TRIPOLITANIA TOUR
 

Tripoli / Nalut / Ghadames / Leptis Magna / Sabrata
8Days / 7 Nights

Day ( 01 ) Tripoli airport / Tripoli hotel
Transfer to Tripoli hotel.
Dinner at a city restaurant.
Night at the hotel*****.

Day ( 02 ) 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 ( 03 ) Tripoli / Nalut / Ghadames
Morning departure to Ghadames. A short stop on the way to view the Gaser and the old town of Nalut , Which is located high in the Nafusa Mountains . Touring the castle we go further south towards the Saharan Desert. (B, D) Lunch en route.
Dinner & night at the hotel**.

Day ( 04 ) Ghadames
Full day in Ghadames including a visit to the house museum and the old town with its unique desert architecture. This oasis was settled from prehistoric times and was a major port of call for the traders and pilgrims en route to Mecca . Gradates is a beautiful sleepy desert town and retains a high influence of Berber and Tare tribes. It has retained it's own original culture most visibly in the architecture of the mud bricked and narrow lane streets. Our tour will cover both the old ghost town and the sand dunned desert. (B, D) 
Lunch in traditional Ghadames house in the old town.
Tea time in the surrounding sand dunes.
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day ( 05 ) Ghadames / Tripoli
Morning departure to Tripoli . Stop in places of interest on the way.
Lunch en route.
Dinner & night at the hotel.

Day ( 06 ) Tripoli / Leptis Magna / Tripoli
Full day exploring the wonderful site of the Roman city of Leptis Magna including a visit to 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 restaurant near the site.
Dinner at a city restaurant.
Night at the hotel*****.

Day ( 07 ) Tripoli / Sabrata / Tripoli
Morning departure to view the extensive ruins of the Roman site 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 ( 08 ) Tripoli hotel / Tripoli airport 35km
Transfer to the airport.
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