Beirut Lebanon Travel Guide: Best Things To Do in Beirut

In this Beirut Lebanon travel guide we explore the waterfront areas, downtown Beirut and some of the historical areas. Some of the areas we explore are Pigeon Rocks, Zaituney Bay, Ramlet Al Baida and the downtown. If you are looking for things to do in Beirut or sightseeing you can follow this tour. The city was formerly known as Beyrouth or the Paris of the Middle East. This is a best things to do in Beirut travel video.
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[@IslandHopperTV]

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[@ZEE-es3jk]

Great video. A small correction, East Beirut was the Christian side and West Beirut was the Muslim side :)

[@ravivmadar2422]

I have visited 82 countries and Lebanon is definitely in my TOP 3 !!! Amazing nature, very rich culture and history, very welcoming and friendly people, crazy nightlife and very yummy food (I mean really really yummy) ! Beirut has it all ❤ ❤

[@andriyelectron153]

I hope that Beirut is recovering after the explosion, because there’s a huge economic crisis after the explosion. I’m so sorry for Lebanese people😢

[@ravivmadar2422]

@@andriyelectron153 True. But Lebanon has been through much worse than this in its history. I pray that Lebanon will born again from its ashes like a phoenix. And I have no doubt it will ❤

[@ravivmadar2422]

@Pro Gaming Ghosts There are already too many youtubers and youtube channels about traveling. KZbin is not my cup of tea. I have a very good job and I am very happy with it :)

[@lagneuk702]

@@ravivmadar2422 Phoenix is an Occultic Symbolism FYI

[@hamudekassem5770]

you re always welcome

[@samtannouri3665]

You only have scratched the surface in lebanon many places to go and see. Lebanon is one of the best cities in the world . Good bless Lebanon 🇱🇧

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah, we just got back from Lebanon and we will have to go back again to see some more. Really enjoyed making Videos there! 😎

[@rubenvaldes7392]

I was there in mid July for my 1st time. I loved it. Very sad and unfortunate economic situation, but the people were great, the nightlife fantastic, and the views spectacular

[@melissabausch2057]

I love that you, as an American visited Lebanon and showed so much of the wonderful things it has to offer. Of course there is so much more. Having said that, you kept referring to the explosion as a bomb, as though someone planted a bomb , like a terrorist. It was a chemical explosion that resulted from negligence. Just to be clear so that your viewers don’t get the impression that terrorists are lurking around every corner posing a threat to the safety of those visiting or living in Lebanon. It is a relatively safe place with lovely, strong people who will rise from the ashes and rebuild. Thanks again for the video! I hope more people from America will feel encouraged to visit!

[@jananbarbar8335]

It is sad to see downtown Beirut Empty ,it used to be crowded with people. Lebanon is the most beautiful country in the whole of the Middle East ,I hope my country will be again the Switzerland of all this area ❤

[@fifistayfia2964]

صحيح أجمل بلد في الشرق الارسط لاكن من الحزين ان يكون جيران لبنان أعداء و يحبو و له البلد غير السوء 😢

[@user-bi3kk2hc7e]

Its always busy. He probably went when its not the weekend and early

[@touchofjade4834]

My grandmother was from Lebanon and i really want to go to see where our roots are from. Thank you for sharing

[@HolyGuacamole311]

Such a beautiful place. I cannot visit because I don’t have a passport yet, but I’m checking it out online, it looks like at least half the city sits on a mountainside, and of course the other half next to the sea. It looks like an absolute jewel. I pray for everlasting peace for Lebanon. ❤ 🇱🇧

[@ibhccs]

Great video of Beirut Lebanon. Good to see the recovery progress and it's tourism sector.

[@NomadShifu]

I would say that with this amount of security in place, Beirut is a safe place to visit - and it is definitely an amazing place to visit.

[@SeanandEmily]

We just got back from filming in Lebanon and never felt unsafe. A great place to visit 😎

[@simko8665]

I was there 40 years ago and enjoy my staying. I'm waiting to go again there at the first opportunity.

[@user-kr5qq1wl8v]

اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد

[@azizahothman764]

You Shia?

[@sonyamumey1742]

حبيبي لبنان. بروت شكرا. Thank you. We Lebanese Americans love Lebanon!❤️💌🌲🇱🇧😘Thank you for this wonderful video

[@z.bellingham2556]

Nice video and great work, I was 6 years old when my Oldman brought me to Beirut to see an eye specialist, and I remember the Marter Square, as we were going to take a taxi at the round about! And this huge Palm tree fall down right infront of me, May be 5 feet away from hitting me, I was dazzled and shaking at the same time as I still live vividly that moment seeing the car crushed by this gigantic tree.

[@IslandHopperTV]

Hey guys it’s been pointed out several times that I misspoke when referring to the explosion of ammonium Nitrate at the port. I called it a bomb and I did that out of ignorance and now realize I should have called it an explosion and for this i apologize for using the incorrect words to describe the tragedy.

[@laesperanza5408]

Thank you.

[@ashersinclaire]

This looks like a beautiful venture and wonderful place to explore! 🇱🇧

[@salvadorsepulveda6415]

Fascinating and glad to see the people recovering 👍

[@paolosantiago3163]

"Lebanon 🇱🇧🇱🇧 is/are one of the most beautiful countries in Asia along with tjeir good looking people despite the worst things they have been through coming from the Philippines.?!"

[@MarkUSA1]

Beautiful city, sad what happend to it… it hopefully will be back

[@SammakaiRichards]

This video was very helpful to understanding what's on the ground in Beirut. Thanks

[@samerk.6899]

Few comments: The explosion at the port was not a bomb. It was fertilize storage explosion. You have not visited any of the "East" Beirut sectors. The empty streets in downtown are due to few factors including security of the parliament because people are fed up with corruption. In Lebanon, you need US $ and you want to exchange small amounts at OMT store toward the PM (rate change by the hour due to crises)

[@rodolfokuri5939]

Saludos y bendiciones a todos ustedes, desde México,🇲🇽🇱🇧🤗😍🌄✌️☮️🙏

[@Afahs993]

Gosh I miss beirut and walking in the streets, you only scratched the surface of lebanon but it's nice u had the chance to take a look at it.. If you ever come again, tell your guide to take u inland more to the villages and other cities in side it..

[@zasanoelrawiofficiel1351]

So Beautiful 👍

[@isabella8378]

I really enjoy your travel documentaries. I love your calm no BS approach (I can’t handle these silly influencer ‘oh my god I’m so amazing having so much fun and I’m so into myself’ shows 🤮). One can tell that you are a very respectful person who is not afraid to show the good as well as the bad. I really appreciate it! Shukran

[@sarfrazahmad3223]

Amazing faiscinating fantastic city barruit well develoed and the other side downtown is as old is gold may God more grow and glow I proud of my muslim all cities and their muslim brothers thankyou for vlog be happy all time

[@karimedinburgh]

Good video , thanks for sharing !

[@user-bi3kk2hc7e]

Lebanon is on my travel list

[@melissabausch2057]

This video is a grain of sand in a bucket filled with beautiful places to see and things to do in Lebanon! You can snow ski on the mountain and swim in the sea on the same day! Everyone should experience Lebanon at least once !

[@xn7270]

As usual another awesome video

[@Justamemory50]

Million thanks for your kindness ❤

[@hodanasrallah3073]

Beautiful documentary about an ancient history city 👍

[@georgessuccar1189]

Beautiful city !

[@dewaynewestmoreland3773]

I would like to visit here. Thanks for sharing.

[@jaysworld4827]

thank you for doing this video for my country sir

[@carlosacta8726]

Kudos on a great video!!

[@alexanderivashentsev2357]

Great video, thank you

[@jefftx7596]

I like the music you selected for video.

[@GRIM_MOD]

Lebanon is amazing~!

[@RealThisisA]

Thank you for sharing :)

[@VentureSD]

Dude, I was just in LB in May and watch your other channel here in AZ. Right on!

[@briandesmondcouche]

Happy travels 😊

[@bennychiu3401]

Greetings from Orlando Florida 🇺🇸 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@smartman123]

hi 👋🏻 welcome to Lebanon 🇱🇧

[@roma8374]

Actually that sand beach is definitely not the only public one in all of Lebanon, but one of the few ones in Beirut. There are plenty of public beaches in Lebanon, especially towards the north and south. Too bad he didn't show you Gemmayzé and Bliss street next to the American University of Beirut.

[@h3agler]

You’re a long way from Saskatoon. Great video!

[@IslandHopperTV]

Yes very very from Saskatoon at this point! Saskatoon is far from everything though! Including Toronto and Vancouver!

[@alanzemsky7695]

Great video tour of Beirut! Can you recommend any places you ate?

[@mich1074]

Nice arabian music towards the end

[@thetravelbosss]

Looks good and didn’t expect this from Lebanon! First timer?

[@IslandHopperTV]

Yes first time to Lebanon!

[@Boomerclat]

hi i also live in beirut and that mall you went to i live next to it its really close i wish i was there that time

[@wellyatomy9472]

Hello from Indonesia

[@sammyhamawi6407]

The aruba episode should be added to the playlist of aruba tourist channel.

[@riverghost78]

new sub, ill be in cairo on the 20th of sept

[@IslandHopperTV]

We just left Cairo video coming soon. Crazy place!

[@raymollyraymolly722]

Lebanon has a lot to offer and Beirut is only one destination from hundreds of other beautiful places in Lebanon.

[@hiwotalene4458]

I❤️ Lebanon

[@rolfen]

If you come to beirut visit some neighborhoods like burj hammoud where average people live and work

[@rgjjurdak7496]

Great Video! Just subscribed! Should have visited the mountain villages and tasted the foods. Maybe a return trip is needed? Did u shoot this one with a gopro?

[@IslandHopperTV]

Actually shot on a cell phone

[@jre617]

You're big on shopping I guess. Hamra St is basically just shopping. You totally missed the creative artsy district of Gemmayzeh, with many cafes and interesting galleries, etc., on Gouraud St and some on El Arz/Pasteur St below it, only minutes walk from the Al Amin mosque. Also, Badaro St not far from the national museum is interesting, and both areas have a couple of creative boutique hotels. Check out Hotel Lost on Gouraud. And just to the west of the main mosque is a total huge ghost town of deserted old looking buildings. You touched on it, but this entire area around Place de I'Etoile square is fenced off and guarded, but they let you in to look around.

[@ddfhjkq]

good video!! 😊 can you teach me this video sound??

[@fabriceguarnieri1913]

J'y étais en 2016, avec la crise économique le centre ville a quelque peu changé (beaucoup de magasins vides), mais dommage que vous n'avez pas parcouru l'est de la ville ;-) J'ai si hâte d'y retourner

[@bptravelshows]

Great video of Beirut Lebanon- Could you please provide the car driver or guide info?

[@sharonlee7111]

Prayers to the Lebanese people🙏Go to the Emirates in the UAE Abu Dhabi, how about Cape Town South Africa?

[@My-Cookie-cat]

❤ 🇱🇧

[@Alaaxx93]

Its beautiful but sad and depressing at the same time

[@gabrielcoronado6395]

You better come to Mexico. this port looks a lot like Veracruz. (Greta video, by the way…)

[@eden20111]

Was going to say the same thing!

[@gabrielcoronado6395]

@@eden20111 👍🏻😁

[@user-rd3mm6dj9f]

❤

[@setarita]

Hi Island Hopper. Thanks for the video. Can you please explain the currency situation and how you paid for your hotel please? Credit card? Cash? Official rate? Black market rate? Etc? What you recommend money wise in Lebanon.

[@IslandHopperTV]

That’s a tough one. All I was told was show up with USD and ask a local to take you to a proper exchange resource. The inflation is nuts

[@marcelcharbonnier297]

The name of al-Hamrâ' street translates to "the Red", but I think it is primarily an allusion to the prestigious palace of Al-Hamrâ' in the Andalusian city of Grenade (Spain).

[@rimabarakat8838]

Not correct. Hamra in based on a family name of an original inhabitats with that family name. There was also a mosque in the area with that name built by that family

[@logic6877]

i cant beleive how such place ( downtown) can be empty. thats unbeleivable

[@28Justchecking]

Yep me as a Lebanese surprised as well but not at the same time During the day usually there is more pple for sure But as of 7pm till 4am this place is crowded usually

[@tituskirkland2488]

How was the food?

[@mohammedmehdi6980]

It wasn‘t a bomb It was Ammonium Nitrat

[@therealjoebobsicle]

Came here to say the same thing. It’s irresponsible of the content creator to continue referring to a “bomb”. That is not what caused the explosion in August 2020. Otherwise, great job showcasing a very beautiful city. It is a must see! I truly love it there.

[@yuliyamarder6978]

I was all set to go to Lebanon with the same company you are traveling, but my trip got canceled due to pandemic.

[@thebluegamer9116]

I am from lebanon

[@Ak-rg9bs]

Is it safe to travel there now? I always wanted to visit..

[@thebluegamer9116]

@@Ak-rg9bs it is very safe

[@harrietachieng3332]

And malls etc

[@lschmidt2968]

Revelation 8:4 "And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand."

[@JamilElChoueiry]

great content there is more free public beaches outside of Beirut the east side was the Christian side, and the west side was the Muslim side ...

[@rimabarakat8838]

Hamra area was mixed religions. Mainly greek Orthodox

[@JamilElChoueiry]

@@rimabarakat8838 all areas in lebanon were and still are, but hamra was dominated by Syrians and palastinans at that time... If you ask in lebanon harma is among the gharbiye area...

[@sammyhamawi6407]

M layun plays for club america

[@ZEE-es3jk]

Great video. A small correction, East Beirut was the Christian side and West Beirut was the Muslim side :)

[@JackSparrow-gn9be]

14:16 Correction: During the civil war, the East side was the Christian side, and the West was the Muslim side.

[@khalilcofilms]

Baku is the city known as the Paris of the East.

[@dontbeadrone]

Very reminiscent of Tel Aviv, although I think Tel Aviv has a much better beach area, with a plethora of cafes and restaurants on the beach itself. Ironically, I wouldn't be surprised if Tel Aviv's development was inspired by the heyday of Beirut back before the country's civil war. But I think Tel Aviv has surpassed Lebanon's former "Paris of the Middle East."

[@samtannouri3665]

Israel has nothing on Lebanon and never will

[@dontbeadrone]

@@samtannouri3665 Only a Hezbollah moron sympathizer would think that, Sammi Boy.

[@yuvalw7543]

Does anyone know if it's possible to enter Lebanon with British passport that says I was born in Israel? I also have an Israeli passport, will it show up? I really want to visit Beirut but things aren't looking to get better in the region, peace wise

[@rayufflight5983]

While You are over there I don't know if you have been to Naxos Greece.

[@IslandHopperTV]

Hey Ray yes we did visit there. We posted that video about 2 weeks ago.

[@user-hk3mf3yl7h]

Amy Jackson Neverland

[@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549]

I always thought you were more of a Ping guy than a Prada guy

[@IslandHopperTV]

They didnt sell Ping at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. But they got plenty Italian designer stuff.

[@vergineal-tawil3165]

Correction! During the war, the East was considered the Christian side and the West of the city became the Muslim side. How I know? I lived there. Things were not like that before the war, we all Christians and Muslims lived together. There was peace.

[@Austin.D]

Home of keanu reeves

[@InthenameofYeshua]

I would’ve liked to see at least one food item.

[@IslandHopperTV]

Yes good point. Considering Lebanese food is very popular around the world. Should have put that in there.

[@InthenameofYeshua]

@@IslandHopperTV I watch all of your videos. I can’t wait to see where you go next

[@hedonister]

@@IslandHopperTV Maybe next trip, and hopefully by then, the crisis phase would have passed lol

[@KumaraHkm-pk3hd]

dolar out go to puwar the canry

[@roma8374]

Looks like only a day in Beirut. So much more to see and do in Lebanon and Beirut. It's a country rich in culture. Your taxi driver is not going to know it all. Too bad it all looked so empty

[@hedonister]

Your comment is stereotypical, half my Lebanese friends are Shia and they're more educated, well travelled and some of them run world class successful companies

[@roma8374]

@@hedonister , you are the one stereotyping my answer. If he's a taxi driver, he's usually not so rich or educated, even though these days some are doing this job due to the economic crisis. On the other hand, the shiaa group has traditionally been one of the poorest and less educated in Lebanon,in spite of the rich fewer ones among them. That's why the Amal movement (the first Shiaa party) called itself the movement of the deprived.

[@hedonister]

@@roma8374 You have so much hate in you, shame on you

[@hedonister]

@@roma8374 You're sick

[@roma8374]

@@hedonister , you're totally ignorant and your reaction shows stupidity and hate. You are obviously a shiaa. Don't you know that in all the Arab world, the shiaa had been one of the poorest and less developed groups? That's why they are trying to take over now and are full of hate towards the sunni domination. If you speak Arabic, the Lebanese Amal movement called itself the movement for the 'deprived': harakat El 'mahroumeen'. Go educate yourself before opening your yap to reveal how ignorant you are. The ouzaï area is all occupied by shiaa slums stealing land that belongs to the Lebanese government. The shiaa are known historically to have tons of offsprings at a very young age, leaving many of their women (also their men) illiterate. Many worked the fields for Christians employees and some of their women were maids. Which one of my statements can you deny or argue against? When they are poor, uneducated and have tons of offsprings, they proliferate poverty and ignorance and spread slums over the nation.

[@gandalfstormcrow2486]

I've been there. I'd rather vacation in New Jersey. In January.

[@lvtravelworlddiscovery4477]

I was in Beirut last year but sad to say that it seems the government is not supporting tourism. They ahve nice unbeaten path places but no finances from the government to develop.

[@jadhallab]

2.4 million? We r coming up to 5 million bro. And thats the ones in lebanon

[@sammyhamawi6407]

Rootwd mountain climbing on youtube

[@sammyhamawi6407]

Red bull cliff diving lebanon on youtube

[@ventilatorbgd]

Phoenicians.

[@sounanjoelkone5745]

10 Salvation only comes through the spoken word of God, that is to say, the word that comes out of the mouth of a prophet while the prophet is alive on the earth. As soon as I die, this Message of the end time will be devoid of its vital substance over the whole surface of the earth and will become a dead letter like the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavad Gita and all the booklets of William Branham. After my death, all you will have to do is to wash your wedding garments through your good lives and the public confession. You have known and loved the living prophet of your time and the living prophet of your time has known you and loved you.

[@eugenio2681]

"on its path to a great future" says who? do you have any idea what you're talking about?

[@hedonister]

It will, if you look well into the history of this country and how it re-emerged each time it had fallen, you'd understand

[@phoeniciancedars8521]

East is Christian And west is Muslim 🙏🏻

[@marwannews4823]

During the civil war Beirut was divided into the eastern Christian side and the western Muslim side. You said the opposite.

[@sammyhamawi6407]

Open secrets beirut on youtube