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 Covering
12 square km, Tannourine Nature Reserve lies in a splendidly beautiful area
and protects one of the largest and densest cedar forests in
Lebanon.
The area is rocky and
mountainous with sharp slopes and a deep valley where cedars
defy gravity and grow on extremely vertical slopes.
You can also enjoy the
opportunity to discover naturally occurring grottos on their
hike, as well as rare flowers particular to this high altitude
terrain, like the mountain tulip or Lebanese prickly thrift.
Beside the 70 000 ancient trees,
Tannourine Nature Reserves is also known for its various types
of birds such as eagles, owls, robins and wild animals such as
hyenas, boars, squirrels, snakes and bats.
This reserve is enriched with floating lakes of water. It has more than one hundred
springs and water sources.
Outdoor activities include hikes
through the forest and treks to visit rock-cut monasteries, as
well as cross-country skiing and snow shoeing in the winter.
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Tannourine trees
 Tannourine
is home to over 70 000 ancient cedar trees such as the
Cedrus libani species, as well as a variety of
pines, poplars, and other tree species (Cupressus, Pinus,
Abies, Populus).
It is beleived that
some of these trees can sometimes be aged between 1000
and 2000 years of age. |
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