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Ecotourism in Lebanon is a new facet of Lebanon tourism and it holds thrills for the adventurous traveler who loves to explore the diversity of nature at its best. Previously Lebanon tourism was restricted to visiting the different ancient monuments, churches, temples of Baalbek and the parts of Beirut. But now ecotourism is gaining popularity.
Ecotourism is promoted due to the vast stretch of land with natural landscapes, waterfalls, forests, mountains and their deadly combination makes awesome package for the Ecotourism in Lebanon. The hot spot for the travelers of ecotourism begins in the Qadisha valley in Lebanon. The place is bestowed with natural grandeurs like limestone crags, rich vegetation, snowy white waterfalls and historic monasteries. The foreigners will love to explore the natural beauty on foot and hiking is another option on this exciting tour and all these are sufficient to call for an ecotourism in Lebanon.
The town of Ehden and Bsherri provides a 20 km stretch of land and it is an exciting part of the journey despite being a bit strenuous.
The Lebanon mountain trail is an exciting part of the trip and the walkers will find themselves close to nature while going through it. The archaeological sites, villages and holy places at a height of 800 to 2,000 meters make the trip an enthralling one.
The specialty of Ecotourism in Lebanon lies in the natural attractions of the country. Ecotourism is also a major source of revenue generation for Lebanon. The major portion of the money gathered from the ecotourism goes to the betterment of rural economy. The concept of ecotourism in Lebanon may be new but is really working well. Plans are on to make it more popular among the tourists.
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