Lebanon · HALF-DAY

The 7 Best Half-Day Trips from Beirut

7 tours  ·  from $50 a head

Half a day is enough for the grotto and the shrine, or the city on foot, or the harbour at Byblos. The 7 below are the short runs, priced and timed, with what each one leaves you free to do afterwards.

Byblos Half-Day & st.Charbel great guide/all-in+breakfast - Starting at 8:00 a.m. from Beirut
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Byblos Half-Day & st.Charbel great guide/all-in+breakfast

1.Byblos Half-Day & st.Charbel great guide/all-in+breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $70Our pick

Explore Byblos souks, its Crusader castle, and St. Charbel monastery with Hayfa and Ali on a flexible private half-day tour from Beirut.

“Hayfa and Ali are fantastic guides, and we had a wonderful day in Byblos. They were punctual, friendly, generous and knowledgeable. The next time we are in Beirut we’ll definitely take another tour with them!”

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Half-Day Private Trip to Jeita Grotto and Harissa - Riding the Harissa Téléferique above Jounieh Bay
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Half-Day Private Trip to Jeita Grotto and Harissa

2.Half-Day Private Trip to Jeita Grotto and Harissa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $83

Explore Jeita Grotto by boat and ride the Harissa cable car on a private Beirut day trip with hotel pickup and free time for lunch.

“I had an awesome half day (around 3 hours) traveling around the mountains with a fantastic guide. We had some great chats about many topics during the journey, and he was also very easy going and humorous. As an extra, we stopped at the side of the road overlooking the port on the way back into Beirut. Highly recommended tour!”

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All-in Half-Day Jounieh Teleferique JeitaGrotto guide + breakfast - Entering Jeita Grotto for two hours
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All-in Half-Day Jounieh Teleferique JeitaGrotto guide + breakfast

3.All-in Half-Day Jounieh Teleferique JeitaGrotto guide + breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $80

Visit Jeita Grotto, Our Lady of Lebanon, and Jounieh by cable car with breakfast, hotel pickup, tickets, and a private female-led guide.

“Hayfa is a wonderful person and guide, I had a lovely day, learned a lot about Lebanon since she answered all my billion questions! Everything was on time and according to the add, perfect and totally recommend...if I had more time in Lebanon would have done more tours with her!”

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Half-Day Private Tour to Baalbek & Chateau Ksara - Walking through the Temples of Baalbek
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Half-Day Private Tour to Baalbek & Chateau Ksara

Half-Day Private Panoramic Tour of Beirut - Zaitunay Bay and Beirut’s modern waterfront
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Half-Day Private Panoramic Tour of Beirut

5.Half-Day Private Panoramic Tour of Beirut

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $75

See Beirut’s coast, war landmarks, mosques, churches, souks, and Roman baths on a flexible five-hour private city tour.

“My driver and guide Albert was professional, engaging and flexible throughout. He made sure I saw all the main sites of Beirut plus tailored to my requirements of seeing other things that I really wanted to visit.”

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Guided Half-Day Private Beirut Historical Tour - Two hours inside the National Museum of Beirut
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Guided Half-Day Private Beirut Historical Tour

6.Guided Half-Day Private Beirut Historical Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $75

Review of Beirut’s private half-day tour, covering museums, mosques, Roman ruins, the Corniche, Pigeon Rocks, and wartime landmarks.

“Had a wonderful time doing this trip in Beirut. It gives great insight into the history of Beirut, and you also see lots of parts of the city (great for giving you some ideas for areas that you may want to explore further in your trip). It's a great way to sRead more”

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Journey Through Time: Half-Day Private Tour to Baalbek - The drive from Beirut to the Bekaa Valley
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Journey Through Time: Half-Day Private Tour to Baalbek

7.Journey Through Time: Half-Day Private Tour to Baalbek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $50

Review of a private half-day Baalbek tour from Beirut, with door-to-door transport, Roman temples, local sites, and practical booking advice.

“Great experience, the tour was very well organized. A big thanks to both the driver and tourguide, Ahmad and Ghufran, who were very kind. Baalbek is definitely worth a visit. I highly recommend this tour!”

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