Guided Small-Group Tour to Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche with Lunch & Tickets
Guided Small-Group Tour to Sidon, Tyre & Maghdouche with Lunch & Tickets
See the highlights of Tyre with a guide, and gain a depth of understanding of The city that has many ancient sites, including the Tyre Hippodrome and it is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Also known as Saida, you will visit the city of Sidon that has been inhabited since very early in prehistory and was the most powerful city-state of ancient Phoenicia. A final stop in Our Lady of Awaiting also known as Our Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, believed to be the one where the Virgin Mary rested while she waited for Jesus when visiting Sidon.
This tour includes admission ticket and lunch as well pickup and drop-off from your hotel.
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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.
2 hoursCrusaders Sea Castle
Old prints of the fortress show it to be one of great beauty, but little remains of the embellishments that once decorated its ramparts.
30 minutesKhan al-Franj
This is a typical khan with a large rectangular courtyard and a central fountain surrounded by covered galleries.
15 minutesSoap Museum - Saida
A historical section of the museum introduces artifacts which were found during onsite excavation and which include remains of clay pipe heads dating from the 17th to 19th century as well as pottery fragments. The Museum building is an old soap factory built in the 17th century, although containing parts thought to date back to the 13th century.
30 minutesDebbane Palace
the Debbane Palace marks the only example of an Ottoman palace within the city walls of urban Lebanon
15 minutesSidon Souks
The souk is a maze of narrow alleyways with small kiosks, shops and cafes, street merchant, butchers, grocers, shoe-makers, tailors and jewelers.
15 minutesBasilica of Our Lady of Mantara - بازيليك سيدة المنطرة
Our Lady of Awaiting, also known as Our Lady of Mantara, is a Melkite Greek Catholic shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The shrine consists of a tower crowned with the statue of the Virgin and Child, a cathedral, a cemetery and a sacred cave believed to be the one where the Virgin Mary rested while she waited for Jesus.
15 minutesTyre
The town's foundations date back to approximately 2750 BC, after which it was ruled by the Egyptians and then the famous King Hiram, under whom it prospered. Later colonized variously by the Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Greeks, Seleucids, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Mamluks and Ottomans.
2 hoursAl-Bass Archaeological Site
Al Bass Archaeological Site is the largest and the best-preserved example of a Roman Hippodrome. The sector of Tyre El Bass, constituting the principal entrance of the town in antique times, comprises the remains of the necropolis, on either side of a wide monumental causeway dominated by a Roman triumphal arch dating from the 2nd century AD. Among the other vestiges are an aqueduct and the hippodrome of the 2nd century, one of the largest of the Roman world. site contain a Necropolis with several hundred well-preserved sarcophagi, an intact Roman road, an aqueduct and a monumental arch.
1 hourTyre Hippodrome
The place is considered to be one of the largest and best preserved Roman hippodromes of its type in the Roman world.
1 hourRuins of Tyre - Necropolis
Several of them have Greek inscriptions or the names of those buried there, or their trade such as “wealthy purple dye manufacturer. Others whose sides and covers are decorated with frescoes and bas-reliefs of works from Homer and others.
1 hourRuins of Tyre : The Egyptian Port
Tyre used to have two harbors: the Sidonian in the north and the Egyptian harbor in the south. Today, the port of Tyre is a busy fisherman's port and the remains of a 750 meter long mole can still be seen, and it is easy to recognize the remains of some ancient buildings in the water.
Old Souk's Heritage square
The Old Souk of Tyre has plenty of little shops selling gold, copper, vegetables, fish, meat, clothing and antiques. Delicious sandwiches, foul and hummus are the most popular stops in The Old Souk.
15 minutesIncluded
- Lunch - Lunch at a local Lebanese restaurant
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees
- English Speaking Driver
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission - Soap Museum - Saida
- Entry/Admission - Debbane Palace
- Entry/Admission - Tyre Hippodrome
- Entry/Admission - Crusaders Sea Castle
- Entry/Admission - Al-Bass Archaeological Site
- Entry/Admission - Ruins of Tyre - Necropolis
Not Included
- Gratuities
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.