Items | Private Baalbek & Ksara Winery Tour | Lunch & Local Guide Incl.
Private Baalbek & Ksara Winery Tour | Lunch & Local Guide Incl.
(4) Reviews
Beirut
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Bekaa Valley's two most extraordinary destinations — the greatest Roman temples ever built and Lebanon's oldest winery — in one private day from Beirut with lunch and all entrance tickets included. Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon and the Trilithon stones beneath the Temple of Jupiter are the largest dressed stones in human history — explored here with a specialist local guide who knows every column and every inscription. Ksara was founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars, connecting the afternoon directly back to the morning. Private vehicle and knowledgeable local driver throughout. Speciali...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
Knowledgeable local English-speaking driver
Tickets / Admission to Baalbek Temples (if option selected)
Tickets / Admission to Chateau Ksara (if option selected)
Specialist local guide at Baalbek temple complex
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuities (optional)
Food or drinks unless specified
Itinerary
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Beirut
9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut
Your driver meets the group at your hotel and heads east on the Damascus highway — over the Lebanese mountains and down into the Bekaa Valley. Baalbek is about 90 minutes away.
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Stone of the Pregnant Woman
Stone of the Pregnant Woman — the quarry that sets the scale
Before the temples — a stop at the ancient Roman quarry where the Stone of the Pregnant Woman lies exactly where it was cut 2,000 years ago. A single limestone block, 21 metres long, weighing an estimated 1,000 tonnes, never moved. Your driver explains the engineering logic — and why standing next to this unfinished block is the best possible preparation for the scale of the temple complex ahead.
15 minutes
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Temples of Baalbek
Baalbek Temple Complex — specialist local guide
Enter the greatest Roman temple complex on earth with a specialist local guide whose knowledge of Baalbek goes well beyond what visiting guides can offer. The Temple of Jupiter on Trilithon stones each weighing over 800 tonnes — the largest dressed stones in human history. The Temple of Bacchus, larger than the Parthenon and almost entirely intact — the best-preserved Roman temple in the world, with carved ceiling coffers and a doorway that your guide explains in detail that changes how you see the whole building. The Temple of Venus completing a complex that took three centuries to construct. At Baalbek more than anywhere else in Lebanon, the difference between a self-guided visit and a specialist local guide is the difference between impressive and unforgettable.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Baalbeck
Lunch in Baalbek — included
Lebanese mezze and grilled meats at a local Baalbek restaurant — hearty Bekaa Valley cooking in a town that has been feeding travellers since the Roman legions passed through. Fully included in the tour price.
1 hour
5
Chateau Ksara
Chateau Ksara — Roman caves, Lebanese wine, founded 1857
Lebanon's oldest winery — founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars discovered beneath the estate in the 19th century, where wine ages at a naturally constant temperature year-round. The cave tour comes first — ancient tunnels that connect directly back to the Roman world at Baalbek — same civilisation, same valley, different legacy. Then a tasting of Ksara's iconic Cabernet-Syrah blends, crisp Blanc de Blancs, and celebrated Sunset Rosé. A day that began at the greatest Roman temples on earth closes in Roman wine caves. The Bekaa in one sentence.
1 hour
6
Beirut
Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM
Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — the world's greatest Roman temples with a local expert and 2 kilometres of ancient wine caves, with lunch already covered. Roman temples in the morning. Roman wine caves in the afternoon.
Private Baalbek & Ksara Winery Tour | Lunch & Local Guide Incl.
(4) Reviews
Beirut
About
The Bekaa Valley's two most extraordinary destinations — the greatest Roman temples ever built and Lebanon's oldest winery — in one private day from Beirut with lunch and all entrance tickets included. Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon and the Trilithon stones beneath the Temple of Jupiter are the largest dressed stones in human history — explored here with a specialist local guide who knows every column and every inscription. Ksara was founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars, connecting the afternoon directly back to the morning. Private vehicle and knowledgeable local driver throughout. Speciali...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
Knowledgeable local English-speaking driver
Tickets / Admission to Baalbek Temples (if option selected)
Tickets / Admission to Chateau Ksara (if option selected)