Sports and Activities
Registration for Qadisha – Wadi Qannoubine Hike with Hikingo
Qadisha, one of the deepest and most beautiful valleys in Lebanon, is indeed a world apart. This is a valley quite unlike any other in Lebanon. It is inseparable from the story of a great nation.
The word Qadisha comes from a Semitic root meaning “holy” and Wadi Qadisha is known as the “Holy Valley.” Filled with caves and rock shelters inhabited from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman period, the valley is scattered with cave chapels, hermitages and monasteries cut from rock. Since the Early Middle Ages generations of monks, hermits, ascetics and anchorites found asylum here. Even Muslim Soufis were found in this valley. In the town of Tourza, the valley divides into two branches, each named for a monastery there: Wadi Qozhaya leading to Ehden, and Wadi Qannoubin leading to the Cedars.
A path goes along the bottom of the valley through an area called “Bain an-Nahrain” (meaning: between the two rivers) where Wadi Qannoubin meets Wadi Qadisha. From here, trails lead to the various sites. You can also start from the top of the valley and take one of the numerous paths to the bottom.
Distance: 13Km.
Moving hours: Five hours.
Meeting Point: Alfa (Furn el Chebbak) near Dunkin Donuts.
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
Departure: 7:00 a.m. sharp.
* Return Time: 7:00 p.m.
Cost
35,000 LL that includes transportation trip, Hiking guide but don’t include the insurance
For more information or to make a reservation
03.469.255
