Libya Highlights Tour

Itinerary

1. Day One

   Arrive in Tripoli

   • Arrive at Tripoli airport.

   • Transfer to the hotel, where we have a pre-trip briefing before dinner.

2. Day Two

   Jebel Nefusa

   • Travel southwest to visit Jebel Nefusa; the heartland of the Berber people.

   • In Jebel Nefusa, we visit the 12th-century granary of Qasr-al-Haj, the ancient stone village of Tarmeisa and the valleys of Sahel Al Jefra.

   • Later we descend the mountains and head further south into the Sahara towards Ghadames, an ancient desert town. We stay here overnight.

3. Day Three

   Ghadames

   • Today we explore the unique Saharan architecture of Ghadames old town and traditional houses.

   • Later, we take an excursion to some desert dunes to watch the sunset over the mountains at the Algerian border.

4. Day Four

   Gharyan

   • After breakfast, we leave for Gharyan, located at the foot of the Nafusa Mountains. Gharyan was a famous trading post and then later known for being the centre of Libya’s resistance against the Italian invasion in the early 20th century. It is now a centre of flour milling, carpet weaving and pottery making and is famous for its troglodyte caves.

   • Later we will return to Tripoli.

5. Day Five

   Sabratha

   • Visit the two thousand five-hundred-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sabratha. Formerly a Phoenician seaport and trading post, it was later used by the Romans before being badly damaged by an earthquake in the 4th Century.

   • Return to Tripoli and visit the Karamanli house, the former British Consulate, the Ottoman clock tower, the arch of Marcus Aurelius and Martyrs square.

6. Day Six

   Leptis Magna

   • Drive east to visit the incredible UNESCO site of Leptis Magna. After the tour, we will return to Tripoli.

   • In Tripoli, we can go shopping in the old town bazaars.

7. Day Seven

   Tour Ends

   • Transfer to the airport for international departure.