LEBANON PACKAGES. Rabih El Khatib Managing Director. Presented to European & Latin American MARKET (2013) English Version.

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1 LEBANON PACKAGES (2013) English Version Presented to European & Latin American MARKET Submitted by Rabih El Khatib Managing Director

2 Contents: Lebanon Packages 3 Nights / 4 Days Lebanon Packages 4 Nights / 5 Days Lebanon Packages 5 Nights / 6 Days Lebanon Packages 6 Nights / 7 Days Daily Tours

3 LEBANON 3 Nights / 4 Days Private Program Day 2: Beirut City Tour - Deir El Qamar - Beiteddine Day 3: Jeita Grottoes- Byblos - Harissa Day 4: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5* Shared Programs (Regular Tours) Day 2: Beirut City Tour - Beiteddin - Deir El Qamar /or/ Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara Day 3: Jeita Grottoes - Byblos - Harissa /or/ Cedars - Becharreh Qozhaya Day 4: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5*

4 Private Program LEBANON 4 Nights / 5 Days Day 2: Jeita Grottoes- Byblos - Harissa Day 3: Beirut City Tour - Deir El Qamar - Beiteddine Day 4: Ksara - Baalbeck Anjar Day5: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5* Shared Programs (Regular Tour) Day 2: Beirut City Tour - Beiteddin - Deir El Qamar Day 3: Jeita Grottoes - Byblos - Harissa /or/ Cedars - Becharreh Qozhaya Day 4: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara /or/ Sidon - Echmoun - Tyre Day 5: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5*

5 LEBANON 5 Nights / 6 Days Private Program Day 2: Beirut City Tour - Deir El Qamar - Beiteddine Day 3: Jeita Grottoes - Byblos - Harissa Day 4: Ksara - Baalbeck - Anjar Day 5: Sidon - Echmoun - Tyre Day 6: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5* Shared Programs (Regular Tours) Day 2: Beirut City Tour - Beiteddin - Deir El Qamar Day 3: Jeita Grottoes- Byblos - Harissa Day 4: Sidon - Tyre Maghdouche /or/ Cedars - Becharreh Qozhaya Day 5: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara Day 6: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5*

6 LEBANON 6 Nights / 7 Days Private Program Day 2: Ksara - Baalbeck - Anjar Day 3: Sidon - Echmoun - Tyre Day 4: Beirut City Tour - Deir El Qamar - Beiteddine Day 5: Byblos - Tripoli Day 6: Cedars - Becharreh - Qozhaya Day 7: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5* Shared Programs (Regular Tours) Day 2: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara Day 3: Sidon - Tyre - Maghdouche Day 4: Beirut City Tour - Beiteddin - Deir El Qamar Day 5: Jeita - Byblos - Harissa Day 6: Cedars - Becharreh - Qozhaya Day 7: Beirut Departure Mozart 3* May Flower 4* Bella Riva 4* Lancaster 4* Lancaster Suites Queens Suite Arjaan Rotana 5* Le Commodore 5* Crown Plaza 5* Ramada Down Town 4* Gefinor Rotana 5*

7 The Package The applicable rates are per person per program in US Dollars RATES INCLUDE: Meet & assist by our representative of the agency in the airport. Number of accommodation nights in the chosen hotel according to package. Airport Transfers up APT HTL APT. All visits and excursions mentioned in the itinerary. Entrance fees to tourist sites mentioned in the itinerary. Transportation in modern air-conditioned vehicles. Services of our professional English/French/Spanish speaking guides in private tours and English French at the same time in Regular Tours. Lunches during the tours. All local taxes RATES DO NOT INCLUDE: All what it is not mentioned above. International flights to or from Beirut. All personal expenditures. Drinks. Visas. Tips for guides and drivers. rates 2013 are applicable during the following dates: Summer Season: from 01 st of June to 11 th of July. Eid El Fitr: from 10 th of August till 05 th of September inclusive. Adha Feast: from 15 th of October till 01 st of November. New Year Holidays: from 23 rd of December till 02 nd of January, The dates are approximate in all hotels, but yet it may vary per day more or less. In this case the exact dates could be advised upon booking of each hotel. MOZART HOTEL - Hamra MAY FLOWER - Hamra BELLA RIVA SUITE HOTEL - Raouche LANCASTER HOTEL & SUITES - Raouche QUEENS SUITE HOTEL - Hamra LE COMMODORE - Hamra CROWNE PLAZA - Hamra RAMADA - Down Town ARJAAN BY ROTANA - Raouche GEFINOR BY ROTANA - Hamra

8 Regular Daily Tours November 1, 2012 till April 30, 2013 Private Tours at any day of the week Rate Beirut City Tour Half Day $ 90 Byblos - Harissa - Nahr el Kalb $ 135 Beirut City Tour - Beiteddine - Deir El Qamar $ 135 Cedars - Becharreh Qadisha Valley (Qozhaya) $ 145 Baalbeck - Ksara- Anjar $ 155 Sidon - Maghdouche - Tyre $ 145 Byblos - Jeitta Grottoes- Harissa $ 155 Rates are per pax based on minimum 2 pax. Spanish /English /French Guides Shared Tours guarantee departure (Regular Tours) Rate Sunday: Cedars, Becharreh & Kozhaya $75 Jeita - Byblos - Harissa $90 Monday: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara $80 Tuesday: Jeita - Byblos - Harissa $90 Beiteddin - Deir El Kamar (departure at 11:30) Half day $60 Beirut Historical Tour (AM) Half day $35 Jeita - Byblos (AM) Half day $65 Wednesday: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara $80 Thursday: Sidon - Tyre - Maghdouche $80 Friday: Beiteddin - Deir El Kamar (departure at 11:30) Half day $60 Beirut - Beiteddin - Deir El Kamar $75 Beirut Historical Tour (AM) Half day $35 Saturday: Baalbeck - Anjar - Ksara $80 Jeita - Byblos - Harissa $90 Jeita - Byblos (AM) Half day $65 Smart Prices, Shared Programs with guarantee departure (Promotional) Rate Monday: Sidon - Tyre - Maghdouche $70 Tuesday: Beirut City Tour - Beiteddine - Deir El Qamar $65 Wednesday: Cedars - Becharreh - Kozhaya $65 Thursday: Jeita - Byblos Harissa $80 Friday: Baalbeck - Anjar Ksara $70 Rates are per pax based on minimum 1 pax. English & French Guides

9 Tours Description Daily Tours include: Hotel pick up and drop off. All visits and excursions mentioned in the itinerary. Entrance fees to tourist sites mentioned in the itinerary. Transportation in modern air-conditioned vehicles. Services of our professional English/French/Spanish speaking guides in private tours and English-French speaking guide at the same time in shared tours. Lunches in Full Day Shared Tours only, in Private tours it s a supplement of $25 PP. All local taxes Beirut City Tour 50 $ Half day tour Going out for the visit of the Lebanese capital Beirut, to take a stroll through the renovated Central District SOLIDERE where you can contemplate the archaeological Phoenician sites, Roman baths, churches and mosques of historical value, the Martyrs' Square, the famous Rocks of Rawché and the National Museum. Byblos - Harissa - Nahr el Kalb Full day tour The day starts by a short visit to Nahr el Kalb valley, whose stelas resume the history of Lebanon. Proceed to Jounieh to take the cable car and climb up to visit the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Up there, you can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of bay of Jounieh. The tour continues to visit Byblos at 37km north of Beirut. This Phoenician City-State was the most famous in the history due to its important excavations that revealed its reality. You can enjoy the Phoenician archaeological site dating back to the third millennium, temples, amphitheater and tombs of its kings.

10 Beirut City Tour - Deir El Qamar - Beiteddine Full day tour Going out for the visit of the Lebanese capital Beirut, to take a stroll through the renovated Central District SOLIDERE where you can contemplate the archaeological Phoenician sites, Roman baths, churches and mosques of historical value, the Martyrs' Square, the famous Rocks of Rawché and the National Museum. Heading to the Chouf region 45km east-west of Beirut. Visiting the old typical village of Deir El-Qamar, residence of Lebanese governors from XVI to XVIII century. Then proceed to visit the palace of Beiteddine (known as the Alhambra of Lebanon). It is considered as the best example of the Lebanese architecture in the XIX century. From both outside and inside is gorgeous as if came out of a tale from the Thousand and One Nights. Baalbeck - Ksara - Anjar Full day tour Departure to the Bekaa Valley. A short break in Chtoura. Then continue the to Ksara for Lebanese wine tasting in Château Ksara. Proceed towards the city of sun, Baalbeck, Lebanon's ancient Heliopolis. Visit the majestic and imposing temples of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus. Considered one of the wonders of antiquity was recently declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the afternoon, pass through Anjar to visit its archaeological city, dating back to the Umayyad period (VIII century). Sidon - Maghdouche - Tyre Full day tour Departure towards the South of Lebanon. At 45 km south of Beirut we reach Sidon, another famous Phoenician city, where we can visit its Sea Castle dating back to the Crusaders in the early XII c., the old traditional markets, the caravanserais, the Museum of Arabic soap, Hammams. The a visit the Maghdouche Shrine, Lady of Mnaytra where the virgin used to wait for her son in a cave there. In the afternoon, about 40 km further south we head to visit the amazing Phoenician city of Tyre, Queen of the Seas, which enjoyed its heyday during the first millennium B.C. when spread its colonies across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. A visit to its marine archaeological ruins (declared World Heritage by UNESCO), the vast necropolis, the triumphal arch and the spectacular Roman hippodrome.

11 Beirut - Harissa - Jeita Grottoes Full day tour Take a stroll through the renovated Central District SOLIDERE in Beirut where you can contemplate the archaeological Phoenician sites, Roman baths, churches and mosques of historical value, the Martyrs' Square, the famous Rocks of Rawché and the National Museum. In the afternoon, continue towards Jounieh, north of Beirut, to take the cable car and climb up to visit the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Up there, you can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of bay of Jounieh. Then proceed to visit Grottoes of Jeita, a natural wonder formed by erosion of millions of years, a splendid spectacle that defies any description. The Cedares Bcharré Qadisha Valley (Qozhaya) Full day tour A full-day excursion dedicated to visit the northern Lebanese mountains. The tour begins in Becharré visiting the Museum of Gebran, the famous Lebanese writer whose works were translated into more than eighty languages worldwide. Continue to visit the majestic forest Cedars of the Lord. Going down through the sacred valley Qadisha to reach the Monastery of Qozhaya where the first print in the 16 th C, is a whiteness of Lebanon s culture.

12 Notes The National Museum, Jeita Grottos and the Beiteddine Palace are closed on Mondays & National holidays. Ksara caves are closed on official holidays and Sundays. Cable car to Harissa is closed on Tuesday morning. General Information Documentation: A valid passport of minimum 6 months. For Visa issues please revert to Embassy of Lebanon in the country for more information. Israeli visa or stamp should not be figured in the passport. Money: Lebanese Pound (LBP) *1 EUR = LBP *1 USD = LBP approximately. Time Difference: 2 hours more on GTM basis. General Conditions All rates include transportation in deluxe motor coaches or vans, services of professional guides, VAT and entrance fees. Lunches are included in all full day tours. They are served in selected Lebanese restaurants with one small glass of arak. Children up to 4 years are free of charge but have no seat. Children between 4 and 12 years get $15 discount on all full day tours. No discount for the half day tours and for the tours marked with Smart Price. Payments by credit card are subject to $1.- supplement per person per tour. All prices and programs are subject to change without prior notice. Pick-ups and drop-offs: Pick-ups and drop-offs from/to all hotels in Beirut are free of charge. Guests are requested to be ready at the reception desk of their hotel 45 minutes before the departure time of the tours. As drivers are instructed not to wait, guests who miss their pick up will have to take a taxi on their own. Departure and pick-up times of our tours TOURS Departure Pick up Time Baalbeck, Anjar & Ksara 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Jeita, Byblos & Harissa 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Cedars, Becharreh & Kozhaya 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Beirut, Beiteddin & Deir El-Kamar 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Jeita & Byblos (H/D - AM) 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Beirut Historical Tour (H/D - AM) 08:30 Between 07:45 and 08:00 Beiteddin & Deir El-Kamar 11:00 Between 10:15 and 10:30

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