Once known as the ‘white bride of the Mediterranean’, this city was built by the Phoenicians in the 6th century BC, boasts a wealth of historic sites, like mosques, fortresses and Roman baths and retains an Arab charm now lost in many Libya’s other metropolises. We travel through UNESCO-designated ancient centers of cities, where we glean an idea of how people lived hundreds of years ago, and admire uniquely preserved Saharan architecture and design in oases whose houses are built from mud, lime, palm-tree trunks and leaves.
Heading to Cyrene, we find the best-preserved of the Greek cities of Cyrenaica. Founded in the 7th century AD, Cyrene has since been visibly influenced by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Egyptians and Romans; we take time to explore its intricate temples, mesmerizing tombs and majestic theatres, as well as appreciate its stunning panoramas atop a bluff that overlooks the sea. Tobruk, a city made famous by its staging of a bloody and tragic battle that proved to be the turning point of the Second World War, and Leptis Magna, one of the great cities of Roman Africa that is perhaps the most extensive and impressive archaeological site in the Mediterranean, are our final destinations on this educational cultural journey through Libya.
Price Includes:
- Breakfast and dinner (hotels & local restaurants) daily
- All sightseeing and entrance fees for sites noted as ‘visited’ in the detailed itinerary
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, restaurant staff, porters
- Domestic flights via local scheduled carriers as per the itinerary
- Airport transfers for land / air customers arriving / departing on tour dates.
Price Excludes:
- Tour Leader gratuities, lunches, drinks, personal items (phone, laundry, etc), international (if applicable) and domestic air taxes, visa fees, excursions referenced as ‘optional’
- Airport transfers for early / late arrivals / departures or Land Only customers
- Our post-reservation trip notes offer further guidance on optional meal costs, shopping and visas.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Note: due to group visa requirements, all participants must arrive on day 1 and depart on day 11 of this tour itinerary. Early arrivals / late departures from Libya are not possible. Land only clients must purchase arrival & departure transfers from adventures abroad at a rate of 50 usd per person (round trip). It is not possible to arrive in Tripoli on your own and make your own way to the hotel without official assistance. Land & air passengers will have transfers provided. Group visa application procedures necessitate that you will be without your passport for approximately 6 weeks before departure. Do not plan any travel that requires a passport during this time. Your passport will be returned one week before tour start date.
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