Tag: Libya Itineraries

Here is one of many different Libya itineraries.

Day 1:TRIPOLI
Arrive in Tripoli.

Day 2: TRIPOLI – GASR AL-HAJ – NALUT – GHADAMES
Early morning on a paved road, we head southwest for the oasis of Ghadames. On the way make stops at Ghasr Al-Haj and Nalut of the Western Mountain Region. Late afternoon we arrive to Ghadames for the night.

Day 3: GHADAMES – AL-HAMADAH AL-HAMRAH
In the morning, we visit the ancient oasis of Ghadames (UNESCO World heritage), then in 4WD vehicles, we drive southeast heading for AL-Hamadah AL-Hamrah (The Red Plateau) as we begin our Sahara desert adventure.

Day 4: AL-HAMADA AL-HAMRAH
Keep touring this Sahara deserts regions

Day 5: AL-HAMADAH – NEAR IDRI
We tour in AL-Hamada until we arrive near the oasis of Idri.

Day 6: NORTHERN IDHAN UBARI – WADI AL-HIAT
We turn southwest across the sand dunes of northern Ubari. Late afternoon arrive to the region of Wadi Al-Hiat (Valley of Life). We spend the night in a camp near Tkherkiba with a chance of shower and bed.

Day 7: WADI METKHANDUSH – IDHAN MURZUG
We head for the Valley of Metkhandush, famous for its prehistory rock carvings. Then we driveto the sand dunes of Idhan Murzug for the night.

Day 8: WAN CASA – AKAKUS MOUNTAINS
We head west for the famous region of Akakus, passing across Wan Casa dunes.

Day 9: AKAKUS
We keep touring this region – known for its striking nature and prehistory rock art. We camp near Adhad.

Day 10: AL-OWINAT – TKERKIBAH
Leave Akakus, we drive north, back to Wadi Al-Hiat, to spend the night in Tkherkiba camp near the entrance of Idhan Ubari.

Day 11: IDHAN UBARI – SABHA – TRIPOLI
We drive across, Idhan Ubari, famous for its giant sand dunes and sahara lakes. We will make a few stops at Mafo Lake, Gabr Own Lake & Mandara Lake before leaving for the city of Sabha to catch the evening flight to Tripoli.

Day 12: TRIPOLI
Take a full day break at the capital of the city with a chance to visit its national museum and Medina.

Here is an example of a 10 day itinerary in Libya

DAY 1: Arrival in Tripoli.

DAY 2: Flight to Sebha. It’s south of Libya, about 1.000 km. Afterwards, you drive to Serdalus (Alwynat). Then continue driving to Awais where the first of the pre-historical rock arts of 12,000 years ago started. There is dinner and camping.

DAY 3-4: After breakfast, we travel to Akakus-Tadrart, visiting the wadies which contain a lot of paintings and drawings, lunch, and continue tour to Emaning Well where to fresh up and/or get cool drink from the desert spring, camping at Wadi Tashwinat ( full of the engravings)

DAY 5:Departure to Mathkandaoush, visiting the rock paintings and graffiti and admiring the beautful panorama.

DAY 6:Drive to plateaus of Massak, a continuation of the sand dunes scattered with rock and stone, lunch,and continue tour, visiting the graffiti, camping.

DAY 7: An excursion to the great salty lakes surrounded by a huge of sand dunes, lunch at Germa( old city) and camping at the nearby Umm Alma Oasis.

DAY 8: Drive to Sebha airpot, flight to Tripoli.
DAY 9:
Visit the Museum of Tripoli, visit of the archeological sites of Sebrata, the city where you will discover ancient ruins of Romans and Greek ( having a lunch there and then back to Tripoli hotel.