Tourism in Libya

Tourism in Libya is an industry heavily hit by the Libyan Civil War. Before the war tourism was developing with 149,000 tourists visited Libya in 2004, and this went up to 180,000 in 2007 (this contributed less than 1% of the country's GDP); there were 1,000,000 day visitors in the same year. The country is best known for its ancient Greek and Roman ruins and Sahara desert landscapes. Libya currently does not issue tourist visas. Libyan borders with Chad, Niger, Sudan and Algeria are closed. In reality these borders are not controlled by the Government but by Tuareg people and Toubou people.

Tourism in Libya

Tourism in Libya is an industry heavily hit by the Libyan Civil War. Before the war tourism was developing with 149,000 tourists visited Libya in 2004, and this went up to 180,000 in 2007 (this contributed less than 1% of the country's GDP); there were 1,000,000 day visitors in the same year. The country is best known for its ancient Greek and Roman ruins and Sahara desert landscapes. Libya currently does not issue tourist visas. Libyan borders with Chad, Niger, Sudan and Algeria are closed. In reality these borders are not controlled by the Government but by Tuareg people and Toubou people.