🇱🇧 Lebanon · Asia
Safety Lebanon
Risques importants
Lebanon is going through an unstable period. A fragile ceasefire has framed Hezbollah-Israel hostilities since late 2024, but sporadic strikes and clashes persist in the south, the Bekaa and Beirut's southern suburbs (Dahieh). Nearly all governments (including France's Quai d'Orsay) formally advise against travel or part of the country. Ordinary crime against tourists remains low; the real risk is security and geopolitical.
Specific risks
Theft & petty crime
2Globalement sur
Scams
3Vigilance conseillee
Natural disasters
2Globalement sur
Health risks
3Vigilance conseillee
Political stability
5Deconseille
Areas to avoid
- Tout le sud du Liban (sud du fleuve Litani) — frappes, engins non exploses et mines sur plus de 1 200 sites recenses : FORMELLEMENT deconseille
- Beirut's southern suburbs (Dahieh) — hit by strikes through 2026, crossed by the airport road
- The Bekaa Valley and the border area with Syria — strikes, trafficking and armed clashes
- Palestinian refugee camps (e.g. Ain al-Hilweh) — recurring armed clashes
- Tripoli et le nord lors de periodes de tension communautaire
Emergency numbers
Police
112
Ambulance
140
Fire department
175
Health & precautions
Vaccinations
- None required
- Recommended: hepatitis A and B, typhoid, tetanus and measles up to date
Drinking water
Don't drink tap water: drink bottled water, which is very widely available.
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes present in summer on the coast, no malaria. Insect-borne disease risk negligible.
General notes
Good private clinics in Beirut but a health system weakened by the economic crisis (medicine shortages, power cuts). Travel insurance with repatriation is ESSENTIAL; check that it covers the areas advised against.
Women travelers
Lebanon is fairly safe for women travelers regarding crime. Occasional street harassment (stares, remarks): more covering dress outside Beirut's cosmopolitan neighborhoods, sit confidently in taxis. Beirut is one of the most liberal cities in the region.
LGBTQ+ travelers
Article 534 of the penal code can be invoked against homosexual relations and the climate has hardened in recent years. Beirut keeps a discreet scene but no public displays of affection: be cautious.
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