CYRENAICA TOUR
 

Tripoli / Benghazi / Tokra / Tolmeita / Al-Bayda / Cyrene /
Apollonia / Lathroon / Derna / Tobruk
7Days / 6Nights

Day (01) Tripoli
Arrive to Tripoli, received by the guide. Depending on the time of the arrival of your flight, you may fly to Benghazi at the same day. Otherwise we will fly to Benghazi the next day early.
(There are four local flights between them daily)

Day (02) Benghazi / Tokra / Tolmeita / Al-Bayda
Full day viewing the sites of Tokra, and Tolmeita. This is a heavy-duty day of sightseeing with a number of rich archaeological and cultural sites being covered. Our first stop is at Teuchira or Arsinoe, a greek city partially excavated.
Ptolemais offer today remains of hellenistic and late roman times: the hellenistic palace, theatres, the Bouleuterion and a monumental street. It has an interesting small museum, with a good collection of statues and mosaics.
Picnic lunch near the sites.
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day (03) Al-Bayda / Cyrene / Apollonia / Al-Bayda
Full day exploring the sites of the Greek cities of Cyrene and Apollonia. Another interesting day into the Greco-Roman times. Cyrene was founded by the Greeks in 631 B.C. and was later occupied by the Romans and then the Byzantine and the Arabs. The interesting sites here are the temples of Zeus and Apollo, the agora' (the principal square ), the Gymnasium. Apollonia (Sousa) was the port of Cyrene and is located 20 kms north. Here we see the great Theatre, the Byzantine churches and palace. (B, D)
Picnic lunch near the sites.
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day (04) Al-Bayda / Lathroon / Derna / Tobruk
Morning departure to View the tombs of Al-Uwailiya, visit the Byzanitine churches in Lathroon, Derna city and continue to Tobruk.
Picnic lunch
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day (05) Tobruk / Al-Bayda
Sightseeing in the famous World War II city Tobruk will include Rommel's HQ, the Knightsbridge, Commonwealth and German war cemeteries, and the remains of the tragic Lady Be Good aero plane.
Picnic lunch.
Dinner & night at the Hotel.

Day (06) Al-Bayda / Qaser Libya / Benghazi / Tripoli
Visit the stunning mosaics of Qasr Libya and the eerie pre-Islamic temple of Slontah before returning to Benghazi. Fly back to Tripoli
Over night at the Hotel.

Day (07) Departure
Transfer to the airport.
End of service.