Arrival at Benghazi (Benina) International Airport, meet & greet and full assistance through formalities. Afternoon tour of Benghazi — the old city, the cathedral, the seafront and souks.
🏨 4-star hotel, Benghazi | Breakfast included
East along the coast to the Roman coastal cities: Tocra (Taucheira) and the extensive ruins of Ptolemais (Tolmeita). Continue up into the Green Mountain (Jebel Akhdar), the forested highlands of Cyrenaica.
🏨 4-star hotel, Al Bayda | Breakfast included
A full day among the Greek cities. Cyrene: the Temple of Zeus, the Sanctuary of Apollo, the agora and the theatre spilling down the hillside — one of the great archaeological sites of the Mediterranean. Then down to the coast at Apollonia, Cyrene's harbour town, with its basilicas and sea-washed columns.
🏨 4-star hotel, Al Bayda | Breakfast included
The museum of Qasr Libya, home to one of the finest collections of Byzantine floor mosaics in the world, and the green heights and viewpoints of the Jebel Akhdar. Afternoon drive back west to Benghazi, positioning us for tomorrow.
⭐ ECLIPSE EVE — evening astronomy briefing: the geometry, the timings, why the centreline matters, and exactly what to expect.
🏨 4-star hotel, Benghazi | Breakfast included
The day. A short morning drive inland southeast of Benghazi to our reserved viewing site on the eclipse centreline — the position where totality reaches its maximum duration anywhere in Libya.
Marquee and shade, seating, water and refreshments set up in advance. First contact mid-morning; up to 6 minutes 11 seconds of totality around midday — the solar corona over the open Cyrenaican plateau, the horizon dark in every direction. ISO-certified eclipse glasses and expert commentary throughout. Afternoon celebration, then back into Benghazi.
🏨 4-star hotel, Benghazi | Breakfast included
Morning at leisure in Benghazi, then transfer to Benina International Airport for your onward departure; full assistance to the airport.
