Highlights of Libya and Egypt

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Highlights

Duration: 13 days

Tripoli (3nts) – Ghadames (2nts) – Tripoli (2nts) – Cairo (1nt) – Alexandria (3nts) – Cairo (1nt)

Culture

• Cosmopolitan Alexandria
• El Alamein - World War II Battlesite
• Sahara Oasis of Ghadames

Day 1 - London/Tripoli Fly with British Airways from London-Heathrow to Tripoli and stay for three nights at the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel.

Days 2 to 3 - Tripoli

Experience the wonderful Roman ruins of Sabratha and the magnificant site of Leptis Magna. Enjoy a dinner with a Libyan family.

Day 4 - Tripoli/Ghadames

Depart for the Sahara Oasis of Ghadames, the Jewel in the Libyan Desert. Visit the old town of Kabow to tour the ancient Gasr. Stay for two nights at the rustic hotel Dar Ghadames Hotel.

Day 5 - Ghadames

Visit the picturesque oasis town on the edge of the desert with its cultural museum and great mosques. See the sunset over the desert dunes.

Day 6 - Ghadames/Tripoli

Enroute back to Tripoli visit the village of Nalut and its Berber Gasr.

Day 7 - Tripoli

Morning tour of Tripoli with an afternoon at leisure.

Day 8 - Tripoli/Cairo

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo and a night at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence.

Day 9 - Cairo/Alexandria

Transfer by road from Cairo to Alexandria, Egypt’s cosmospolitan second city for a three night stay at the Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano. This afternoon visit the Alexandria National Museum.

Day 10 - Alexandria

In the morning, tour the city and the afternoon is at leisure with an optional visit to The Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Day 11 - Alexandria

Today drive to El Alamein, scene of one of the decisive battles of World War II.

Day 12 - Alexandria/Cairo

Transfer back to Cairo for your final night with time for optional sightseeing.

Day 13 - Cairo/London

Morning departure for your flight home.

Prices (from)Gold   
1 Jan - 30 Apr £3,116
1 May - 31 Aug £3,146
1 Sep - 31 Dec £3,103

per person inclusive of international flights, full board in Libya(except lunch on day 5), bed and breakfast in Egypt, based in a Deluxe Room in Tripoli, a Standard Room in Ghadames, a Superior Room in Alexandria and a Standard Room in Cairo.

Departures

Thursday and Saturday.

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