Northern Africa Tours to Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital city of the North African country Libya. The city is located on the northwestern fringes of the country close to Tunisia. The city was founded in the 7th-century BC in the hands of Phoenicians. Tripoli has been serving as the largest city, the principal sea port as well as the largest commercial and manufacturing center of Libya. The famous Al-Fateh University is located in the town of Tripoli. The city is the home of a number of archaeological sites due to its past heritage. The city has been ruled by the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantium and Arab dynasties, the Spanish, the Turks, and Italians.

The country received its independence with the end of World War II in the year 1951. The country of Libya together with the capital city of Tripoli suffered a setback in 1986 and the UN imposed sanctions on the country which was lifted in the year 2003. Tour to Tripoli means visiting the historical legacies of the town.

The city of Tripoli lies close to the border of Tunisia within the continent of Africa. The second largest city of Libya, Benghazi lies thousand kilometers away from the city of Tripoli making it the only city dotted with coastal oases and sandy lagoons on the western fringe of the country of Libya. These typical geographical features extend for more than 300 kilometers along the shores within the city of Tripoli. These sandy lagoons are a must see when planning a Tour to Tripoli.

The country of Libya has no state-run tourist agency conducting Tour to Tripoli. Therefore the travelers to this country have to depend on the tourist agents of other countries for a Tour to Tripoli. Staying at Tripoli requires hotels and Tripoli is the home of a number of Luxury Hotels, Cheap Hotels, and 5 Star Luxury Hotels to suit the purse strings of everybody who visits the city.