Private Tour
Private Anjar, Baalbek Temple & Ksara Tour | Guided · From Beirut
Overview
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8 hours
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The Bekaa Valley covers three completely different chapters of the ancient world in a single day — and this private tour is the most comprehensively interpreted version of this itinerary available. Expert local guides at both Anjar and Baalbek. A knowledgeable driver for the full day. Three stops that span 1,300 years of history — Umayyad, Roman, and Jesuit wine caves — all in the same valley.
Anjar: the only surviving Umayyad palatial city in the Levant — built by Caliph Walid I in the 8th century and abandoned within decades, explored with a local guide who makes this overlooked masterpiece impossible to underestimate. Baalbek: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon — explored with a specialist local Baalbek guide whose depth of knowledge changes what you see. Ksara: Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuits in 1857, with 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars. Tickets and lunch payable on site.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Beirut
8:30 AM — Hotel pickup Your driver meets the group at your Beirut hotel and heads east on the Damascus highway — over the Lebanese mountains and down into the Bekaa Valley. Anjar is about an hour away.
Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar
Anjar — the Umayyad city most Lebanon visitors drive straight past Built in the early 8th century by Caliph Walid I — the ruler who also commissioned the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem — and abandoned within decades, never rebuilt. Colonnaded streets, a palace with over 40 towers, a mosque, and bathhouses all still standing in the Bekaa plain. The only surviving example of a complete Umayyad palatial city in the entire Levant — and one of the most underrated archaeological sites in the Middle East. Most tour groups skip it entirely. Your expert local Anjar guide makes sure you understand exactly what you are standing in and why it matters as much as anything else you will see today.
What‘s Included
Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
Private air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group
Stone of the Pregnant Woman quarry stop
Expert local guide at Baalbek temple complex
Expert local guide at Anjar Umayyad ruins
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Lunch (optional — at own expense)
Gratuities (optional)
Pickup points
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PRIVATE TOUR
Pickup included
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent tour and experience
Roberta S,Nov 20, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was well organized and fun. Our guide Hassan was very knowledgeable and funny and the driver Kasem was as well super polite. I will definitely recommend this tour for everyone interested in Lebanon history.
Baalback, Great tour
chokichok,Jan 16, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really enjoyed the tour as i was traveling with my girlfriend. Our guide / Driver was great and very friendly and i formative. The sites are amazing as well.
Exciting travel
Tams K,Dec 2, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a very exciting trip with nice guids. Baalbek is the most beautiful old roman monument in the world. In Anjar is also great memory and there was a excellent lunch. In Ksara we tasted great wines.
Great tour and highly recommend
Bighufta,Nov 4, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After researching and reading a lot of reviews I decided to go with Beirut Tours and I do not regret it for one second. We had Qasim (hopefully I have spelt his name correctly) as our driver. He was courteous, spoke perfect English and tailored the tour to our specifications. We started the day by visiting Anjar (Umayyad ruins) and had one of the best local tour guides (can’t remember his name unfortunately) explain the rich history of the place. He was patient, friendly and went at our pace. We then headed on to Baalbek (Roman ruins) and had another local tour guide walk us through the ruins. On the way back our driver stopped at a local restaurant for us to grab lunch and we then headed back to Beirut (note the tour also includes a visit to Ksara and the winery but being Muslim did not go for the wine tasting option). Fantastic tour and would highly recommend. Will use them again when I’m in Beirut again.
We made the right choice!
BridgewaterCTdad,Oct 10, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I spent a lot of time researching tour companies before I selected Beirut Tours. I was immediately impressed with how quickly my inquires were responded to, Jose was very attentive. Ziad was our driver and we could not have been any more pleased. He was pleasant, informative and spoke perfect English. We only did Baalbek and Anjar, which was plenty for the day. I look forward to my return to Beirut and take advantage of another tour next year! Look no further, you are at the right place.
First class....
Yoka T,Jul 22, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I contacted Beirut Daily Tours at 8.30am in the morning to organize "last minute tour" At 10.30am our driver was at hotel. An amazing day to Sidon and Tyr. Next day a tour to spectacular Baalbek, visit to Chateau St. Thomas winery and Anjar. Our driver Ahmed was professional, and a very good driver (essential in Lebanon!!!) The local guides at the various sites were extremely knowledgeable and gave us very good lessons in the history of this beautiful country.
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