Beirut, Beiteddine Palace & Deir el Qamar Small-Group Tour

What's included

What you'll see and do

1. Beirut

   8:30 AM — Hotel pickup, Beirut Your professional guide meets you at your Beirut hotel and the morning begins immediately — Pigeon Rocks and the seafront are just minutes away.

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2. Beirut

   Pigeon Rocks & Beirut panoramic tour Begin at Beirut's most iconic natural landmark — the towering Pigeon Rocks rising from the Mediterranean at Raouche — before a guided panoramic tour through the city's most celebrated landmarks. Your guide narrates the history, the architecture, and the stories behind each stop as you move through Beirut's most historically charged streets.

   180 minutes here

3. Arrive at one of the most magnificent palaces in the Arab world — built by Emir Bashir II between 1788 and 1840 as a statement of Lebanese cultural ambition and political power. Three grand interconnected courtyards decorated with hand-cut geometric tilework, carved cedar-wood ceilings, and painted reception halls open before you. Beneath the palace, an underground museum houses Lebanon's finest collection of Byzantine mosaics — floor panels of extraordinary colour and detail. Today the palace serves as the summer residence of the Lebanese President and hosts the internationally celebrated Beiteddine Art Festival. Your guide brings the full story of Emir Bashir and his remarkable palace to life.

   60 minutes here · Admission not included

4. Deir el Qamar

   Drive down to Deir el Qamar — meaning "Monastery of the Moon" — one of the most enchanting and best-preserved villages in Lebanon and the country's first capital under the Ma'an dynasty. The central square is framed by honey-stone mansions dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, a Druze palace, and public buildings that speak of former political importance. A mosque and a church stand metres apart in the same square — the quiet, enduring coexistence that defines Lebanon at its most harmonious.

   30 minutes here

5. Fakhreddine's Mosque

   Fakhreddine Mosque & Saydet el Tallé Church Visit the 17th-century mosque of Fakhreddine II — the visionary Druze emir considered one of the founding fathers of modern Lebanon — before climbing to the hilltop Maronite church with sweeping views over the Chouf valleys below. Two places of worship, metres apart, centuries of shared history between them.

   15 minutes here

6. Deir el Qamar

   Lunch in Deir el Qamar — included A generous Lebanese mountain lunch at one of Deir el Qamar's traditional restaurants — stone-vaulted dining rooms and terraces serving mezze spreads, grilled meats, and fresh bread with Chouf valley views. Fully included in your tour price — nothing extra to pay.

   60 minutes here

7. Beirut

   Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM Mountain drive back to Beirut with drop-off at your hotel — completing a full day that moved from the capital's iconic streets to the grandeur of a mountain palace to Lebanon's first capital, with every ticket and every meal already taken care of.

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Where it starts and ends

Options you can book

• GUIDED TOUR WITH LUNCH

  Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include tickets. This cost goes on your own. Duration: 8 hours Lunch included:: The lunch is included in the price of the tour Pickup included

• 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. Duration: 8 hours Pickup included

Before you book

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Languages

ar, en

Ticket

Mobile Only

Runs on

Tue, Fri

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

Operated by

Lebanon Tours & travels

Know before you go

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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