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  Tripoli Medina and harbour
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  • Tripoli Medina and harbour
      Tripoli Medina and harbour
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  • Square in front of the airport
      Square in front of the airport
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  • Arrivals
      Arrivals
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  • Chaos at the check in
      Chaos at the check in
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Borders: now the embargo is...

by fabrice

Borders:now the embargo is finished,you can arrive at tripoli or benghazi airports from abroad.The best border to cross is with tunisia,tripoli being quite close to the border,and in tunisia you have many buses from the border to djerba;but the problem is to cross the border alone,that's why I chose to travel by taxi from djerba to tripoli directly,the driver helps to cross the border and fills all the forms.you can cross the border from egypt(as-solloum in egypt),although this border has been closed many times in the past.Many buses travel from cairo and alexandria to marsa matruh,then it is more difficult to the libyan border.I really do not recommend to cross the border libya-algeria,or the borders with niger,chad,sudan;these areas are in the middle of the desert,and whatever will happen to you,you will be alone to solve your problems.Anyway,officially,these difficult borders are...

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Transportation tips for Libya

by Luchonda

First of all : a tip for backpackers, still an unusual way of travel in Libya, be carefull, the roads are long, no local busses in the cities, only private mini vans awaiting till the "Van" is completely occupied, or take a local taxi (rather cheap) but discuss about the price first. There are NO trains at all, crossing the country. So untill now, beter to travel in organised tours and groups.Visiting the country by yr own car :- Advantage : you will drive in a luxery car compared with the local 4WD and the fuel is cheap- Problem : you need a Libyan license plate ! And passing permissions at the checkpoints.So organisize your trip months on beforehand.The Libyan administration will check severaly that your incoming and outgoing car is the same.So no car sales possible. In case of a total loss by a trafic accident, you have a problem.Picture 3 shows you a classic fuel loading of a 4x4car...

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The previous "Ships" of the desert

by Luchonda

One of the most traditional transport system WAS a camel, usefull for tribes by the nomads and berbers for trading purposes.Nowadays the camels are more a touristic attraction and replaced by 4x4 cars, public and tourist busses, even by motorcyclesYou will see some camel farms and centers, for food production

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Direct flight from BXL to Tripoli

by Luchonda

Direct flight from BXL to Tripoli by Afriqiyah airwaysI was a little bit concerned about the quality of the Libyan international and national air craftsBut since the international embargo was finished and they could got enough "Spare Parts", only a few years ago, and after my personal experience : Transport to Libya is safe: Flight from Bxl to Tripoli takes about 3 hours. The food is more than acceptable - the servants helpfull and friendly.National flights are often completely booked - it will become even worse in the near feature, because Libya is becoming a touristic topic destination in N.Africa, without doubt, like it happened to the mysterial "A C" travels to Egypt.History : Time is changing. During the embargo it was not possible to get to Tripoli by air. From Europe the route was Tunis and then by car. Direct flights with KLM, BA, Alitalia, SN Brussels, are now available. Five...

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Private busses during the Jalu trip

by sachara

During our eclipse trip in March 2006 we travelled by private busses. So it was easy to stop everywhere we liked to do so, for taking pictures, having lunch or a toiletstop.All the roads on our way were paved, even deep in the desert around Jalu. So we didn't need landcruisers. We could put our luggage on the top of the bus. Our archaeological guide travelled with us in the bus and most of the time also somebody of the tourist police.

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To the Acacus by 4WD

by sachara

The first time I visited Libya we made two desert crossings of about 4-5 days. The first from Ghadames to Ghat to the deep south along the Algerian border. The second from Ghat to El Uwainat visiting the spectacular Acacus area.We made the trip with three 4WDs and one pick-up of a touragency, based in Ghadames. The four local drivers were very experienced to find their way in the desert and to drive their cars under difficult circumstances. We had hardly any mechanical problems en route. except with one car. We had to push this car every time after we made a stop, so the driver drove it at a slope if availiable.We brought enough fuel and water. The drivers used the pickup for the water tanks, but also to transport the fire wood they pick up along the pistes.

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Tripoli street map

by cadzand

As Tripoli is the capitol, you should not have any problem at all to find a taxi. They are in the colours black and white.They are everywhere especially on rush hours and late in the evening.We paid about 3 Dinar (less then 2 Euro) for 1 km.I add the link for the Tripoli street map.

Benghazi street map

by cadzand

If you have to travel to and in Benghazi, many taxis are available at any time of the day and even during a part of the night.If could be easy to have a street map. Here is a good linkhttp://www.libyana.org/cities/benghazi/street.htm

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Libyan airlines

by cadzand

These are the companies :Afriqiyah Airways ****************** This company connects Africa to Europe, Middle East, and Asia. It is currently flying to Tripoli, Abidjan, Bamako, Benghazi, Brussels, Cotonou, Geneva, Khartoum, Lome, Ndjamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Paris It charters Tunisian airplanes and crew to travel into Europe. Friendly crew and perfect service. Speaking english, french and arab.Afriqiya airlineswww.afriqiyah.beBuraq Airlines*************** We flew with Buraqair on domestic flights between Tripoli and Benghazi. Before our luggage was loaded into the plane, we had to recognize it at the aire and put it on a carthttp://www.buraqair.com/Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines **********************************www.libyanarabairline.com Tibesti Air Libya*******************************************************There are no railways, nor waterways in Libya.

Tourist bus

by grets

The small midi buses used to ferry tourists around were very mediocre. Reasobaly comfortable, the lack the essential ingredient which most tourist buses the world over lack - legroom between the seats! I mostly sat in the back seat in order to be able to stretch my legs out. The roads were much better than I anticipated, mostly well maintained and with a hard surface.

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