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Day
01:
Arrival
.
Meet
&
Assist
at
the
Airport
.
Transfer
to
the
hotel
in
Beirut
for
check
in
&
overnight.
Day
02:
Departure
from
Beirut.
Hiking
in
the
valley
of
Wadi
Boualih
(region
of
Amshit
near
Byblos)
Medieval
rock-cut
monastery
of
St
Antonios
and
rock
cut
chapel
of
St
Simon
with
its
superb
mural
paintings
of
the
XIIth
c.,
both
built
in
a
rocky
cliff
near
a
small
wild
canyon.
Ubsailing
down
the
small
canyon.
Duration
of
the
excursion:
4
to
5
hours.
Altitude
600
m.
above
sea
level
- Snack
in
the
valley.
(BBQ)
- Proceed
to
the
village
of
Haqel:
visit
of
a
fossil’s
museum
where
villagers
will
show
you
and
teach
you
how
to
extract
Fossils.
- Departure
to
the
village
of
Douma
(1000
m.
above
sea
level).
- Night
in
a
hotel
or
Camping
Day
03
and
day
04:
Two
days
of
trekking:
The
cultural
landscape
of
the
Qadisha
valley
(classified
as
a
world
heritage
site
by
UNESCO)
These
two
days
are
combined
with
rock-
climbing
and
caving.
First
day:
Hiking
in
the
valley:
Camping
or
sleeping
in
old
houses
(Easy
hike,
4/5
hours
of
effective
walk,
1200/900
m)
Easy
level
of
rock
climbing.
Second
day:
Visit
of
Haoqa
cave
and
its
sanctuary
as
well
as
the
isolated
village
of
Freidis
on
the
lower
part
of
the
valley
(Easy
hike,
5/6
hours
I\of
effective
walk,
900/700
m)
In
the
grotto
of
Barzaq
accessible
only
by
using
caving
techniques.
Return
to
Beirut.
Day
05:
Departure
.
Transfer
to
the
Airport
for
flight
back
.
Important
Remarks:
-
Accommodation
during
the
excursions
will
be
on
Full
board
basis.
-
Accommodation
in
the
hotel
in
Jounieh
will
be
on
B/B
Basis.
For
meals
supplement,
please
add,
USD
13.00
per
person
per
meal.
-
The
price
also
includes:
Transportation,
guiding,
insurance,
equipment
rental,
main
meals
(as
already
mentionned)
-
Standard
hotel
used:
In
Jounieh:
Holiday
Suites
-
Samar
-
Rabieh
Marine
-
Zoukotel
or
similar.
In
Beirut:
Royal
Garden
-
Berkley
-
Legend
-
May
Flower
or
similar.
General
Practical
Info:
-
Dates
:
May
/
June
or
September
/
October
-
Weather
is
generally
good
&
stable
during
these
dates,
in
May
/
June
temperature
is
about
22/24
during
the
day
and
12/14
at
night,
In
September
/
October
during
the
day
26/28
and
14/16
at
night.
Please
bring
clothes
accordingly.
-
Camping
accommodation
includes:
Tents
(1
or
2
pax),
camping
accessories
and
meals.
-
Hotel
accommodations
in
3-4
stars
hotels
on
B/B
basis.
Hiking
shoes
are
necessary,
as
well
as
a
cap
and
a
windbreaker.
-
A
convenient rucksack
for
personal
things
and
water.
All
unnecessary
things
for
the
excursions
will
be
transported
by
a
back
up
team
to
camp
site.
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