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Safety

As long as you stay on the main routes, Libya is a very safe country to travel in. Today there is nothing to fear from officials and police, stories from the 1970's and 1980's about random pestering seem not be renewed. The standard of planes and cars vary immensely, even now after the embargo has been lifted.

Travelling in Libyan Sahara is one of the greatest challenges for travellers that come down here. Done without proper preparations, and in many regions, without a local guide, this can be hazardous, to say the least.

The regions near the borders to Niger, Chad and Sudan reportedly have banditry and military activity. This is not a problem for almost all travellers, you will not be permitted to enter these regions, and there are no normal intenerary leading past them.