Small-Group Guided Tour to Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche: Explore Ancient Sites & Enjoy Local Lunch
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36 Ratings
Sidon

Embark on a small-group guided tour to Sidon, Tyre, and Maghdouche. Explore ancient sites, including the Tyre Hippodrome and the powerful city-state of Sidon. Visit the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Awaiting. Enjoy a local lunch and convenient hotel pickup and drop-off.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sidon - Sidon, one of the oldest Phoenician cities, was founded in the 3rd millennium BC and became prosperous in the 2nd. Sidon was famous for its purple dyes and glassware and Jesus visited it. During the Crusades, Sidon changed hands several times and was destroyed and rebuilt.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Entry / Admissions to Historical Sites
  • Tour leader
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the highlights of Tyre with a trained guide, and acquire a deep understanding of a city rich in ancient sites such as the Tyre Hippodrome. This city is among the oldest constantly occupied cities globally.
Also referred to as Saida, you’ll explore Sidon, a city with traces of habitation dating back to prehistoric times, and once the most…

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Location
Sidon
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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302kseniaa
Jun 27, 2024
A good day in Lebanon - I really enjoyed professionalism and attitude of the guides, and I have travelled with two from Lebanon tours. This tour was with Albert, and it was a big pleasure to be with him during all journey. He will explain everything in a lot of detail and make sure you are happy. For example, if you would like to buy some fruits, he can help and find the good spot. Overall the tour was interesting, I would advise to go to Byblos and Harisa first of you are short on time. Traveling to the south of Lebanon is scary, but we did just fine.
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Colums336
Jun 7, 2024
Solo Tour to Tyre and Sidon in south Lebanon - My first day in Lebanon started with a tour heading south. I was in safe, friendly and warm hands with Hassane my tour guide. I have been learning Arabic and felt immediately comfortable practicing as Hassane was happy to know and encouraged me! The drive was fun, with little stop offs at local shops and stalls. It was a pleasure to meet locals, Hassane helped translate and encouraged me to engage with the people on how they live and work. The archeological sites are magnificent, combined with the passionate knowledgable tour guides who work hard to make things clear and answer all questions. It was a privilege to learn about the current state of Lebanon as well as the ancient sites. If you are considering a tour in Lebanon please do not look further. If you are lucky, you will receive the hospitality of Hassane too. I am a busy project manager in the UK and needed a break, this tour was an example of smooth process, accommodating people and special encounters with a seamless door to door trip. It was a tremendous pleasure!
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Naderf590
May 24, 2024
Great tour - The tour was perfect in every way and Mr Hassan, our guide and driver, was friendly, informative and helpful throughout our day-long visit to Sidon and Tyre which are of huge historical and current significance. Thank you!
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Stephanie2743
May 19, 2024
Excellent and knowledgeable guides - I did three tours with Lebanon Trips and Tours (Baalbek, Tyre/Sidon, and the Bsharri cedars) and all of them were phenomenal. I was particularly impressed by how knowledgeable and friendly the guides Hassan and Albert were, and how they specifically went out of their way to hire archaeologists as local guides in key sites like Baalbek and Tyre, which helped me get a LOT more out of my experience! Highly recommend going with them!
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Laura
Oct 3, 2023
Don’t miss it! - Nice organized visit to Sidón (crusader castle, market, soap museum), Tyre (necropolis, race track and port), had a nice Lebanese lunch with fish and ended in Maghdouche. Visit was in a small van, picked up and dropped off at our hotel and Rita was a great guide!
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Katrinagraves
Sep 29, 2023
Great visit to the Southern part of Lebanon - I have taken 4 day tours with Lebanon Tours and Travel and they have all been great! This one, to Tyre and Sidon, was a great opportunity to get outside of the city and visit the southern part of the country. Our guide, Hassane, was fantastic. He is very passionate about Lebanon, answered all of our questions about the country and was open to having deep conversations about its history and current events. We learned so much from him! As with all our trips with Lebanon Tours and Travel, the food was exceptional (one of the best we have had in a tour). Overall, a great experience!
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Mukkee
Sep 28, 2023
History with a touch of heart. - What makes a good tour is the knowledge gained and the experiential sentiment afterward. For me, this was a particularly good one. It was incredible to see the ancient cities in Tyre and hear about its amazing history from some very knowledgeable tour guides. Questions were answered expertly and information was provided satisfactorily throughout the tours. At Sidon, apart from seeing the historical sites, the awesome tour guide Hassane took us around the city, through the souks, and along the lovely beaches. We also got to see an old soap-making factory turned museum and had a lovely lunch at a quaint little Lebanese seafood restaurant. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the Lady of Maghdouche due to safety concerns in the area but overall, it was a great experience.
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Seaside67368526326
Sep 12, 2023
Loved it! - Susie and Nassar were amazing, she is filled with knowledge you learn so much from her , this tour is a must it’s so great to experience in Lebanon the history part of it
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Jordy19932014
Aug 9, 2023
Good - A lot of historical places, if you are into that; do this trip! You get a lot of information. Transport was good and lunch perfect.
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Highwsy61
Aug 8, 2023
Fantastic Tour of Southern Lebanon - Every minute of this Tour because Alain is an amazing guide who is an archaeologist as well as a Tour Guide extraordinaire. The itinerary was superb. Ask for Alain . Great sites all the info you could want and much more besides 11/10
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