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This site covers four main trips around Libya, the first to Green Mountain otherwise known as Jabal Akdar; the second trip was to Leptis Magna; the third trip was to Sabratha and the fourth trip was to Tobruk in Eastern Libya.  For further information E-mail info@libyantravels.com

Although many people think of Libya as being in the Middle East, it is in fact is in North Africa. Its western neighbours are Tunisia and Algeria. To the east are Sudan and Egypt. To the south are Niger and Chad. Its northern neighbours, over the Mediterranean, are Italy, Greece, Sicily and Crete.

During the period of the Lockerbie sanctions in the 1990s I traveled in and out of, and across Libya. At this time there were no airline companies flying into Libya. We could only get flights to Malta or to Tunisia. Due to the sanctions all international flights were banned. After flying to Malta we entered and left Libya on the Tripoli Malta ferry. Sometimes we travelled by road from Marsa El Brega on the Gulf of Sirte to the Tunisian border and then on to Djerba, Homer's fabled land of the Lotus eaters off the coast of Tunisia. From there we flew from Djerba or took a flight from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia .

It was during one of these arduous overland journeys that I noticed out of the bus window, a silhouette of ancient Greek or Roman ruins, magnificently illuminated by the setting sun. It was just a fleeting glimpse of Sabratha, as the driver was, as ever, driving at a frighteningly fast speed .Sabratha,is 60 miles west of Tripoli. I had been unaware of Libya's ancient heritage and at the time had had no opportunity to visit or explore any of the historic sites. Years later whenI was working in Libya and I had the chance, I traveled from Sabratha in western Libya to the Green Mountain (Jabal Akdar) in Eastern Libya. Now getting flights to Libya is easy and many airline companies fly to differnt airports in Libya from Europe and elsewhere. It is a bit easier to travel inside Libya now. Tourists are welcome and some adventurous travellers make it their holiday destination.

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For anybody interested in travelling in Libya the following journeys make complete mini trips.

From Brega to Qasr Libia, Apollonian, Al Bayda, The Temple of Zeus, Cyrene,Geigab, Slontah,Tocra and then returned via Benghazi. 

I traveled to an ancient Roman settlement Leptis Magna, next oakum, 60 miles east of Tripoli. On our way to Leptis Magna we visited a beautiful ancient Roma villa, The Villa Seline, and the Leptis Magna Amphitheater.   We returned via Zliten and Misrata.