LIBYAN DESERT EXPLORER

15 days from GBP1,329 to GBP1,539 including flights

Tripcode: AYL

Our Clients’ Reviews

Richard McKenzie

LIBYAN DESERT EXPLORER

Written April 2008

An excellent trip, It exceeded my expectations in almost all respects.

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John Hazel

LIBYAN DESERT EXPLORER

Written April 2008

Yes, it was brilliant and unforgettable, and quite different. We were a successful group, and made friends happily.

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Lindsay Wishart

LIBYAN DESERT EXPLORER

Written April 2008

The trip was better than we expected although we wouldn't want to do the 12 hour drive to Sabha again! Overall it was a truly amazing experience.

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Duncan Blake

LIBYAN DESERT EXPLORER

Written April 2008

A fascinating country, a great combination of spectacular desert scenery and cultural sightseeing. Also a very friendly and interesting modern country. A lot of driving but it is worth it!

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Catherine Berryman

Saharan splendour

Written November 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
I loved all of it, but the time in the Sahara was just great. Despite the many hours of driving, the scenery was wonderful and camping the desert was really good fun.

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Robert Jones

A Gem of a Holiday

Written November 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The desert part of the trip was most memorable, sleeping under the stars, the peace and quiet, everything about it was unforgetableRock art was superb, as was the Romat towns of Sabratha and Leptis MagnaThe hotel in Tripoli was clean and the staff friendly and helpful.I cannot praise the holiday highly enough ... the experience of a lifetime

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Freda Bettany

That First Saharan Sand Dune Camp.

Written November 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
We arrived with a great swirl of sand in our Toyota 'camels', and our Bedouin drivers who seemed to be enjoying the whole desert thing as much as we were drove into this massive pristine saucer in the sand, with a dramatic flourish. An enormous dune above us to the west and a range of dunes all around the north, south and east ... all pristine .. just our camels' (actually the 4x4s) tracks. The soft sand, the foam matresses and thick blankets beneath our sleeping bags made this open air bed absolutely blissfully comfortable for these mildly arthritic 67 year old bones. No tent for me. The stars above so brilliant. The sunrise just fantastic from a sleeping bag.The arthritic bones found getting up from the crouch position after a wee behind the ladies' sand dune area the most difficult part of the trip as getting up from crouch position needs a firm lever for me to push down on and the sand was soft - but I didn't need to call for help....thank goodness!!! Eventually found that the trick is to kneel in the sand. At my age I need 2 or 3 such trips a night, and even this I found exciting, just wandering off into the darkness. Just me and the sand and the stars. Mind you a torch is ESSENTIAL for finding your sleeping buddy and the right sleeping bag on the return. The young and fit climbed the enormous soft-sand sand-dunes right to that sharp razor edge on top. The old and fit (that's me) walked with the young and fit and Abdul our guide over the firmer sand in the morning for a rendezvous with the 4x4s. Our Tuareg cooks wore wonderful brilliantly coloured, purples and emerald green robes with a white head and face covering while driving, just the eyes showing. Shy? Respectful? Religous? ... No, just practical for the hot and sandy day...in the evening they were in cord jeans and tea shirts, just like the lads in my home town.

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Diana Whitty

The incomparable Japanese Camel

Written January 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The whole experience of visiting Libya is very special. The Roman ruins at Sabratha and Leptis Magna are magnificent and no-one could fail to be impressed by them. The city of Ghadames is beguiling and offers what must be one of North Africa's most memoriable urban experiences. But for me the great highlight was the time spent in the Fezzan, careering across super-sized sand dunes in our 'Japanese Camel', stopping off at a sudden oasis in the middle of the sand sea, viewing rock art created thousands of years ago and hidden away for almost as long, watching the sun rise over the incomparable Jebel Acacus, and sleeping out under the stars in a place where light polution would have to be explained.

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