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Bcharre – Qadisha Valley – Cedars Tour

Bcharre – Qadisha Valley – Cedars Forest Tour From Beirut

Sites:

  • Khalil Gibran Museum
  • Cedars of God
  • The Monastery Qozhaya (Qadisha Valley)

Tour Duration 8 – 9 Hours
Group Size: 2 – 15 People


About The Tour to Bcharre – Qadisha – Cedars

Hotel pick up between 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM

First Visit Monestry of Qozhaya is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries in the Qadisha Valley. Several chapels attached to it and a period of time (probably xii century), it was the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate

Later we will head to Gibran Museum located in Bcharre Village, We will Walk Through The museum which contains more than a thousand paintings, drawings and manuscripts, in addition to some personal furniture, belongings and a private library from his previous studio in New York City.

Lunch stop at a local restaurant : Duration 1 hour

Last visit Cedars Forest (Cedars of God) one of the last extensive forests of the cedars of Lebanon that once thrived across mount Lebanon in ancient times, their timber has been subsequently exploited across millennia from Phoenicians, the Assyrians and Babylonians, to the Persian and Ottomans. The wood was priced by Egyptian for shipbuilding, and the ottoman empire used the cedars for railway construction.

Return back to Beirut Arrival time between 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

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IMPORTANCE NOTICE
KHALIL GIBRAN MUSEUM CLOSED ON MONDAYS

Cost Includes:

  • Entrance Fees
  • English speaking Guide
  • Lunch (wrap + Bottled water or soft drink)
  • Hike in the Cedars Forest

Cost Excludes:

  • Personal Expenses
  • Gratitude