Visit The Fezzan
Idehan is the local word for a sand sea, and the Ubari is a prime example of one, stretching some 300 miles from east to west.
The dunes, steep crescents stacked one on top of the other reaching high into the deep blue sky, are full of surprises. There are sand valleys filled with palm trees and bushes, the tracks of desert rodents, foxes and wolves linking the islands of green. The biggest surprise comes when you crest a dune to see one of the lakes that dot the area.
Umm Al Ma’ is the prettiest, a deep, narrow lake fringed with reeds and palms, ideal for those who want to swim in the Sahara, and don’t mind the extremely high salt content!
A night spent camping in the Ubari promises to be a special experience. Bathed by moon and starlight under a cloudless sky, the silence and absence of other people makes it a remarkably peaceful place.