Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos tour: Boat ride & cable car
Three Lebanese landmarks in one day: caves, a coastal cable car, and an ancient city's souks
This guided small-group tour from Beirut visits Jeita Grotto, Harissa and Byblos over eight hours, with hotel pickup, a professional English or Arabic-speaking guide, boat ride through the grotto's upper and lower caves, a 15-minute cable car ride from Harissa down to Jounieh, and lunch in Byblos included. You choose between the full tour with lunch or without it at checkout.
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Jeita, Harissa, Byblos day tour
- Pickup from Beirut hotel
- Visit Jeita Grotto caves
- See Lady of Lebanon statue in Harissa
- Take cable car to Jounieh
- Lunch in Byblos restaurant
- Explore Byblos historic streets and souks
- Return to Beirut
- Jeita Grotto 1h 30m
- Our Lady of Lebanon 30m
- Byblos 2h
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Beirut.
- comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with a professional guide.
- boat ride through Jeita Grotto's upper and lower caves.
- cable car ride (Telefrique) from Harissa to Jounieh.
- Lebanese lunch in Byblos with fresh seafood and mezze (on the lunch option).
- small group size to keep the experience personal.
Times
- Tuesday to Sunday 08:30
Before you book
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The experience
The day starts with pickup from your Beirut hotel and a drive north into the Lebanese mountains. By mid-morning you're at Jeita Grotto, where a boat carries you through the upper and lower caves past limestone formations: stalactites and stalagmites catching the light as you move through the water. The grotto takes roughly two hours, leaving time to photograph the formations before heading back to the vehicle.
From there, the tour climbs to Harissa, a mountain village that overlooks Jounieh Bay. The Lady of Lebanon statue stands at the summit. The guide walks you through its significance while you take in the Mediterranean coastline. Then comes the Telefrique: a 15-minute cable car ride that descends from Harissa down to the coastal town of Jounieh, with views of the bay and mountains the whole way down. It's a short, memorable stretch that breaks up the day and gives you a different angle on the landscape.
Lunch happens in Byblos, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. You'll have roughly two hours there: time to eat Lebanese seafood and mezze at a local restaurant, then walk the ancient streets and souks on your own or with the guide, browsing local crafts and traditional products. The return drive to Beirut takes about two hours, and you're back at your hotel by early evening.
Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you're visiting Beirut for just one day and want to see three major sites: the guide coordinates all transport and timing so you move efficiently between the grotto, cable car, and ancient city without managing logistics yourself.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Arabic.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 12 years); Infant (under 4): free.
What exactly is inside Jeita Grotto that I'll see on the boat ride?
Jeita Grotto has upper and lower caves filled with limestone formations (stalactites and stalagmites) that you explore by boat through the lower cave. The boat ride lets you move through the water and see the formations up close, with opportunities to photograph them as you go.
How long do I spend at each stop on this tour?
Jeita Grotto takes roughly two hours; Harissa and the cable car ride take about 30 minutes combined; Byblos gets two hours for lunch and walking the ancient streets and souks; and the drive back to Beirut is approximately two hours.
What's the difference between the tour with lunch and the tour without lunch?
The guided tour with lunch includes a Lebanese meal in Byblos featuring fresh seafood, mezze, and traditional dishes. The tour without lunch follows the same itinerary and stops but skips the restaurant meal, giving you the option to eat on your own or skip that part of the day.
Do I need to be fit or have any special abilities to do this tour?
The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. The grotto involves a boat ride through caves; Harissa includes walking to the Lady of Lebanon statue and the cable car station; and Byblos is walking through streets and souks at your own pace.
Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos tour: Boat ride & cable car
8h · EN +1 · at your hotel
from US$ 45 per person
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