Beirut

9:00 AM — Pickup from your Beirut hotel Your friendly driver meets you at your hotel and heads south along the Mediterranean coastal highway toward Tyre — a pleasant and scenic drive of about one hour.

Al-Bass Archaeological Site

Al-Bass — Roman Tyre's most impressive monuments Begin at the Al-Bass archaeological complex — one of the most impressive and most accessible Roman sites in the entire Mediterranean world. Enter through a magnificent triumphal arch still standing after two thousand years, then walk along a beautifully preserved colonnaded street flanked by ancient sarcophagi and tomb monuments from the Roman necropolis. At the far end, the remarkable Tyre Hippodrome awaits — one of the largest ever built in the Roman world, seating up to 20,000 spectators for chariot races on its 480-metre track. Walking the full length of this extraordinary arena — past original starting gates and turning posts — is one of the most memorable and most accessible ancient Roman experiences in the Middle East. Your driver shares the full story of Roman Tyre as you explore at your own comfortable pace.