I'm just checking our possibilities for 'Out of Africa' from Egypt.
(we're at this moment a group of3 people, 2 Dutch and one Brit)

- Boat to Turkey: hassle, expensive (few hundred Euro's to get the bikes through customs), and driving back to western Europe from Turkey is 3500 km's roughly, not cheap to do.
- Istrael: Possible, seems quite easy, but after Israel you cannot get through Syria (because of Israeli stamps in your passport and Carnet). The ferry to Cyprus is not there anymore as far as I can find out.

LIBYA!
- Although they don't issue tourist visa's at this moment at all (before you could get those ONLY at the airport), it seems easy to get business-visa's. A few overlanders have done this, but it is not cheap; think about 500USD.
(1 month Business single entry, free travel, no guides needed)

I am in contact now with a travel agency which can arrange all of this, and asked for a better price in case we pop up with more people.
So, any overlanders in the area? Please contact me.

We hope to be there somewhere in the beginning of November 2012.

After Libya, life is easy. Tunesia is straight forward, and the boats to Italy are 'cheap'. (one way tickets available on all routes)
- To Palermo, Sicily: about 80 Euro's P+Motorcycle (short trip)
- To Mid-Italy: 170 Euro's P+Motorcycle, based on 3 bikes, 3 people in a 4p-hut. (25 hours sailing)
- To northern Italy: 230 Euro'sP+Motorcycle, based on 3 bikes, 3 people in chair. (23 hours sailing time)