Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut
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Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut
By Nakhal Sightseeing Tours - Day Tours
For a small country, Lebanon packs a whole ton of history into a seriously compact space—which doesn’t mean it’s easy to get around. Rather than risk driving, amateur historians will thrill to this day tour. Discover the UNESCO-listed sites of Roman-era Baalbek and early Islamic Anjar with an informative local guide—and enjoy a restaurant lunch too.
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₹7,586.91
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₹7,586.91
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Ages 0-99, max of 25 per group
Duration: 9h
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English, French
Highlights
- Explore two separate UNESCO World Heritage sites: Baalbek and Anjar
- Visit Chateau Ksara, one of Lebanon’s oldest wineries
- Savor traditional Lebanese “meze” (tapas) at a local restaurant
- Enjoy expert insights from your local guide
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional guide
- Pickup and drop-off is included if the guests are staying in Hotels only located within Beirut City (not Hostels, airbnb, or private apartment)
- Entry/Admission - Umayyad Ruins of Aanjar
- Entry/Admission - Temples of Baalbek
- Entry/Admission - Chateau Ksara
What's not included- Gratuities
- Greet your guide at your central hotel or their downtown office and board your air-conditioned vehicle for UNESCO-listed Baalbek, known for its impressive Roman ruins including the massive Temple of Jupiter. Relax over a lunch of “meze” (tapas) at a local restaurant before driving onto Anjar. UNESCO recognized it as a World Heritage Site for its early Islamic ruins, the remains of an 8th-century city and palace complex founded by the Umayyad dynasty. Finally, continue to Ksara, where ancient caves are home to Chateau Ksara, Lebanon’s oldest winery. After a winery tour, board your vehicle to return to your Beirut starting point.
- Departure details
- Traveller pickup is offered.
- We Pick up all guests from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. Pick up starts from 07:45 am. Guests should be ready in the lobby from 07:45 am. We don't pick up from hotels outside Beirut, or from Hostels, airbnb, and private apartments, in this case guests should come to our office at 08:00 to join the tour. If the hotel was not provided 48 hours before the tour departure date, then the guests should be present at our office at 08:00 am, as no pick up will be provided for last minute hotel details.
- Nakhal & Cie, Beirut, Lebanon Alternatively, we offer pick up and drop from Hotels located in Beirut City Only. (No Pick up from Hostels, airbnbs, or private residences). You must provide hotel name upon booking.
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5484BEIRUT_ANJAR- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut on Tripadvisor
- How much is Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut?
- Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut price starts from ₹ 7,362.57. Discover and book Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut on Tripadvisor
- What is the Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut cancellation policy?
- Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut?
- Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut is hosted by Nakhal Sightseeing Tours - Day Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Nakhal Sightseeing Tours - Day Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Anjar, Baalbek, and Ksara Day Trip from Beirut on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5484BEIRUT_ANJAR
Itinerary
- You'll start atNakhal & CieOr, you can also get picked upSee departure details
- 1Umayyad Ruins of AanjarStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2Temples of BaalbekStop: 2 hours - Admission includedSee details
- 3Chateau KsaraStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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Claire W
00What is it with selfies?!?
I got a friend to recommend a private taxi to deliver me to all 3 places. Jeita Grotto: so pleased they took people…
315martijnv
00Beautiful trip to Baalbek
We visited Baalkbek today with our guide Paula and driver Hatem. It was wonderful, Hatem was a perfect driver and v…
seyyahcime
00Poor guiding
Places are amazing to see. However, English pronounciation of the tour guide was very poor, the sound system in tbe…
TravelerMaria22
00Unforgettable day
Byblos is a place rich in history with ancient ruins, castle, old streets full of beautiful shops and nice restaura…
sonaa821
00Enriching experience
Very informative and enriching experience. Though it was raining, the tour was so interesting, the group enjoyed it…
Taoyuan1
00Good tour/guide. Office staff could be better
Had a very nice day tour with this company. The guide Walid was great — strong English skills, good knowledge base,…
leonardoa160
00Beyond Beirut
Super prepared and friendly staff. Guide knew everything about her country's ancient and contemporary history, and …
OsamaOkby
00Pleasant Experience
A nice tour for the 3 places and the restaurant after with delicious lebanese food. Friendly tour guide , perfect …
simonbR4136TT
00Tyre and Sidon
The medieval castle in Sidon and the walk through the old town was most enjoyable but the highlight was the Roman r…
sweetdumpling
00Full Day Tour to Baalbek, Anjar and Ksara
Our tour guide’s name was Nouchka if my memory serves, and she was great. Very informative, knowledgeable, patient…
Ciaran K
00Picked the wrong day!
I visited during the recent protests and unfortunately the city centre was in lockdown on the morning of my schedul…
ns0321
00Great tour led by Romeo!
This was a great tour to see some sights outside of Beirut! Romeo was our tour guide and we had a wonderful time li…
Freddy_on_trips
00Average tour due to Jacques - 12 Sep 2019
We booked this tour with Viator. On the day of the tour we went to the main branch for pick up. The tour started on…
Ivonne Montiel H
00Good value
Includes 3 Museums entrance ... audio meany language ... make sure take your swimsuit .. the bus stop by public …
Wooler
00An enjoyable day
Had an enjoyable day on this tour with Maia as our guide. Picked up and dropped off at our hotel which was nice. We…
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Carlos Pérez
4 contributions
Our guide, Natacha, was just great. She explained everything very well and she's a very easy-going woman. I loved Baalbek and Anjar as well.
Written 21 February 2023
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zubia76
New Delhi, India25 contributions
May 2022
The guide was very nice. The places was ofcourse awsome. As there were only 6 people that day for the tour a mini van was made available. the only hithch was the time of pick up. We were told to be ready in between 7.45 and 8 but it happened at 8.40. The same thing had happened the day before. But the trip was overall nice and the lunch was very nice.
Written 27 May 2022
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The Weak Knee Traveler
Singapore, Singapore11,767 contributions
Booked 3 different day tours with Nakhal including tours to Baalbek, Byblos, etc. All tours were excellent and well organised including the hotel pick and drop off. Booking via email was also smooth with prompt responses. Prices were reasonable too. Recommended.
Written 5 June 2020
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Nicolai123
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Friends
My trip to Anjar (ruins), Baalbek, (bigger ruins) and Ksara (wine brewery) was very nice. We were driven from our hotel to Nakhal & Ciel's travel agency. We were a small group of people being driven around the east side of Lebanon for half a day. The trip was pretty expensive but the guides were good and seemed to have taken care of everything. When going to Anjar and Baalbek, it's definitely worth it to take a guided tour.
Ksara is kinda boring unless you are a wine person. The underground wine storage is pretty cool though.
This part of Lebanon is pretty cold, mountainous and snowy, so wear warm clothes.
Ksara is kinda boring unless you are a wine person. The underground wine storage is pretty cool though.
This part of Lebanon is pretty cold, mountainous and snowy, so wear warm clothes.
Written 27 January 2020
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Simon B
Abingdon, UK16 contributions
Dec 2019
An excellent trip in good company. We were almost the only people at the Anjar Palace and Baalbek sites - an excellent time of the year - not too hot and personal attention from the guide.
Written 12 December 2019
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Remon S
Uithoorn, The Netherlands3 contributions
Nov 2019 • Solo
It was perfect, the tour guide is an archeologist and really has passion for what she does. Great sites to visit, great lunch too, and the tempo was good, didn’t feel rushed. Definately recommended.
Written 16 November 2019
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Jane
Seattle, WA4 contributions
We had a great tour. We saw places and attractions that we had not been able to trace of our own. Our guide had very good knowledge of history and the attraction. He was a very nice person and we really enjoyed the tour.
Written 10 October 2019
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Jurgen B
Brussels, Belgium2,720 contributions
Sep 2019
The guide wasn't too knowledgable (I asked a very evident question, he didn't know the answer and - worse - gave a completely wrong answer, beside the point) but especially the tour was badly organised: we got (a very good) lunch only at 15h00, about 8 hours after breakfast, everybody was starving; alogical timing made us visit the absolute highlight, Baalbek, at noon in the burning sun, we were hurried there (only 1h45 for this huge superb site), the wine tour was a joke,... And the toilet in the bus didn't work.
Written 8 October 2019
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Marta294
Chiavari, Italy68 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
I was travelling alone in Lebanon so I was suggested to tour with Nakhal to visit Baalbek. The places we visited were amazing, but we were on a very strick schedule so we didn't had enough time to enjoy, especially in Baalbek. We went for a very long lunch, it was tasteful, but I would have rather save some time from the long lunch and had less of a rush visiting the sites.
In my opinion I prefer to spend a few more dollars but have a private tour with another tour guide than have another group tour with Nakhal (also a private guide would pick you up instead of having to go to their main office).
The guide we had was a very kind woman, she is an archaeologist and spoke fluent Arabic, English, french, good italian.
In my opinion I prefer to spend a few more dollars but have a private tour with another tour guide than have another group tour with Nakhal (also a private guide would pick you up instead of having to go to their main office).
The guide we had was a very kind woman, she is an archaeologist and spoke fluent Arabic, English, french, good italian.
Written 8 October 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
will you pick up from hamra
Irena
London, UK19 contributions
Yes.they could be 10 minutes late,because the traffic,but we had pick up from Hamra for all our 5 trips without extra pay.
Ayyub A
Seminyak, Indonesia
Are you ok with padova hotel
Wander42062281588
Beirut, Lebanon
Yes I was happy,but, I wish when you are speaking to the receptionist they don’t answer,or talk to,a MAN when he walks in and interrupts. Very rude.
Hayri Özturan
Istanbul, Türkiye8 contributions
Are you able to pick us up from airport? we will land around 8:30 with turkish airline. 2 persons
SouthfieldsOlympic
London, UK14 contributions
Is there any issue with safety when visiting Baalbek or Aanjar? I see they are located in the border area which the British FCO warns against visiting unless on essential business (and right next to the area they recommend against visiting completely). Presumably lots of military check points? Any added security necessary on the bus?
Guglielmo Biason
London, UK79 contributions
Had no issues - no military checkpoints
luiz247
Belo Horizonte, MG
Boa tarde! gostaria de saber se há guias em portugues ou espanhol no periodo de 9 a 13/9/18
Hi: Im interested in a day trip to Zahle and Baalbek. Other sites could be included. Is this available?
Thanks
London Travel
London, UK13 contributions
I did a trip to Baalbek organised by Nakhal Sightseeing Tours. It's a whole day, and was very impressive. You could ask the organisation whether they do trips to Zahle.
