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4x4 Adventure Add-on Itinerary |
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Day 1
Sat, April 1, 2006
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Tripoli - Sebha |
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After breakfast, we’ll bid farewell to our fellow eclipse
travelers and enjoy more sights of Tripoli before our late afternoon
flight to the oasis town of Sebha, in Libya’s Southern Desert. We’ll
arrive at our hotel to prepare for tomorrow’s journey into the desert. |
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Overnight: Hotel al-Jebel, Sebha |
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Day 2
Sun, April 2
B/L/D
Ghat |
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After an early breakfast we’ll meet our drivers, load our specially
outfitted 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers, and begin our long day’s journey
southwest to Sebha. With only 3 passengers to a 4x4, each traveler will
have their own window, with room for gear. Our first stop will be at a
huge grove of date palms and the ruins of Germa, a city founded by the
Germantes in the first century AD. The Germantes
were an ancient Libyan
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tribe, well- known as the first people to use chariots drawn by horses, as
shown by prehistoric rock art in the caves of Akakus.
We’ll continue to the small
village of Ubari, to buy everyone a traditional Tuareg head wrap, before
we depart into the dune studded Libyan Sahara. After 200 km (124 mile) of
driving, we’ll stop in the small village oasis of Al-Alwenait for a short
break with tea and coffee. We’ll then continue our journey, enjoying
spectacular views of the Akakus Mountains, before reaching our camp
outside of the town of Ghat. Together with our local guide and the
drivers, we’ll set up our camp in the dunes for our first night of camping
under the stars. |
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Overnight: Tent Camps for 6 nights |
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Day 3
Mon, April 3
B/L/D
Akakus Mountains |
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After breakfast and breaking camp, join us on a short walk among the
dunes before departing to the oasis town of Ghat. This ancient trading
center is one of the most attractive towns of all Libyan oases,
surrounded by the Akakus Mountains. Ghat’s particular beauty is the
well-preserved mud-brick medina (walled city) in the heart of the town.
Later this morning we’ll we start our journey to the Akakus Mountains,
stopping for lunch along the way, very near the Algerian border. This
afternoon, we’ll assemble our camp not far from the spectacular Natural
Arch, which towers over 150m high. |
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Day 4
Tue,
April 4
B/L/D
Akakus Mountains |
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Today we’ll begin our journey through the ‘Louvre of the Desert’,
an area of beautiful red sand and rock, with canyon walls of each wadi
(dry river bed) lined with an amazing collection of ancient rock art.
Bizarre landscapes and extraordinary rock formations show the way on
our first full-day excursion to the abundant prehistoric
rock art and engravings of Wadi Anshal and Tanshal. Entering Wadi Tashwinat, we’ll set
up camp by the beautiful Tankaniga Arch. |
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