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Chouf Charm: Private Journey Through Lebanon's Historic Heartland

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حدد التاريخ وعدد المسافرين

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نبذة

Experience the beauty of Lebanon countryside by going on this exciting day trip from Beirut to the Chouf area. Travel by a private car, so you can admire the scenic views along the way. Get picked-up at your hotel and visit Beitddine Palace, Deir Elkamar and Barouk Cedars reserve where you have ample time to explore the Cedars forest on your own.

ما تشمله الجولة

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مُقدم في العربية & الإنكليزية

إلغاء مجاني

بطاقة رقمية

٨ ساعات

مُقدم في العربية & الإنكليزية

إلغاء مجاني

بطاقة رقمية

ما تشمله الجولة

Tour Leader

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Air-conditioned vehicle

Comfortable Private Transportation

Lunch

Gratuities

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برنامج الجولة

Beiteddine Palace

Beiteddine Palace or ‘House of Faith’ is a 19th-century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon. It hosts the annual Beiteddine Festival and the Beiteddine Palace Museum. Emir Bashir Chehab II, who later became the ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate, built the palace between 1788 and 1818. After 1840, the palace was used by the Ottomans as a government building. During the French Mandate it served as a local administrative office. In 1943, the palace was declared the president's official summer residence. During the Lebanese Civil War it was heavily damaged. Parts of the palace are today open to the public while the rest is still the president's summer residence.

90 minutes

Deir Al Kamar Municipality

Deir al-Qamar, meaning "Monastery of the Moon" is a village located south-east of Beirut and five kilometres outside of Beiteddine palace in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon. Deir El Qamar was the first village in Lebanon to have a municipality in 1864, and it is the birthplace of many well known personalities, such as artists, writers, and politicians. People from all religious backgrounds lived there and the town had a mosque, synagogue and Christian churches. In the year 1860, Deir al-Qamar was destroyed during the civil war between Druze and Christians during which the town was set ablaze. Napoleon III sent a French contingent to rebuild it, recalling France ancient role as protector of the Christians in the Ottoman Empire as established by a treaty in 1523. In 1864, Deir el-Qamar elected the first municipality in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. The village retains a remarkable picturesque appearance with typical stone houses with red tile roofs.

30 minutes

Fakhreddine's Mosque

Fakhreddine Mosque with its octagonal minaret is a mosque in Deir el Qamar, Lebanon. Built in 1493 and restored in the sixteenth century by Fakhreddine 1st, it is the oldest mosque in Mount Lebanon.

15 minutes

Saydet El Talle Church

The Church of Saidet et Tallé and translated as Our Lady of the Hill is one of the most important historical and religious sites in Deir el Qamar and dates to the 15th century. Monk Nicolas Smisaati built a church on the site over the ruins of an old Phoenician temple dedicated to the goddess Astarte that was later destroyed by an earthquake in 859. According to the Maronite Heritage web site, "the legend says that there was a Druze Emir in Baakline looking at the hill of Dar El Kamar. He saw a light coming out of the hill so he gathered his soldiers and ordered them to go in the morning and dig in the land. He said to them: 'If you find an Islamic symbol, build a mosque. If you find a Christian symbol, build a church." In the morning, the soldiers went and found a rock with a cross on it and under the cross there was the moon and venus. That was the sign that in the distant past there was a temple dedicated to the moon and venus and later it became a church.

15 minutes

Shouf Cedars Reserve

Maaser Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Chouf District of Lebanon. It is located on the slopes of Barouk mountain and has an area of 550 km², nearly 5.3% of the Lebanese territory and 70% of Lebanon's green area, making it the largest nature reserve in the Middle East. It is part of the Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, also recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve in 2005.

60 minutes

المعلومات المهمة

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Specialized infant seats are available

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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

سياسة الإلغاء

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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لن يتم قبول أي تغييرات تجريها قبل أقل من 24 ساعة من وقت بدء الجولة.