Discover Libya & Tunisia
The Private Edition !
9 -Day North African Adventure

Arrive any day of the week - Year Round
Here's the best way to see the best of North Africa : Libya and Tunisia in only nine days.
Special and unforgettable opportunity to encounter locals in Libya. Meet   Berber families and have lunch with Berber tribes in the Sahara . Arrive any day of the week ( private Touring)

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Libya far more than vast sweeps of desert. As you'll see on this tour, Libya is a country of extraordinary and unexpected variety, so rich that it was coveted and conquered in turn by Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, and Byzantines-all of whom left their mark. During five days with four overnights, we'll travel to the province known to the Greeks as Cyrenaica, and see the ruins of Cyrene, Apollonia, Ptolemais and Gasr. We'll ascend to Jabel Akhdar, where the precious moisture allows a unique flora and fauna flourish. For the visitor interested in archaeology, nature, or simply one of the unknown corners of the world, it all makes for exciting discoveries.

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Be among the first to rediscover Libya & Tunisia . Explore the key sites both within the city and nearby in the old-new land of Libya & Tunisia . Fantasy, pleasure, and enlightenment, in the Tunisia of Star Wars O yes, galactic traveller, there is a land where fabled cities arise from the sand, where gnomes have left behind their warrens of dwellings, where sleek craft hover millimeters above the surface, free from gravitational bonds. Green oases and palm-fringed beaches promise extraterrestrial pleasures. The land is Tunisia . You may add or combine with any of our tours of Egypt ,Italy or Spain

Day 1 -Tunis - Sousse - Arrive Any day- Year Round :
Private Car/driver/Guide
Our local staff will meet you upon arrival at Tunis Carthage International Airport. You'll be assisted with the formalities, and escorted to or Sousse and your 4 stars moderate first class hotel.
Complimentary welcome dinner at your hotel .
Arrivée à Monastir ou Tunis accueil, transfer et installation en hôtel 4*à dans la région de Sousse.
Complimentary dinner served at the hotel.

DAY 2 - El Djem -Roman Amphitheater - SFAX , GABES, MATMATA (BLD)
Our busy day starts after an early breakfast , and a tour of Sousse,then on to El Djem, we'll marvel at an ancient Roman amphitheater , before we head for Sfax , Lunch will be served at a comfortable four-star hotel. Drive to the coastal city of Gabes, a Roman outpost of old and a traditional market center where, for centuries, goods from across the sea and across the desert have changed hands. We'll visit the oasis, where palm groves and gardens flourish. Our route takes us through terrain of increasingly sparse grasses and shrubs, into the desert to Matmata. We'll stop to look in on a community of miniature underground houses, (Troglodyte dwellings ) where the earliest settlers sheltered from the extremes of the desert above -- as do the Berbers of today. We'll settle in to comfortable lodgings and dinner at a four-star hotel : Diar El Barbar Hotel or similar.

Private Car/driver/Guide

Day 3- MATMATA- Ksar Hadada - Tatouine (BL)
Tataouine, Ksar Region:
A Ksar (plural Ksour) is a fortified village built in a distinctive style
Usually the Berbers built their Ksour on top of a hill from mud One of the best preserved Ksour in Tunisia is at Ksar Ouled Soltane near Tataouine. Lucas film used Ksar Hadada for shooting some scene. It was used as a Mos Espa background where Qui-Gon (Jedi Master ) and Shmi ( Anakin's mother) speak of Anakin's parentage . Today we visit Ksar Hadada and Ghomrassen, then on to Tatouine , lunch will be served at one of the local four-star hotels. In the afternoon we'll visit Cheninin and Douiret villages. Overnight at Sangho Tatouine Hotel ( 3 stars ), or similar

Private Car/driver/Guide

Située au Sud-Est de la Tunisie à 520 Km de la capitale Tunis.

Tataouine se caractérise par ces villages berbères (Chenini, Douiret, Ghermassa, Ghomrassen ...) et ces Ksours sahariens (Ksar Znata et Ksar Aouadid à Maztouria, Ksar Ouled Dabbeb, Ksar Ouled Soltane, Ksar Ezzahra, Ksar Haddada, .. )

Ksar Haddada:
Situé à environ 6 km, au nord de Ghomrassen, et à 19 km au nord de Chenini. Groupe de Ghorfa à un seul étage qui servaient de grenier pour quelques nomades de la localité. Bien conservées, elles ont été converties depuis 1968 en gîtes d'étape. Hôtel au confort rudimentaire, on accède à la Ghorfa par les branches d'oliviers fixées sur les murs. Ce genre de construction est donc mieux adapté à l'ensilage qu'à l'hébergement. Mais on appréciera la fraîcheur de cet habitat isotherme, en pleine canicule. Les murs immaculés de blanc, la ghorfa est décorée de motifs géométriques, de moulage de pieds ou de mains dessinées dans l'enduit, pareils aux motifs des tatouages. cet hôtel est actuellement fermé mais le Ksar est ouvert au public.

Ksar Ouled Soltane:Situé à 47 Km de Tataouine, ce grenier fortifié est encore partiellement habité. Les ghorfa, de 4 à5 étages, se superposent autour de deux cours photogéniques, dont l'une date du XVème siècle environ, et l'autre du début du XIXème siècle. L'enduit couvrant les pierres des façades a été ajouté lors de la restauration de ce Ksar, qui semble être construit en pâte à modeler. Les escaliers acrobatiques extérieurs qui courent sur les façades contribuent à cette architecture insolite. Ksar Ouled Soltane est à juste titre l'un des plus imposants de la région. Il est appelé à être UN important relais touristiques et culturel.

DAY 4 - TUNISIA / LIBYA (BLD)
You'll head out after breakfast, and in short order, reach Tunisia's eastern border. After you'll pass through the formalities of customs and immigration at Ras Ajdir, our Libyan personnel will take over and see to your needs for the rest of the way. Our journey continues by road to Sabratha, site of a fine Roman city. We'll tour the ruins and visit the classical museum, and learn about Libya's key position on ancient trade routes. In the afternoon, we continue on into Tripoli, the busy capital of Libya, and settle into our lodgings for the next three nights. You can relax in the evening, or venture out to explore the modern quarters of the town, or the winding lanes of the old city . Check on weather in Tripoli . The climate of Tripoli is Mediterranean with hot dry summers, cool winters and some modest rainfall. Weather can be variable, influenced by the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea which moderates daily temperature ranges.

Private Car/driver/Guide

DAY 5 - TRIPOLI (BLD)
After breakfast, we'll take you for a drive through town to the Tripoli Museum, housing treasures of Libyan history from Roman times and earlier. We'll venture into the Old Town, and along the winding lanes of the souks, where in age-old fashion, merchants and customers haggle over local handicrafts and produce, treasures from across the desert, and practical items from over the seas. We'll see the venerable arch of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Gurgi Mosque, and the Karamanly Museum. Afterwards, you'll be free to explore on your own, and possibly to return to the souks to try your hand at bargaining for some of the crafts and treasures that you spied earlier.

Private Car/driver/Guide

DAY 6 - LEPTIS MAGNA, SILIN (BLD)
We'll spend most of today at Leptis Magna, about 130 kilometers from Tripoli. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is considered the best-preserved Roman city in Africa. The enormous amphitheater and the remains of fine buildings testify to the city's former importance. After gaining insights into the old city at the ruins and in the museum, we'll continue to the delightful and largely intact Roman villa at Silin, with its remarkably lifelike mosaics and frescoes.

Private Car/driver/Guide

DAY 7 - NAFUSA, GASR EL-HAJ, BERBER ENCOUNTER (BLD)
Today's a day filled with adventure. We'll start by driving to the Nafusa highlands, a relatively cool and lush area that even sees snow in wintertime. We'll visit the granaries at Gasr El-Haj. Then we'll gain insights into the way of life of the Berbers, the mountain people of North Africa, at the cliff top village of Tormisa. Our exploration continues to the village of Ruhaybat, and a special opportunity to take tea with local Berber families. You'll treasure this encounter, as you learn about the ways of a people who are so different from yourself, yet have much in common. Finally, we'll settle in for the night, but not at a standard tourist hotel. Travel in Style has arranged for you to stay in a delightful Troglodyte house set right into the earth . . . a delightful conclusion to an extraordinary day.

Private Car/driver/Guide

DAY 8 - LIBYA / Djerba / Tunisia (BLD)
After breakfast, we'll motor overland to Ras Ajdir, where your Libyan excursion began. After the border formalities, you'll be entrusted to our Tunisian associates to continue your journey on to the famous island of Djerba by ferry, an island where Ulysses once encountered the legendary Lotus-Eaters. You'll have time to explore the old quarters, including the synagogue of Hara Sghira, Hara Kebira with its modern Jewish community, and Guellala, with its craft stalls, and to see the waterfront and fishing fleet, and the lively town of Houmt Souk. Lunch & dinner are included at your hotel.
Private Car/driver/Guide

DAY 9 - Departure (B)
We'll have our last views of Tunisia as we motor to the airport of Djerba , air ticket is included Djerba / Tunis. Our local rep will see you through the formalities and assist with the connection at Chartage Tunis Airport, and wish you a pleasant journey onward. Private Car/driver
Bon Voyage

RATES per person in USD

International airfare is not included from / to your home country
Tour starts any day in Tunisia

In Libya, surprises are the order of the day! An invitation to a refreshing glass of mint tea while you browse in a shop . . . an encounter with a humble desert dweller . . . a gust of wind and a swirl of sand, followed by perfect stillness, and vistas under an endless blue sky.

You'll find sometimes that your tour schedule will be switched to accommodate changes in conditions. You might even start with your last day and proceed resolutely to the first! Your hotels will have facilities that match their ratings, and idiosyncrasies in service on the upside and downside, but always with a warm welcome.

It's all part of the experience and privilege of going where few have gone. Be flexible and ready for surprises. If that's not you, don't worry, we offer myriad options elsewhere tailored to your requirements and expectations.

Category A class hotels :
Five-star Corinthia Bab Africa in Tripoli (www.corinthiahotels.com)

Category B class hotels :
Yosser Hotel in Tripoli (newly renovated, near old town and Tripoli Museum)

Rate Includes:

• Hotel accommodation with tax as listed , 4 stars in Tunisia, and troglodyte accommodation
• All transfers in Libya and Tunisia with an air conditioned private car and driver .
• Guided sightseeing including all entrance fees as per itinerary , always with a private guide /driver.
• Pre set meals as listed including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast), L = Lunch, D = Dinner
• Tunisia & Libya and travel guide books.
  
  
  

Not Included :

• Any International Airfare from/to your home country
• Tips.
• Beverages with meals
• Travel Insurance ( we'll be glad to mail you the flyer)
• Visa for Libya , please secure your visa prior to arrival . Libya will not issue a visa to you if your passport has any Israeli visa stamps.
  
  
  
  

Tripoli hotels ( Five Stars ) :

Corinthia ( Bab Africa ) ( Five star Superior)

Al Mahari

Al Kabir

Bab Al Bahr

General Sample hotel listing for Tunisia :
Category B class hotels : Subject to change
Tripoli : Yosser Hotel in Tripoli (newly renovated, near old town and Tripoli Museum)
Djerba : Haroun Djerba Hotel ( 3 Stars )
Douz : Mouradi Douz Hotel
Gabes : Oasis Gabes Hotel
Sfax: Syfax Hotel
Sousse : Hasdrubal Thalassa & Spa
Tatouine : Sangho Tatouine Hotel ( 3 stars)
Tunis: El Mechtel Hotel.