On this tour you will not only experience the incredible antiquities of Libya, but also have an unforgettable Desert Safari into the deep Sahara.

Includes: Libya Visa Fee, Accommodation at good 4*-3* hotels and camping, All meals, English speaking local guide, Touring in air-cond vehicle, Entry fees to included sites, Domestic flight tickets, 4x4 Sahara Services

ITINERARY

Day 1: Tripoli  [D]
Met on arrival, assisted and transfer to your hotel. The drive provides a first glimpse of the city.

Day 2: Sebha  [BLD]
Morning visit the ancient Roman city of Sabratha, then return to Tripoli. After lunch transfer for flight to Sebha. Overnight. 

Day 3: Mt Akakuss  [BLD]
Drive across the Sahara to Jerma (160 km), on to Al Awinatt (290 km), continue to Mt. Akakuss (30 km), the highest mountain in Libya with unique geological formations and pre-historic rock-art. Overnight camping.

Days 4 -5: Sahara Desert  [BLD]
A two-day 4WD excursion around the Akakuss Mountains, seeing the prehistoric rock-art and unique desert scenery. 

Day 6 : Sahara Desert  [BLD]
Drive from Mt. Akakuss deeper into the Sahara to Emssak where we see further pre-historic art, then visit to Edhaane Morzog. Overnight camping.

Day 7: Sahara Desert  [BLD]
Drive across the dunes from Edhaane Morzog to Wadi Madkhandush where we stop for a picnic lunch, then on to Tkerkiba for our overnight camp

Day 8: Sahara Desert  [BLD]
Morning visit to Gabber Ouon Lake, then continue across the Sahara to our overnight stop at Ouon Alma Lake.

Day 9: Tripoli  [BLD]
Drive from Ouon Alma, via Tkarkiba to Sebha where we board our flight and return to Tripoli for overnight.

Day 10: Leptis Magna   [BLD]
The renowned World Heritage Site of Leptis Magna was established as a Berber settlement, then an important Canaanite community, and reached its peak under the Roman Emperor Septum's Severus. Visit the vast site including the Triumphal Arch, huge Basilica, Forum, Public Baths, Hippodrome, and Amphitheater etc. Return to Tripoli.

Day 11: Desert Oases  [BLD]
Drive south to the Saharan oasis of Ghadames with an en-route stop at the "ghost town" of Nalut, located high in the Nafusa Mountains. Nalut offers an insight into the traditional cave-dwelling lifestyle of the locals. Lunch is at an oasis before continuing into the desert.

Day 12: Ghadames  [BLD]
Settled from prehistoric times, Ghadames was a major stop for traders and pilgrims en-route to Mecca. Today Ghadames is a beautiful desert town that has preserved its labyrinthine-like passages, mud brick houses and decorated streets.

Day 13: Tripoli  [BLD]
After breakfast we drive to the village of Kabaw where you visit the Berber grain stores. Continue to Tormisa to see the incredible, intact, cave structures and the potteries at Gharian, then return to Tripoli.

Day 14: Tripoli  [BLD]
A tour of Tripoli, founded in 1000 BC., includes the metropolis, the huge fortress, the National Museum, the old souq and the Islamic quarter.  An evening tour allows you to experience the city at night- its busiest time.

Day 15: Departure   [B]
Morning at leisure until time for your transfer and onward flight arrangements.