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Border Libya-Niger
It seams, I asked in Agades, that it is not true and it's always easy to pass the border

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Not neccesary to say "it seems" . It is true, better would be to know how .

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How ?
So , please Budrinna , if you know it's true , tell us HOW it is possible ....

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last escapee?
A friend got out Libya-Niger 10 days ago - took 2 days negotiations!

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This blog:
http://www.sahara.it/bm/saharaThree/...one-chad.shtml
reports a Libya-Chad crossing in the last few weeks. Permission was granted from Tripoli.

This is also the group that got nailed near Agadem....

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Libya and Niger
Hi there.

May I introduce myself? My name is Rene, I'm dutch, 52 years old, I did lots of west africa trips. Now I'm looking for company for a Lybian trip. I am driving a Toyota LC 95.
Is there anybody out there? Planning to leave after ramadan, the end of oktober 2006, or early november.
Please mail me at renemex@hetnet.nl
Thanks a lot.
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You will not have difficulty in finding local T.O. for travelling inside Libya, but surely You will for crossing to Niger unless the two italians missing saharan travellers question remains unsolved.

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Hi Jos and other people

Can You Tell me if You got any further information about traveling through Lybia ? I want to go through the country in the last 2 weeks of December with a friend in a four wheel drive Camper. Starting on the border of Tunisia and leaving the country throug the Lybian- Niger border.Going to Mauritanie
What are the possibilities Guide ,costs etc ?

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I am in contact with a Libian guide who is supposed to arrange an invitation and visa for Lybia for me.

I told him my plan is to move on from Lybia to Niger. Now he tells me he spoke to authorities who told him that it is not possible to cross the border from Lybia to Niger dus to security-reasons. They say I can just go out through Rasjdier the border with Tunisia or Amssaed the one to Egypt.

This does not suit my plan at all.
Now I have two questions:

1. how serious should I take his message?
2. Is Tunisia-Algeria-Niger a feasable option?

Thanks, Jos
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I would skip this trip for the moment. Two kidnapped Italians tourists are still being held in he northeast of Niger. I do not think they will kidnap new tourists, but you never know.
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Hi Gerbert,

thank you for your advise. I've understood crearly what you mean. Maybe next year the sky is clear around Madama / north Niger.
Sincerely yours, René.
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No problems in travelling inside Libya . Guide is always compulsive. Costs are approx € 120- 150 by day all inclusive .
In addition as the usual procedure and after the Italian’s travellers unsolved question a lot of hassles and high costs to cross correctly the Niger border are s requested to the local T.O..
Niger ‘s guides must be also a the border to receive travellers .
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Lybia->Niger , again
So , Budrinna , you mean this border crossing is possible but at high cost : Is this cost etablished by the TO before we enter into Lybia or is it a "variable" cost like a big bribe , decided only when we'll arrived in Gatroun ?
You say Nigerian guide have to be at the border : The border is in Tumu but may be the Nigerian guide have to meet us in Madama or Gatroun ?
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Mr. Ro Ro

Crossing Libya ‘s southern boundaries with Niger Sudan Tchad is not and ,since a long time , a matter of Roll On / Roll off , neither of bribes unless some travellers seems still to be acustomed to.

Be informed that the high costs nowadays requested , also in work-time, are our agency’s fees and expenses sustained to fulfil professionally the official procedure . " It seems " to You that our time in money , or not ?

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Libyan-Niger border
Hi Jos.
i checked myfelf with immagration office and have been told that the Libyan / Nigerian border is closed recently, and you can take this message as very serious.
you can leave the country to Egypt or Algeria then drive south to Niger as options.

all the best.

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Hi Hans D.
I suggest for you this itinerary :
Tunisia - Libya - Algeria - Niger -..... - Mauritania .
for more details and costs concerning the Libya part, just feel free to contact mw by : info@fessano-w-tours.com
i will let you know (and others) a bout new-update news concerning the Libyan/ Niger border.

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Can You Tell me if You got any further information about traveling through Lybia ? I want to go through the country in the last 2 weeks of December with a friend in a four wheel drive Camper. Starting on the border of Tunisia and leaving the country throug the Lybian- Niger border.Going to Mauritanie
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