Beiteddine & the Chouf: The 9 Best Day Trips

1.Cedars Shouf & Beiteddine w/pick-up, guide, entries+lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 12 reviews · 7 hours · from $140Our pick

Escape Beirut for cedar forests, Deir el Qamar, Beiteddine Palace, and a Lebanese lunch on a guided mountain day trip.

“Cette journée a été rendue exceptionnelle par le guide, « John » qui a su nous fournir des explications des plus intéressantes sur la région du Shouf et a été de surcroît, un excellent conducteur. Petit clin d’œil à la guide Dana qui a su nous captiver sur l’histoire du palais de Beiteddine. J’ai apprécié le fait de ne pas avoir été pressée par le temps. En outre, j’ai été agréablement étonnée de déguster un repas aussi excellent au cours d’une excursion et ceci dans un palais, rien que ça… Les saveurs resterons gravées dans mes souvenirs. Et que dire sur la réserve du Shouf, un moment paisible en pleine…”

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2.Beirut, Beiteddine & DeirElQamar Day Trip-With Lunch(4G on Board)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $95

Review of a Beirut day trip to Beiteddine Palace and Deir El Qamar, with Lebanese lunch, museum visits, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Jack was a tremendous lecturer on the trip. His knowledge was vast, so many things he knew. He fit in more than anticipated and arranged a varied mezza lunch.”

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3.Guided small group to Cedars Reserve & Beiteddine w/lunch+entries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $120Top rated

Visit Beiteddine Palace, Deir el Qamar, and Chouf’s cedar forests on an 8-hour Beirut tour with lunch, entries, and hotel pickup.

“Completamente recomendable, con la guia Ivette (Gracias Ivette) explicando la historia de la región con sencillez. Recomendamos este tour a todos”

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4.Small Group Tours to Beirut, Beiteddine & Deir el Qamar with lunch and all fees

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $99

See Beirut landmarks, Beiteddine Palace, and Deir el Qamar on an eight-hour small-group tour with lunch, transport, and entry fees.

“Highly recommended! Natasha the tour guide was very informative and professional! Explained everything in detail and showed us all the major attractions!”

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5.Deir el Qamar – Beiteddine Palace – Chouf Cedars From Beirut

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $49Best value

Visit Deir el Qamar, Beiteddine Palace, and the Shouf Cedars on an 8-hour small-group trip from Beirut with hotel pickup.

“This is by far the best trip i’ve ever had! The car is clean, in time, and comfortable. The program was really fun and full of interesting places. Lastly, Khalil was the superstar of the trip! He is flexible, nice, very helpful and considerate. He made suRead more”

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6.Deir Al-Qamar, Beiteddine Palace and Barouk Cedars Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $120

Explore Deir Al-Qamar, Beiteddine Palace, and Shouf Cedars Reserve on a private Beirut tour with flexible pacing and local guidance.

“Though the sites are worth to be seen and the road was beautiful, I had a very bad experience with Lebanon Tours Online by Fadi Eid. 1. Nowhere it was mentioned that it is a private tour which implied an inflated rate, meanwhile it appeared to bRead more”

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7.PRIVATE tour to Beirut history museum, Beiteddine & Deir elQamar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $113

Explore Beirut’s National Museum, Moussa Castle, and Beiteddine Palace with private transport, local history, and guide David.

“Desde que nos recogieron en el aeropuerto el día que llegamos, hasta el día que nos marchamos.,,David nos acompañó en todo, ha sido el mejor guía que hemos tenido, te quedas embobado escuchándole explicar la historia del Líbano y te sRead more”

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8.Private Trip to Beiteddine, Deir el Qamar & Maaser el Chouf Cedars

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $100

Explore Beiteddine Palace, Deir el Qamar, and Lebanon’s Chouf Cedar Reserve on a private day trip from Beirut with transport and guide.

“Beiteddine is outstanding, with beautiful Islamic-styled ornamentation. The Cedar Reserve is also a great area to appreciate nature. Apart from the trip, I had a great time talking with Hassane, our guide, on a variety of issues throughout our travel.  I will strongly suggest this travel agency to everyone!”

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9.Chouf Charm: Private Journey Through Lebanon’s Historic Heartland

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $75

Explore Deir el Qamar, Beiteddine Palace, and Lebanon’s famous cedars on an easy private day trip from Beirut.

“Guide was very helpful punctual and gave us a good idea of Lebanese history. Also a general idea of the history of the places we visited .”

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