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When is a guide not a guide?
When he is your Libyan tour escort. As explained very clearly in the Libya Guide in the excellent website maintained by the Temehu Travel company, Libyan rules require all tour companies to provide a company representative who must accompany you as you travel through Libya. Although this person is always referred to as a"guide" by tour operators, he is more correctly an "escort" or "companion", in Arabic the word translates literally as "he who accompanies you". Most of these escorts have no professional qualifications as guides. They are employees of the tour operator or the travel agent who, by law, must accompany their visitors during their tour or stay in Libya. Confusion can arise when visitors expect their "companion" to fulfil the role of a qualified, well informed guide. This is not his role. He is there to faciltate your journey, deal with hotels and transport arrangements, pay...
