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Desert Extension - 3 days, 2 nights OR 5 days, 4 nights

Sebha - Ubari - Germa - Akakus - al Aweinat - Ubari Lakes - Gaberoun - Sebha

Any of our tours can be combined with a 3- or 5-day desert extension, allowing you to explore the fascinating and enchanting Sahara desert. After an internal flight to Sebha, you will drive through the desert by jeep to the luxury tented camp of Ubari Magic Lodge. From here you will drive to the Wadi Mathkandush stopping at Germa, an oasis town, founded by the Garamentes, legendary and mysterious population of the Libyan Sahara. You can dune surf in the Ubari 'sand sea' and visit the spectacular freshwater lakes of the Awbaru region.

The 5-day/4-night extension allows you further time to fully explore the Akakus Mountains and the northern oasis of Al Aweinat and includes two nights at the Akakus Magic Lodge.

Day 1
Tripoli – Sebha - Ubari

Internal flight from Tripoli to Sebha. Direct transfer by jeep from Sebha airport to the Ubari Magic Lodge. The last 7km of the drive is off-road over the Saharan sand.

Nestled in the heart of the Libyan Sahara and protected by the impressive sand dunes of Ubari, the Ubari Magic Lodge offers spacious and elegant tents with their own private bathroom. With a chill out tent, Bedouin tent and restaurant tent there is plenty or room for you to relax and take in the breathtaking scenery that surrounds you.

Dinner and overnight in Ubari Magic Lodge.

Day 2
Ubari – Germa – Wadi Metkhandoush - Ubari

After breakfast at the lodge you will drive by jeep to Germa - site of the oasis town founded by the Garamentes, legendary and mysterious population of the Libyan Sahara. A picnic lunch will be served en route. Afterwards we continue our way to the Wadi and the remarkable prehistoric rock paintings and carvings.Drive through the mountainous desert landscapes to the Akakus. Dinner and overnight Magic Lodge Akakus.

Drive to the Wadi Mathkandush stopping at Germa, an oasis town, founded by the Garamentes, legendary and mysterious population of the Libyan Sahara. Their wealth and technical skill are attested to by the remains of their towns, which were built of stone and more than 50,000 of their pyramidal tombs.  Afterwards we continue our way to the Wadi and the remarkable prehistoric rock paintings and carvings. Picnic lunch in the desert. Return to Ubari for dinner at camp. After dinner you can sit around the campfire and experience the wonder of an evening under the starry skies. Overnight Ubari Magic Lodge.

Day 3
Ubari – Germa - Akakus

After breakfast, by jeep to Germa site of the oasis town founded by the Garamentes, legendary and mysterious population of the Libyan Sahara. Picnic lunch en route. Drive through the mountainous desert landscapes to the Akakus. Dinner and overnight Magic Lodge Akakus.

Days 4 & 5
Akakus

Two full days spent in the magical Akakus desert, the mountainous region to the east of the Ghat. Ancient wadis (waterways) and valleys divide themselves into plateaus of various heights covered with grey-black breccias.  Dinner & overnight Magic Lodge Akakus.

Day 6
Akakus – al Aweinat - Ubari

Morning departure to the northern oasis of Al Aweinat - a lost oasis with a water spring rising from the surprisingly fertile ground. Smaller water canals flowed to irrigate crops of cereals grown at that time. Overnight Magic Lodge Ubari.

Day 7
Ubari Lakes - Sebha - Tripoli

Full day visit to the salt lakes south-east of the Ubari Erg. The spectacular series of around 21 lakes are situated in the middle of sand dunes surrounded by palm trees. Here you will be able to swim in the lakes and then dune-surf in the Ubari 'sand sea'. You will also visit the lake and ancient village of Gaberoun. Situated at an altitude of 400m, the small, now abandoned, village was inhabited until the early eighties.

Flight from Sebha to Tripoli. Overnight Tripoli.

Price:
For up to date pricing please contact us.

Price includes:

• Full Board accommodation (from dinner on day 1 to lunch on day 3/5)
• Meals in local restaurants or hotel according to the itinerary.
• Mineral water during meals in local restaurants and lodges (not in hotels)
• Soft drinks during meals in some restaurants (except alcohol free beer)
• Passport registration on arrival
• Entrance to museums and sites including filming and photography permits
• Tips in restaurants and hotels
• Local guides

• BA return  flight from London Heathrow to Tripoli.
• Minibus/Coach for internal land travel and 4x4 jeeps in desert (4 people per jeep)
• Internal flights from Tripoli - Sebha - Tripoli

The cost does not include:

• Coffee/tea and alcohol free beer
• Any extra services in hotels (telephone, laundry etc.)
• Tips to guide and driver (€3.5 per person per day)

To make a booking, or for more information, please contact us.

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