The Libyan people enjoy a well-earned reputation for kindness and hospitality toward visitors, and the country's streets and souqs are free of the hassles of touts and their hard sell. Tripoli is as urbane as any place in Africa; the Jebel Akhdar region to the east is a lot more verdant and hidden amongst the dune fields of the Sahara Desert, are stunning oases and awesome mountains decorated with ancient rock paintings. Your guides are the blue men of the desert, the Tuaregs, people who understand this inhospitable land. At Ghadames you will see an ancient Saharan trading oasis with a unique heritage. Further north are the vast Roman and Greek cities of Sabratha, Leptis Magna, Apollonia and Cyrene. With the lifting in 1999 of UN sanctions, Libya has now opened her doors to foreigners, but with few visitors at the sites, this is perhaps the best time to explore this vast country on one of our Libya tours..