transit visa
I also plan to transit Libya on the coastal road from Tunisia to Egypt on an East coast trans-africa trip.
I know a French guy who did this in 2008(?) and he got a transit visa from Marseilles consulate without any guide. I'm not sure if he had an invitation letter: I'll check.
I called the Brussels consulate a few weeks ago (to get details for the Dutch consulate) and they do issue transit visas. However when I went to the Dutch embassy in The Hague, they said I needed a letter of invitation. Even for a transit visa. And said even if they gave me a transit visa I would have problems at the border without a letter.
So I think you are looking for trouble if you show up at the border without a letter. I am going to see if I can get a nominal one day or so deal thru an agency (so then they make money) and then they give me a letter. And then I just ride the coastal route from Tunisia to Egypt.
Comments/ideas welcome.
Alan
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