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A historical archway with tourists walking towards it. 1
An ancient stone archway with ruins on either side, surrounded by greenery and modern buildings in the background. 2
A group of people standing on a waterfront with a cityscape and a tower in the background. 3
A couple standing on a stone wall overlooking a harbor with boats and a pier. 4
A large church with two bell towers, a central dome, and colorful mosaics on the facade. 5
By Lebanon Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$127 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • South Lebanon holds three of the country's most historically compelling destinations — and this guided small-group tour covers all of them in a single well-paced day from Beirut. Sidon: one of the oldest cities in the world, with a Crusader sea castle, a living medieval souk, the world's only olive oil soap museum, and a grand Silk Road caravanserai. Tyre: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Al-Bass archaeological complex reveals Roman urban planning at its most complete. Maghdouché: a hilltop sanctuary revered by Christians and Muslims alike, where tradition holds that the Virgin Mary waited while Jesus preached in Sidon below.
    A professional guide connects the full 5,000-year arc of Phoenician, Roman, Crusader, and Islamic history across all three cities. Lunch in Tyre and all entrance tickets included.

Activity location

  • Crusaders Sea Castle
    • Sidon Sea Boulevard
    • Sidon, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Crusaders Sea Castle
    • Sidon Sea Boulevard
    • Sidon, Lebanon

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GUIDED TOUR WITHOUT LUNCH

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Lunch & Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include the Lunch and tickets. This cost goes on your own.
Guided Tour: Guided Visit to Sidon & Tyre
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 AM
Price details
AU$126.77 x 1 AdultAU$126.77
Total
Price is AU$126.77
Until Sun, 1 Nov

GUIDED TOUR + LUNCH

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Tickets not included: Please note this option does not include tickets.
Lunch included: The lunch is included in the price of the tour
Guided Tour: Guided Visit to Sidon & Tyre
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 AM
Price details
AU$169.50 x 1 AdultAU$169.50
Total
Price is AU$169.50
Until Sun, 1 Nov

GUIDED TOUR + LUNCH + TICKETS

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Tickets Included: Tickets to Historical Sites are included on the price of the tour
Lunch included: The lunch is included in the price of the tour
Guided Tour: Guided Visit to Sidon & Tyre
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 AM
Price details
AU$213.66 x 1 AdultAU$213.66
Total
Price is AU$213.66
Until Sun, 1 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission to Tyre Hippodrome ( if option selected )
  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission to Sidon Castle (if option selected)
  • Inclusions
    Lunch in a local restaurant (if option selected)
  • Inclusions
    Hotel Pick up & Drop off
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission to Sidon Soap Museum ( if option selected )
  • Inclusions
    Professional Guide
  • Exclusions
    Service charge (optional)
  • Exclusions
    Food or drinks unless specified

Know before you book

    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Beirut (Pass by)

8:30 AM — Departure from Beirut Your guide meets the group at your hotel and heads south along the Mediterranean coastal highway towards Sidon.

Crusaders Sea Castle

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Sidon Sea Castle — 13th-century Crusader fortress on the water Built on a small island just off the coast, connected to the shore by a narrow stone causeway with the Mediterranean on both sides. The Crusaders built it, the Mamluks took it, and the Phoenicians were using this harbour 3,000 years before either arrived. Your guide brings the full layered history of Sidon's waterfront to life from the castle ramparts.

Sidon Souks

  • 30m
Sidon Old Souks — a living medieval market Stone-vaulted alleyways where spice merchants, goldsmiths, and artisan workshops have traded continuously for centuries — entirely real, entirely unchanged, and entirely worth the time. Your guide navigates the lanes with local knowledge and names the stories behind what you see.

Soap Museum - Saida

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Soap Museum — the world's only Sidon has been making olive oil soap for over a thousand years — and this museum, the only one of its kind anywhere in the world, tells the complete storey from olive grove to finished bar. Housed in a beautifully restored khan in the old city. A genuinely fascinating and entirely unexpected stop.

Khan al-Franj

  • 10m
Khan el Franj — the Silk Road caravanserai Built in the 17th century by Emir Fakhreddine II for European merchants trading along the Silk Road — wide arcaded courtyards, vaulted galleries, and carved stone facades. One of the finest Ottoman buildings in Lebanon.

Al-Bass Archaeological Site

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Tyre (Sour) — UNESCO World Heritage Site Al-Bass Archaeological Complex — Roman Tyre Enter through a triumphal arch still standing after two thousand years. Walk the colonnaded street flanked by sarcophagi from the ancient necropolis. Reach the Tyre Hippodrome — one of the largest ever built in the Roman world, seating 20,000 spectators on a 480-metre track. Your guide places every structure in its historical and architectural context — making the scale of Roman Tyre genuinely comprehensible.

Tyre

  • 1h
Lunch in Tyre — included Fresh Lebanese mezze and seafood at a local Tyre restaurant — steps from the Mediterranean, the ancient city as backdrop. Fully included.

Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara

  • 15m
Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara — where she waited Mantara means "the one who waits" in Arabic — Christian tradition holds that the Virgin Mary waited in a cave here while Jesus preached in Sidon below. The sanctuary has drawn pilgrims for centuries, revered by both Christians and Muslims. The basilica stands above the ancient cave, with panoramic views over the southern Lebanese coast. A quiet and genuinely moving close to a day that began at a Crusader sea castle and covered 5,000 years of history along the way.

Beirut (Pass by)

Return to Beirut — approx. 5:30–6:30 PM Drop-off at your Beirut hotel — the Phoenician, Crusader, Roman, and sacred south of Lebanon

Location

Activity location

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    Crusaders Sea Castle
    • Sidon Sea Boulevard
    • Sidon, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Crusaders Sea Castle
    • Sidon Sea Boulevard
    • Sidon, Lebanon

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