Colorful Qannoubine from Blawza

Hiking from BLOUZA at ANNOUBINE Valley 
The 🔭 view you get to see from the valley is beyond imagination. Once there, you get the feeling of 🕊 peace and ❤️tranquility. The 🙏 spiritual atmosphere reigns over the entire valley.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS; 🌲🌳🌴 Pine & Oak Forest, Ancient Cave 💒 Churches, Panoramic 🔭 views to the valley, 🏺 Old Phoenician Houses and 🥾Roads, 💧 Springs, 🕊 Holy Valley and Most Beautiful 💦 waterfall.

📌 HIKE LOCATION : Qadicha Valley – Wadi Annoubine / Becharre Districts
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In the north, 1200 meters above sea level, 25 km from Chekka.

⏳ WHEN: Sunday, June 21, 2026
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🕢 ENCOUNTER PLACE: Mar Maroun Church Parking, Dora @ 7:30 AM
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Driving directions to Mar Maroun https://dalecorazon.com/contact/
Or Martyrs Square at Al-Nahar Bldg., Beirut Downtown @ 7:10 AM

💰 FEES:
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25 $ including 🚌 transport (comfortable air-conditioned Pullman), professional guides (certified tour operator), coffee, 5 minutes of warming up, stretching, and pictures.
25 years old and younger will have a discount of 20%. (20$/person)
Every 4 coupons can be exchanged for a free hiking trip.

Optional transportation by your own 🚗 vehicles 5 $/person for the first time.

📌 LOCATION:
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In The Kadisha Valley (also known as Qadisha Valley, Ouadi Qadisha, or وادي قاديشا in Arabic) lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley is a deep gorge carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means “Holy” in Aramaic, and the valley, sometimes called the Holy Valley, has sheltered Christian monastic communities for many centuries. The Valley which harbors the most ancient Christian monasteries in the world is on the verge of being radiated from the World Heritage list because of serious plagues that are destroying it.

History

Annoubine’s history dates back to the 7th century. It has monasteries and sanctuaries spread all over the gorge, in the form of caves or churches.
Since the early centuries of Christianity, the Holy Valley has served as a refuge for those in search of solitude. Historians believe that the Kadisha Valley has had monastic communities continuously since the earliest years of Christianity. It was also at times a destination for Muslim mystics, or Sufis, who also visited it for meditation and solitude.

📜 DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
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HIKING LEVEL. 1 to 3 for easy, 4 to 6 for intermediate, 7 to 9 for strenuous
The hike offers three levels:
🌿🥾 Level 3 (2 km, Approx.), easy trail from Blawza village till Deir Saydet Qannoubine.
🥇 Level 4 (8 km, Approx.), we will start from Blawza, visit St. Marina and Deir Saidet Annoubine. It is a wonderful place to visit and we will have enough time to contemplate scenery and take pictures. Then the trail becomes minor ascents and descents all the way to Qadisha River, to reach the most beautiful waterfalls in Lebanon exist, the lunch will be there. It is a lovely place, a breathtaking setting. After lunch, we will walk all the way to power station, where the walk ends.

Description of the destination

Deir Saidet Annoubine:
This is one of the oldest Monasteries in Lebanon. The monastery was built in a rocky pit, most probably by Byzantine emperor Theodos the Great in 379 – 395. Deir Annoubine monastery was to become the seat of the Maronite Patriarch in the 15th century and to remain so for 500 years. The monastery was rehabilitated in 1990 and is now used by the Antonine Sisters who welcome pilgrims to spend the night.

St. Marina:
The chapel of St. Marina now holds the tombs of eighteen patriarchs. The chapel of St. Marina stands in the memory of a girl named Marina who entered Annoubine monastery disguised as a monk. (The whole story will be told during the hike).

🎒 WHAT TO TAKE:
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Healthy snacks that will boost up your energy such as dried fruits, lunch, water, cap, sunglasses and sunscreen. Wear comfortable walking shoes (A professional brand is recommended) and don’t forget to get a light jacket. DC members get a 20% discount on sports equipment in Sports 4 Ever branches.
==There will be a breakfast stop along the way==

☎️ FOR RESERVATION AND INFO:
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