The Libya Visum/Invite/Guide Business

[Redhouse]

I have been reading back through a years worth of Sahara forum posts on this issue and have reached the following conclusions:

1) Most independent overlanders seem to have had bad experiences with Libyan tourist agencies: difficult communications, guides not showing up, guides useless etc.

2) There have been no reports of people getting into trouble because they were travelling without a guide in Libya.

3) There have been several reports of people managing to negotiate the Tunesia/Libya border without the guide/escort and none about people not managing it.

Which makes me wonder: Has anyone considered faking an invitation letter, getting the visa and simply go? Do you think it would work?

Of course if anyone has any experience that disproves points 2) and 3) it would be interesting as well.