Mountains near Beirut day trips

Old summer towns, pine forests and mountain villages in Metn and Aley, close to the city.

Sofar & Falougha

Falougha Ridge Walk

A guided walk of about 10 km on the high ground above Falougha, from the cedar forest past Lamartine's rock and the 1943 flag, over the hills with their ponds and down through the pines, then a late lunch in Sofar.

08:00–17:30
Active walking
All year

From $270

Khenchara & Mtein

DiscoveryMT2

Mtein & Khenchara: Metn Heritage Villages

The monastery of St John at Khenchara, where the first Arabic book in Lebanon was printed in 1734, then an easy guided walk through Mtein: the emirs' square and its Abillama palaces, the art museum, the Roman and Byzantine ruins of Msaika and the old silk factory, and a long lunch in the village.

08:30–17:15
Some walking
All year

From $270

Baskinta, Bakish & Sannine foothills

ExplorerBS1

Baskinta Literary Trail

A guided walk of about 9 km on the Literary Trail, from Mikhail Naimy's memorial garden down through the valley, past his summer house, Roman inscriptions and the cave of Sayf el Dawla, into Baskinta for a long lunch by the river.

08:00–17:30
Active walking
All year

From $270

ExplorerBS2

Bakish Cedars Walk below Mount Sannine

A guided high walk of about 7 km from Qanat Bakish through the Bakish cedar forest to a 2,000 m viewpoint over the sea and Sannine, down to Mikhail Naimy's memorial garden, then lunch in Baskinta.

08:00–17:30
Active walking
All year

From $270

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