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Half-Day Tour to Jeita Grotto – Departing from Beirut, see Lebanon’s most iconic natural wonder, Jeita Grotto. Discover the upper grotto by foot, and the lower grotto by boat, then continue to visit Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, streching her arms 600 meters above sea level. You can take a cable car ride, and enjoy the magical view of Jounieh bay from the sky.
Jeita Grotto is a popular tourist destination located in the Nahr al-Kalb valley, approximately 18 kilometers north of Beirut. The interconnected limestone caves and grottoes are considered a world wonder.
Jeita Grotto divides into two main sections: the upper gallery and the lower gallery. Visitors can access the upper gallery to see stunning rock formations, including stalactites and stalagmites, and a beautiful underground lake. The access the lower gallery of Jeita Grotto is by boat, which takes them through a series of caverns filled with crystal-clear water.
Visitors can also explore the area around Jeita Grotto with walking trails, picnic spots, and a restaurant with panoramic views. The grotto is a must-see destination for anyone visiting Lebanon, and offers a unique and unforgettable experience for nature lovers and adventure seekers alike.
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The Jeita Grotto, a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves which have formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. It is located 300 metres above sea level and has a height difference of 305 metres.
The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2,130 metres and contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies.
The lower gallery which has an overall length of 6,200 metres is located 60 metres below the upper gallery. It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake.
The shrine of our Lady of Lebanon is one of the most important shrines in the world honoring the Virgin Mary and located in Harissa, a key Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon.
The shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God. It is 8.5 m high and has a diameter of five meters. The Virgin Mary stretches her hands towards Beirut overlooking the Bay of Jounieh in one of the most attractive panoramic views in the world.
Harissa is a key Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon
The pilgrimage site is a large, 15-ton bronze and a painted white statue of Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban, with her arms, stretched. The statue was made at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908. Inside the statue's base, there is a small chapel.
As well, A huge cathedral built of concrete and glass stands adjacent to the statue.
Among other churches of various Christian denominations in the vicinity of Harissa are the Byzantine-style, Melkite Greek Catholic basilica of St. Paul, located south of the statue and built between 1948 and 1998, the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy), as well as the residences of four patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches
The Telepherique is One of The oldest and most visited tourist attractions in Lebanon
It is a gondola lift system located in Jounieh, a city in Lebanon,16 km north of Beirut that transports passengers above the pine-forested steep mountain, to an altitude of 650 meters, arriving at Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa offering breathtaking views of the bay of Jounieh and the surrounding city.