Explore the fourth largest country on the African continent – from the Sahara to the Mediterranean.
See Colonel Qadaffi’s revolution era VW in the Tripoli museum (along with some impressive and somewhat older Roman and Greek statues!!!)
Explore the souks of Tripoli (and look out for that highly collectable Qadaffi watch).
Follow in the footsteps of some of the world’s great empire builders – the Phoenicians, the Greeks and the Romans.
Absorb the atmosphere among the picturesque remains of Cyrene, Ptolemais, Appolonia and Sabratha.
Walk among the graves of the hundreds of Kiwi soldiers who lost their lives in Libya’s desert sands during the Second World War – a deeply moving experience.
See the site of Rommel’s bunker in Tobruk and potter around the rusting remains of war memorabilia salvaged from the desert.
Stand in the remains of tiny Byzantine churches overlooking deserted stretches of turquoise Mediterranean Sea.
Admire some of the best ancient mosaics to be found anywhere.
Encounter the Tuareg culture and lifestyle in Ghadames on the edge of the Sahara.
Enjoy lunch in a traditional Ghadames house with its intricately painted interior as part of our walking tour of this intriguing oasis town.
Watch the sunset over Libya, Algeria and Tunisia from the sandhills near Ghadames.
Step inside a qasr – a traditional fortified granary – it’s like being on a Star Wars set in one of these!
Marvel at the sheer beauty of the Sahara – its dunes, dramatic rocky escarpments and ancient rock paintings.
Plunge into the beautiful Ubari oasis lakes and gaze at a panoply of stars above our desert camp in the Ubari Sand Sea.
Take a step back in time in the glorious Roman ruins of Leptis Magna.
Marvel at the details too – the grooves left by chariot wheels, the deeply incised marble bench tops used by the fishmongers in ancient markets, the faint traces of a Phoenician harbour, fluted columns submerged in the sea….
Drink excellent coffee in a souk, and try out Tuareg bread cooked in the sand and eaten hot.
Keep an eye out for the Colonel himself and maybe even his legendary female bodyguards.
Be some of the first tourists to discover Libya as it enters a new age of contact with the West – and most importantly beat the rush to this unheralded, little-visited treasure of the African continent.
