Luxury in the Levant - the Highlights of Lebanon

DAY 1 Fly to Beirut

Your classic Lebanon holiday starts today with an afternoon flight from London to Beirut, the Lebanese capital. The flight takes just under five hours, and you'll arrive in Beirut in the evening before a transfer to your city centre hotel. This being a party town and culinary hotspot of note, if you want to hit the ground running then our Concierge can recommend the most fun restaurants and bars for a first night out.

DAY 2 Temple Touring in Baalbeck and Wine Tasting

After a night in your luxury lodge surrounded by nature, enjoy breakfast before meeting your private driver and expert guide to make your way east to the temple complex of Baalbek, Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure and one of the best-preserved Roman sites in the world. You will have the morning to explore the site with its impressive Roman temple of Jupiter, as well as the Temple of Bacchus, the god of wine. After a morning learning about the site's history, continue your journey onto Aanjar, a quiet town and the only Omayyad-era ruins in the country. Along the way, stop at Chateau Ksara in the Bekaa Valley. Once acquired by the Jesuit Fathers in 1857, this chateau produced the first dry red wine in the country. This valley is perfect for wine production, producing grapes with a high sugar content from the rich soil and plenty of sunshine. While here, visit the cave cellars and taste the wines, enjoying a delicious lunch.

After lunch, it's a one-and-a-half-hour drive west to your hotel. You'll have the evening to relax, explore the village of Deir El Qamar and enjoy dinner with a view of the rolling countryside that surround you.