STRESSED-OUT city residents can combine adventure and spa breaks at the InterContinetal Mzaar Mountain Resort, an hour’s drive from Beirut. The resort offers a range of summer vacation packages, valid until September 30.

The Summer Break package is a seven-night half-board package with organised tours every day as well as one full day’s stay at a beach resort in Lebanon. Guests can benefit from complimentary excursion offers including a30-minute quad ride for two, a soothing massage session, two full leisure days in a luxury beach resort with lunch, a half-day tour and shopping in downtown Beirut and half a day’s sightseeing, at $106++ per person per night in a double room.
The Wellbeing Holiday rejuvenation package offers travellers five-nights of pure relaxation, with 24 different spa treatments available at Les Thermes du Mzaar, the 1,200sqm luxury spa at the mountain resort that offers everything from facial care and make-up to hydro massage, aromatherapy and various massage treatments.
The packages range from five-nights to one month, and generally include half-board accommodation, daily fresh fruits and hot beverage service and complimentary airport transfers.