LEBANON PACKAGES (2013) English Version Presented to European & Latin American MARKET Submitted by Rabih El Khatib Managing Director
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
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* 485 390 348 515 410 375 May Flower 4* 496 394 338 562 438 371 Bella Riva 4* 518 418 360 545 436 387 Lancaster 4*+ 538 433 362 637 499 461 Lancaster Suites 545 438 387 644 504 486 Queens Suite 538 430 383 583 460 428 Arjaan Rotana 5* 578 449 387 809 625 618 Le Commodore 5* 562 445 389 727 581 554 Crown Plaza 5* 571 477 446 743 614 552 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 611 482 438 686 554 510 Gefinor Rotana 5* 604 499 479 793 647 668 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* 355 345 93 385 365 120 May Flower 4* 366 349 83 432 393 116 Bella Riva 4* 388 373 105 415 391 132 Lancaster 4*+ 408 388 107 507 454 206 Lancaster Suites 415 393 132 514 459 231 Queens Suite 408 385 128 453 415 173 Arjaan Rotana 5* 448 404 132 679 580 363 Le Commodore 5* 432 400 134 597 536 299 Crown Plaza 5* 441 432 191 613 569 297 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 481 437 183 556 509 255 Gefinor Rotana 5* 474 454 224 663 602 413
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* 684 546 499 724 572 535 May Flower 4* 698 551 485 786 610 529 Bella Riva 4* 728 583 515 764 607 551 Lancaster 4*+ 754 603 517 886 691 649 Lancaster Suites 764 610 551 896 698 683 Queens Suite 754 599 545 814 639 605 Arjaan Rotana 5* 808 624 551 1116 859 859 Le Commodore 5* 786 619 553 1006 800 773 Crown Plaza 5* 798 662 629 1028 844 771 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 852 668 619 952 764 715 Gefinor Rotana 5* 842 691 673 1094 888 925 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* 480 467 124 520 493 160 May Flower 4* 494 472 110 582 531 154 Bella Riva 4* 524 504 140 560 528 176 Lancaster 4*+ 550 524 142 682 612 274 Lancaster Suites 560 531 176 692 619 308 Queens Suite 550 520 170 610 560 230 Arjaan Rotana 5* 604 545 176 912 780 484 Le Commodore 5* 582 540 178 802 721 398 Crown Plaza 5* 594 583 254 824 765 396 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 648 589 244 748 685 340 Gefinor Rotana 5* 638 612 298 890 809 550
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* 874 694 642 924 728 687 May Flower 4* 892 701 625 1002 774 680 Bella Riva 4* 929 741 662 974 771 707 Lancaster 4*+ 962 766 665 1127 876 830 Lancaster Suites 974 774 707 1139 884 872 Queens Suite 962 761 700 1037 811 775 Arjaan Rotana 5* 1029 793 707 1414 1086 1092 Le Commodore 5* 1002 786 710 1277 1013 985 Crown Plaza 5* 1017 839 805 1304 1068 982 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 1084 848 792 1209 968 912 Gefinor Rotana 5* 1072 876 860 1387 1123 1175 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* 605 588 155 655 622 200 May Flower 4* 623 595 138 733 668 193 Bella Riva 4* 660 635 175 705 665 220 Lancaster 4*+ 693 660 178 858 770 343 Lancaster Suites 705 668 220 870 778 385 Queens Suite 693 655 213 768 705 288 Arjaan Rotana 5* 760 687 220 1145 980 605 Le Commodore 5* 733 680 223 1008 907 498 Crown Plaza 5* 748 733 318 1035 962 495 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 815 742 305 940 862 425 Gefinor Rotana 5* 803 770 373 1118 1017 688
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* 1052 829 793 1112 869 847 May Flower 4* 1073 837 772 1205 925 838 Bella Riva 4* 1118 885 817 1172 921 871 Lancaster 4*+ 1157 915 820 1355 1047 1018 Lancaster Suites 1172 925 871 1370 1057 1069 Queens Suite 1157 909 862 1247 969 952 Arjaan Rotana 5* 1238 947 871 1700 1299 1333 Le Commodore 5* 1205 939 874 1535 1211 1204 Crown Plaza 5* 1223 1003 988 1568 1277 1201 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 1304 1013 973 1454 1157 1117 Gefinor Rotana 5* 1289 1047 1054 1667 1343 1432 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* 710 690 186 770 730 240 May Flower 4* 731 698 165 863 786 231 Bella Riva 4* 776 746 210 830 782 264 Lancaster 4*+ 815 776 213 1013 908 411 Lancaster Suites 830 786 264 1028 918 462 Queens Suite 815 770 255 905 830 345 Arjaan Rotana 5* 896 808 264 1358 1160 726 Le Commodore 5* 863 800 267 1193 1072 597 Crown Plaza 5* 881 864 381 1226 1138 594 Ramada Down Town 4*+ 962 874 366 1112 1018 510 Gefinor Rotana 5* 947 908 447 1325 1204 825
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, 2014. 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 http://www.mozarthotelleb.com/ MAY FLOWER - Hamra http://www.lebhotels.com/hotel/mayflower/ BELLA RIVA SUITE HOTEL - Raouche http://www.bellarivahotel.com/ LANCASTER HOTEL & SUITES - Raouche http://www.lancaster.com.lb/ QUEENS SUITE HOTEL - Hamra http://www.queenssuitehotel.com/index.html LE COMMODORE - Hamra http://www.lecommodorehotel.com/ CROWNE PLAZA - Hamra www.crowneplaza.com/beirut RAMADA - Down Town http://www.ramadalebanon.com/ ARJAAN BY ROTANA - Raouche http://www.rotana.com/arjaanhotelapartments/lebanon/beirut/raoucharjaanbyrotana GEFINOR BY ROTANA - Hamra http://www.rotana.com/rotanahotelandresorts/lebanon/beirut/gefinorrotana
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
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.
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.
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.
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 = 2.050 LBP *1 USD = 1.500 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