Planning Your Tour & Choosing Your Libyan
Tour Operator
To start planning your Libyan Tour or Sahara desert
adventure, you need to know a few basic facts about Libya and its
archaeological treasures. Ask your
Libyan tour operator,
tourism company or travel agency to provide you with any information
you may require before you make your final decision. Also you can
visit our
interactive
map of Libya to have a general feel about the various regions
of Libya and explore the vast distances separating Libyan tourist
sites. The country is divided into three major regions:
Tripolitania in the west, where
you can visit the capital Tripoli's national museum for a brief
insight into the history of Libya; visit some of the Phoenician
and Roman sites of Tripoli, Leptis Magna and Sabratha; enjoy the
best Libyan beaches of Zuwarah and Farwa; find out more about the
new Free Trade Zones, Libyan tourism and the new investment opportunities;
and explore the Berber towns and villages of Nafousa Mountain,
like Nalut, Kabaw, Jado and Yefren.
Cyrenaica in the east, where
you can explore Greek sites like Cyrene, Tolmeita and Apollonia;
see World War Two sites , like Tobruk, where relatives can visit
a number of cemeteries and memorials; and enjoy the spectacular
scenes of verdant Green Mountain of Eastern Libya, overlooking
the Mediterranean.
Fezzan in the south, where you
can venture into the Sahara's secret valleys and mountains for
a breathtaking glimpse of Libya's prehistoric civilizations of
Germa and Tadrart Acacus (/akakous/); enjoy the fantastic range
of lakes and oases of the great sand sea, which makes the adventure
all more pleasing; study some of the thousands of prehistoric art
sites, housing an impressive and unique collection of drawings,
paintings and engravings, depicting ancient life in the Sahara;
and watch the spectacular and mythical desert sky at night, which
makes Fezzan a truly wonderful world of its own.
The next step of planning your Libyan tour is
to have a look at the usual programs available, or design your
own itinerary to suit your own individual needs and let your Libyan
tour operator or travel agent do the rest. Temehu Tourism Services
can design a tour for you to suit your needs. Please do not hesitate
to contact us for more details.
1 - 4 Day Libya Tours
These short trips to Tripoli are ideal for weekends
and for those visiting Libya for business, educational reasons,
or for a weekend break in Tripolitania or Cyrenaica. We can secure
the appropriate visa and have it ready for you, reserve a room
for you at one of Tripoli's best emerging hotels, meet you at
the airport (or the border), provide full transportation, and assist
you in every way to make your weekend or short break as pleasant
as possible.
7 - 10 Day Libya Tours
These Libyan tours are suitable for quick visits
to selected Greek and Roman cities of Tripolitania and/or Cyrenaica,
like Sabratha, Leptis Magna, Cyrene and Apollonia, and some Berber
sites, like Zwara (on the coast), troglodyte Yefren, Nalut (in
Nafousa Mountain), and even as far south as Ghadames ('the jewel
of the Sahara').
10 - 20 Day Libya Tours
These tours are suitable for full holidays or
for exploring Libya's southern treasures. You can either choose
one of the popular tours combining Tripolitania and/or Cyrenaica
and Fezzan, select your own destinations from these regions, or
even spend the whole of your holiday in one place, say, relaxing
by one of Zwara's beautiful beaches for a sunny holiday, away from
the usual crowds. With at least two weeks in hand, you can visit,
in addition to the coastal and mountain sites, the Sahara herself,
and venture deep into the Acacus (Akakous) valleys and further
south towards the extinct volcano of Was an-Namous. These Libyan
tours are ideal for those wishing to explore the prehistoric arts
of Tashweenat and Metkhandoush in Tadrart Acacus; relax by the
kaleidoscopic lakes and oases of the great sand sea; or study the
enigmatic engravings of Messak Settafet.
Temehu's Tours
If you can not find the right
tour for you in the following selection of our Libya tours, we
can tailor your tour to suit your needs; just choose the
time and the places and we will do the rest.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (days can be changed if
needed). A trip from Tripoli to Zwara, quick tour of the city, a short
drive to the fishing-village of Abu-kemmash, then a boat-crossing to
Farwa, for a memorable two nights camping on the island: swimming during
the day and enjoying the spectacular display of stars over a palm-wood
fire at night. Farwa is
a long and narrow strip of clean sand dunes, covered with small hills
of palm trees, overlooking the sea on both sides, and is an excellent
place for a weekend by one of Libya's best beaches. As a local Libyan
tour operator, we highly recommend this tour for a short break away
from busy city life.
2- Tripolitania
Duration: 3 Days Tour
Areas Covered: Tripolitania
Destinations: Tripoli - Sabratha
- Leptis Magna
Tripolitania means: "the region of the three
cities": of Oea (Tripoli),
Zwagha (Sabratha)
and Lubdah (Leptis
Magna). In this quick tour of the region, you will see Tripoli's
National Museum, the Red Castle, the Old City, the Green Square and,
of course, a short drive along the shores of Tripoli; Sabratha's impressive
collection of Roman buildings, busts, columns and temples, like those
of Isis and Serapis, magical groves, the theater and the museum; and
Leptis Magna's spectacular architectural splendour, like the beautiful
Amphitheatre, the colonnaded street, the Gorgon head, the Hippodrome,
the Hadrian Baths, the Tiberio Arch, and the nearby Villa Sileen.
In contrast to Tripolitania, Cyrenaica would have
been better named *Pentapolitania, from Pentapolis (The Five Cities):
Cyrene (Shahh'at), Apollonia (Sousa), Ptolemais (Tolmeita),
Taucheira (Tokra) and Berenice (Benghazi). Among the best attractions
of Cyrene are
the landscape of the area, the Roman tombs cut onto the rocks, the
Eastern Basilica, and some ancient Greek inscriptions and mosaics. Apollonia,
Cyrene's sea port, offers a number of great sites to see: the partially
submerged harbour, the rock-carved theatre, the Acropolis, the temples
of Zeus and Apollo, the hot springs, the Agora, the Basilicas, and
the remains of an immersed Greek town.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (days can be changed
if needed). Flight from Tripoli to Sabha, quick tour of Sabha,
then drive to Tekerkiba for camp. On the following day, a quick tour
of Germa, then entrance to Wadi Methkhandoush and Wadi Tiksateen
for a quick tour of some of the most impressive prehistoric
engravings of the Acacus region
in the Sahara desert. On the last day, we will see more prehistoric
sites nearby, then head back to Sabha for the flight to Tripoli.
5 - Coast
Duration: 7 - 10 Days Tour
Areas Covered: Libyan coast from
border to border: Ras Jdeer - Emsaa'd
This drive along the Libyan coast is for car owners
who wish to cross Libya from the Tunisian-Libyan Border all the way
to the Egyptian-Libyan Border, or vise versa. Travellers without
cars can also take this itinerary, if they want to travel mainly
along the coast. Duration of this itinerary varies according to individual
needs, and therefore it can be done even in just three days. Along
the way, you can stop at any of the following places: Zwara - Sabratha
- Tripoli - Leptis Magna - Sert - Ajdabiyah - Benghazi - Tokra -
Tolmeita - Cyrene - Apollonia - Derna - Tobruk - Emsaa'd; and you
can choose to either camp or stay in hotels.
6 - Libya
Duration: 14 Days Tour
Areas Covered: Tripolitania
- Cyrenaica - Ghadames
This tour combines some of the most popular destinations
from Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Nafousa Mountain, and the Sahara. In
Tripolitania you can visit some of the best Roman remains outside
Italy, like those of Sabratha and Leptis Magna, and see Tripoli's
National Museum for a glimpse of Libya's history and prehistory.
In Cyrenaica you will explore the archaeological sites of the Greek
period and travel across the verdant Green Mountain. In the Western
Mountain, you will visit some of the most spectacular Berber sites
and castles and see the Berber way of life, and in Ghadames, the
jewel of the Sahara, you will have the chance to see one of the most
beautiful places in the entire Sahara.
This tour combines the Phoenician-Roman sites of
the Libyan coast with the Berber sites of Nafousa Mountain
and the Sahara desert, including the prehistoric art sites of the
Acacus region. This is ideal for those wishing to explore the prehistoric
arts of Tashweenat and Metkhandoush in Tadrart Acacus; relax by the
kaleidoscopic lakes and oases of the great sand sea; drive through
the world's largest expanse of sand dunes in Murzuq; or study the
enigmatic engravings of Messak Settafet. In the way back to Ras Jdeer,
you will have the chance to wash-off the desert's heat at Farwa and
enjoy a full day of swimming in one of Libya's best beaches.
