This 7-day cultural and historical tour reveals the very best of western Libya. Starting in Tripoli, the route heads to the Roman ruins of Sabratha and up into the Nafusa Mountains at Yefren, before continuing south to Ghadames, the jewel of the desert, where a full day is set aside to explore its labyrinthine passages, mud-brick houses and decorated streets. The journey returns north for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Leptis Magna and ends among the souks and museums of Tripoli. Travel is overland, with overnights in Tripoli, Yefren and Ghadames.
It is an ideal programme for lovers of history, archaeology and the desert landscape.
Highlights
- Tripoli’s old city, its souks and the Arch of Marcus Aurelius
- The beautifully restored Roman theatre of Sabratha
- Qasr al-Haj, Nalut and the traditional settlements of the Nafusa Mountains
- A full day in Ghadames, with an evening desert sunset
- Kabaw village and its traditional ghurfas, plus the pottery market of Gharyan
- Leptis Magna: the Triumphal Arch, Basilica, Forum, Hippodrome and Amphitheatre