El Hamâri

El Hamâri: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit El Hamâri

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach El Hamâri — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.50111, 35.49778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Hamâri

• Jabal Safi · viewpoint · South Governorate · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fortress of Niha · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• مسجد قطيش · dargah · South Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• جامع البحر · dargah · South Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chhim · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tell Dibbine · fort · Nabatieh Governorate · ~24 km · Must-see
• Battle of the Beaufort · fort · Nabatieh Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Moukhtara · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Qaraaoun Lake · lake · Beqaa Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Mountain Trail · trek · Beqaa Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saydet El Talle · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Al Mir Fakhredine Al Maani Mosque · dargah · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beiteddine Palace · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nebi Safa - Selsata Roman Temple · fort · Beqaa Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Barouk Cedar trees · viewpoint · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shouf Cedar Biosphere Reserve Limit · sanctuary · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb · fort · South Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ain Hirsha Roman Temple · fort · Beqaa Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of El Hamâri

Other caves near El Hamâri

• Antelias cave · cave · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• מערת פער · cave · North District · ~67 km · Must-see
• Keshet cave · cave · North District · ~69 km · Must-see
• מערת מנות · cave · North District · ~74 km · Must-see
• Elijah's Cave · cave · Haifa District · ~112 km · Must-see
• Sfunim · cave · Haifa District · ~122 km · Must-see
• Oren · cave · Haifa District · ~125 km · Must-see
• HaNahal Cave · cave · Haifa District · ~131 km · Must-see
• Caves of Nahal Me’arot · cave · Haifa District · ~131 km · Must-see
• Mearat Kabara · cave · Haifa District · ~146 km · Must-see

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