From archaeological sites, to famous vestiges of the past, from natural reserves, to remote villages where ancestral traditions are preserved and exposed, we cover the whole range: Lebanon reveals itself to its youngsters.
We organize day trips which combine the historical with the natural; we explore the ancient while admiring its natural surroundings. We aim at spreading knowledge of a different kind, as our team takes participants into historical spaces, teaches them on old ways of life and looks at diverse art workshops. Every outing is carefully planned and prepared: we invest time and effort in making every trip a pleasurable experience.
Basic trips: to discover and understand your country
- Tripoli and the Cedars: Discover 1000 years old city with its souks, mosques churches and castle. Walk in the shades of Lebanon’s national emblem.
- Byblos and Batroun: Walk with the Phoenician, learn their myths and alphabet. Discover the charm of a 19th city and discover the beauty of traditional Lebanese houses.
- Beirut and the National Museum: Discover the hidden face of Lebanon’s capital city and its unique architecture, life style and cuisine. Learn history while having fun and playing at the National Museum.
- Sayda and Sour: discover living old cities and their traditional crafts and the glory of Rome in Tyr.
- The Shouf: Go hiking under old Cedar trees, learn about Lebanon’s national emblem and discover the 18th and 19th century villages and palaces of Mount Lebanon.
- Rashaya and Hasbaya: discover the first dam ever built in Lebanon and the story behind the independence struggle.
- Baalbeck and ‘Anjar: Visit the biggest roman temple ever built. Visit a traditional mud house in Terbol and Umayyad city.
Adventure outings
- Ehden and the Cedars: walk in Ehden’s natural reserve and enjoy the extreme sports and the charming old village.
- ‘Amiq Terbol and Tanaayel: discover the fertile Beqaa valley; learn about agriculture, dairy products and birds. Visit a traditional mud house in Terbol.
- Fossil hunting: discover the history of our planet while hunting for fossils in Faqra, Haqel.
- Jezzine and Maaser el Shouf: discover the charm of a 19th century lebanese mountain village and its outstanding nature. Enjoy a walk in a cedar forest and bike in the streets of an old village.
- Bsatin el ‘Ossi and Douma: Learn about agriculture and discover a traditional Lebanese village.
- Hermel and the ‘Assi: go on a safari for a day, raft in al ‘Assi and enjoy the wild beauty of lebanon.
Discovery weekends
- Ehden: Discover the beauty of Northern Lebanon, walk in the Ehden’s old street and Midan, hike in the shades of ancient trees in Ehden natural reserve and enjoy extreme sports in the magnificent scenery of Ehden’s nature.
- Shouf: Go hiking under old Cedar trees, learn about Lebanon’s national emblem and discover the 18th and 19th century villages and palaces of Mount Lebanon. Discover traditional food of the Shouf, help in making it, and learn about the traditional architecture and fashion.
- Beqaa: In green and yellow fields, discover the fertile Bekaa valley. Discover man’s impact on the soil and learn about agriculture, dairy products and birds. Bird watching in Amiq, hiking around the Taanayel Lake, discovering the process of making dairy products
- Hasbaya-Rashaya: live the beauty of southern Lebanon; discover a unique ecosystem, charming villages, welcoming faces and an exquisite cuisine. Learn the story behind the Lebanese independence struggle.
- Faqra: Go searching for fossils, hike under Faqra’s natural bridge, and then discover mountain agriculture, and collect pears or apples in Faraya.
Discover the National Museum
Biladi is the only N.G.O specialized in organizing educational thematic tours at the Beirut National Museum. By means of themes, covering all the major historical periods in Lebanon, Students will learn history while playing and creating art work related to the museum’s collections. They will keep their work as a souvenir of the day.
The educational circuits:
Circuit I: discover your history through 20 objects displayed in the museum.
Circuit II: the Phoenician civilization: letters and objects
Circuit III: the educational themes
- The museum’s alphabets
- The art of mosaics
- The art of sculpture
-jewelry through history
Circuit IV: trade in the Mediterranean
Workshops: Feel history in your hands
We invite you on a time travel on the path old crafts and techniques, carefully brought back to life by Biladi’s team of experts. Feel history in your hands as you discover how artisans and artists worked to produce day to day necessary objects alongside masterpieces and dazzling jewelry.
Basic workshops:
- Clay: Discover how and when men first used soil to make objects. Learn the old technique and create your own pottery.
- Mosaic: Discover how to draw in stones, learn roman techniques and designs, be a roman artisan for a day and realize a masterpiece that you would take back home as a souvenir.
- Jewelry: make your own jewelry while inspired by historical patterns and technique
- Role play: Discover history through fashion; wear the clothes of a roman soldier, a knight or an emir, and “live” their story by means of our special role play workshops.
- Write your name in Phoenician: Discover the story that hides behind each letter you use in your daily life. Learn the Phoenician alphabet and write your name with its letters that changed the world for ever.
- Coloring and collage: the joy of coloring and collage with a twist; the themes are historical
Special workshops
- Mosaic panel: make your giant mosaic panel with a wider range of colors and themes.
- Arabic calligraphy: discover how ink and letters can create magic while learning the basics of Arabic calligraphy.
- Copper jewelry: make copper jewelry while using age old techniques and traditional patterns.
