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Chouwen Lake Hike & Swim | Jabal Moussa Reserve Day Trip
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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Lace up your hiking shoes and get ready for one of the best easy hikes in Lebanon. This small-group day trip from Beirut takes you into the Jabal Moussa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — one of the most ecologically rich and scenically dramatic protected landscapes in the Middle East — for a 3-hour guided hike to Chouwen Lake, a stunning high-altitude mountain lake tucked inside the reserve that most Lebanon visitors never find. The hike is easy, the trail is marked, and the reward at the end is a turquoise mountain lake surrounded by cedar-forested peaks. In summer, swimming in the lake is possible — making this one of the best hike-and-swim days you can do from Beirut.
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
2-hour round-trip hike inside Jabal Moussa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Access to Chouwen Lake — swimming possible in summer
Bottled water throughout
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut
Air-conditioned vehicle
Knowledgeable English-speaking driver throughout
Lunch
Gratuities (optional)
Itinerary
1
Beirut
9:00 AM — Departure from Beirut
Your driver picks you up from your Beirut hotel and heads northeast into the Lebanese mountains toward Chouwen — the landscape climbing steeply as the city gives way to cedar-forested slopes and mountain air.
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Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve - Chouwan entrance
Chouwen Lake hike — 3 hours inside the reserve
Enter the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve at the Chouwen trailhead and begin the easy 3-hour round-trip hike to Chouwen Lake. The marked trail winds through one of Lebanon's most ecologically rich protected landscapes — rocky mountain terrain, wild oak and cedar forest, and the kind of jaw-dropping mountain panoramas that remind you how extraordinary this country's geography is. The trail is well-maintained and suitable for all fitness levels — no technical climbing, no steep drops, just a genuinely rewarding walk through UNESCO-protected wilderness that most tourists in Beirut never bother to explore. The lake reveals itself as you round the final bend — a still, turquoise pool reflecting the mountain ridges above it, completely surrounded by nature and completely worth every step of the walk to get there.
4 hours
3
Beirut
Return to Beirut — approx. 5:00–6:00 PM
Drop-off at your Beirut hotel after a full day in the mountains — UNESCO reserve ticked, mountain lake reached, and legs that earned their rest.
Chouwen Lake Hike & Swim | Jabal Moussa Reserve Day Trip
Beirut
About
Lace up your hiking shoes and get ready for one of the best easy hikes in Lebanon. This small-group day trip from Beirut takes you into the Jabal Moussa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — one of the most ecologically rich and scenically dramatic protected landscapes in the Middle East — for a 3-hour guided hike to Chouwen Lake, a stunning high-altitude mountain lake tucked inside the reserve that most Lebanon visitors never find. The hike is easy, the trail is marked, and the reward at the end is a turquoise mountain lake surrounded by cedar-forested peaks. In summer, swimming in the lake is possible — making this one of the best hike-and-swim days you can do from Beirut.
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
2-hour round-trip hike inside Jabal Moussa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Access to Chouwen Lake — swimming possible in summer