Lebanon Complete Guide 2026: Beirut, Byblos, Baalbek, Tyre, Cedars and Bekaa Valley
Browse more guides: Lebanon travel | Asia destinations Lebanon Complete Guide 2026: Beirut, Byblos, Baalbek, Tyre, Cedars and Bekaa Valley TL;DR I planned my Lebanon route around six anchors: Beirut for the 4.8 km Corniche and the National Museum, Byblos for 7,000+ years of continuous habitation, Baalbek for the largest Roman temple ever built, Tyre for the 480 x 90 m Roman Hippodrome, the Cedars of God at 2,000 m elevation, and the Bekaa Valley for Ksara and Kefraya wineries plus Umayyad Anjar. Indians get visa-free entry for 30 days on arrival, but the post-November 2024 ceasefire context means I checked my Foreign Office advisory the morning of departure and again on landing. The Lebanese pound trades at roughly 1 USD = 90,000 LBP on the unofficial rate, and the country runs on cash USD. I budgeted USD 90-160 per day mid-range and avoided the southern border zone entirely. Why Visit Lebanon in 2026 I went because the archaeology is unmatched in the eastern Mediterranean and b...