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Jeita Grotto
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Full-Day Exploration of Jeita Grotto, Harissa, and IXSIR Winery

By Lebanon Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$302 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Experience an unforgettable full-day excursion from Beirut to explore the wonders of Jeita Grotto, a gem of Lebanese tourism boasting breathtaking stalactite and stalagmite formations. Glide through the skies with a cable car ride offering panoramic views of Jounieh Bay from Harissa. Conclude your journey with a visit to a local winery, where you'll indulge in a unique tasting experience and savour traditional wines at Chateau IXSIR.

Activity location

  • Jeita Grotto
    • Valley of the Dog River,
    • Jitta, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Jeita Grotto
    • Valley of the Dog River,
    • Jitta, Lebanon

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Full-Day Exploration of Jeita Grotto, Harissa, and IXSIR Winery in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • Opening hours: Tue 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
AU$302.24 x 1 AdultAU$302.24

Total
Price is AU$302.24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick up & Drop off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour leader
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

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

Activity itinerary

Jeita Grotto
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Jeita Grotto, a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves which have formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. It is located 300 metres above sea level and has a height difference of 305 metres. The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2,130 metres and contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies. The lower gallery which has an overall length of 6,200 metres is located 60 metres below the upper gallery. It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
  • 30m
The shrine of our Lady of Lebanon is one of the most important shrines in the world honouring the Virgin Mary and located in Harissa, a key Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon. The shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God. It is 8.5 m high and has a diameter of five metres. The Virgin Mary stretches her hands towards Beirut overlooking the Bay of Jounieh in one of the most attractive panoramic views in the world.
Churches of Harissa
  • 15m
Harissa is a key Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon The pilgrimage site is a large, 15-ton bronze and a painted white statue of Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban, with her arms, stretched. The statue was made at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908. Inside the statue's base, there is a small chapel. As well, A huge cathedral built of concrete and glass stands adjacent to the statue. Among other churches of various Christian denominations in the vicinity of Harissa are the Byzantine-style, Melkite Greek Catholic basilica of St. Paul, located south of the statue and built between 1948 and 1998, the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy), as well as the residences of four patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches
Téléferique Harissa
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Telepherique is One of The oldest and most visited tourist attractions in Lebanon It is a gondola lift system located in Jounieh, a city in Lebanon,16 km north of Beirut that transports passengers above the pine-forested steep mountain, to an altitude of 650 metres, arriving at Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa offering breathtaking views of the bay of Jounieh and the surrounding city.
Ixsir
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Ixsir is a Lebanese wine established in 2008 at a beautiful winery located in the hills of Batroun, north Lebanon, where a 17th century traditional Lebanese house presides over a contemporary winery. The name IXSIR derives from the original Arabic word for ‘Elixir’, a word that defines the purest form of all substances. Winemaking takes place at IXSIR upon giving birth to unique wines, resulting from the perfect marriage between the subtle and the complex. The local vineyard is the jewel of the estate embraced by the Winery.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESJeita Grotto
    • Valley of the Dog River,
    • Jitta, Lebanon

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEJeita Grotto
    • Valley of the Dog River,
    • Jitta, Lebanon

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