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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival to Tripoli Airport. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: City sightseeing tour.
Day 3: Fly to the city of Ghat on the Libyan/Algerian border home of the Tuareg people.
Day 4: Trekking to Imha via Anshal & Tanshalt overnight at Imha in tents.
Day 5: Trekking from Imha to Emi Naning via paintings at Wan Emlal & Emirka Valley.
Day 6: Trekking from Emi Naning to In Eidi via Teshuinat overnight in tents.
Day 7: Trekking from In Eidi to Rahrmellen via Tin-Lalan, meet the 4x4W.D. Overnight in tents.
Day 8: Drive through the town Jerma to our overnight camp adjacent to the magnificent sand dunes of the lakes region.
Day 9: Camel caravan begins going from oasis to oasis.  Overnight in tents.
Day 10: Continue trekking through the surrounding dunes where another oasis awaits.
Day 11: Supported by camels we continue our trek to our last and the largest oasis, Lake Gabroun.
Day 12: Drive to Sebha and then flight back to Tripoli.
Day 13: Excursion to Leptis-Magna (120 Km.).
Day 14: In the morning if time permits before your flight visit Tripoli old city souk (market). Afternoon transfer to the airport.

If you are looking for a shorter itinerary please check our Sahara Trekker expedition that runs for 10 days.

INCLUSION
1. Meet & return transfers to the international airport.
2. Accommodation as mentioned in the tour itinerary.
3. Transportation by Air-conditioned Mini-Buses.
4. Domestic flights.
5. Visa upon arrival.
6. English speaking Guide.
7. Entrance fees at the sites.
8. Australian Guide on selected departure dates at no extra cost.
9. All meals while on expedition. (13 Breakfast, 7 Lunches and 7 Dinners)

PRIVATE TREKS
We are able to organize private expeditions for those that want familiar people to join them or our scheduled departures don't suit. We need a minimum of 10 people to constitute a Private trip. We will also send an Australian No Roads guide at no extra cost.

TRIPOLI
The ancient city of Tripoli is the capital of Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and your first experience of this vast country. Tripoli is a mixture of ancient and modern where wide busy roads meet the narrow laneways of the souk (market area), which are still lined in places by roman columns. The city's old town is one of the classical sites of the Mediterranean; the walled medina retains much of its old world ambiance and is home to the Aljamhirya Museum which houses artifacts from the Germans, Roman, Greek, and Phoenician civilizations.

SAHARA DESERT
The Sahara Desert covers over 3.5 million square miles and has only 2.5 million inhabitants, which is one of the lowest population densities on earth. On the whole, the Sahara is one of the harshest environments known to man.

For centuries caravaneers have traveled through the Sahara desert. The greater Sahara is made up of many different regions, each with their own landscape. The Akakus Mountains have been placed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO for the extensive rock art of the area that is dated at over 10,000 years old. The mountains surrounding the area are spectacular to view from the many natural vantage points. The jagged peaks stretch far into the distance. Each day as we travel through the valleys deeper into the mountain range the endless views becomes more surreal.

Leaving the mystery of the mountains you then head for the romanticism of the towering dunes and oases of the lakes region. Hidden amongst mountainous sand dunes that stretch for hundreds of kilometers are the lakes of the Sahara. The area is the imagined true Sahara that inspires emotions as the lost lakes are revealed. The palm ringed shores of the lakes are the scene for our idyllic camp sites under the stars.

LEPTIS MAGNA AND SABRATHA
Leptis Magna has the deserved reputation of the most splendid Roman ruins in North Africa. For 800 years the sands of the desert consumed and protected the ruins of Leptis Magna from the elements. At the pinnacle of its splendor it is estimated that the roman city may have had up to 80 thousand residents. Today what remains are the ruins of a vast roman city with many prominent highlights.

UNESCO describes Leptis Magna as one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public monuments, harbour, market-place, storehouses, shops and residential districts.

Only a couple of hours to the west of Tripoli is the town of Sabratha. Sabratha was originally settled by the Phoenicians as a trading post that served as an outlet for the products of the African hinterland. Sabratha was then part of the short lived Numibian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D.

LIBYAN TOURIST VISA
Included in the price. Tourist visas are generally not available to individuals unless you are part of an organised tour group traveling with a Libyan tourist company. No Roads Expeditions will assist with the pre-approval for a visa upon arrival. A letter of approval will be forwarded to you which will need to be presented to the airline transporting you to Libya.

Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your expected departure from. Travelers whose passport contains evidence of entry to Israel or other country border crossing points with Israel will be refused entry.

All visitors to Libya, regardless of nationality, must be in possession of a minimum amount of foreign currency equivalent to 500 Libyan dinars (approx US$500) and must be able to prove this to an immigration official on arrival. Failure to comply with this regulation will result in instant deportation and a fine to the airline.

Note: All Israeli Passport Holders or those with Israeli Visas in their passport will not be admitted into Libya.

INTERNAL TRAVEL
Vehicle travel in around Tripoli, Sabratha, Leptis Magna and when necessary in southern Libya will be by a private No Roads vehicle.

Domestic flights are with Libya's international carrier on a domestic leg.

Trekking in both the Akakus and the Lakes region of the Sahara is camel supported.  Camels are used for transporting camping equipment and are fitted with a saddle for those who need a break or just want to ride a camel through the Sahara desert. For larger groups a four wheel drive fitted with a kitchen will meet the group of an evening to prepare meals.