Libya 4 Days/3 Nights Fascinating,,,,,a life experience

All year round … 2019
Price on request. For further information, please contact us.

Welcome to Libya!

You are welcome to unravel the artistic and sensual legacies of the many civilizations that have traversed and settled the rich lands of Libya. You will explore Leptis Magna, one of the largest and best-preserved Roman imperial cities in the world. You will also discover the cultural and historical depth of Tripoli, a city filled with remnants of a grand past.

Accommodation: Victoria Hotel

Tour Highlights

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES
Enjoy one day at the magnificent coastal site of Leptis Magna, one of the largest and best-preserved Roman cities in the world.

VISIT JANZOUR MUSEUM
The museum which houses 18 underground tombs, discovered in 1958.

VISIT 2 WW CEMETERY 2WW
The Cemetery in Tripoli contains 1,369 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 133 of them unidentified.

ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES
Discover the cultural and historical depth of Tripoli, a modern city filled with remnants of a grand past, including the Archof Marcus Aurelius, the Ahmad Pasha al Qaramanli Mosque, and the Naga Mosque.

EXPLORE 20TH-CENTURY TRIPOLI
"Italian Libya" Basically, your exploration of Tripoli’s 20th-century Italian architecture heritage will take you through three neighbourhoods.

Itinerary in pdf

Libya 4 days and 3 nights tour

Day 1: Tripoli

Meet & assist on arrival and transfer to Victoria hotel in the center of Tripoli. Meet your local English speaking guide Yousef at the hotel and enjoy a walking tour with him in Tripoli with its Italian influences.
Accommodation at Victoria hotel for 3 nights.

Day 2: Leptis Magna

After breakfast we head for Leptis Magna - one of the most spectacular Roman sites along the Mediterranean coast. Let your guide explain how the Romans lived in this part of their empire and what their favorite pastimes were. Lunch nearby the site. Later in the early evening we return to Tripoli. Dinner and overnight is at Victoria hotel hotel

Day 3: Tripoli

After breakfast you will explore the old whitewashed medina (old city), which is full of mosques and is the historic heart of Tripoli. Compared to the bazaars in Istanbul, Marrakech and Cairo, the old souk here is quiet and peaceful. No one seems to be in a hurry and you have time to explore at your leisure. We make a stop at the Gurgi Mosque and the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, which is the last structure remaining from 163 AD, when Tripoli was an ancient Roman city known as Oea. You will also visit the old British Consulate dates from 1744 and was first built as a home for the founder of the Karamanli Dynasty. you also enjoy a great view over the medina from the rooftop of the House of Yusuf Karamanli, where you can also see how Libyan rulers lived in the early 19th Century. Lunch in the old town.

later explorie early 20th-century Tripoli. Basically, your exploration of Tripoli’s 20th-century architecture heritage will take you through three neighbourhoods. Immediately south of Martyrs´ Square which is the heart of the early 20th-century Tripoli.

The tour goes on to visit 2 WW Cemeteries in Tripoli, when during the North African campaign, Tripoli was an important Axis base until taken by Montgomery's forces on 23 January 1943. It then became a hospital centre, and the burials in the war cemetery were almost entirely from the hospitals. Tripoli War Cemetery contains 1,369 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 133 of them unidentified.

Later you will have a chance to see Gadhafi’s Head Quarter. Libya´s dictator was ousted by NATO in 2011 after heavy bombing. Dinner and overnight at Victoria hotel.

Day 4: Tripoli - Departure Day

At leisure until transfer to Mitiqa airport for your flight after what it had been unforgettable tour. A tour that you will remember for the rest of your life.

TOUR INCLUDES

- 3 nights hotel accommodation Victoria Hotel
- Meals: All inclusive
- Private transport during the tour
- Accompanied by an experienced English speaking local guide.
- Local driver for your vehicle, exclusively for your tour.
- Entrance fees to all mentioned sites.
- Private guided transfer from and to airport.
- Business visa fee.

Note: Travel to Libya is only possible on business visa. Tourist visa is suspended until further notice from the Libyan immigration.

Tour Price Does Not Include

- Camera and video entrance fees to the sites and museums.
- Extra services in hotels such as phone calls, laundry and room service...Etc.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Visa Procedure

Visa procedure could take up to 3 weeks. When the Libyan immigration approval is ready, you visa code will be sent to Libyan embassy in the country where you reside and a copy will be sent to you Sherwes Travel. You have to contact the Libyan embassy in your country to collect your visa.

Requirement: A scanned copy of your passport(s) to be sent to Sherwes Travel´s email info@sherwestravel.com or to ibrahimusta@sherwestravel.com.

Any passport that has an endorsement or a visa for Israel, either valid or expired, will not be accepted.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the visa.

Personal Expenses

You will need some extra money to cover any optional expenses, souvenirs and items of a personal nature such as laundry. Foreign Exchange Local Currency: Dinar. Recommended Currency: All money should be taken in EURO or USD cash only, preferably taken in new e 50 & USD 100 notes and EURO in 50 & 100 since they are more readily accepted.

ATM Availability: Very limited availability. Not recommended.

Sherwes Travel Tour Cancellation Policy

• 7-14 days prior to arrival date in
Libya – no penalty.
• Less than 7 days prior to arrival
date in Libya – 25%
• After arrival date to Libya (or without notice) - no refund
• An administration fee of €65 will be applicable to all

Prior to departure, Sherwes Travel reserves the right to cancel a tour, and will provide a full refund of all payments. Sherwes Travel has never cancelled a tour, but would do so at its sole discretion should travelers' safety be of concern. Sherwes Travel is not responsible for expenses incurred by travelers in preparing for a canceled trip.

Once travelers are in-country, Sherwes Travel will provide comparable alternate tour arrangements, if the cancellation of a particular tour is deemed necessary. Should travelers elect not to accept these arrangements, this will constitute voluntary refusal of services, and no refunds will be given. Pro-rata refunds will be made if alternate arrangements are not comparable to the original tour services.
Please note: Domestic flights may be replaced by ground transportation, if the domestic flight schedule renders flights impossible within the constraints of a tour and/or the tour dates; in this case, the missed flights are non-refundable as the ticket price will be used to make alternate land arrangements.

Cancellation by individual members of group tours is handled on a case-by-case basis, as it may require recalculation of the tour price, depending on the number of individuals cancelling (the reduced size of the group may affect the per-person price).

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