Lebanon, a country which combines the charm of the Orient to Europe, the most liberal country of the Arab world that will surprise you with its beauty. It is a country with perhaps the most tourist attractions per square meter. Packed with cultural and historical attractions, natural beauty and places of entertainment. Lebanon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the Southern Mediterranean. Country crusader castles, biblical traditions, wonderful spices and distinctive cuisine dominated by seafood, be sure to intrigue all your senses. Nightlife in Beirut, Tripoli and Byblos are indispensable check-and-point, where you will realize why Beirut epithet Las Vegas, Middle East and Southern Mediterranean epithet of Paris.
Location: Beirut, Byblos, Tripoli, Cedars
Transportation: bus, minivan
Accomodation: hotels
Duration: 11 days
Start:25. April
Minimum members:5 (five)
Difficulty level: very easy
- Itinerary
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1. day: Arrival to Beirut, transfer to hotel. Accommodation in the hotel. Afternoon tour of the city. Overnight in the hotel.
2. day: Day for visiting cultural and historical landmarks of Beirut (National Museum, Hamra, walking tour on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the Pigeon Rocks . Return to hotel and overnight.
3. day: Breakfast. Excursion to the Deir el Kamar. It is a city that was completely destroyed and rebuilt again in impressive traditional style. Lebaneses believe that this is one of the most beautiful city in the country. Continue of the tour to Beit ed-Dine the palace, which is the best example of Lebanese architecture from the early 19 century. The palace used by the President of the state as his summer residence. Return to Beirut. Dinner. Overnight.
4. day: Breakfast. Excurion to the south and visit Sidon, capital of southern Lebanon. Visiting one of the oldest Phoenician cities includes a visit to the fortress on the sea, city souks, the Grand Mosque .. Going to the great Phoenician city of Tyre, which was reworked during the Roman Empire, where they still recognize well preserved remains of a colossal Hippodrome, one of the largest in the eastern parts of the Roman Empire. The remains of secular architecture perfectly performed bathrooms show how Tyre was an elegant and powerful city. Visit the necropolis. Visiting the temple dedicated to the Phoenician god Eshmun health that is the only Phoenician site of which is not only foundations. Back in Beirut. Dinner. Overnight.
5. day: Breakfast. Departure to Byblos by bus with occasional visits. Visit Jeita cave which is over thousands of years and is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Continuing the trip. Arrival at Byblos (city of Osiris and Adonis) in which is believed to be named in the Bible and considered to be the oldest inhabited city in the world. Visiting the Crusader castle, the church St. John and ports. Dinner in the famous Pirate Pepe restaurant, where were entertained the famous well-known personalities such as Marlon Brando, David Niven, Brigitte Bardot and Anita Ekberg, as evidenced by their photographs hung on the walls, and originating long ago when they visited this restaurant. Return to the hotel in Beirut. Dinner. Overnight.
6. day :Breakfast (Continental). Going into the fertile Bekaa Valley and visit the most famous ancient sites Baalbek. The city lies at an altitude of 1,150 m. Visiting the temples of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus. Continuing the trip and visit the place Anjar, built in the 8th Umajad century of the dynasty, to which are now in the palace ruins, arches, castles. Back in Beirut. Dinner. Overnight.
7. day :: Departure from Beirut to Tripoli. Arrival in Tripoli and hotel accommodation. Visiting the castle of Sir Raymond Gil, great mosques and other landmarks. Overnight in hotel.
8. day: Morning departure for the Cedars. Arrival at the Cedars, and overnight accommodations
9. day: Start of the optional ascent of the mountain Qornet as-Sawda 3090m, the highest peak of Lebanon and the Middle East. Back to the Cedars, then in Tripoli and from Tripoli to Beirut. Overnight in hotel.
10. day:Departure from Beirut to your destinations. - Price & Conditions
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PRICE:
PRICE INCLUDED:
- All necesarry documents to obtain Lebanese visa (if necesarry)
- Bed and breakfast in Beirut
- Excursion Beirut - Deir el-Kamar - Beit ed-Dine - Beirut
- Excursion Beirut - Sidon - Tyre - Eshmun - Beirut
- Excursion Beirtu - Byblos – Jeita Cave - Haris – Byblos - Beirut
- Excursion Baalbek – Beirut - Anzar
- Bed and breakfast in Tripoli
- Transportation to the Cedars and back to Beirut
- Overnight in Cedars
- Climbing guide for the Qornet as-Sawda
PRICE NOT INCLUDED:
- International airfare and taxes
- Lunch and dinner during the trip
- water, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Optional tours of museums and other cultural - historical monuments
- Surcharge for smaller rooms
- personal expenses like telephone, internet, souvenirs, etc.
- International travel insurance
- Everything else that is not stated that is included in the price
NOTE:
- Price is based on the time a group of 5 clients.
- Pozitiv Club reserves the right to change the content in particular prior to departure onit is obliged to inform passengers.
- We ask all interested to apply by 15 days prior to departure. After that, some prices can be adjusted in accordance other trip costs.
- K There may be some deviations from the plan once (during the implementation of travel),depending on unforeseen circumstances.
- Pozitiv Club is not responsible in case of visa rejections (for citizens who need a visa)
- All passengers are obliged to familiarize themselves with the prescribed rules of conduct in countries that travel
- Pozitiv Club is not authorized and does not appreciate the validity of passports and other documents
- Check 2 days before travel time at the point of departure
- Please read carefully the GENERAL TERMS AND CONDOTIONS (we will send by e-mail on passengers request) and a plan and program times
- Optional excursions are optional part of the program. Dates of excursions are variable and depend on free time on the exact location, number of registered passengers and objective circumstances
- Passengers are required to inform themselves of the vaccines and health insurance, and to have medical certificate if suffer from any chronic disease .
- In case of disease (heart attack, stroke, kidney and lung problems, serious bodily injury),Pozitiv Klub does not bear any legal or financial responsibility.
- For all the information provided orally, Pozitiv Klub is not responsible
-The contractor of a journey, or representatives of groups of passengers are obliged to familiarize themselves and all passengers with the general terms of travel, contracted travel program, payment terms and general conditions for authorization and travel Pozitiv Club.
- Pozitiv Club reserves the right to change the agreed price before the trip due to changes in currency exchange rates or changes in the tariffs of the carrier under the statutory and cases.
- Pozitiv Klub is not responsible if someone in the rise of leaders ignored the rise of the order.
- All passengers who want to climb Qornet as-Sawda, must be in good psychological and physical the form.
Pozitiv Klub does not guarantee anyone a successful climb to the summit, but it guarantees adequate acclimatization, preparation and pace of the climb.
- Passengers who are not citizens of the Republic of Serbia are obliged to familiarize themselves with visa requirement of the destination country
- The itineraru is based on the basis of a minimum of 5 passengers
- In case of insufficient number of passengers for the realization of the arrangement, the deadline for notice of termination arrangement is 10 days before departure date
- If a person withdraws from the trip, the advance deposit is not refundable, but need to find a replacement for reserved place.
- In case of trip cancellation, if cancellation occurs consequence of the behavior of one or more passengers, Positive club reserves the right to retain the deposit paid for all passengers, including:
* 30% of total paid deposit, 3 months before travel
* 50% of total paid deposit, 2 months before travel
* 70% of the paid deposit, one month before travel
* 90% of total deposits paid, 15 days before travel
- The part of the dinar to be paid in the country airlines conditions apply in the case of tariff changes, cancellation and taxi
- Deposit to be paid for the reservation is non-refundable flights - Tour guide
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Tour guide:
Slobodan Stokić
Director of Pozitiv ClubGuiding biography section:
2003 – Kalapatar 5542 m – Himalaya
2004 – Ararat 5137 m – Turkey
2005 – Damavand 5762 m, Sabaland 4888 mnv, Sahand 3840 mnv – Iran
2006 – Damavand 5762 m north, most demanding route, Alam Kooh 4920 mnv – Iran
2007 – Elbrus 5642 m – Caucasus – Russia
2008 – Elbrus 5642 m – Caucasus – Russia, as a personl guide to the forst woman with disabilities in the world who has conquered this summit
2009 – Aconcagua 6942 m – Andes, Argentina, as a personl guide to the forst woman with disabilities in the world who has conquered this summit
2009 – Kilimanjaro 5895 m – Tanzania, Afrika
2010 – Brazil – Minas Gerais trek
2010 – Mont Blanc 4808 m – France, Europe
2010 – Elbrus 5642 m – Caucasus, Russia
2010 – Cappadocia trek – Turkey
2011 – Jbel Toubkal 4265 m – Morroco
2011 – Torre 1999 m – Portugal
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LEBANON INFO
BEIRUT
Beirut - city of great colors, a blend of modern and oriental. Surrounded by the giant chain of Mount Lebanon, on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea along the coast are swarming with fashionable yachting clubs. Etual square is the lifeblood of this city. Therein lies the Parliament and office buildings. In the evening, here the main meeting place for young people. Here you can drink in the company of locals Lebanese wine or chilled squeezed pineapple juice and enjoy its well-known Lebanese specialties in one of the many restaurants. Beirut is a fascinating city, grew from the ashes of war, seventeen year old restored according to old designs. In some places still stand the ruins of old Beirut. The new part of town is known for buildings and terraces of pink stone and fences made of black wrought iron, reminiscent of the Parisian streets and boulevards for which he won the title - Paris of the Middle East!
BYBLOS
Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city, which is located 37km north of Beirut in Lebanon. With its picturesque ancient fishing harbor, crusaders castle and renewed souk, visitors fall in love at first sight when meet with this Mediterranean city. The first archaeological finds from the area of Byblos are from V millennium BC In the third millennium BC Byblos has developed into an important port and about 2800 BC, won the city walls. In mid-Bronze Age, became an important port of the Levant, especially for trade with Egypt cedar. These facts, Byblos is one of the oldest cities in the world that continually lives of their creation. At its peak, before the civil war in Lebanon, Byblos was a favorite Mediterranean ports, which has housed the former yacht jet-set world and many celebrities. Today, roaming around the ancient city walls, juicy treats made with seafood Pirates Pepe and relaxed afternoon with a view of the glittering fishing port are most memorable experiences on tour in Lebanon.
BAALBEK
Baalbek "Sun City" of the ancient world was, without doubt, the most ancient archaeological site in Lebanon and probably the most important town of the Old Roman Empire in the Middle East. This place enjoys a reputation as one of the wonders and mystics still attributed special powers courtyard of the building complex. The temples were built on Baalbek extravagant manner that is almost beyond the glow of temples in ancient Rome. Visitors, like dwarfs standing under pillars of colossal temples and watched the sun sinking behind the stone walls of this city and the colors of the sky in pastel orange, experiencing an unforgettable experience on their journey through Lebanon, Baalbek, leaving as a destination that should not be missed during this magical Middle East journey.
BEITEDDINE
Beiteddine is also the name of the little town and the magnificent complex of palaces that are in it. Palace which was owned by the governor of Lebanon from the eighteenth century, Emir Bashir, may still be seen from the road approaching the valley and the landscape looks, almost, as a scene from a fairytale. Style in which he built this palace is a blend of traditional Arabian style and the Italian Baroque style (as the architect of this building were Italians). The palace has a huge garden which descends on a terrace on which are planted with poplar trees and flower shrubs. Besides this palace, located near the two palaces. Both were built for the sons of Emir Bashir. One is now converted into a luxury hotel, while the other turned into a house archbishopric, but still carries some of the original parts of the old palace, like a large stone gate and the roof of the Chinese pagoda style.
SIDON
Sidon small port city located between the citrus orchards and banana plantations, located some 40 km south of Beirut. At least 6000 years old, long ago this city was an important and rich Phoenician center. With its charming crusade castle and beautiful mosques, souks Canova and rich, this is one of the most attractive and most historical cities in Lebanon. Obizrom that this city is very easy to visit a one-day excursion from Beirut, a tour of the city simply must find the "must see" list of all visitors Lebanon.
TYRE
Tyre has a long and colorful history. Obir to have suffered the terrible consequences of intermittent civil war and Israeli invasion, this city is today a place of great renewal. Predominantly Shia, like much of south Lebanon, Tyre has traditionally been neglected by Bejrutskih Maronitskig holders of power. Tir has beautiful Mediterranean beaches, remarkable sites of the old Roman Empire, picturesque ports and fabulous souks, and is also an excellent base for exploring other attractions of southern Lebanon.
DEIR EL QAMAR
In the Middle Ages, Lebanon was divided into two feudal parts and every part is ruled by an emir. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Fakredine Drusus, the governor of Lebanon has expanded its power over its territory, which corresponds to the size of today's Lebanon and parts of the feudal united into one. Its first capital was Baklin, but soon the lack of water, the capital was moved to a nearby Der El Kamar, who was provided with a number of water sources. Three centuries later, the village of Der Al Kamar is one of the best preserved examples of architecture in Lebanon privincijalne. This is an extremely picturesque place ideal for a couple of hours enjoying a central position in the village square where the fountain is also a place which is surrounded by the most important cultural and historical sights.
