Libya Coastal Tour

Departures with a minimum of 2 passengers all year.
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Please Note: Libya has stopped issuing visas to American citizens until further notice.

Day 1 Upon our arrival in Tripoli, you will be met and assisted and then transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2 Today you begin our exploration of Libya's capital city: Tripoli. Depart the hotel after breakfast for a full day of sightseeing which will include the old city, the National Museum, which is known for the quantity and quality of the artifacts on display and covers several millennia of Libyan and North African history, culture, and art. In the evening return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 After breakfast you will go to Leptis Magna, a magnificent ancient Roman city, and the capital of what once was Rome's Africa Province. Afterwards, you will visit the Byzantine Villa Sileen. The floor of every room in this mansion is covered in beautiful mosaics. The house faces the ocean with a secluded garden and courtyard with even more mosaics with intricate scenes depicted. In the evening return to Tripoli for dinner and overnight.

Day 4 Today you will have a tour to the western mountains famous for the indigenous architecture and culture. Starting with Qasr Al Haj and visit the granary which was used to store barley and olive oil for the entire town. Continue on up the mountain to visit the castles Jado and Kabaow. Afterwards go to the town of Gharyan, famous for its pottery shops. After visiting the town you will return to Tripoli for dinner and overnight.

Day 5 This morning you will take a short flight to Benghazi. Once there you will drive to Apollonia, stopping on the way at to visit Tocra for a visit of the museum, and then on to Tolmeita (Ptolemais) where we will also visit the site and museum. Tolmeita was founded by the Greeks in the 4th century BC as one of the privileged cities of the Pentapolis, which continued under the Roman rule, as well. Overnight in Sousa or Al Bayda.

Day 6 After breakfast enjoy a nice drive along the coast to visit World War II Commonwealth Cemeteries. Continue on to Tobrok for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Today we will enjoy an early morning visit to the sites of ancient port of Apollonia, once a part of the network of Greek cities along this part of the Libyan coast, and its most important port. In the afternoon we will visit the ancient city of Cyrene. Dinner and overnight in Sousa.

Day 8 After breakfast we will return to Benghazi via Qasr Libya to visit some remarkable collections of Byzantine mosaics. Once in Benghazi we will board our flight back to Tripoli. Dinner and overnight in Tripoli.

D ay 9 This morning we will make an early visit to the ancient Roman city of Sebratha, once one of the three major Roman cities, giving the Latin name of Tripolitania to the region. There are also Punic and Byzantine ruins at this site as well. In the late afternoon we will return to Tripoli. Dinner and overnight in Tripoli.

Day 10 Today is free and at your leisure. Overnight in Tripoli.

Day 11 Departure.

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