Qadisha Valley, Cedars Hike & Kozhaya | Small-Group All-Inclusive

Lebanon's north is where the country stops performing for tourists and starts being genuinely itself. This all-inclusive guided day trip covers four stops that most Lebanon visitors never reach — and that the ones who do consistently rate as the highlight of their entire trip. A UNESCO gorge. The tomb of the author whose book outsold almost everything written in the 20th century. A cedar forest where some trees are older than most countries. A 12th-century monastery carved into a cliff face that houses the first printing press ever used in the Middle East. Everything — guide, lunch, all tickets — included.

No extras to budget for. No decisions to make on the day. Just nine hours in one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the Middle East, with a guide who knows every stop in depth.