22 days 5200 km -----
On this trip we accompanied a group of campers organized by "ILGIROCAMPER"
Embark arrive in Civitavecchia on the evening of December 28 at Tun
isi and pause in fenced and guarded parking in the city center. The next day we cross quickly and Tunisia with a stop overnight in the beautiful ghorfa of Metameur . Saturday 30
cross the border with Libya where there are traffic due to the holidays of the Lamb, but for the same reason, few officials present employ fewer than 6 hours to give a plaque so that we come to the Libyan Nalut at 20.30. Positive note, the winding up which leads to Nalut illuminated by the street lamps is a sight to remember.
stop for the night and the next morning we visit the interesting barn. We proceed to Ghadames, with a stop for lunch under the palm trees of the oasis Darja . Upon our arrival we welcome a modern and well equipped camp from which, since the December 31, we serve a traditional Arabic dinner after a small gift for everyone, singing and dancing together by the guitars of two traveling companions.
On January 1 we spend on Ghadames, where a bus available to visit the New Town with its beautiful museum and then the Old Town, very nice and well kept. In the afternoon we travel by bus again at the foot of the nearby dunes where we are given the traditional tea and we can watch the bread baking in the sand. On Tuesday
I 2, an endless road of 320 km through the desert Hamadah el Hamra, a flat landscape dotted with a few stones, a diversion only a couple of breaks that force us to an easy terrain. In the evening soak Shuwayrif Ash in a dirt road behind the sole provider of fuel and dinner at the local pizzeria. " Still
miles in a desert for the most part flat, stony Birak until then the road runs through the valley of 'Wadi Al Hayat and the landscape changes, here are dunes and palm trees as the Sahara in the expectations of everyone. A
Jarmah we are guests of a beautiful camp from which tomorrow, January 4, to slack Awbari lakes.
Aboard powerful off-road face the mighty dunes of 'Erg Awbari,
an unforgettable day, after having climbed over countless dunes of different sizes, from the ridge is the last of Mandara Lake
a beautiful blue green framed by palm trees. Picnic lunch and then again up and down the dunes to visit the other three lakes. In the evening we enjoy the sunset from the top of a dune not far from the road that takes us back to the campsite.
Friday, January 5, transfer to Ghat, the last stop of our trip. But paved road in poor condition so we use the whole day to transfer interspersed by many stops to photograph unique shows.
From Camp Ghat on board off road, we make an excursion to the desert of Maghadgat . Big black rock pinnacles rise from the sand giving
free rein to the imagination of everyone, another place not to miss.
After spending a day in the desert to a dinner awaits us Ghat Tuareg entertained by a show of local folklore.
The next day, still with the usual off-road guided expertly by our friends travel to the Tuareg ' Akakus , a huge sandy area with rocks of all sizes that hide the most important rock art site in North Africa,
where prehistoric document the life and customs of the inhabitants of the Sahara still green and fertile. From
Ghat, reached the halfway point we go back north, stopping in cities At the Uwaynat , Sabha and Mizdah home to a beautiful museum, built into a strong Italian, in the courtyard of which we were welcomed with sympathy and kindness for the night.
Thursday, January 11 we are on the Mediterranean coast and we can not miss a visit the very interesting site of Leptis Magna and, after a stop in Tripoli , the other site Sabrata with its beautiful theater. On January 14
cross, this time quickly, the border and we are in Tunisia, a couple of days to visit El Jem Tunis and and then return home.
Embark arrive in Civitavecchia on the evening of December 28 at Tun
cross the border with Libya where there are traffic due to the holidays of the Lamb, but for the same reason, few officials present employ fewer than 6 hours to give a plaque so that we come to the Libyan Nalut at 20.30. Positive note, the winding up which leads to Nalut illuminated by the street lamps is a sight to remember.
stop for the night and the next morning we visit the interesting barn. We proceed to Ghadames, with a stop for lunch under the palm trees of the oasis Darja . Upon our arrival we welcome a modern and well equipped camp from which, since the December 31, we serve a traditional Arabic dinner after a small gift for everyone, singing and dancing together by the guitars of two traveling companions.
On January 1 we spend on Ghadames, where a bus available to visit the New Town with its beautiful museum and then the Old Town, very nice and well kept. In the afternoon we travel by bus again at the foot of the nearby dunes where we are given the traditional tea and we can watch the bread baking in the sand. On Tuesday
I 2, an endless road of 320 km through the desert Hamadah el Hamra, a flat landscape dotted with a few stones, a diversion only a couple of breaks that force us to an easy terrain. In the evening soak Shuwayrif Ash in a dirt road behind the sole provider of fuel and dinner at the local pizzeria. " Still miles in a desert for the most part flat, stony Birak until then the road runs through the valley of 'Wadi Al Hayat and the landscape changes, here are dunes and palm trees as the Sahara in the expectations of everyone. A
Jarmah we are guests of a beautiful camp from which tomorrow, January 4, to slack Awbari lakes.
Aboard powerful off-road face the mighty dunes of 'Erg Awbari,
an unforgettable day, after having climbed over countless dunes of different sizes, from the ridge is the last of Mandara Lake
Friday, January 5, transfer to Ghat, the last stop of our trip. But paved road in poor condition so we use the whole day to transfer interspersed by many stops to photograph unique shows.
From Camp Ghat on board off road, we make an excursion to the desert of Maghadgat . Big black rock pinnacles rise from the sand giving
free rein to the imagination of everyone, another place not to miss.
After spending a day in the desert to a dinner awaits us Ghat Tuareg entertained by a show of local folklore.
The next day, still with the usual off-road guided expertly by our friends travel to the Tuareg ' Akakus , a huge sandy area with rocks of all sizes that hide the most important rock art site in North Africa,
Ghat, reached the halfway point we go back north, stopping in cities At the Uwaynat , Sabha and Mizdah home to a beautiful museum, built into a strong Italian, in the courtyard of which we were welcomed with sympathy and kindness for the night.
Thursday, January 11 we are on the Mediterranean coast and we can not miss a visit the very interesting site of Leptis Magna and, after a stop in Tripoli , the other site Sabrata with its beautiful theater. On January 14
cross, this time quickly, the border and we are in Tunisia, a couple of days to visit El Jem Tunis and and then return home.
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