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28 Jul 2005
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Egypt Libya border
i am now in turkey and organizing my self for north africa i am mainly asking about the Egypt Libya border if there is a chance to just show up and go throuh it with no guide obviously a visa is going to be needed but really do you nee the guide i am in my 5th year of overlanding the world i hope someone can answer my qs out there
thanks Chris
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28 Jul 2005
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hi
for the visa you have to go to the libyan embassy in Cairo with a letter of recommandation-or-so of your embassy.
If you are lucky you can get a transit-visa with no guide, if you are less lucky you have to show also an invitation letter of a libyan agency to enter the country and if you are like everybody else, you have to take a guide all the time you are in Libya
Good luck
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We managed two weeks in Libya without a guide in 2002/3. It was by 'arrangement' with our guides. Not easy, but as many people told us: in Libya most things can be arranged if you drink enough coffee with the right people. Worth asking when you get there.
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Hi Richard,
agree the situation in 2002/3 but in the meantime many things changed. The latest:
No visa for US-Citizens.
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Does anyone have any information about how easy the Libyan visa is to get in Cairo and how long it takes?
Is it necessary to have your passport translated into Arabic?
I am travelling on a Australian passport and am slightly concerned that this new edict about US citizens may soon apply to Australians.
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hi Matt
it takes you between 2 and 3 weeks. Usually the passport has not to be translated in arabic anymore. But it can be very helpful at controls in Libya!
Good luck
Ursula
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