Discovery day · EH2
The monastery of Qozhaya in its valley below Ehden, with the museum of the Levant's first printing press and the cave of St Anthony, then Ehden's plane-tree square with the old church of Mar Mama and Youssef Bey Karam's tomb, a long lunch by the Mar Sarkis spring and an easy walk among the cedars of Horsh Ehden.
07:30
Depart Beirut
10:00–11:15
Qozhaya
The museum and its press, the rock-cut church and the cave of St Anthony
The cliffside monastery of St Anthony in the Qozhaya valley below Ehden, where a Syriac and Arabic Psalter of 1610 became the Levant's first printed book: a museum of the press, manuscripts and icons, the rock-cut church and the cave of St Anthony.
11:45–12:30
Ehden
Coffee on the square, then Mar Mama and Karam's tomb and statue
Ehden's plane-tree square and the old core around it: Mar Mama, built in 749 by tradition and one of the oldest Maronite churches, and the statue and tomb of the 19th-century hero Youssef Bey Karam.
12:45–14:30
Ehden
Long lunch by the spring
A long northern lunch by the Mar Sarkis spring in Ehden, where kibbeh zghartawiyeh is the dish to order.
14:45–15:45
Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve
Trail 2 out and back, then the reserve shop
An easy forest walk from the Nabaa Jouit entrance of the reserve, which holds about 40 percent of Lebanon’s plant species on 0.1 percent of its land, among cedars, firs and junipers.
19:00
Back in Beirut (approx.)
Based on the full-day rate, the same rate you will see when you book.
Honda Odyssey 7 seater
Up to 6 passengers
$400
BookHyundai H1 Van
Up to 10 passengers
$325
BookMinibus Rosa Mitsubishi
Up to 20 passengers
$380
BookMini Pullman Bus
Up to 32 passengers
$600
BookTransport only: vehicle, driver, fuel and tolls. Entry fees, tastings, food and guides are paid on site. Final price confirmed when you book.