Libya Travel Guide and Why Go
Turkey is bordered by three seas –Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea -, which means water transport has always played an important role in the country’s transport system. If you are in a hurry the quickest way is to fly to Turkey but if you like to travel leisurely, you should definitely consider taking a ferry.
Ferries provide transport both for passenger and vehicles. They represent one of the best ways to get from Istanbul to the Aegean Sea resorts.
Here is a BootsnAll’s members pictures from Libya during the solar eclipse. You can not only see some fabulous pictures of the eclipse, the city that the Libyan government set up for tourists, but you can also see some wonderful pictures of Leptis Magna.
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Here is a basic map of Libya.
This is a picture of the camp for the Acacus Desert Trek
From my contacts in Libya, I am assured that within the next two months, Libya is going to open it doors to American tourists. That is what they are hearing from the consulate. This could be “just talk” but given that an American embassy is being built in Tripoli, I think this could be happening soon.
I am still crossing my fingers for a desert adventure trip this November.
Sorry for the very long silence with Libya Blog. There are going to updates every other day on Libya.
Here is an Adventure tour – Camel tour for 13 days/12nights.
Tripoli, Ghat, Alawynat, Akakus-Tadrart, Wadi Tashwinat, Massak, Germa, Sebha, Tripoli, Sebratha
Day 1: Arrival to Tripoli airport and transfer to the hotel
Day 2: Flight to Ghat in the Southwest of Libya. Meet our group and drive to a beautiful sand dune (30km NE) after Ghat and not far from Cave Alajonon,
Day 3: Drive to Serdalus (Alawynat), stop for free tour and lunch. Then continue driving to Awais where the first of pre-historical rock arts of 12000 years ago started. We do some trekking tour.
Day 4-9 Camel trip: We travel to Akakus-Tadrart visiting the wadies, which contain lots of paintings, drawings and rock arts, lunch, and continue tour to Emaning Well. Camp at Wadi Tashwinat.
Day 10: Drive evening to Alawynat. Overnight at the organized camp.
Day 11: Drive to Sebha airport via Germa (old city). Flight to Tripoli and then to the hotel.
Day 12: Visiting the archaeological sights of Sebrata city where you will discover ancient ruins of Romans and Greek.
Day 13: Departure
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| Which Way to the Solar Eclipse? |
In this article, “Tourists make rare visit to Libya for eclipse,” it says that Egypt, Morroco, and Tunisia have more than 6 million tourists annually, while Libya has less than half a million. Given that Libya is opening up to the West, it seems like it could be a much better experience from the hassles of Cairo or Marrakech.
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| This song is for you Moammar |
Rumor has it that former United States President Bill Clinton will visit Libya for the solar eclipse on March 29. This could add a much needed boost to Libya’s image (and tourism) as the average American thinks Libya is comparable to the infamous axis of evil or the Mujahedeen. After Bill Clinton’s visit, this might show people that Libya, like many countries of the world, is a great place to travel despite what we have read in the news.
However, the situation with American visas has not yet been resolved. The Libyan government has exceptionally granted visas to US citizens only for the eclipse on March 29, but we are told the situation will be resolved by this fall.
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Libya is said to have some of the best preserved Roman ruins outside of Italy. These aren’t run of the mill Roman ruins like those scattered all over Europe. These are the best of the best, without a doubt. These
Libya pictures have some great pictures of preserved ruins. There is the Roman Theatre in the old city of Sabratha. And finally the grand Leptis Magna, the biggest, best preserved Roman City in the world. It is said, you can truly feel what it was like to live in this wonderful city.