Tripoli / Zliten / Leptis Magna / Ghirza / Sabrata / Tripoli
6 Days / 5 Nights

 

Day (01) Tripoli airport / Tripoli hotel.
Transfer from Tripoli airport to the hotel.
Dinner & night in the hotel.

Day (02) Tripoli / Leptis Magna / Zliten
Full day exploring the wonderful site of the Roman City of Leptis Magna including a visit to the excellent museum. The highlight of any visit to Libya is to see Leptis Magna , now known as Libda. From Berber settlement it became important when it was established as a city by the Caanite ships from Tyre and Sidon in Phoenicia . In the 3 rd century it became an even more important trading port under the Roman Emperor Septimus Servarus. We will see the vast site including the Triuphal Arch, the huge Basilica, the Forum, the Public Baths, the Hippodrome, the Amphi-theatre, etc.
Lunch in a restaurant near the site.
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day (03) Zliten / Ghirza / Zliten
Morning departure to visit Ghirza; a city founded in the 3rd century AD, in the predesert area and was a part of the defensive system of the Roman Empire the so-called limes Tripolitanus.
Picnic lunch near the site.
Dinner & night at the hotel***.

Day (04) Zliten / Sabrata / Tripoli
Morning departure to the extensive ruins of the Roman city of Sabrata . . It was founded by the Canaanites in the 6 th century B.C. and then came under the rule of Carthage followed by Phoenicia and then the nomidans of Rome in 46 B.C. The site offers a majestic collection of public buildings, arenas, temples of Liber Peter, Srapis, Isis, Hercules, the forum, theatre, etc. (B, D)  
Lunch in a restaurant near the site.
Dinner at a city restaurant.
Night at the hotel*****.

Day (05) Tripoli
Full day in the Tripoli including a visit to the excellent national museum, the old city, the souk, Islamic quarters and the arch of Marcus Aurelius.
Tripoli – Oea – the bride of the Mediterranean is the capital of Libya . It was founded by the Phoenicians in 1000 B.C. and was later conquered by the Romans.
Lunch in a local restaurant in the city.
The after noon is a free for independent exploration.
Dinner at a city restaurant.
Night at the hotel*****.

Day (06) Tripoli hotel / Tripoli airport
Transfer to the airport.
End of service.