The caverns of Jeita
Grotto, Mount Lebanon are on two levels: the lower caverns are visited by boat
over
a subterranean lake 2000 ft (623 meters) long, while the dry upper gallery
can be seen on foot. These caves
and galleries are known to man since
Paleolithic times. The action of water has created cathedral-like vaults
beneath
the wooded hills of Mount Lebanon forming magnificent caverns. The Lebanese
speleologists have
penetrated about 4.5 mils (7 km) from the entry point of the
grotto to the far end of the underground river and
about 1.3 Mile (2.2 km) of
the upper galleries.