Classical
Cities of Libya (15 days)
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| A comprehensive tour of the Roman and Greek cities of Libya including two days at the magnificent site of Leptis Magna and a visit to the enchanting oasis of Ghadames. |
Tripoli - Leptis Magna - Zliten - Sirt - Benghazi - Ptolemais -
Al-Bayda - Cyrene - Apollonia - Qasr Libya - Benghazi - Sirt - Ghirza -
Misrata - Sabrata - Tripoli - Qasr al-Haj - Nalut - Ghadames - Kabow -
Yfren - Gharyan - Tripoli
Accommodation in 2, 3, 4 and 5 star hotels.
Day 2 Full day excursion to the magnificent Roman city
of Leptis Magna. Overnight in Zliten.
Day 3 See the Abd al-Salaam Mosque in Zliten
before returning to the glorious site of Leptis
Magna for further exploration. Continue to Sirt for overnight.
Ghadames
Basilica, Leptis Magna
Day 5 Visit the Greco-Roman cities of Teuchira
(Tocra) and Ptolemais (Tolmeita). Continue to Al-Bayda for two nights.
Day 6 Full day of sightseeing at the extensive and
remarkable Greek site of Cyrene, founded in
the 7th century BC. Sites include the Temple of Apollo, Acropolis, Agora,
Forum, Stoa of Hermes and Hercules, House of Jason Magnus and the Temple
of Zeus.
Day 7 Visit the ancient city-port of Apollonia. Return to Benghazi via the eerie funerary temple at Slontah and the mosaic museum at Qasr Libya.
Day 8 Return along the coastal road to Sirt for overnight.Day 9 Excursion to the Punic temple tombs of Ghirza. Continue to Misrata for overnight.
Day 10 Excursion to the Roman city of Sabrata with its remarkable 2nd century Colonnaded Theatre and stunning mosaic collection. Return to Tripoli for overnight.
Day 11 Visit the centuries-old grain stores of Qasr al-Haj and Nalut. Continue to Ghadames for two nights.
Day 12 Sightseeing in the unique and enchanting oasis of Ghadames on the edge of the Sahara desert. Visit the old town with its labyrinthine passages and take lunch in a richly decorated traditional house. Late afternoon excursion to watch the sun set over the sand dunes; on the way, visit the ruins of Qasr al-Ghoul (Castle of the Ghost), allegedly the remains of an old Roman fort, where the local inhabitants succumbed to a siege during the Arab conquest of Libya in the 7th century AD.
Temple of Zeus, Cyrene
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Day 13 Drive to the Berber village of Kabaw to visit the fortified grain store and library of the writer, Buruni. Continue through the Jabal Nafusa mountain range to the panoramic hilltop town of Yfren and then to Gharyan to visit a troglodyte house. Overnight at the Rabta Hotel. Day 14 Drive to Tripoli. Sightseeing in Tripoli including the superb National Museum, Green Square, Algeria Square Cathedral, Church of Santa Maria, the 18th century British Consulate, the 17th century French Consulate, the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and the mosques and souks of the medina where lunch will be taken. Day 15 Transfer to airport for flight home.
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