Welcome to the section of Libya tour operators. In order to have a well planned and successful safari or Libya adventure holiday, you need a well established tour operator or travel agency in the country.

Most of the Tour Operators are specialists in organizing all kinds of tour itineraries, classica tours to Sabratha, Leptis Magna and Ghadames, and expeditions trips thoughout the Libyan Sahara Desert to Acacus Mountain. They operate comprehensive tours to Libya, taking in mountains, desert and lakes. A wide range of tourism services that all passengers need, VIPs, Business Travelers or Tourists across Libya are offered.

Many, if not all of these travel operators take into consideration your budget which will most likely dictate your accommodation options while on a tour or safari. Agents listed here may provide cross boundary tours within Africa Tourism destinations. It’s important to carry out your tour with a registered and reliable tour operators just like the ones listed on this section of Libya tour operators or travel guides.

Abaydaa Libya Tour

Tel/Fax : +218 (92) 7170811

+218 (21) 4801672

Website: www.albaydaa.com

Acacia Tour Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (92) 6340467

+ 218 (71) 3957765

Website: www.acaciatour.com

Adhan Murzuk Tourism Services

Tel/Fax: +218 71 631231

+218 71 631230

Website: www.adhanmurzuk.com

Adrar Tour for Travel Service

Tel/Fax: +218 21 4801672

+218 21 4801672

Website: www.adrar-tours.com

Afaq Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 51 627711

+218 51 628524

Website: www.afaq-ly.com

African Travel and Tourism

Tel/Fax: +218 (91) 3116094

+218 (21) 3332596

Afssor Tours.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4802071

+218 (21) 4802071

Website: www.afssortours.com

Ain Mizrag Travel Agency

Tel/Fax: +218 (92) 5982119

Website: www.theguidetolibya.com

Ajmi Tours Agency

Tel/Fax: +218 91 3732144 / 5

Al ajneha Alarbia Travel and Tourism

Tel/Fax: +218 (61) 9091271

+218 (61) 9091271

Al Mikal – Benghazi

Tel/Fax: +218-61-9090086

Website: www.almikal.com

AL Muheet Tours.

Tel/Fax: +218 (61) 9082086

Website: www.almuheettours.net

AL qilaa Travel & Tourism agency

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4444996 / +218 (21) 4447771

Al Rayaheen Tourism Services Company

Tel/Fax: +218 21 3619194 / 3619195

Website: www.rayaheen.com

Al Ula Tourism Company

Tel/Fax: +218 21 361 4708

Website: www.alulacompany.com

AL-Hassi Co (Tripoli)

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4815557

Website: www.alhassi-tours.com

ALawy Tours Company 4×4

Tel/Fax: +218 (71) 2632211

+218 (71) 2632244

Website: www.alawytours.com

Albarouni Tourist Services

Phone/Fax   +218 21 4441892 / 4441900 / 4441928

+218 21 333 5998

Website : www.albaruni.com

ALerbel Tours & Travel

Tel/Fax: +218 (92) 7501001 / +218 (91) 4751880

+218 (92) 5356169

Website: www.alerbeltours.com

ALjadeda Tours Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3340100

+218 (21) 3340100

Website: www.aljadedatours.com

Altayar Tourism & Travel

Phone/Fax   +218 61 2232733

Website: www.altayar-ly.com

Alyamama Travel Agency

Mob: 00218913733908-Fax 00218213400369

Website: www.yamamatours.com

Amalika Tour Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 7181427 / +218 (91) 4809429 / +218 (92) 8105860

Annisr Travel & Tourism Libya

Phone/Fax: +218 (21) 3343064

Website: www.annistra.com

Anshel Travels & Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3336570

+218 (21) 3336570

Website: www.ansheltour.com

Arkno Tours

Tel/Fax: 00218 21 4441452 – 4442010

00218 21 3330530

Website: www.arkno.com

Asaria Tours.

Tel/Fax: +218 (23) 763 0943 / +218 (92) 6441775

+218 (23) 762 5507

Website: www.asariatours.com

Atlas Word Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 21 3333037; +218 21 3338006

Website: www.atlas-tours.net

AXOM Travel Services Co

Tel/Fax: +218 21 334 38 53

Website: www.axomtravel.com

Anshel Travels & Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3336570

+218 (21) 3336570

Website: www.ansheltour.com

Arkno Tours

Tel/Fax: 00218 21 4441452 – 4442010

00218 21 3330530

Website: www.arkno.com

Asaria Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (23) 763 0943 / +218 (92) 6441775

Website: www.asariatours.com

Atlas Word Tours

Tel/Fax        +218 21 3333037; +218 21 3338006

Website: www.atlas-tours.net

AXOM Travel Services Co

Tel/Fax: +218 21 334 38 53

Website: www.axomtravel.com

AZAR Travel Tourism Services Co.

Tel/Fax: 218-25-24821/ 49-177-2886866

Website: www.angelfire.com

Azjar Tourism Services Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (91) 320 20 49 / +218-7242861

Website: www.azjar-libyatours.com

Company Baida Libya

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4802927

Compass Travel

Tel/Fax : +218 (21) 3351114

Cyrene Tours

Tel: +218214441222 – 4441411- 3336630;

Fax: +218214446267

Website: www.cyrenetours.com

Eye of Libya Tours

Tel/Fax: +44 (0)20 8735 6635

Website: www.eyeoflibya.com

Fezzan Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3339815

Website: www.fezzantours.com

Gemini for Travel and Tourism

Tel/Fax: 00218-21-4836200

00218-21-4839984

Website: www.geminitour.com

Germa Travel and Tourism

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4442592

+218 (21) 4449596

Website: www.germa-travel.com

Ghat Tours

Tel: 218 21 4802834

Fax: 218 21 4802834

Global Tours

Tel/Fax: 00218 21 3341 238

Website: www.libyaisnear.com

Global Travel and Tours

Tel: 218-21-3341695

Fax: 218-21-3341696

Website: www.libyagt.com

Hanibal Travel Services Libya

Tel/Fax: +218 92 387 72 84

Website: http://www.hanibaltravel

Hormuz Tours Ltd.

Tel/Fax : 00218925059949

Website : www.hormuz-tours.com

Jannat Tours.

Tel/Fax: +218 (51) 624585

Website: www.jannattours.com

Libo Tours Ltd.

Tel/Fax : +218 (61) 9094955

+218 (61) 9094955

Website : www.Libotours.com

Libtra Tours

Tel/Fax : +218 21 4444637

+218 21 4445227

Website: www.libtratours.com

Libyan Travel and Turism Company

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4447192

+218 (21) 4443455

Website: www.libyatravels.com

Matia Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 7288664 / +218 (92) 5174859

+218 (21) 3341926

Website: www.Matiatours.com

NOUR and JEKTIS Tours

Tel: 00216 75 652 420

Fax: 00218 21 4777165

Website: www.nourlibya.com

Olympy Travel & Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 23 620661

Website: www.libyatours.net

Participatory Al-Safir

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3338405 / +218 (21) 4441539

Website: www.safir-tours.com

Raki Tours Libya

Tel/Fax : +218 (21) 4781623 / +218 (91) 3212092

+218 (21) 4781623

Website: www.rakitour.com

Rayaheen for Travel and Tourism

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3340635 / +218 (21) 3336061

Website: www.rayaheentours.com

Safari Tourism Services

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3337615 / +218 (91) 2139629

Website: www.safari-tourism-services.com

Sahara Friends Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (71) 2633354

Website: www.saharafriendstours.com

Sand Ruins Tours Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3401955

Website: www.sandruins-tours.com

Sari Libya Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4873017

Website: www.sarilibyatravel.com

Sari Libya Travel & Tourism.

Tel/Fax : +218 (21) 4873017

+218 (21) 4873017

Website: www.sarilibyatravel.com

Shati Zuara Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (91) 3222418

Website: www.shatizuara.com

Sherwes Travel

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 7225870 / +218 (92) 5201677

+218 (21) 7225870

Website: www.sherwestravel.com

Sun House Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3340858

+218 (21) 3340856

Website: www.sunhousetour.com

Taziet Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (25) 220502

+218 (25) 220517

Website: www.taziettours.com

The Green Valley Tours

Tel/Fax: +218-61-2239870

Website : www.greenvalleyz.com

Tiba Tour

Tel/Fax : +218 91 313 0841

+218 21 3338508

Website: www.tibatour.com

Tourisment investment Co.

Tel/Fax: +218217202567

+218217202567

Website: www.annamareq.com

Tours to Libya

Tel/Fax: +218 92 7426073

Tripolis Travel Tourism

Tel/Fax : 218 21 4442323

Website: www.tripolistours.com

United Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 4863959 / +218 (91) 3707052

+218 (21) 4861935

Website: www.unitedtours-libya.com

Wahat Fezzan Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3333366 / +218 (91) 2107555

+218 (21) 3333366

Website: www.wahatfezzan.com

Waziet for Tourism & Travel

Tel/Fax: +218 21 350 6684

Website: www.waziet.com

Wesaam Touring Services

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3343719 / +218 (21) 3614291

+218 (21) 3343719 / +218 (21) 3614291

Website: www.visitlibya.com

Wings Travel & Tours

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3331855 / +218 (21) 3341655

+218 (21) 3333889

Website: www.wingstours.com

Winzrik Tourism Services Co.

Tel/Fax: +218 (21) 3611123 / 24 / 25

+218 (21) 3611126

Website: www.winzrik.com

Yanbo A-Sahra Tourism Services

Tel/Fax: +218 (92) 5659017

Website: www.yanbotours.com

Libya Flag

Libya is an Arab-dominated country found in North African. It has the longest coastline than any of the other African countries bordering the Mediterranean. The country is bound by 6 countries including Sudan in the Southeast, Tunisia and Algeria to the west, Niger and Chad to the South and Egypt to the East. Libya extends over 1,759,540 sq km of surface area, to make it the 4th largest country in Africa by size and 17th in the whole world. The country is approximately 90% arid thus one may wonder what could there be of interest.

A great country with a great history, a country of breathtaking beauty, Libya’s High Mountain chains are just one of the beauties of its fabulous landscape with green fields and sun-drenched Mediterranean beaches.

Libya boasts a wide collection of tourist resources that spread over a vast area in the country. They range from landmarks, breathtaking landscapes, such coastal and rocky beaches and lakes, in the Mediterranean coast, Eljabel Elakhdar (Green Mountain), Eljabel Elgharbi (West Mountain), and several landscapes in the Libyan Desert (Sahara).

The man achievements represented in old buildings and cities, historical antique arts, customs, traditions and folklores which are considered having high importance due to its antiquity, originality and belonging to historical eras and epochs before Christ. The types of plants and animals, despite its unavailability with big number, form a factor of those of tourist attraction in the country, namely, as example, desert plants, multi-heads turtles, in addition to several types of birds such as hawks partridges

Tripoli is the largest city and it also doubles as the capital city. This is an ancient city, initially founded by the Phoenicians. It is home to 1.7 million of Libya’s 5.7 million people with an extended history with lots of archaeological sites to explore. It is an historical site and a great city of Islamic civilization, Arab art and handicraft, where every monument tells a story. Tripoli is one amazing African lush garden city filled with olive trees, palms, grapevines, and orange groves. The city takes pride in its wealth of old and new monuments. Travel east or west, to nearby Libdah or Sabratah, and soak up all the history. A Libya tour to the National Museum for instance offers a vivid insight into the history of Tripoli and Libya as a whole. In the old city is medina a walled part that is a fantastic place to explore with its narrow maze-like alleyways, much of which is dominated by the Red Castle (Assaraya al-Hamra). This is a huge palace with architectural elements from varying periods. Also of interest are the Gurgi and Karamanli mosques with their stunning and elaborate tiled decorations. Outside the Gurgi Mosque is the only remaining Roman monument in the city, the Arch of Marcus Aurelius.

Other Top Tourist destinations in Libya

Apart from the capital Tripoli, there are several other cities in Libya, most of which are along the coast notable amongst these is Gharyan where you will find underground Berber dwellings and Ghadamis. This Mediterranean port city also takes pride in one of the largest old walled cities in North Africa as well as some fine Italian and Turkish colonial buildings. Others include Leptis Magna, Ghadames, Apollonia, Benghazi, Sabratha, Waw Namus, Cyrene, Misurata, Ghat, Germa and Nalut.

One of Libya’s most inspiring attractions is the archaeological site of Leptis Magna, a UNESCO World heritage Site and a major city of the then Roman Empire. It is located along the coast 130km east of Tripoli and the second largest after Rome. This is one of the best set of Roman ruins in the whole of the Mediterranean a definite impetus to necessitate a trip. Several also are the impressive amphitheatre with other vast remains include the Arch of Septimius Severus and the Severan Basilica.

There is plenty of competition on flights to Tripoli – both from local carriers Libyan Arab Airlines and Air Afriqiyah, and from former British Airways franchise BMED, which is now part of the BMI group. Similarly there are several connecting flights to Tripoli from North Africa and other cities in Europe. You are most likely to find connections to Benghazi and other domestic destinations from Tripoli. Direct flights to Tripoli are also available from London; with a wider range of connections being available via Paris. Direct flights to Benghazi are unfortunately no longer available from London.
Tripoli International Airport
Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is the major gateway for flights to Libya. Tripoli is the largest Mediterranean port city located in the North West of Libya and also doubles as the capital city of the country. This Mediterranean city boasts of possessing one of the largest old walled cities in North Africa as well as some superior Italian and Turkish colonial buildings. Tripoli International is a renowned hub for Libyan Airlines. Many of them ply the country with one or two connections. Egypt Air via Cairo, Emirates via Dubai, British Airways via London and South African Airways via Cairo are some of the one stop flights to Libya from Johannesburg. Most international flights arrive in and through Tripoli Airport. Tripoli is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the nation’s leading airport located in Ben Ghashir town 34km south of the city centre. There is only one main Passenger Terminal in Tripoli International Airport which serves international departures and arrivals plus a small domestic terminal for National flights-which handles the Check in and arrival facilities for domestic flights. Most flights leave Tripoli International Airport from the main International Passenger Terminal, while domestic flights leave through the National Terminal.
The Airport also doubles as the heart for Buraq Air and Afriqiyah Airways. The International Terminal hall is a 5 storied structure with a surface area of 33,000 sq m and with a capacity of 3 million passengers a year. Statistics show that the Airport handled 2.1 million passengers in 2007.
The Climate. Libya’s climate is mostly dry and desert like in nature. However, the northern regions enjoy a milder Mediterranean climate. The climate in the north, along the Mediterranean Sea is a little cooler and hence this is where the majority of the population lives as you would expect. The summers are usually hot and dry, whilst winters are mild to cool with rainfall. Therefore the best time of the year to visit the country will be dependent on the activities you have in mind.

Airlines to Tripoli-Libya

British Airways

Australian Airlines

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Malev Hungarian Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Alitalia