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Enjoy personalized attention on this small group tour from Beirut that cover two important landmarks of Lebanon. Explore the magnificent Jeita grotto, and discover the continuesly inhabited city of Byblos. Entrance fees to the sites are included, which makes your trip more convenient.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Beirut, Lebanon
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Enjoy personalized attention on this small group tour from Beirut that cover two important landmarks of Lebanon. Explore the magnificent Jeita grotto, and discover the continuesly inhabited city of Byblos. Entrance fees to the sites are included, which makes your trip more convenient.
Stop At: Jeita Grotto, Valley of the Dog River, Jitta Lebanon
The Jeita Grotto, a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves which have formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. It is located 300 metres above sea level and has a height difference of 305 metres.
The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2,130 metres and contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies.
The lower gallery which has an overall length of 6,200 metres is located 60 metres below the upper gallery. It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Byblos, Byblos, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. Byblos is also directly associated with the history and diffusion of the Phoenician alphabet.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Byblos Castle, Byblos Lebanon
A restored 12th-century Crusader castle surrounded by a 10m-wide dry moat is located just inside the entrance to Byblos’ atmospheric archaeological site. It’s an impressive building that offers an excellent perspective over the ruins from the top of its foursquare keep.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Souk, Byblos Lebanon
Byblos old souk is an old market where tourists can shop for souvenirs and antiques, or simply stroll along the old cobblestone streets and enjoy the architecture.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Byblos Port, Byblos Lebanon
Byblos Port is an ancient port in Byblos and is believed by the Lebanese to be the oldest port in the world. Around 3000 BC, Byblos Port was the most important timber shipping center in the eastern Mediterranean
Duration: 15 minutes
