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Tuareg Ubari Footprints

Tuareg Ubari Footprints

Explore the Libyan Sahara with the legendary Twareq as your hosts. Discover their nomadic traditions, music, and desert hospitality while visiting the Ubari Lakes, and Prehistoric cave paintings.
  • Wadi Methkendoush
  • Landscape

From Sebha airport we will Board our 4×4 Jeeps and drive to the first sight Wadi Methkendoush. Wadi Methkandoush lies along the southern side of the Msak Settafet. It has one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric rock carvings in the world. Most of the carvings in the soft sandstone date back at least 12,000 years, making this one of the oldest rock art sites in North Africa.

Rock engravings in Wadi Metkhandoush, located in the desert of Libya.

  • Germa
  • Landscape

After breakfast we drive to Germa. The Garamentes, legendary and mysterious population of the Libyan Sahara, founded the oasis town of Germa. They controlled the desert caravan trade from Ghadames south to the Niger River, eastward to Egypt and west to Mauritania.

Their wealth and technical skill are also attested to by the remains of their towns, which were built of stone and more than 50,000 of their pyramidal tombs. Afterwards we continue our way to the Wadi where one can admire here the splendid artworks on the rocks: rock, which testify the presence of water and life in this region.

Historical remains of the ruins of Germa in the desert of Libya.

  • Ubari lakes

Full day dedicated to the visit of the lakes in the Awbari region. We will visit a few of the most famous: Ummelmaa, Gaberaoun and Mafo. The second one is located close to a small village of the same name and was originally called Bahr Ed Doud (= Sea of Worms), because the black community living here before used the worms they found living in the lake as their principal source of food.

View of an oasis lake in Libya. In the background huge sand dunes.

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  • Wild camping
  • English speaking guide
  • All Meals
  • Transfers
  • Transport
  • Libya invitation letter
  • Tourist Police escort
  • Water in the car
  • 24 hours assistance
  • Local travel permits.
  • Local flights
  • Insurance
  • International flights
  • Fees

Important information

  • You need a tourist visa to visit Libya. Please check our Libya Tourist Visa page, www.tourslibya.com/libya-tourist-visa/

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Libya is still a country in the process to stability, and this process takes time. We updated our selfs daily with the latest ground information specially the areas we travel and of the hotels that we book.

Our guides are focused on the safety of our clients during their tour-/excursions.
We prevent tours to areas that are deemed to be dangerous and not safe.

We advise all tourists that travel to Libya, to be well prepared, and informed on the safety conditions of that moment and what to be expected.Travel insurance is to be advise. Travelers should make their own judgement on the expected safety.

Yes, you need a Visa to enter South of Libya. You will receive from us an invitation letter with sponsor documents. With these documents you can apply online through www.evisa.gov.ly.

We have also a visa service were we apply for you. Please check our page www.tourslibya.com/libya-tourist-visa

Each group is accompanied by an English-speaking tour leader. The tour leader coordinates the program, while our site expert provides in-depth background information about each specific site.

Yes. Wild camping is included. There will be traveling with us 4×4 jeeps with all materials for overnight, and kitchen equipment.

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