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Baalbek

Welcome to Baalbek, the archaeological gem of Lebanon! Step into a time machine and explore the majestic ruins that date back to the Roman era. Marvel at the colossal Temple of Jupiter, feel small next to the towering pillars of the Temple of Bacchus, and soak in the rich history that surrounds you. Don't forget to strike a pose with the ruins as your backdrop for an epic Instagram moment!

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Baalbek Roman Ruins

Baalbek’s Roman temple complex includes the vast Temple of Jupiter and the remarkably intact Temple of Bacchus. Six enormous columns still stand at Jupiter’s temple.

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Temple of Bacchus

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Temple of Jupiter

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Beqaa Valley

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Baalbek Temple

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Saydet Al Maounet lebanese maronite order سيدة المعونات الرهبانية اللبنانية المارونية

Maronite church in Baalbek with a neat interior.

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Baalback Old Souks

This Baalbek souk is a shopping street where old storefronts sit beside clothing and shoe shops.

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Espresso abou khalil Baalback

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Lakkis Farm - Baalbeck

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Odeon Coffee Shop

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Havana cafe

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Agora Coffee Shop

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Al Eman - Restaurant

Stays

Stay4.1/5

Palmyra Hotel Baalbek

Baalbek's century-old hotel keeps antique furniture and portraits of famous guests, with Roman temple columns filling the view from its rooms.

Things To Do
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PRIVATE Tour of Baalbek Temples, Umayyad Anjar & Ksara Winery

Let your driver and guide take the strain on this impressive full-day tour. Check off two UNESCO World Heritage sites—the 8th-century Islamic city of Anjar and the Majestic Roman temples of Baalbek. Close this wonderful day with abundant wine tasting at the Chateau Ksara winery. Tour includes door-to-door round-trip transportation from your hotel. From Beirut towards the peaks of Mount Lebanon District then the Bekaa valley, a moderate drive towards to the Gigantic Roman Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus Temples of Baalbek. Lunch break is optional after the visit. Ksara winery is next. It is the oldest wine making Chateau and has huge natural sellers/caves and excellent wine to offer. «Gouttons voir si le vin est bon» mission accomplished, let’s go further deep East to Anjar and discover the Omayyad’s ruins. Another civilization of Lebanon’s history, truly amazing! Soon you will get to your hotel room with another rich experience and plenty of memories, pictures and information.

$113.34

5/5

9 h

Private Baalbek, Ksara Winery & Chouf Cedars | Guided Tour

Lebanon stretches from its highest peaks to its oldest valleys in a country barely larger than a county — and this private guided day tour covers the full sweep of it. East into the Bekaa Valley to stand inside the greatest Roman temples on earth at Baalbek. South through Ksara's ancient underground wine cellars. Then west over the Lebanese mountain range — via a spectacular road that connects the Bekaa directly to the Chouf Mountains — to walk among the ancient cedars of the Maaser el Shouf reserve as the afternoon light falls through the forest canopy. Three completely different Lebanese landscapes in a single day — volcanic ancient stone, Roman megaliths, underground wine caves, and a UNESCO-protected cedar forest — with a professional guide making every stop genuinely meaningful. A day that reveals Lebanon in its full, extraordinary range.

$150.00

5/5

10 h

Private Byblos & Baalbek Tour from Beirut | Tickets Included

Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Two completely different worlds. One private day from Beirut — with all entrance tickets included so there is nothing to think about except the experience itself. Start your morning in Byblos — one of the oldest cities ever built, where a Crusader castle, Phoenician royal tombs, and Roman columns coexist within a single archaeological site inhabited for over 7,000 years. The early morning visit means you have the ancient stones almost entirely to yourself — the light is golden, the crowds have not arrived, and the city feels exactly as extraordinary as it is. Then head east through the Lebanese mountains into the Bekaa Valley and arrive at Baalbek — where the Temple of Bacchus alone is larger than the Parthenon, and the stones beneath the Temple of Jupiter are the heaviest ever used in construction in human history. From the world's oldest city to the world's greatest Roman temples — all tickets included, all entirely private.

$150.00

5/5

9 h

Private Jeita Grotto, Baalbek & Ksara Winery | Guided Tour

Three underground worlds — one extraordinary private day from Beirut. Begin beneath the earth at Jeita Grotto, where limestone formations built over millions of years create one of the most spectacular cave systems in the world. Cross the Lebanese mountains into the Bekaa Valley and stand inside Baalbek — the greatest Roman temple complex on earth, built on stones heavier than anything a modern crane can lift. End the day in the ancient tunnels beneath Chateau Ksara — 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars where Lebanon's oldest winery has been ageing wine since 1857. Natural caves. Roman temples. Ancient wine cellars. Three completely different encounters with the underground world of Lebanon — with a professional guide bringing every stop fully to life.

$150.00

5/5

8 h

Private Anjar, Baalbek Temple & Ksara Tour | Guided · From Beirut

The Bekaa Valley covers three completely different chapters of the ancient world in a single day — and this private tour is the most comprehensively interpreted version of this itinerary available. Expert local guides at both Anjar and Baalbek. A knowledgeable driver for the full day. Three stops that span 1,300 years of history — Umayyad, Roman, and Jesuit wine caves — all in the same valley. Anjar: the only surviving Umayyad palatial city in the Levant — built by Caliph Walid I in the 8th century and abandoned within decades, explored with a local guide who makes this overlooked masterpiece impossible to underestimate. Baalbek: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon — explored with a specialist local Baalbek guide whose depth of knowledge changes what you see. Ksara: Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuits in 1857, with 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars. Tickets and lunch payable on site.

$100.00

5/5

8 h

Baalbek, Anjar & Ksara Small Group Tour with Lunch from Beirut

Discover the ancient beauty of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on this Guided Small Group Tour from Beirut. Explore UNESCO World Heritage sites, walk through millennia of history, and taste Lebanon’s finest wine — all in one unforgettable day. This tour includes Anjar, Baalbek, the Stone of the Pregnant Woman, and a visit to Château Ksara, Lebanon’s oldest winery. Enjoy the convenience of pickup and drop-off from your Beirut hotel, a professional English-speaking guide, and a journey through the heart of Lebanon’s heritage.

$55.00

5/5

9 h

Baalbek, Anjar and Ksara Guided Full-Day Tour from Beirut

Explore Baalbek temples and other Bekaa Valley highlights with the company of a knowledgeable tour leader and driver. You will be picked up from your hotel in Beirut in a private modern vehicle and your tour leader will take care of leading the way along all the sites and providing you with information about the local area and recommendations. Our tours offer excellent quality of service and value for money and can be tailored to your interests.

$90.00

5/5

8 h

Anjar, Baalbek & Ksara Winery | Small-Group Guided Tour Beirut

The Bekaa Valley packs more history into a single valley than most countries manage in their entire territory — and this small-group guided day trip from Beirut proves it. A ghost city abandoned 1,300 years ago. The greatest Roman temples ever built. Roman wine caves beneath Lebanon's oldest winery. Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one very good wine tasting — all with a professional guide making sure you actually understand what you are looking at. Solo traveler? Perfect — small group tours are how you meet people. Budget-conscious? This is the best value Bekaa day trip available from Beirut. History lover? Anjar and Baalbek back to back is the most historically concentrated single day Lebanon offers. Wine curious? Ksara's Roman cave cellars are worth the drive alone. There is genuinely something here for everyone — and a guide who brings it all to life.

$45.00

5/5

10 h

Baalbek, Jeita Grotto & Byblos Private Tour | From Beirut

If you only have one full day in Lebanon — make it this one. This ambitious private tour from Beirut packs three of the country's most extraordinary landmarks into a single day — a day that begins among the greatest Roman temples on earth, descends into one of the world's most spectacular cave systems, and ends in one of the oldest cities ever built. At Baalbek, you will stand inside a temple larger than the Parthenon, beside stones heavier than anything a modern crane can lift. At Jeita Grotto, you will glide by boat through an underground world of ancient rock formations that no human hand created. In Byblos, you will walk streets that have been walked for 7,000 years — past Phoenician tombs, Roman columns, and a Crusader castle built from stones recycled across millennia. Three completely different worlds, one unforgettable day.

$150.00

5/5

6 h

Private Baalbek & Ksara Winery Tour | Lunch & Local Guide Incl.

The Bekaa Valley's two most extraordinary destinations — the greatest Roman temples ever built and Lebanon's oldest winery — in one private day from Beirut with lunch and all entrance tickets included. Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon and the Trilithon stones beneath the Temple of Jupiter are the largest dressed stones in human history — explored here with a specialist local guide who knows every column and every inscription. Ksara was founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 above 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars, connecting the afternoon directly back to the morning. Private vehicle and knowledgeable local driver throughout. Specialist local guide at Baalbek — the site that demands it most. Lunch in Baalbek fully included. Roman temples in the morning, Roman wine caves in the afternoon.

$100.00

5/5

8 h

Private Guided Tour around Baalbek Anjar and Ksara

Take a step back in time and experience the history of two must see cities in the Beqaa valley. This in-depth tour will take you on a journey to relive key moments in each of Roman and Umayyad eras. Guided by an expert guide, you will get to experience the culture and the history of these cities. Don't miss out on this opportunity to taste some Lebanese authentic wine at the end of the tour, at Ksara winery.

$150.00

5/5

8 h

Bekaa Valley Small Group Tour Baalbek, Anjar & Wine Tasting

Visit the Bekaa Valley on a shared day tour capped at 15 travelers, with round-trip transport from Beirut. Explore the Umayyad ruins of Anjar, the Roman temples of Baalbek, and the Stone of the Pregnant Woman, then take a guided cellar tour at Chateau Ksara and taste Bekaa Valley wine with an English-speaking local guide.

$55.00

5/5

7 h

Private Baalbek Day Tour from Beirut | Roman Temples & Bekaa

There are Roman ruins — and then there is Baalbek. The temple complex at Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley is not merely the best-preserved Roman site in the Middle East — it is arguably the most awe-inspiring Roman construction anywhere on earth. The Temple of Jupiter alone was built on a platform of stones so massive that no crane in the modern world can lift them. The Temple of Bacchus, still standing almost entirely intact, is larger than the Parthenon in Athens. Standing inside these temples, you do not feel like a tourist looking at ancient ruins. You feel genuinely small. This private day tour from Beirut takes you directly to Baalbek with a knowledgeable English-speaking driver who brings the history, mythology, and extraordinary engineering of this UNESCO World Heritage Site to life. On the way you stop at the legendary Stone of the Pregnant Woman, before spending the heart of the day exploring the full temple complex at your own unhurried pace.

$100.00

5/5

8 h

Explore Lebanon with Private Vehicle and Guide!

Explore Lebanon in Private Vehicle and Guide! Book one of our vehicles with a Driver and a professional guide for a Full day tour to discover any site in Lebanon within 8 hours. You can choose to go to Baalbeck, or to Byblos, or for a full day tour in Beirut, or on a Wineries tour...; Customize your tour and choose the time you need for pick up and the time you need to return during the day (excluding night).

$270.00

5/5

144 h

6-Day Highlights of Lebanon Tour from Beirut with Pickup

Discover the delights of Lebanon on this 6-day tour. Enjoy breathtaking views and go deep in history while visiting North and South of the country. Don't hassle yourself in searching for accommodation and tours at reasonable prices. Check this well-planned package and enjoy your vacation to the most.

$1,110.00

5/5

8 h

Private Anjar, Baalbek & Ksara Winery Tour from Beirut

The Bekaa Valley is Lebanon's most historically layered landscape — a fertile plain between two mountain ranges conquered, farmed, and celebrated for over five thousand years. This private full-day tour crosses into the Bekaa to visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one of Lebanon's most celebrated wineries — Umayyad, Roman, and ancient wine all in one day. Anjar is the only surviving Umayyad city in Lebanon — an 8th-century palace city built by Caliph Walid I, abandoned after just a few decades and left frozen in time, its colonnaded streets and grand mosque still standing. Baalbek needs no introduction — the greatest Roman temple complex on earth. And Chateau Ksara — Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuit monks in 1857 — closes the day with a guided tour through 2 kilometres of ancient Roman cave cellars and a wine tasting.

$100.00

5/5

8 h

Anjar, Baalbek & Ksara Semi-Private Tour | Max 10 · Lunch Incl

The Bekaa Valley's three most compelling historical destinations — an abandoned Umayyad city, the greatest Roman temples ever built, and Lebanon's oldest winery — covered in one guided day from Beirut with a maximum of seven people. The same itinerary as the small-group version, with a guide who can give each person genuine individual attention at sites where the history runs deep and the questions always come. Anjar: the only surviving Umayyad palatial city in the Levant — built by Caliph Walid I and abandoned within decades, never rebuilt. Baalbek: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Temple of Bacchus is larger than the Parthenon. The Stone of the Pregnant Woman — a 1,000-tonne quarry block cut 2,000 years ago and never moved — frames the scale before you enter. Ksara: 2 kilometres of Roman cave cellars beneath Lebanon's oldest winery, founded by Jesuits in 1857. Lunch fully included.

$55.00

5/5

168 h

6 Nights Lebanon Holiday Vacation

Explore and experience some of the most important places of the beautiful Lebanon that are not to be missed in this 7 days 6 nights holiday vacation. Discover the hidden yet prominent gems of Lebanon and places that we bet you can't even find on the internet. Visiting these places is a must as it will truly enrich your experience of visiting Lebanon, and if you are an observer, these mesmerizing places will definitely charm you and hold your interest throughout the tour.

$881.95

5/5

192 h

8-Day Lebanon Vacation Package from Beirut

Make your mark on the itineraries of Lebanon's top attractions await with their enchanting beauty in this 7-night holiday package from Beirut. Enjoy the landscapes of Wadi Qadisha, an alluring little village in North Lebanon, frequented by travelers from all over the map and offering eye-opening vistas that will leave you mesmerized by its captivating beauty. Discover the ruins of Baalbek and Tyre, fascinating archaeological sites dating back to the Roman civilization and the most visited sites in Lebanon. Discover the Jeita Grotto, an amazing natural cave known as the jewel of tourism in Lebanon and immerse yourself in the magnificent stalactites. And don't miss the "Paris of the Middle East", the capital, Beirut, a thriving district for shopping, socializing and sightseeing.

$1,069.45

5/5

144 h

6-Day Tour of Beirut with Pick Up

Explore all of Lebanon's most popular places during this 6-day "Best of Lebanon" tour. This combines all of Lebanon's attractions from North to South till Bekaa. Ancient Ruins, Ports, Old Souks, Grottoes, Castles, Cable car rides, Natural reserves, Museums, Churches, and an amazing wine tasting experience are waiting for you. We show you the highlights of Lebanon at a slow pace and in a small group and guarantee you a trip of a lifetime.