The Chouf Mountains are home to four of Lebanon's most wonderful and most varied attractions — and this private full-day tour brings them all together in one beautifully paced and thoroughly enjoyable day from Beirut. A magnificent palace, an ancient cedar forest, a one-of-a-kind hand-built castle, and Lebanon's most charming first capital — all within the same beautiful mountain range.
Begin at Beiteddine Palace — one of the finest palaces in the Arab world. Walk among the ancient Barouk Cedars — UNESCO-protected trees that have stood for over a thousand years. Visit the remarkable Moussa Castle — a full-scale medieval fortress hand-built stone by stone by one extraordinary Lebanese man over sixty years. End the afternoon in the perfectly preserved Ottoman village of Deir el Qamar — Lebanon's first capital — with an optional mountain lunch. Your knowledgeable driver is with you throughout, making every stop informative, comfortable, and genuinely memorable.