Visit Sahara and archeological  sites of Libya.

       Tour no5: 17 Days

    Day1: Arrive to Tripoli

                                                                                 Meet & assist at airport and transfer to hotel. Take a small tour in Tripoli city, dinner in a local restaurant & residence in the hotel.

    Day2: Tripoli - Sebha

                                                                                 After breakfast, take a tour in Tripoli city, Visit the remarkable Jamahiriya Museum, which contains important finds of sculpture from the many Roman sites in Libya. Later walk through  the Medina, seeing the mosques and merchants’ houses, and the famous arch of Marcus Aurelius. In the evening, we transfer to Tripoli airport,  flight to Sebha, dinner & residence in Sebha cam

    Day3: Sebha - Sahara Lakes

                                                                                   After breakfast we will travel through Tekerkiba  to start of our excursion in the great sand sea visiting the lakes of Sahara (Gaber-Oun, Maffo, Um-Elmaa, Mandra). First day, we discover  (Gaber-oun, Maffo), dinner and camping in Sahara.

    Day4: Sahara Lakes – Germa

                                                                                 This day, we will discover the rest of lakes (Um-Elmaa, Mandra) then continue to Germa, Germa the ancient capital of the Germantes, the first settlement was founded in the 900 B.C, Visit museum and ancient site of the Germantes civilization. Have a dinner and camping in Germa.

    Day5: Wadi-Matkhandush – Murzug

                                                                                 Drive to visit the world-wide famous sites of Wadi-Matkhandush where giraffes, huge elephants, rhinos, and gazelles, are magnificently portrayed on stone walls and inside caves. This mysterious place is where the myths of ancient hunters are recorded. Take a lunch. After lunch, we drive to camping in the Idhan-Murzuq sand dunes.

    Day6: Idhan-Murzuq – Wen-kasa

                                                                                 Further southwards, in the beautiful sceneries of the Wen-kasa, one might find remainders of flint and sandstone. We will camp near the Emaning Well, an ideal place to fresh up, or get a cool  drink from the desert springs. Have a dinner & camping in Wen-kasa

    Day7 to 9: Akakus Tadrat region

                                                                                 Today we drive to Akakus region. The Jebel- Akakus is made up of dark basalt rock formations rising up from the desert sands. You will have plenty of time to explore the natural rock formations as well as view the ancient rock paintings and carvings. Located in some of the sheltered wadis are prehistoric rock paintings   and carvings dating back over 12,000 years.     The rock formations of Jebel-Akakus are very unique and the area is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site. Spend the next three days exploring this fascinating region and viewing some of the famous prehistoric rock art for which this area is renowned. We camp in Sahara. (Last day we will continue to Al-awinat, dinner & residence in Al-awinat camp.

    Day10: Al-awinat - Ghat - Al-awinat - Sebha

                                                                                 Continue on to the city of Ghat, an ancient desert trading town located in a picturesque oasis. It is very well preserved and is also one of the few permanent Tuareg settlements in the Sahara. You will have time to visit the old city. Drive back to Al-awinat. Then continue to Sebha. Dinner & residence in Sebha camp.

    Day11: Sebha – Benghazi

                                                                                 Early this morning, we Transfer to Benghazi, by bus. It'll be a long journey, lunch will be taken en route. We reach Benghazi late this evening, dinner in a local restaurant & residence in the hotel.

    Day12: Benghazi - Tokra - Tolmeita - Al-bayda

                                                                                 After breakfast, we board a flight to Benghazi.    A drive east takes us to Green Montian. We pass by Tauchera (Tokra), one of the 5 cities built during the Greek period. We visit the Greco-Roman ruins of Ptolemais (Tolmeita), dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. Our visit starts with the museum, which hosts some of Ptolemais monuments, such as the four-season mosaic and the fountain of the eight dancing Menadi. You'll also see the remains of the Arch of Constantine, 311-312 AD, and the columns palace, the most famous building in Ptolemais dating back between the 2nd and 1st century BC. Continue to           Al-bayda, dinner in a local restaurant & residence in the hotel.

    Day13: Al-bayda - Cyrene - Apollonia

                                                                                 After breakfast, we drive to Cyrene, where we  spend all day discovering the splendid Greek ruins at Cyrene, founded in 631 BC and by the 4th century BC the world's preeminent Greek city. Today a UNESCO World Heritage site and a highlight of any visit to Libya, Cyrene boasts an unparalleled mountaintop setting overlooking the sea and surrounded by forests of evergreen.     We explore the Temple of Zeus, larger than Athens' Parthenon, the Necropolis, carved into the hillside, and the museum. Continue to Apollonia, have a dinner & residence in the hotel.

    Day14: Apollonia - Solnta - Qasr-Libya – Ben

                                                                                 Visit the ancient city-port of Apollonia, the ruins of the ancient Greek city port of Apollonia, stretching along a narrow strip of coastline. Believed to have been a working port as far back as the 7th century BC, Apollonia features five churches, Roman baths, the Byzantine Duke's Palace, homes, a theater, and more. Our touring continues after lunch to Benghazi via the eerie funerary temple at Solnta and the fine Byzantine mosaics at Qasr-Libya, which was first laid in AD 529-40, with its unique collection of mosaics. Return to Benghazi, dinner & residence.

    Day15: Benghazi

                                                                                 After breakfast, we start visiting Benghazi city. Benghazi and embark on a tour of Libya's second largest city. We visit the traditional old city, and the covered market of the souk area where artisans and trade smiths ply their wares.         We have enough time for shopping in the city.     Have a dinner in a local restaurant & residence in the hotel.

    Day16: Benghazi - Tripoli

                                                                Early in the morning, we drive to Tripoli, lunch will be taken en route. We reach Tripoli late this evening, dinner in a local restaurant & residence in the hotel.

    Day17: Tripoli - Departure

                                                                After breakfast, we have a time for shopping in the old city souk, or visit the remarkable Jamahiriya Museum, which contains important finds of sculpture from the many Roman sites in Libya, Walk through the Medina, seeing the mosques and merchants’ houses, and the famous arch of Marcus Aurelius. Depending on the schedule, later we transfer to Tripoli airport and departure to home destination.

   Notes:

• Museums are closed on Mondays.

• Friday is like Sunday in Europe, all soags are closed.

• Sahara tours are available form (15 September) to (15 may).