DAY 1 Depart New York at 5:45 PM via Alitalia Airlines flight #7615 for Rome, Italy. Arrival at 8:15 AM on March 7th. (Flight duration is 8 hours and 30 minutes. (This is also a flight sharing with Delta Airlines.)
DAY 2 Depart Rome for Tripoli, Libya at 11:30 AM via Alitalia Airlines flight #LN 127. We will be met in Rome by Mr. Beschir Trabelsi who will personally escort us to Libya and issue our Libyan visas. Arrival at 2:30 PM at the Tripoli, Libya airport. Transfer to the classic, five star, Hotel Grand (Fuduq AL - Kebia). Welcome reception with our Libyan friends and hosts at the hotel with a Folk dance show. Rest, than a short city tour of Tripoli classic barouches. Gala Dinner in Green Place Restaurant.
DAY 3 Breakfast. Full day city tour of Tripoli which will include visits to the Roman and Punic Museums and shopping in the Souqs of Medina (the old part of the city). Lunch at the De La Foire Restaurant. Dinner will be at Shirra Restaurant. Continue city tour. (Private and prearranged, business meetings will be available this day.)
DAY 4 Breakfast. Travel (80 KM) west of Tripoli to the ancient Roman City of Sabartha and site of Libya's most famous Theater of Antiquities. Lunch will be at the Shehrazed Restaurant near the Sabratha ruins. Our group will be the actors in a "tragedy and comedy" play at the ancient theater. Return to Tripoli. Dinner (with a very special folk show) at Al Morjane Restaurant near Algiers Square.
DAY 5 Breakfast. The 1st Libya Citizen's 3 km running and walking competition. (There will be a serious competition and a casual walk and relay.Also, some kind of horse racing competition). Great way to see Tripoli! Lunch at the Sanawber Restaurant. Followed by Libya's first soft ball game with mixed teams of Libyans and USA citizens (We will provide custom made uniforms to both team). Dinner at the Al Athar Restaurant. (Private and prearranged, business meetings will be available this day.)
DAY 6 Breakfast. Fly in private jet to Ghadames (Jewel of the Sahara). Ghadames is the most preserved ancient city in Libya and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Ghadames is an oasis town surrounded by the Hamada - al Hamra (rocky red desert). Typical Libyan lunch at old houses of the Medina (old city). Bedouin camel races followed by an afternoon excursion with 4 WD vehicles to the breathtaking sand dunes of Ghadames to admire the beautiful sunset. Then a Berber dinner with a Tuareg (are the indigenous people of the Sahara) show by the sand dunes. Overnight in a hotel in Ghadames with typical and comfortable tents for those who want this experience. (This night we will be “roughing it.” But, after all, we will be in the Sahara Desert!).
DAY 7 Breakfast. Camel ride at Ghadames into the Sahara Desert (2 hours). (The trip back to Tripoli will be very long 330 miles) but the bus will be very luxurious and the scenery spectacular. This is the only way we will be able to visit the ancient Berber (Descendants of Libya's original inhabitants) villages. Lunch at the Hannibal Restaurant. Check back into the Grand Hotel. Dinner at the Safir Restaurant.
DAY 8 Breakfast. Optional activities scheduled include: Deep sea fishing in the Mediterranean; Desert quail, hare and grouse hunting; City touring or individual touring and activities. Picnic lunch "on sites" and dinner at the Kounouz Al Bahr Restaurant in Algiers Square. (Private and prearranged, business meetings will be available this day.) These are very limited "first come first served" offering!
DAY 9 Breakfast. Depart (123 Km) for Leptis Magna (one of the finest preserved ancient Roman cities in the Mediterranean and once the Roman capital of Africa). Visit the famous Roman Sand Ruins and Roman monuments to include: The Triumph arch of Septimes Severes, the Hadrian Baths, the Nymph, the Forum, the Severian Basilica, the Old Forum, the Market, the Theater, the Old Roman Port, the Amphitheater with the circus and the Museum. Lunch at the Andalous Restaurant. Back to Tripoli. Dinner at the Al Ghazala Restaurant.
DAY 10 Breakfast. Second day of sporting competition to include: Libya soccer (football exhibition and a Libya/USA cycling excursion. Destination to be decided.) Lunch at a typical Libyan restaurant followed by a "not to be missed" falconry exhibition. Dinner at the As Sayad Restaurant. (Private and prearranged, business meetings will be available this day.)
DAY 11 Breakfast. Visit to the "Great Man Made River Project." Lunch will be a traditional BBQ at the "River Project." Special Gala Farewell Dinner with (30-50 of our Libyan hosts and friends). This very special and historic, gala dinner with the "top levels" of Libyan government, sports and culture will be in a traditional Libyan tent! We will make our donation at this time. (Special business table at dinner to be reserved for USA Platinum business tour members and Libyan guests.)
DAY 12 Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport. Departure to USA. At 9:15 AM via Alitalia Airlines flight #LN 126. End of Services!
Extended WW II Tour Option
DAY 13 Breakfast. We will fly to the historic battle field site of the city of Tobruk. Visits to the Knightsbridge Cemetery; French Cemetery; Rommel's German Cemetery; War Trenches; Australian "Fig Tree" Hospital; Rommel's (the Desert Fox) Operations Room. Overnight at Hotel Al Massira in Tobruk. Lunch and Dinner included. (Think Patton and Rommel!)
DAY 14 We will drive to Cyrenaica crossing a marvelous landscape of the Green Mountain and visit Cyrenaica (which was the second largest Greek city after Athena). Lunch in Al Baidha. Evening flight Benghazi –Tripoli. Dinner and overnight Grand Hotel.
DAY 15 Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and depart for the USA at 9:15 AM via Libya Arab Airlines flight #126. End of Services.
Cost of $3,998.00 (Single occupancy) and $5,698.00 (Double occupancy) will include: Personal escort from Rome to Tripoli by Mr. Beschir Trabelsi; VIP airport services in Tripoli; Private airport transfers (Libya); Welcome reception; Welcome gifts for our Libyan guests; All accommodations in Libya; Private transfer to all program events; All program meals; (2) English - speaking guides for all of the program; Entrance fees to all archeological and historical sites; Folk dance (Days one and five); Tuareg show (Day five); Private flight to Ghadames; Barouches; Show at Sabratha; Camel and 4 WD drive safaris; All sporting events; City tours; Medical attention at all sporting events; All tips and gratuities; Gala farewell dinner; Custom "Legionnaire safari cap (Kepi), pants, shorts and shirt.
Extended WW II cost of: $4,598.00 (Single occupancy) and $6,898.00 (Double occupancy) will include: All of the above and flight to and from Tobruk; Admission to all WW II battle sites and museums; Hotel accommodations & meals and (1) Night at the Hotel Grand in Tripoli.
Not included
Photography fee at sites - $4.00 each site (Camera) and $8.00 each site (Video).
Hotel room costs such as Laundry, telephone, room services, etc.
Beverages.
(Optional) Fishing excursion - $50.00 (Each person.)
(Optional) Hunting excursion - $50.00 (Each person.)
Libya airport departure tax - $30.00.
