Private Beiteddine, Shouf Cedars & Deir el Qamar | Chouf Trip
Overview
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8 hours
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The Chouf Mountains do three things really well — grand palaces, ancient cedar forests, and perfectly preserved Ottoman villages — and this private day trip from Beirut does all three. One mountain range, one full day, three completely different experiences that have no business being this good or this close together.
Beiteddine Palace is the showstopper — one of the most magnificent 19th-century palaces in the Arab world, built by the man who unified Lebanon's warring mountain factions and today the summer residence of the Lebanese President. The Barouk Cedar Forest is the antidote — ancient trees, mountain air, and the complete silence of a UNESCO-protected biosphere that most Lebanon visitors never reach. And Deir el Qamar is the perfect finale — a honey-stone village that was Lebanon's first capital and still looks like nobody told it the rest of the world moved on.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Beirut
9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut Your driver picks you up from your Beirut hotel and heads southeast into the Chouf Mountains — pine-forested ridges rising steeply above the coastal plain as you climb toward Beiteddine.
Beiteddine Palace — the presidential one Built between 1788 and 1840 by Emir Bashir II — the ruler who unified Lebanon's mountain communities under a single authority and today serves as the Lebanese President's official summer residence — Beiteddine is the most impressive palace in the Chouf and one of the finest in the Arab world. Three grand interconnected courtyards decorated with hand-cut geometric tilework and carved cedar-wood ceilings open before you. Beneath the palace, an underground museum preserves Lebanon's finest collection of Byzantine mosaics — floor panels of extraordinary colour that most visitors walk straight past. Your driver knows where the good stuff is and takes you straight to it.
Options
PRIVATE TOUR
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
What‘s Included
Walk through Barouk Cedar Forest — Shouf Biosphere Reserve
Knowledgeable English-speaking driver
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch in Deir el Qamar (optional — at own expense)
Gratuities (optional)
Pickup points
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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