Private Tour - Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche
Experience a relaxing day out of the city. Visit the coastal city of Sidon and discover its highlights. Continue after towards Maghdouche where our Lady of Awaiting stands, before heading to check out
the Unesco World Heritage listed site in Tyre, and explore other historical sites.
the Unesco World Heritage listed site in Tyre, and explore other historical sites.
Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche
Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche Day Trip
Duration
8 Hours
Availability
Daily
Cost
Starting $100 USD
8 Hours
Availability
Daily
Cost
Starting $100 USD
Private Tour: Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche Day Trip
✓ Private Tour with private car and driver including Hotel pick-up and drop-off
✓ Discover the highlights of Sidon including the sea castle, soap museum, khan el franj and old souks
✓ Visit the church of our Lady of Awaiting at Maghdouche village
✓ Explore the UNESCO-listed archeological site of Tyre including the Roman hippodrome and necropolis
✓ Discover the highlights of Sidon including the sea castle, soap museum, khan el franj and old souks
✓ Visit the church of our Lady of Awaiting at Maghdouche village
✓ Explore the UNESCO-listed archeological site of Tyre including the Roman hippodrome and necropolis
Private Tour to Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche
What's Included?
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Comfortable air-conditioned Vehicle
English Speaker Driver
What's Excluded?
Lunch
Entrance fees
Gratuities
Personal Expenses
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Comfortable air-conditioned Vehicle
English Speaker Driver
What's Excluded?
Lunch
Entrance fees
Gratuities
Personal Expenses
Day Trip to Sidon, Tyre and Maghdouche
SidonSidon, one of the oldest Phoenician cities, was founded in the 3rd millennium BC and became prosperous in the 2nd. It is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament; and it was ruled in turn by Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids of Syria, the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, and the Romans. Herod I the Great embellished the city, and Jesus visited it.
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TyreTyre is an ancient Phoenician port city which is known as the birthplace of Europa and Dido of Carthage. According to legend, purple dye was invented in Tyre. This great Phoenician city ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times.
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MaghdoucheThe name, Maghdouché, originates from the Syriac word, which means "crop collectors. In Hebrew, it means "holy" or "saintly." According to Christian belief, when Jesus came to Sidon, the Virgin Mary who accompanied him, waited for him at the top of the hill where Maghdouché is located today. She spent the night in a cave that came to be known as Mantara, or the "Awaiting.
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