TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
TBA |
| Currency |
(LYD)
Libyan Dinar |
| Electrical |
127/230
Volts |
| Telephopnes |
Country
Code 218, City Code, Tripoli 21+7D, Ben Lashir 22+6D, Sabratha
24+6D |
Time:
GMT + 2.
Electricity:
220 volts AC, 40Hz. All services may be intermittently disrupted
by power cuts.
Telephone:
IDD service is available. Country code: 218. Outgoing international
code: 00.
Climate:
Summers are very hot and dry: winters are mild with cooler evenings.
The desert has hot days and cold nights.
Food & Drink: Since alcohol was banned by
the Government in 1969 many restaurants have closed, and those
remaining are very expensive. Hotel restaurants, although not
particularly good, are therefore often the only eating places.
Traditional dishes include couscous, a dish based on savoury semolina
that can be combined with chicken, lamb or vegetables and is a
staple dish in many northern African countries; and ruuz, a rice
dish with a variety of spices, meat and vegetables. Most restaurants
have table service, and although food is traditionally eaten with
the right hand only, knives and forks will generally be available.
Tipping:
A tip of 10 to 20 per cent is usually included in hotel and restaurant
bills.
Shopping:
Souks in the main towns are the workplaces of many weavers, copper-,
gold- and silver-smiths and leatherworkers. There are numerous
other stalls selling a variety of items including spices, metal
engravings and various pieces of jewellery.
Currency:
Libyan Dinar (LD) = 1000 dirhams. Notes are in denominations of
LD10, 5 and 1, and 500 and 250 dirhams. Coins are in denominations
of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 dirhams.
Credit
& debit cards: Limited acceptance of Diners Club
and Visa. Check with your credit or debit card company for details
of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers
cheques: Travellers cheques are generally not accepted,
owing to US government sanctions.
