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Waw an Namus is one of the remotest destinations in Libya, located deep in the Sahara desert, south-east of Sabha. The black volcanic sand is stunning both from afar and when examined in miniature; look closely at some of the […]

The southwest of the Fezzan has many natural wonders such as Wadi Meggedet, located close to the Algerian border. It’s like a city of rock skyscrapers in miniature, talking the strangest shapes that leaves one lost for words. The rock […]

Wadi Methkandoush is where the Msak Settafet meets the murzuq plateau, has one of the richest concetration of prehistoric rock cavings in the world.  Its about 12km long and contrasts sharply to the barren stone desert surrounding. It winds gently […]

Edhan Murzuk, the place to be

The current Ubari Lakes are a group of about 20 lakes, set amidst the landscape of towering dunes and palm fringed oases of the Ubari Sand Sea. To reach these Ubari Lakes, tourists usually drive to Sabha, then from Sabha […]

Beautifully located in the south western Fezzan, the mainly Tuareg town

In the fertile and green Wadi al-Hayat, south of the Ubari sand dunes and Lakes lies the town of Germa. The ancient town of Germa now lies abandoned and in ruins near the modern Germa. It was founded about 1 […]

The Acacus Mountains form a mountain range in the desert. They are situated east of the Libyan city of Ghat, and stretch north from the Algerian border about 100km. Tadrart means ‘mountain’ in the native language of the area. The […]