2- Tripolitania +Cyrenica

8 Days

Day (1): TRIPOLI
Upon arrival at Tripoli Airport, customs formalities and transfer to the hotel (5 star). Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day (2): TRIPOLI-LEPTIS MAGNA -TRIPOLI
Breakfast. Departure to Leptis Magna (about 120 km), Founded by the Phoenicians in the VII Th century B.C., it’s the birth-place of Emperor Septimius Severus, he had huge buildings erected and decorated with beautiful marble and colored stucco. Visiting the site along the sea coast. Lunch at restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Archaeological Museum and the amphitheater. Return to Tripoli in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day (3): TRIPOLI-SABRATHA-BENGHAZI (Domestic Flight)
Breakfast. Departure to Sabratha (about 70 km), founded by the Phoenicians as a commercial centre in the VII Th century B.C., visit the museum with its magnificent mosaics and this ancient city which is famous for its theatre. Lunch at restaurant. In the afternoon, return to Tripoli for domestic flight to Benghazi. Dinner and overnight at the hotel (5 star).

Day (4): BENGHAZI – TOLMITHA”PTOLEMAIS”-QASR LIBYA-SOUSA
Breakfast, Departure (about 160km, northeast), to visit Ptolemais, ‘interesting ancient city known for its very large water Cisterns, it was established to serve as a port for the city of Barce in the interior of the plateau. It started gaining importance after the death of Alexander the Great in 322 B.C. Lunch at Tolmitha, Proceed (about 45km east), to visit Qasr Libya,”The original name of this site was Olbia our information dates back to the V century B.C. Gasr Libya is famous for its two Early Christian churches; the best preserved one is in the shape of a Greek cross, the other is the most important one because of its well preserved mosaic floor ranking among the greatest masterpieces of the Byzantine period in North Africa”. Late afternoon arrival at Sousa, Dinner and overnight at hotel (4 star).

Day (5): SOUSA –CYRENE –APOLLONIA -SOUSA
Breakfast, Departure to Cyrene to visit the ruins of this huge ancient Greek city founded by immigrants from the island of Thera in the VII century B. C. Visit the museum next to the site, Lunch at restaurant, proceed to Apollonia to visit this ancient coastal city that served as a port to Cyrene, and the Byzantine basilicas by the sea, Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day (6): SOUSA –TOKRA”TEUCHIRA”-BENGHAZI (D.Flight)- TRIPOLI
Breakfast. Departure to Benghazi (about 230 km), stop along the way to visit Tocra “which was founded by the Greeks around 510 B.C. and was called Teuchira. When the Ptolemies of Egypt conquered Cyrenaica in the III century the town was renamed Arsinoe in honor of Ptolemy II’s wife and finally Cleopatris after the daughter of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. The Ptolemaic period was a time of great prosperity for Teuchirr”. Lunch at restaurant; continue to Benghazi, short tour in the city, proceed to the airport for departure to Tripoli, Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day (7): TRIPOLI CITY TOUR
Breakfast. Morning free for resting and relaxing. Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon, city tour: starting with the victory arch of Marcus Aurilus , the Buildings of the British and the French consulates, the Karamanly house ,the catholic church of Santa Maria, Al Nagah Mosque, the Medina Sougs and bazaars, the castle and the Italian style buildings along the sea shore. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day (8): TRIPOLI -DEPARTURE
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure.