Lupine Travel

Witness the amazing solar eclipse in Libya, a North African country with a fascinating history dating back to 8000BC.

Itinerary

Day One, Jul 29 2027
Arrive in Tripoli

• In the morning, meet your Tour Leader at Tunis-Carthage Airport to take the morning Libyan Wings group flight to Tripoli.

• Arrive at Tripoli Airport and transfer to the hotel, where we have a pre-trip briefing before taking a tour of Tripoli.
Day Two, Jul 30 2027
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.
Day Three, Jul 31 2027
Benghazi

• Take a domestic flight from Tripoli (Mitiga) Airport to Benghazi.

• Drive deeper into the green mountains of Libya to visit the Qasr Libya Museum. Here we will witness one of the most impressive Greek mosaic collections in the world before continuing on to Cyrene.
Day Four, Aug 1 2027
Cyrene

• Explore the highlights of Eastern Libya. Starting by visiting Cyrene, the crown jewel of the Pentapolis. We will visit both the lower site, where we can appreciate elaborate statues still in their original place, and the upper site, where we can marvel at an impressive acropolis.

• After lunch, we will drive to Apollonia. Here, we can see ancient Greek marble columns with the turquoise Mediterranean Sea in the background.

• Later, we will embark on our way back to Benghazi. In the evening, we will have a briefing to prepare us for the Solar Eclipse.
Day Five, Aug 2 2027
Solar Eclipse

• Today we will spend the morning in the rarely visited city of Benghazi. We will find the perfect spot to take in the amazing phenomenon of the Solar Eclipse. As we approach 11:27am, the Solar Eclipse will reach totality for approximately 4 minutes.

• In the afternoon, we will be transferred to the Benghazi Airport to catch our flight back to Tripoli.
Day Six, Aug 3 2027
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.
Day Seven, Aug 4 2027
Tour Ends

• Transfer to the airport for international departure.