Tripolitania – Nafusa Mountains 5 Days

Sabratah, Libya

Duration5 days · 4 nights

Price fromOn request

LocationSabratah, Libya

This five-day tour invites you to explore the treasures of Tripolitania, a corner of North Africa where ancient civilisations and modern influences meet. Based in Tripoli, it combines the capital with a day in the Nafusa Mountains and the classical heritage of the coast.

Libya possesses some of the best-preserved ancient Roman ruins anywhere, as well as picturesque oases and lost Saharan cities. With the introduction of a tourist e-visa, joining a Libya tour has never been easier, and this short itinerary is an ideal first taste of the country and the warm hospitality of its people.

Highlights

Tripoli, the Libyan capital
A day in Jabal Nafusa, the Nafusa Mountains
The Roman ruins of Sabratha

A compact program for travellers with limited time who want to see the essentials of western Libya, where the echoes of ancient civilisations still resonate.

Program

Day 1 July 23rd | Day 1 – Tripoli
Morning arrival into Tripoli. Airport transfer to our central city hotel.
Tripoli city tour – Visit the 19th-century Ottoman Clock Tower.
Explore the bustling souks of the old Medina.
See the Arch of Marcus Aurelius – built in 163 AD, the triumphal arch of Marcus Aurelius is Tripoli’s most iconic monument. It was the centre point of the old Roman city.
Visit Martyrs’ Square – formally known as Independence Square under Colonel Gaddafi. It’s the centre of the newer Italian-built area of the city.
Day 2 July 24th | Day 2 – Jabel Nafusa | Tripoli
After breakfast, we drive south of Tripoli to the rocky mountains of Jebel Nafusa. The mountain rises abruptly from the desert plain of Jefara to a height of over 750 meters. The mountains are awe-inspiring. Jebal Nafusa is the heartland of the Berber people of Libya.
Visit the magnificent 12th-century fortified granary of Qasr al-Haj.
This intriguing structure
stores the harvests of the semi-nomadic people just as it has been for many centuries.
Continue to an old deserted village of Tamzin. Our final stop is Gaser Nalut before returning to Tripoli.
Day 3 .
July 25th | Day 3 – Leptis Magna
Today we will visit Leptis Magna, one of the greatest ancient sites in the world. In its heyday during the reign of Libyan Emperor Septimius Severus, it was second only to Rome and housed over 100,000 people. This vast city remained buried for some 1300 years, and it was not until the 1920s that a major excavation by Italian and Libyan archaeologists revealed the limestone and marble wonders that we explore today.
Lunch nearby.
After extensively exploring the site, we return to Tripoli.
Walk along the newly opened Tripoli corniche!
Dinner, shisha and overnight in Tripoli
Day 4 July 26th | Day 4 – Sabratha
Early drive northwest to Sabratha – one of the most important historical sites in Libya. The city dates back to 500 BC and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Phoenicians and Romans previously used it as a seaport.
Visit the Sabratha Theatre – dating back to 175CE. Explore the amphitheatre where duals took place in front of a crowd of up to 10,000 spectators.
Drive back to Tripoli
Explore more of Tripoli’s old town and visit sights we might have previously missed.
Dinner overlooking the port and overnight in Tripoli.
Day 5 July 27th | Day 5 – Departure
Transfer to the airport
End of Libya tour

Departure dates

23/01/2027

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