Can you travel to Libya? The short answer is that yes, you can, although it is not advised by many travel advisories and is far from a simple process. YPT will go through the process of how you can travel to Libya.
Can you travel to Libya?
Since the fall of the Gaddafi regime tourist visas were no longer provided by the recognized government of the country. Libya has also been in a perpetual state of Civil War since then as well, which until a few years ago made travel impossible.
Things though have started to change and as of March 2024, the Libyan tourism ministry introduced a new e-visa scheme which is available to all nationalities except Israelis.
Again and as mentioned most government advisories, such as those from the UK do not recommend travel to Libya.
Is it safe to travel to Libya?
Libya is generally considered not safe to travel to as a whole, Even though things have calmed down since the ceasefire on 23 October 2020. Tensions still rise from time to time. But there are though parts of the country which are relatively stable and for all intents much safer to visit.
Every year we have several tours scheduled. You can find out when these tours are right here.
How do I get a Libyan visa?
Getting a Libyan visa has become much easier since March 2024, this is when the Libyan tourism ministry introduced a new e-visa scheme which is available to all nationalities except Israelis.
Even though it is still not the easiest visa to get, we currently have a success rate of 99% with Libyan e-visas. As we will still advise you on the best way to do it.
What is it like to visit Libya?
Quite frankly fairly amazing, Libya not only has a reach and ancient past, but the contemporary history surrounding the regime of Gaddafi, as well as more recent events do mark it out as somewhere really special for adventure travelers.
At the moment YPT are running regular scheduled group tours, as well as independent tours to the country.
You can read more about our tours to Libya here
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