Private Day Tour from Beirut to Tripoli

Private Day Tour from Beirut

Tripoli Tour

Tripoli Tour:
Tripoli, or Trablus, is the largest city in northern Lebanon. It carries a lot of diversity in its culture and its indeed a rich city to explore due to the ancient wars and the Mamluk era that made Tripoli nowadays one of the prosperous city in culture and old exciting monuments.
There are 9 souks in total in Tripoli, there are no signs to follow, so follow your senses and intuition. There is so much to discover, starting with souk Attareen, Bazerkan, Haddadin, Haraj, Kameh, Koundarjiyeh, Nahhasin, Samak, Sayyaghin.
Besides the food souk with plenty of fresh products as well as meat, fish and bread, there are the Tailors’ (Sayyaghin), Tanners’, Soap (Saboun), Carpenter, Mattress makers’ and many more.
There are several stops to explore in this charming city.
The grand mosque also called Al Mansouri mosque which was named after the Mamluk sultan who conquered Tripoli from the Crusaders in 1289, al Mansour Qalawun. The mosque itself was erected by his two sons, al Ashraf Khalil, who ordered its construction in 1294, and al Nasir Muhammad, who had the arcade built around the courtyard in 1314.
Beside its rich history, the inside of the mosque is breathtaking, it’s very spacious with its old traditional architecture, big stone walls and huge doors.
After the Grand mosque comes the second most important monument in Tripoli, Taynal mosque built in the 14th century. This restored green –domed mosque dating 1336 is a beautiful Islamic architecture from the outside with a vast prayer hall with elegant lamps and marvelous walls all around. This mosque was constructed on top of the remains of a church put up by the Carmelite Fathers at the time of the Crusades, while the Crusaders themselves had built the church on the traces of a Roman temple dedicated to Zeus, locally called Baal.
Next, Citadel of St.Gilles known as Qal’aat Trablus . It takes its name from Raymond St.Gilles, the Count of Toulouse and Crusader commander who played an important role in its enlargement. Located on a hilltop in Tripoli, this castle is rich with historical events and offers a breathtaking view over the entire city. The Citadel itself is made up of four floors and is 130 meters long and 70 meters wide, like a massive ocean liner, anchored in Tripoli. It includes an old hammam, three prayer houses, a jail, a stable for horses, halls reserved for commanders and important officials, water reservoirs, basins, graveyards, large open spaces for military exercises, around 100 rooms of different dimensions and a total of 10 gates situated along its walls, some facing the river below, and some leading into the souks.

Not to forget, the famous Arabic sweets are located in Tripoli. Even the Lebanese themselves living outside Tripoli come all the way to taste the Tripolitan sweets. Almost in every corner in Tripoli, you will find a shop or kiosk buying sweet, but one is obviously famous, “AL Hallab” is the top one to taste the Lebanese sweets, and you won’t regret the experience, trust us.

After a full day of exploring this rich city, we head to the El-Mina means Harbor in Arabic. El-Mina occupies the location of the old Phoenician city of Tripoli. It acts as the harbor city for modern neighboring, usually people come there to enjoy a scenery view of the sea and small white boats, there is where local people and tourist come to relax, chill or simply enjoy a promenade.

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Al Mansouri mosque from the inside

Citadel St.Gilles

Lebanese arabic sweets Al Hallab Tripoli

Tripoli by the sea

Tour availability: Daily

What’s included?
Hotel pick up
Hotel drop off

What’s excluded?
All entrance fees
Meals

Where and When?
Pick up: At the hotel or at any location at your convenience.
Drop off: At the same location from where we started the tour or anywhere that might be convenient to you in the downtown area.

Duration of the Tour: 8 hours
Payment:
Cash or Credit card

Panoramic
Tour of Tripoli

Panoramic Tour - Driver Only	Cost per person
1 person in a private car	$150 USD per person
2 person in a private car	$75 USD per person
3 person in a private car	$60 USD per person
4 person in a private car	$40 USD per person
5 person in a private car	$35 USD per person
6 person or more	contact us

Historical tour of Tripoli with professional guide included

Historical Tour - Guide included	Cost per persom
1 person in a private car	$250 USD per person
2 person in a private car	$125 USD per person
3 person in a private car	$85 USD per person
4 person in a private car	$70 USD per person
5 person in a private car	$60 USD per person
6 person or more	contact us

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Tripoli

El Mina Tripoli

The city flourished under Muslims as many of its principal monuments goes back to the Islamic times such as the Great Mosque and the Mosque of Taynal ,madrassas (theological schools), khans, souks and so many more.
45 buildings in the city, many dating from the 14th century, have been registered as historical sites. Twelve mosques from Mamluk and Ottoman times have survived along with an equal number of madrassas. Secular buildings include hammams (public baths), which followed the classical pattern of Roman-Byzantine baths and the khan.
The souks, together with the khans, form an agglomeration of various trades where tailors, jewelers, perfume-makers, tanners and soap-makers work in surroundings that have changed very little over the last 500 years.
Towering above the Abu-Ali River nearby stands the Fortress of Saint Gilles, built by Raymond de St. Gilles on Mount Pelerine in the early 12th BC and which was since enlarged by the Mamluks and Ottomans.