Sahara Desert Guides & Experts

Desert experts are a legal requirement for any foreign traveller wishing to visit the Sahara. Regardless of whether you are an experienced Sahara traveller or have never visited the desert before, you can get the best out of your experience in the company of a local desert guide. No matter how much you know, the Sahara is massive and you can easily get lost or stuck in the midst of its sandseas. The desert guide will also save you time finding short cuts linking the endless desert sand dunes, rock formations and valleys, as well as help you see more sites and discover new places.

Your desert guide can also show you some of the Sahara's hidden treasures that are known only to locals, including some rock art sites which are never been catalogued before. In fact each guide or desert expert has his own hidden places that other guides do not know. Having said that, one still needs to use specialist maps and GPS devices to keep a record of the routes taken and to map the sites of interest and the landmarks that make the Sahara a unique place to be in.

A desert guide can also tell you some stories and tales associated with some of the sites you will visit, show you the location of water wells, as well as assist you in communicating with the locals, whom you might meet in your travel across the Sahara. His knowledge of the local wildlife will enable you to learn more about the local wildlife, and to avoid camping in sites rich in mosquitoes, scorpions and snakes.

If you are thinking of planning an adventure across the Sahara for yourself or for your group, then Temehu.com can provide all your needs and arrange everything for you, from Libyan visa on arrival, to desert guides. If you have no car, then we can also provide air-conditioned Toyota 4x4s with a driver-expert.

A desert expert preparing a Libyan meal and tea the traditional way, on wood fire. Note the wet sand beneath the glasses, which is a kind of natural tray made of sand and water.