my wife and i spent 17 days in libya - 15 of them "escort-free" - in late november of 2004. we were driving an HJ60, spent about 3 days in and around Tripoli and Leptis, then off to Gharyan, Ghadames, Ghat, Wadi, Ubari Lakes and then Al Qatrun en route to Niger. we had no problems with the fact that we were without our escort, although some people were fairly bewildered by this. one thing i would definitely recommend is to make sure you check in with the police within your first week in Libya and get your passports stamped by them. you might even want to do this before you ditch your guide.
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