July 12th, 2006

Pictures of Libya Eclipse

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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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June 15th, 2006

Libya Map

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Here is a basic map of Libya.

June 14th, 2006

Acacus Desert Trek

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This is a picture of the camp for the Acacus Desert Trek

June 13th, 2006

Libya Visa Update

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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.

June 13th, 2006

Adventure Desert Tour

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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

March 28th, 2006

Solar Eclipse Libya March 29

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Which Way to the Solar Eclipse?

Judging from the amount of tourists flooding Libya to see the solar eclispe tomorrow, I am sure that the Libyans authorities are quite busy right now dealing with a massive influx of people. The number of tourists, announced by Libyan government, are quit impressive: There are more than 1,500 Americans, 1,250 British and over 500 Germans, plus a hodge podge of other Europeans. To be honest, I am surprised that Americans turned out in big numbers. Maybe the CIA is secretly infilitrating the country.

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.

March 23rd, 2006

Bill Clinton to visit Libya

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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.

March 21st, 2006

Egypt and Libya Trip

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BootsnAll Travel Network has a 15-day trip through Egypt and Libya, overland through the desert from Cairo to Tripoli. The trip will explore the pyramids and Sphinx, then into the thriving metropolis of Alexandria and on to the ancient cities of Cyrene and Sabratha in coastal Libya. This trip will go through majestic mountain ranges, mystical mosques, chaotic souqs and rolling sand dunes.

Read more about the Libya and Egypt tours.

March 21st, 2006

Roman Ruins in Libya

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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.

March 15th, 2006

Safe Travels in Libya

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Whenever you talk with people (not travelers) about traveling to Libya, everybody thinks you are downright stupid for traveling to this North African country. Libya = safe haven for terrorism from many naive people’s perspectives. Naturally, if they haven’t traveled much outside the US, and think the US media has an accurate depiction of this country, anyone would assume this to be true. I would. However, just like most places in the world, these assumptions are downright false.

Probably over since the Cold War, the past days of secret police following foreigners is over. Libya is probably one of the safest North African countries where you can travel hassle free. It’s untouched. There are no terrorists hunting down Westerners. Given the amount of hassles in Morocco, Egypt and Tunisa, Libya is comparatively hassle-free country with warm locals who are wanting connections to the outside world.

All the travelers that we have come in contact with say that Libya is a wonderful country with open arms, hoping to develop their tourism and build their economy.

Why not go?