YOUR TOUR ITINERARY

WED 22 MAR  AUSTRALIA/DUBAI

Depart Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane/Perth or Auckland on Emirates airlines to Dubai.

IN FLIGHT

THU 23 MAR DUBAI/TRIPOLI

Upon arrival in Dubai you will connect to flight EK 745 to Tripoli 0855/1540. After clearing customs and immigration you will be transferred to your hotel for a two-night stay. Remainder of the day at leisure.

BOB AL’BAHAR HOTEL

FRI 24 MAR TRIPOLI

After breakfast a pre-tour meeting will be held, where you will meet your Australian tour escorts and local guides. Our sightseeing commences with a visit to the National Museum from where we continue to Sabratha, a world-renowned Roman site. Lunch at Sabratha, and return to Tripoli late afternoon for dinner at a local restaurant.

BOB AL’BAHAR HOTEL Breakfast, lunch & dinner

SAT 25 MAR TRIPOLI/LEPTUS MAGNA/TRIPOLI

After breakfast we depart for Leptus Magna. Our two-hour drive takes us through olive-growing countryside to this world famous Roman site. A three-hour sightseeing tour includes a visit to the stadium, which once seated 25,000 spectators, and the Circus where spectacular gladiator contests were fought. After lunch we return to Tripoli.

BOB AL'BAHAR HOTEL Dinner & breakfast

SUN 26 MAR TRIPOLI/BENGAZI

After breakfast depart for the airport for your flight to Bengazi. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.

UZU HOTEL Dinner & breakfast

MON 27 MAR BENGAZI/APOLLONIA

We travel adjacent to the coast for some 2 ½ hours, before travelling up the Green Mountains onto the Libyan plateau. We stop at Wadi Al Kuf, where we walk across a spectacular road bridge which rises more than 220 metres above the valley floor. Al Bayda, a pleasant university town, is our next stop. Here we collect a picnic lunch and continue to the spectacular ancient Greek City of Cyrene. Set against a mountainside facing the Mediterranean, this well-preserved ancient city is a highlight of the tour. After sightseeing we descend to the coast and the small town of Apollonia.

APOLLONIA HOTEL Lunch, dinner & breakfast

TUE 28 MAR APOLLONIA/TOBRUK

A five-hour drive, partly through desert, brings us to Libya’s third-largest city, which became legendary during WWII. The tenatious defence of Tobruk by the Australian “desert rats”, assisted by English, South African and New Zealand troops, was a well-known military feat. A visit to the Commonwealth “Knightsbridge” Cemetery is a moving experience before we arrive in the city for a late lunch. After lunch we visit the Australian Fig Tree Hospital.

HOTEL AL MASIRA Lunch, dinner & breakfast.

WED 29 MAR TOTAL ECLIPSE

We travel parallel to the Egyptian border for approximately 120 kms into the desert. Our Eclipse site is situated in flat desert country, and a Bedouin tent will be constructed for our convenience. We will have plenty of time to prepare, as the eclipse is not until after midday and is predicted to be exactly 4 minutes in duration . We return to our hotel mid-afternoon.

HOTEL AL MASIRA Picnic lunch, dinner & breakfast.

THU 30 MAR TOBRUK/MARSA MATROUH

A two-hour drive will bring us to the Egyptian border where, after customs and immigration formalities, we leave our Libyan friends. We continue by Egyptian coach, travelling through undulating countryside with sparse vegetation. Our hotel is scenically located on a private beach.

BEAU SITE HOTEL Picnic lunch, dinner & breakfast

FRI 31 MAR MARSA MATROUH/ALEXANDRIA

After breakfast we travel to El Alamein, the famous WWII battlefield, before continuing to the well-known city of Alexandria. After lunch we visit the “new” Library of Alexandria. The library is housed in a beautiful modern building which is part of the university complex.

HILTON HOTEL Breakfast

SAT 01 APR ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO

Our sightseeing commences with a visit to the Catacombs from where we continue to Pompei’s pillar, which is one of the largest pillars in the Roman Empire. After sightseeing we travel to Cairo, stopping en route for lunch, where we arrive mid-afternoon.

SHERATON HOTEL  Breakfast

SUN 02 APR CAIRO

Full-day tour visiting the Great Pyramids of Cheops, the Sphinx, Memphis and the step pyramid at Saqqara. Lunch is included, and we return to our hotel mid-afternoon.

SHERATON HOTEL Lunch & breakfast

MON 03 APR CAIRO/DUBAI

After a brief orientation drive around Cairo we visit the Egyptian Museum. The museum is famous for its wonderful collection of mummies and the Treasury Room. We return to our hotel for lunch before being transferred to the airport for flight EK 926 to Dubai departing at 1915.

IN FLIGHT  Breakfast

TUE 04 APR DUBAI/AUSTRALIA

Arrive Dubai at 0035 hours. Perth passengers connect two hours later, while Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland passengers will be provided with overnight accommodation and will depart after breakfast for their respective destinations.

IN FLIGHT

WED 05 APR AUSTRALIA

Arrive in Australia.

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