Discovery day · MT2
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
Depart Beirut
09:30–10:45
Khenchara printing press
The printing-press museum, the old churches and the carved iconostasis
The Melkite monastery of St John in Khenchara, founded in the 1690s, where Abdallah Zakher's press printed the first Arabic book in Lebanon in 1734: a five-room museum of the old presses and type, beside an 18th-century carved iconostasis.
11:00–13:30
Mtein
About two and a half hours on foot with a local host, from the square to Msaika and back
The emirs' square of Mtein, ringed by the palaces of the Abillama emirs who lived here from the 16th century to 1840, with the art museum, the Roman and Byzantine ruins of Msaika and the last old silk factory, on an easy guided walk.
13:30–15:15
Mtein
Long lunch in the village
A long lunch in Mtein, on the square or at the end of the walk.
17:15
Back in Beirut (approx.)
Based on the 10-hour rate, the same rate you will see when you book.
Honda Odyssey 7 seater
Up to 6 passengers
$300
BookHyundai H1 Van
Up to 10 passengers
$280
BookMinibus Rosa Mitsubishi
Up to 20 passengers
$270
BookMini Pullman Bus
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.