3- Tripolitania
+Fezzan
9Days
Day
(1): TRIPOLI
Upon arrival at Tripoli airport, customs formalities and transfer to
the hotel (5 stars). Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day
(2): TRIPOLI-SABATHA- SABHA (Domestic Flight)
Breakfast. Departure (about 70 km), to Sabratha, 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 Sabha. Dinner and overnight at hotel (2 star).
Day
(3): SABHA – GARMA-DOWADA “great sand sea”
Breakfast. Departure S.W Sabha (about 160 km), to Garma, that was founded
by a Libyan tribe called Garamantes, it was a trading post linking Libya
to Africa.They resisted the Roman influence, and one of the most important
sites is the recently organized museum that houses all the important
human aspect of the desert area. Lunch at restaurant; proceed to Dowada
sand sea, where more than 14 lakes are spread between huge sand dunes,
the lakes of Gabroun & Um-Al Ma, are the largest and most famous
at the region,dinner and over night camping .
Day(4):DOWADA–UBARI-ALAWAYNAT-ADAD–ACACUS
MOUNTAIN
Breakfast. Departure (about 325 km),Stop at Al Awaynat village for lunch
,proceed to Adad the gate way to Acacus region , an infinite variety
of landscapes, where areas of stony ground alternate with huge expanses
of rock worn smooth by the wind and enormous sand dunes that meet the
horizon. Dinner and over night camp.
Day
(5), (6): ACACUS MOUNTAIN
Breakfast. Drive to discover a number of caves that have interesting
depiction of the round head civilization that dates back to 12000 years.
The cave art is generally well preserved and is regarded as one of the
finest in Africa, some show the Garamantes warriors in their famous
four horse chariots. The acacus mountain area is one of the highlights
of Libya. Even without its cave paintings it would be one of the most
stunning parts of the Sahara because of the wild beauty of its terrain..
Picnic lunch en-route, dinner and over night camp.
Day
(7): ACACUS MOUNTAIN- UBARI- SABHA (Domestic Flight)-TRIPOLI
Breakfast. Departure (about 325 km), to Garma, lunch at restaurant,
proceed to Sabha airport to fly back to Tripoli. Dinner and over night
at hotel.
Day
(8): 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
(9): TRIPOLI -DEPARTURE
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure.
