Relaxed day · AN1
Balamand's Crusader-era abbey on the hill, a guided walk on Anfeh's rocky peninsula, a long seafood lunch by the water, and an afternoon with Anfeh's salt makers.
08:30
Depart Beirut
10:00–11:00
Balamand Monastery
The abbey church and cloister, plus the museum when open or arranged
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1157 in the Crusader County of Tripoli and an Orthodox monastery since 1603, with its medieval church, cloister and a small museum.
11:30–13:00
Anfeh Peninsula
With a local guide: the rock-cut moats, the fortress walls, the olive presses and the salt pans along the shore
The rocky headland of medieval Nephin: moats cut through the rock, the walls of the Crusader fortress, a Byzantine and a medieval olive press, and salt pans along both shores.
13:00–15:00
Anfeh
Long seafood lunch by the water
Long seafood lunch by the water in Anfeh.
15:15–16:00
Anfeh salt makers
A salt maker shows how the pans work; from June to September you can watch the raking. Anfeh salt to take home
Lebanon's last traditional sea-salt pans, still worked by a few families; from June to September the salt is raked by hand.
18:30
Back in Beirut (approx.)
Based on the 10-hour rate, the same rate you will see when you book.
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Up to 6 passengers
$300
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Up to 10 passengers
$280
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Up to 20 passengers
$270
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Up to 32 passengers
$400
BookTransport only: vehicle, driver, fuel and tolls. Entry fees, tastings, food and guides are paid on site. Final price confirmed when you book.