Full-day Private Tour of Baalbeck, Anjar, and Chateau Ksara
BAALBEK, ANJAR, KSARA FULL-DAY PRIVATE TOUR
Availability & Price
POSSIBLE START TIMES: 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM
AVAILABILITY: EVERY DAY
DURATION: ~9 HOURS
PRICE: REFER TO BOOKING CALENDAR
SAMPLE ITINERARY
8:30 - pick up from hotel
10:15 - Arrive at Baalbeck
*Visit temples
12:00 - Leave Baalbeck
13:00 - Arrive at Anjar
*Lunch
*Visit ruins of Umayyad palace
14:45 - Leave Anjar
15:15 - Arrive at Chateau Ksara
*Visit caves
*Wine tasting
16:15 - Leave Chateau Ksara
17:30 - Return to hotel
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Includes: Transportation in a modern sedan vehicle (up to 3 passengers), mini-van (up to 7 passengers), Large Van (up to 12 passengers), Bus (up to 24 passengers), water, Local Guide in Baalbek, Local guide in Anjar, Wi-fi, good lunch.
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Optional Extras: Full day guide for groups less than 7 persons ($120 extra), larger groups automatically included in the price.
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Excludes: snacks, personal expenses, souvenirs, gratuities to the local guide / driver
Overview: Our day starts with Baalbek. There we will visit the roman ruins of 3 temples: The temple of Venus (goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory), the temple of Jupiter (god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods in Ancient Roman religion and mythology), and lastly the temple of Bacchus (god of god of agriculture, wine and fertility). The temples were built starting the first century BC and are UNESCO world heritage site.
Our next stop is Anjar, where we will have lunch at the popular Al-shams restaurant, indulging in fine Lebanese Cuisine. In Anjar we will also see the 8th century ruins of an umayyad palace. The ruins of Anjar is also a UNESCO world heritage site. You will be able to buy souvenirs from a small shop outside the ruins.
Our last stop is Chateau Ksara, Lebanon's Largest winery. The caves, now used to store their wine was discovered by accident by the Jesuites (French missionaries) when chasing a fox that has been eating their livestock.
