Alrwasi For Travel & Tourism
As you'll see on this
tour, Libya is a country of extraordinary and unexpected variety, so
rich that it was conquered in turn by Phoenicians, Greeks,
Carthaginians, Romans, and Byzantines-all of whom left their mark.
During six days with five overnights, we'll travel to the province
known to the Greeks as Cyrenaica, and see the ruins of Cyrene,
Apollonia, Ptolemais and Gasr Libya. We'll ascend to Jabel Akhdar,
where the precious moisture allows a unique flora and fauna flourish.
Day
1: Mersa Matrouh / Libyan`s border / Tobrouk / Apollonia:
You'll head out after breakfast,
passing by Mersa Matrouh, and reach Libyan’s border. After you pass
through the formalities of customs where you will meet your Libyan
hosts .., we will start our Libyan tour by Tobruk to learn about
the titanic and bloody clash of forces that marked the turning point
of World War II, and pay a moving visit to the cemeteries where lie
the dead from both sides. You'll continue to reach Apollonia in the
afternoon we'll reach it , where we'll overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2: Apollonia
/Cyrene / El Beyda:
visit the site of
Apollonia it’s ancient port with a surviving Byzantine palace,
theater, and baths. Then we leave to , Cyrene, the Greek city that
once rivaled Athens. Impressive temples to Zeus and Apollo remain
port, , theater, and baths. Late in the afternoon, we'll reach El
Beyda, where we'll lodge in the Gasr El Beyda Hotel.
Day 3:
El Beyda /Qasr Libya /
Ptolemais / Benghazi:
Departure to Benghazi
passing firstly by Qasr Libya to visit this site with Byzantine
church with a mosaic floor on the way we will see the surprisingly
fertile highlands of Jabel Akhdar. In the afternoon we will visit
the ancient port of Ptolemais, founded by the Hellenic dynasty.
We'll view the great cisterns and Mausoleum, and more artifacts in
the museum, where we'll learn about the kingdoms that vied for Libya
in ancient times. Arrival in Benghazi where we'll lodge in the
welcoming five-star Tibisti Hotel.
Day 4: Benghazi
/ Emsaad / Libyan Border:
After
breakfast, our staff will accompany you trough the cyrenaica to
reach the Egyptian border on the return way we will see the
surprisingly fertile highlands of Jabel Akhdar. Arrival on the
border Libyan personnel will bid you goodbye.
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