| DAYS |
10 days / 9 nights |
| DEPARTURE |
Tripoli |
| HOLIDAY TYPE |
Private Tour |
| DEPARTURE DATES |
Daily (tailored to suit) |
| TOUR EXTENSION |
Option to add the 4 day Ghadames Extension to this tour |
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| ITINERARY |
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| Day 1 |
Arrive Tripoli |
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Arrive at Tripoli, meet & assist and transfer to your hotel. (D)
Ancient Kingdoms Visa assistance to Libya available. |
| Day 2 |
Tripoli - Benghazi |
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Morning tour of Tripoli. Visit the National Museum, then Ahmed Karamali Pasha Mosque and the old Medina with its narrow alleyways, its elegant mosques and the animated souk. Lunch in a local restaurant. Late in the day fly to Benghazi. (B,L,D) |
| Day 3 |
Benghazi Cemetery - Cyrene - Aldayda |
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Short tour of Benghazi and its war cemetery, afterwards head toward the beautiful city of Cyrene. Visit the Forum and Agora, the Acropolis Hill, the Fountain, Sanctuary of Apollo and the Great Temple of Zeus. Drive to the seaside town of Albayda. (B,L,D) |
| Day 4 |
Albayda - Apollonia - Lathroun - Ras el hillal - Albayda |
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After breakfast head to Apollonia visiting the Extramural Church, the Theatre and the Three Churches. Then drive to Lathrun and Ras Al Hilal. Return to Albayda for dinner. (B,L,D) |
| Day 5 |
Albayda - Qaser Libya - Ptolemais - Benghazi - Tripoli |
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Departure for Qaser Libya, the residence of the Bishop, and its two churches. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon drive to Ptolemais, a city founded in the 3rd century BC. Visit the Museum, Arch of Constantine, Columns Palace and the great cisterns. Transfer to the airport and fly to Tripoli. (B,L,D)
OPTION to extend your time to include the Western Desert Battlefields (personalised tours and grave visits can be organised). |
| Day 6 |
Tripoli - Sabratha - Sebha - Ubari |
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After breakfast head towards Sabratha, a Phoenician trading post with its magnificent Roman Theatres and splendid mosaics of the Byzantine period. Finish the visit with the Ampitheatre. Lunch in a local restaurant and then fly to Sebha. Transfer by jeep to the Ubari Magic Lodge - a luxury Libyan desert camp. (B,L,D) |
| Day 7 |
Ubari - Lakes - Ubari |
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Breakfast followed by a full day visit to the salt lakes of the Dauada. This area contains a series of lakes surrounded by sand dunes and palm trees. See Ummelma (the biggest lake with iridescent mineral rich sands), and Gaberoun (originally known as “Bahr ed Doud"/Sea of Worms). (B,L,D)
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| Day 8 |
Ubari - Sebha - Tripoli |
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Breakfast followed by free time at the camp for relaxing and taking in the surrounding scenery. Jeep ride to Sebha to fly back to Tripoli. (B,L,D) |
| Day 9 |
Tripoli - Leptis Magna - Tripoli |
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Breakfast followed by departure to Leptis Magna, one of the best preserved cities of antiquity. Visit the Arch of Septimus Severus, Cardo Maximus, Decumanus, Palestra, Baths of Hadrian, Nymphaeum, Street of Colonades, Severus Forum with adjoining Basillica, the harbour, and the old Forum. Lunch in a local restaurant. Conclude with a visit to the Museum and Amphitheatre. Return to Tripoli for dinner. (B,L,D) |
| Day 10 |
Tripoli departure |
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Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure assistance for your onward flight. (B) |
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HOLIDAY INCLUSIONS |
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- Accommodation with private facilities
- A/C transportation with private driver
- Services of a professional private guide
- Meals on a full board basis in local restaurants or the hotel (including soft drinks)
- All sightseeing and entrance fees
- Local guides (subject to availability)
- Flights Tripoli/Benghazi/Sabha/Tripoli
- Bottled water on touring days
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NOTES |
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- Tour may be multilingual on certain departure dates.
- Guaranteed departure based on 2 people travelling.
- Local flights in Libya are subject to delays or cancellations. Our operator will do its utmost to find alternatives.
- Amendments to itineraries may occur.
- The desert camps may be closed from May to September due to the desert heat
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