  • Visit the Monastery of St. Anthony and Bsharri, birthplace of Khalil Gibran
  • Savor traditional Lebanese cuisine at a local restaurant
  • Relax with door-to-door round-trip transportation from central Beirut hotels
What to expect
Board your air-conditioned vehicle in central Beirut or at your Beirut hotel, and listen to tales of Lebanese culture and history as you cruise through the pretty countryside. Your first stop is the Qadisha (“Holy”) Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the pretty town of Bsharri. Stroll the ancient town with your guide as you learn about the 20th-century poet and artist Khalil Gibran, who was born here. See religious monuments and the Gibran Museum, then stop for a traditional lunch of “mezze” (small dishes served tapas-style). Continue through the valley to Kozhaya, and explore the mountainside Monastery of St. Anthony. No trip to Qadisha Valley would be complete without viewing the biblical cedars of Lebanon. Learn about these majestic trees as you explore a cedar grove before your driver returns you to Beirut.
Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 5484BEIRUT_CEDARS
Important information
Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional guide
  • Pickup and drop-off is included if the guests are staying in Hotels only located within Beirut City (not Hostels, airbnb, or private apartment)
  • Entry/Admission - The Cedars of God
  • Entry/Admission - Gibran Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Deir Qozhaya
Exclusions
  • Gratuities
Duration
9h
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • We Pick up all guests from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. Pick up starts from 07:45 am. Guests should be ready in the lobby from 07:45 am. We don't pick up from hotels outside Beirut, or from Hostels, airbnb, and private apartments, in this case guests should come to our office at 08:00 to join the tour. If the hotel was not provided 48 hours before the tour departure date, then the guests should be present at our office at 08:00 am, as no pick up will be provided for last minute hotel details.
  • Nakhal & Cie, Beirut, Lebanon Alternatively, we offer pick up and drop from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. (No Pick up from Hostels, airbnbs, or private residences). You must provide hotel name upon booking.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional guide
  • Pickup and drop-off is included if the guests are staying in Hotels only located within Beirut City (not Hostels, airbnb, or private apartment)
  • Entry/Admission - The Cedars of God
  • Entry/Admission - Gibran Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Deir Qozhaya
Exclusions
  • Gratuities
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • We Pick up all guests from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. Pick up starts from 07:45 am. Guests should be ready in the lobby from 07:45 am. We don't pick up from hotels outside Beirut, or from Hostels, airbnb, and private apartments, in this case guests should come to our office at 08:00 to join the tour. If the hotel was not provided 48 hours before the tour departure date, then the guests should be present at our office at 08:00 am, as no pick up will be provided for last minute hotel details.
  • Nakhal & Cie, Beirut, Lebanon Alternatively, we offer pick up and drop from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. (No Pick up from Hostels, airbnbs, or private residences). You must provide hotel name upon booking.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
9h
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Travel safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    Nakhal & Cie
    Or, you can also get picked up
    See Important Information for details
  • 1
    The Cedars of God
    Stop: 60 minutes - Admission included
    See details
  • 2
    Gibran Museum
    Stop: 60 minutes - Admission included
    See details
  • You'll return to the starting point
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Troy, MI640 contributions
Fascinating Tour; "Experienced" Guide Needs Training
Dec 2017 • Friends
This is about the Nakhal Tour. The destinations are excellent and while Baalbek, Byblos, Zahle, Beiteddine and other locales would be higher on my list, this is a very interesting set of destinations.

My complaint is that the tour guide, a trained archaeologist, talked incessantly without finding out from the travelers what their interests were. By the time we reached the first sites, I had a headache. She did a fairly good job describing the long life cycle of the Cedars of Lebanon, the Gibran museum was self- touring, but she provided little context to Qadisiyeh. Disappointed. By the way, there are tours that hike the Qadisiyeh Valley. If you are fit enough to do so, I would recommend.
Written 17 January 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
London Travel
London, UK13 contributions
Beautiful landscape
Dec 2017
Touring in Northern Lebanon, viewing the beautiful landscape. As it is far from the city and high up, the air is very fresh. In winter months, it can get very cold there, so, don't forget to bring a coat. We had a good lunch, but unfortunately the restaurant was not heated.
Written 22 January 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
I3R0K3N7FEET
Southampton, UK17 contributions
Amazing Day out to a facsinating historic place
May 2019 • Solo
Stunning, beautiful journey into the heart of mt Lebanon,

We had a brief stop for a light morning snack as we were given warning that we weren't due to eat until the afternoon. This provided a short stretch, a snack/toilet or smoke break.

the first stop at the Gibran museum allows you a quick insight into the life of this influential Lebanese writer, the museum is an old monastery built into some caves. I appreciate that this kinda detour may not be for everyone, but I was certainly glad it was on the way.

The second stop is the 'Cedars of God' which is the last remaining outcrop of Lebanese Cedars actually On Mt Lebanon, while nothing compared to its former glory, you can see the conservation work happening in the mountains, and the park itself offers some absolutely stunning views. These trees and this mountain range was written about in the Epic of gilgamesh and is such an exciting historic place in human history. Unfortunately my group had a reduced time at the cedars, but this was due to an unforseen circumstance causing a lot of traffic on the road from Beirut, so the time we had here was dramatically shortened (we had just 45 minutes compared to the 1.5-2hrs normally afforded). This wasn't any fault to the tour operators and so can't really penalise them for it. There are plenty of carved cedar merchandise nearby also so you can get a piece of the history and support the local area too.

Our lunch was absolutely amazing, we stopped at an amazing restaurant with amazing views, and amazing food. Sharing plates of mixed salad, Tabbouleh, Kibbeh, flat bread, hummous, grilled meats, beer/softdrinks finished off with some mixed fruits. (I would warn that the honeyed figs are super amazing but so sweet that everything after becomes tasteless XD)

Then we travelled down the valley to the Monastery of Saint Antonio, you can see the original cave where the early christians hid from persecution, which later developed into a monastery, absolutely stunning views and architecture.

Unfortunately, I dont think this trip is good for children, but for couples, friends, solo etc, this kind of venture is a must if you are in Lebanon.

The on my trip to both the cedars and to Baalbek, the guides were friendly, funny, informative, knowledgeable, kind, hospitable and approachable. They gave local information of the towns and locations while we travelled through Lebanon as well as giving a broader view of the country's history,
Written 20 May 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Judith F
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates468 contributions
Far too much time waiting about
Dec 2017 • Solo
This is a VERY long day out that simply attempts to do too much because timekeeping is not adhered to by some very selfish guests who think everyone else should sit about and wait for them. The day was eleven and a half hours' long because we waited and waited and waited at The Cedars, a stop that required no more than twenty minutes unless people went for a walk in the slush under the trees. The Gibran Museum was another half hour stop, given longer, and by the time we go to St Anthony's Monastery, it really was half an hour and that, potentially, had more interest than any other stop. People who add 40 minutes to the time given should be left behind and have to take a taxi back to Beirut at their own expense. We spent two and a half hours looking at barely moving rear brake lights. Really disappointing and, had I not paid for another trip the next day, I would not have bothered. The coaches are okay; the guiding basic.
Written 30 December 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
DENVERLAOWEI
Beirut, Lebanon6 contributions
Nice day
Not spectacular sights, but really nice. Our guide Cie, is really fun, and taught us lots, we were fortunate to have her for our guide. Van was kind of rickety, broke down in the end, but they got a replacement quickly. It was sad that the Cedars park was closed from snow, I’m surprised it didn’t get plowed. But still amazing to see the forest of the gods, that built the ancient world, Definitely time and money well spent,
Written 25 February 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Kalynara
Natal, RN31 contributions
Fantastic!
Apr 2019
I was with the best agency in Lebanon called Nakhal and with the most amazing Lebanese travel guide. Her name is Mia. She made our day the best one. The view is amazing, the tour is a pleasure and beeing with such a nice guide who was very kind with all the clients made us absolutely confortable. The Cedar are incredible. Everywhere you feel GOD and a peace. I highly recommend.
Written 16 May 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

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