8 day Libya Tour

Tags:

Ancient Civilization; discover libya; escorted tours; Ancient sites; Museums; Ruins;

Detailed Travel Service Description

The coast and hills of Libya: incredibly well-preserved ancient sites, troglodyte dwellings and atmospheric Tripoli old town. Libya is home to some of the Mediterranean's most remarkable ancient ruins. Leptis Magna is the most famous, but the well-preserved sites of Sabratha, Ptolemais, Cyrene and Apollonia all give fascinating insights into the ancient world of the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. Inland are cliff-top villages and troglodyte dwellings on Jebel Nafusa. This cultural itinerary is further brought to life by visits to the museum at Qasr Libya, with a unique collection of beautiful mosaics from different eras, and the excellent Tripoli Museum. In contrast, exploring the old quarter, medina and souks of Tripoli gives a flavour of the Libya of today Day 1 Start Tripoli. Day 2 Visit Tripoli Museum; guided tour of Sabratha; to Jabel Nafusa, visit ancient granaries at Qasr El-Haj. Day 3 Explore Berber villages and troglodyte dwellings, including the cliff-top village of Tormisa; to Tripoli for flight to Benghazi. Day 4 Guided visit to ruins and museum of Ptolemais; visit museum at Qasr Libya. Day 5 Visit Greek cities of Cyrene and Apollonia. Day 6 Fly to Tripoli; explore Tripoli old town and souks. Day 7 Guided tour of the immense Roman city of Leptis Magna and Villa Silin. Day 8 End Tripoli.