Hiking Packages

Hiking with educational activities related to biodiversity and cultural heritage of Jabal Moussa mountain.

Package 1:

Level:                   Moderate
Duration:              1-day
Entrance:              From Qehmez entrance to Mchati entrance

Itinerary:       
            
--> Start at Baydar esh-Shok/Qehmez main entrance (1400 m)                                 


--> Moderate hike (trail 1) from Baydar esh-Shok reaching Bir el Masbek (the old well found in the mountain)and arriving to three old houses known as Al Byut (Byut site).          
 

--> Byut site stop (1350 m) with explanations about the biodiversity and cultural heritage of the JM mountain, in addition to some explanations about the Inscriptions of Emperor Hadrian.


--> Back to Mchati hamlet (1050 m)
 

--> Late lunch prepared by the local community at Mchati (Optional)

--> Bed and Breakfast Guesthouse available in Ghbeleh Village: "Dimitriades guesthouse" (Optional)





Package 2:

Level: Moderate to Advanced
Duration: 1-day
Entrance: From Mchati entrance

Itinerary:   
   
--> Start at Mchati main entrance, next to St elias church (1050 m)     
                           
--> Advanced hike (uphill) from Mchati to Emperor Hadrian Inscriptions with some explanations about these Insciptions (Hadrian is a Roman Emperor from 117 A.C known to have been one of the first to engage in Forest management)   

--> From the Hadrian Inscriptions stop, hike till you reach the three old houses (Byut site stop- 1350 m) with explanations about the story of the old houses, the biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the Jabal Moussa mountain


--> After visiting the houses, walk up to the Cross of Yahchouch from where the historical Adonis Valley can be admired

--> Hike back to the starting point: Mchati (next to St Elias church) (1050 m)

--> Late lunch prepared by the local community at Mchati (Optional)

--> Bed and Breakfast Guesthouse available in Ghbeleh Village: "Dimitriades guesthouse" (Optional)

-- End of the day