About this experience

What to expect

Tripoli is Lebanon's most underrated city — a place that travelers who have been there consistently rank higher than they expected, and that travelers who skipped it consistently regret. This guided small-group day trip pairs it with Batroun, one of the oldest Phoenician coastal towns on the Mediterranean, for a full day in Lebanon's north with everything included: guide, lunch at Hallab 1881, and all entrance tickets. In Tripoli: a Crusader citadel with nine centuries of history in its walls, two Mamluk mosques where Gothic stonework is still visible in the 14th-century facade, an hour in one of the most authentically preserved medieval souks in the Arab world, and a traditional soap factory that has been operating in the same khan for generations. In Batroun: a charming Phoenician old town, a 3,000-year-old sea wall still standing on the beach, and a glass of Hilmi's lemonade to close the day. No extras. No surprises.

Before you go

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels