Classic tours

2-Tripolitania +Cyrenica +Fezzan

14Days

 

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

 

Day (2): TRIPOLI-LEPTIS MAGNA – TRIPOLI (Domestic Fly)-BENGHAZI
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 to fly to Benghazi. Dinner and overnight at the hotel (5 star).


Day (3): 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 (4): 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 (5): SOUSA –TOKRA”TEUCHIRA”-BENGHAZI (D.Fly)- 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 (6): TRIPOLI-SABATHA- SABHA (Domestic Flight)
Breakfast. Departure (about 70 km), to Sabratha, founded by the Phoenicians was a commercial centre in the VII Th century B.C., visit the museum with its magnificent mosaics then to the ancient city famous for its theatre. Lunch at restaurant. in the afternoon return to Tripoli to fly to Sabha. Dinner and overnight at hotel (2 star).

 

Day (7): 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 (8): 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 (9), (10), (11): 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 (12): 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 (5 star).

 

Day (13): 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 (14): TRIPOLI -DEPARTURE
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure.

 

Dewan Tourism Co. ,Haieti St., Idikhar Bank Bldg,4th floor-Aptm No2 Tripli –Libya
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