Private Anjar, Baalbek & Ksara Tour | Local Guides & Lunch Incl.

What's included

What you'll see and do

1. Beirut

   9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your driver meets the group at your hotel and heads east on the Damascus highway — over the Lebanese mountains and down into the Bekaa Valley. First stop is Anjar, about an hour away.

   Pass by without stopping

2. Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar

   Anjar — specialist local guide · the only Umayyad city in the Levant Built in the early 8th century by Caliph Walid I — the same ruler who commissioned the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem — and abandoned within decades, never rebuilt. Colonnaded streets dividing the city into four quarters, a grand palace with over 40 towers, a mosque, and bathhouses — all still standing in the Bekaa plain. Most visitors to Lebanon drive straight past without stopping. A specialist local guide makes sure you understand exactly what you are looking at — the urban planning, the speed of construction, the mystery of the abandonment — and why Anjar is one of the most significant and most underappreciated archaeological sites in the Middle East.

   45 minutes here · Admission included

3. Stone of the Pregnant Woman — the quarry that sets the scale Before the temples — the Stone of the Pregnant Woman in the ancient Roman quarry. A single limestone block, 21 metres long, weighing an estimated 1,000 tonnes, cut 2,000 years ago and never moved. Your driver explains the engineering logic — and why this unfinished block is the best possible preparation for what you are about to enter.

   15 minutes here

4. Baalbek Temple

   Baalbek Temple Complex — specialist local guide The greatest Roman temple complex on earth — with a specialist local Baalbek guide whose knowledge of these structures goes well beyond what visiting guides can offer. The Temple of Jupiter on Trilithon stones each weighing over 800 tonnes — the largest dressed stones in human history. The Temple of Bacchus, larger than the Parthenon and almost entirely intact — the best-preserved Roman temple in the world. The Temple of Venus completing a complex that took three centuries to build. Having already seen Anjar with a local guide, the Roman world of Baalbek lands with even greater force — two civilisations, the same valley, two specialist interpreters.

   90 minutes here · Admission included

5. Baalbeck

   Lunch in Baalbek or Zahle — included Lebanese mezze and grilled meats — either in Baalbek or at a riverside restaurant in Zahle, Lebanon's celebrated food capital, depending on the group's preference and timing. Fully included in the tour price — nothing extra to pay.

   60 minutes here

6. Chateau Ksara

   Chateau Ksara — Roman caves, Lebanese wine, founded 1857 Lebanon's oldest winery — founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars where wine ages at a naturally constant temperature year-round. The cave tour connects directly back to the Roman world you explored this morning at Baalbek — same civilisation, same valley, a different kind of legacy entirely. Then a tasting of Ksara's iconic Cabernet-Syrah blends, crisp Blanc de Blancs, and celebrated Sunset Rosé. A day that opened at an 8th-century Umayyad ghost city closes in ancient Roman wine caves. The Bekaa in one day.

   60 minutes here · Admission not included

7. Beirut

   Return to Beirut — approx. 6:00–7:00 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — an Umayyad ghost city, the world's greatest Roman temples, and ancient wine caves. Two specialist local guides. One complete Bekaa day.

   Pass by without stopping

Where it starts and ends

Options you can book

• Private Tour

  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 Anjar & Baalbek Temples Pickup included

• Private Tour + Lunch

  Tickets not Included:: Tickets are not included: Please note this option does not include Tickets. This cost goes on your own. Lunch included: : Lunch is included in the price of the tour Guided Tour: Guided Visit of Anjar & Baalbek Temples Pickup included

• Private Tour + Tickets + Lunch

  Tickets Included: Tickets to Anjar & Baalbek Temples are included on the price of the tour Lunch included: The lunch is included in the price of the tour Guided Tour: Guided Visit of Anjar & Baalbek Temples 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

Every day

Group size

Up to 9 travelers per booking

Operated by

Lebanon Tours

Know before you go

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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