Private Jeita, Harissa & Byblos Tour | Local Guide & Lunch Incl.

9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your driver meets the group at your hotel and heads north — Jeita Grotto is 30 minutes away and the day begins underground.

Jeita Grotto — UNESCO tentative site · New 7 Wonders finalist Two cave systems, two completely different experiences. The upper cave on foot — stalactites and stalagmites up to 8 metres tall, formed over millions of years into formations of extraordinary scale and beauty. The lower cave by silent electric boat — gliding along an underground river through chambers of absolute stillness. One of the most spectacular natural experiences in the Middle East — 30 minutes from Beirut.

Harissa cable car — 650 metres above the Mediterranean Board the Téléférique at Jounieh seafront and ride up to 650 metres as Jounieh Bay opens dramatically below — one of the most photographed aerial views in Lebanon. The ascent is the experience. Your driver shares the coastal geography and story of Harissa as you ascend.

Our Lady of Lebanon — the mountaintop shrine The 8.5-metre bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon — arms outstretched toward the Mediterranean, one of the most visited religious monuments in the Middle East. The Maronite Basilica and neighbouring churches surround it. Panoramic views over the entire Lebanese coast from 650 metres. Revered by Christians and Muslims alike.

Byblos city — arriving in one of the oldest cities on earth Arrive in Byblos — continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years, the city that gave the world its alphabet and whose name gave us the word Bible. Your specialist local Byblos guide meets the group here — someone who has spent years studying this extraordinary site and who knows its 7,000-year story at a depth that visiting guides cannot match.

Byblos Castle & archaeological site — 7,000 years in one walk The 12th-century Crusader castle built from recycled Phoenician and Roman stones — civilisations literally embedded in the walls. The archaeological site inside: Neolithic foundations from 5000 BC, Bronze Age temples, Phoenician royal tombs, and Roman streets — all within the same enclosure. Your local guide traces the full arc of human settlement here, connecting each period to the next in a narrative that makes 7,000 years feel comprehensible rather than overwhelming.

Byblos Old Souk — stone-paved lanes above an ancient port A full hour in Byblos's charming old souk — stone-paved lanes with jewellery workshops, antique dealers, and cafés — with your local guide pointing out the details that most visitors walk straight past. Then down to the ancient fishing harbour where colourful wooden boats sit against medieval walls and open sea. The most photogenic corner of Byblos.

Lunch in Byblos — sea-view restaurant · included Fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood at a sea-view restaurant — the ancient fishing harbour directly in front of you, the Mediterranean beyond. The best lunch setting in Lebanon. Fully included in the tour price — nothing extra to pay.

Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — underground caves, a mountaintop shrine, and 7,000 years of city history interpreted by a specialist local guide, with lunch already covered.