DOS AND DON’TS

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE YOU’RE IN TYRE

DO

Walk along the corniche on a Sunday and explore Haret el Jalaji, the Muslim quarter of the Old City.

DO

Embrace the random and the friendly. People will kick passengers out of their cars to give you a lift. True story.

DON’T

Stray too far from Tyre and the coast unless you know what you’re doing. The UK government advises against all but essential travel to the majority of southern Lebanon.

DON’T

Treat Tyre as a day trip from Beirut. It’s easily worth a weekend – more if you’re going to include travel to Saida and Ras Al Naqoura, the historic tip of northern Palestine.