Day 1 London to Tripoli
Fly from London with British Airways to Tripoli where you will be met upon arrival. Stay at the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel for two nights.

Day 2 Tripoli
Known as the 'White Bride of the Mediterranean' Tripoli is a charming city that is truly captivating. Spend the day sightseeing with your guide. Visit the excellent National Museum, which houses many treasures, the magnificent 18th century Karamanli House, the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and the mosques and souks in the lively Médina.

Day 3 Tripoli to Benghazi – by air
This morning fly to Benghazi. Afternoon sightseeing in Libya’s second city including the World War II cemetery, Souk al-Jareed and Tahrir Square. Stay overnight at the Tibesti Hotel or similar.

Day 4 Benghazi to Cyrene – 200kms
After breakfast depart for the Greco-Roman sites of Teuchira (Tocra) and Ptolemais (Tolmeita); the latter is noted for its columned palace and underground cisterns. Continue to Cyrene where you will stay for the next three nights.

Day 5 Cyrene
Cyrene, founded in the 7th century BC, is said to be the best preserved of the Greek cities of Cyrenaica whilst the temples, tombs and theatre were originally modelled on those at Delphi. The city covers a huge area and is still only partly excavated and its location, high on a bluff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is breathtaking. Sites include the Temple of Apollo, Acropolis, Agora, Forum, Stoa of Hermes and Hercules, House of Jason Magnus and the Temple of Zeus.

Day 6 Cyrene
Visit the picturesque ancient port of Apollonia approximately 15kms to the north of Cyrene. The port is reached by a pleasant road descending 1,800 feet over two escarpments from which fine views down to the coastal plain, with its farms, terraced fields and stone water channels, can be enjoyed. Surrounding the city there are a variety of tombs constituting part of the vast necropolis which dates from the early Greek to the late Roman period. Some of these tombs were reused as oil press chambers by the Romans and later even became dwellings for local inhabitants. In the 2nd and 3rd century Apollonia increased in size and wealth and by the 4th century AD had become the capital of the province of Upper Libya.

Day 7 Cyrene to Tripoli – by air
Today visit the tiny pre-Islamic temple of Slontah noted for its eerie carvings, as well as Qasr Libya to see the Byzantine church and unique collection of mosaics. Continue to Benghazi for your return flight to Tripoli. Stay overnight at the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel.

Day 8 Tripoli to Ghadames – 650kms
Depart with your guide/driver and travel through the Jebel Nefusa mountain range to Ghadames – southwest of Tripoli – stopping at the beautiful fortified Berber granaries of Qasr al Haj and Nalut. Stay for two nights at the Dar Ghadames Hotel or similar.

Day 9 Ghadames
Famous for its desert architecture, the oasis town of Ghadames is close to the borders of both Algeria and Tunisia and was once the southern outpost of the Roman Empire. Explore the picturesque old town with its ‘cake and icing’ architecture and its labyrinthine streets. In the afternoon take a 4WD excursion to Ras Al-Ghoul and the sand dunes to watch the sunset.

Day 10 Ghadames to Gharyan – 570kms
Today take a different route back towards Tripoli visiting Kabaw to see the fascinating fortified grain store and the abandoned escarpment village of Tormisa. Head on to Gharyan noted for its pottery and troglodyte houses to stay overnight at the Dar Gharyan Hotel or similar.

Day 11 Gharyan to Zliten – 170kms
Regarded as the best Roman site in the Mediterranean, Leptis Magna is a triumph of Roman engineering with spectacular architecture on a massive scale. During your tour of the site a visit will be made to the excellent museum. Stay overnight in nearby Zliten or Misrata.

Day 12 Zliten to Tripoli via Leptis Magna – 170kms
This morning visit the Mausoleum and Mosque of Sidi Abdusalam and then return to Leptis Magna for further viewing. On your return to Tripoli a visit will be made to Villa Celine, the home of a Roman nobleman which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. Stay at the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel for two nights.

Day 13 Visit Sabrata
Today visit Sabrata 80kms west of Tripoli. Settled in the late 5th and early 6th Centuries BC by the Phoenicians, Sabrata evolved as a Roman city in the latter half of the 1st century AD and reached its peak in the following hundred years, particularly during the reign of Septimus Severus, who was born in nearby Leptis Magna.

Day 14 Tripoli to London
At leisure until transfer to the airport for your return flight to London with British Airways.