Best Tourist Places to Visit in Ubari, Fezzan, Libya, Africa

Best Tourist Places to Visit in Ubari, Fezzan, Libya, Africa

Ubari is an oasis town located in the Fezzan region of the African country Libya. It is the administrative centre of the Wadi al Hayaa District, situated in the Saharan desert part of Libya, around 960 km south of the national capital, Tripoli. The town of Ubari is located in the midst of the Idhan Ubari lakes and erg sand dunes and the Messak Sattafat plateau. Ubari is blessed by the native Saharan date palms and wetland grasses that are grown up at the lake shore.

A well known archaeological site Germa is located around 30 km east of Ubari on the highway connecting these to much larger city Sabha. Ubari served as the seat of the former Awbari district in its history. Ubari lies at an elevation of 468 meters and coordinates with 26°35′ N latitude and12°46′ E longitude.

Connectivity to Ubari:

The Ubari Airport is situated around 6 km southeast of the heart of the town of Ubari. The airport is catered by Libyan Airlines with scheduled flights from the country capital, Tripoli. For airport travel, visitors are advised to book a rental car prior reaching the airport through online as taxis don’t always be existed at the airport.

Ubari can also directly be reached from Tripoli, Zliten and Benghazi by road by rental vehicles.

Food and Shopping in Ubari:

Ubari houses many nice traditional as well as modern shops and restaurants but less in number. One can drive towards nearby Murzuq or Sabha for more options.

Things to do in Ubari:

Desert tour
Exploring lakes
Walking

Tourist Attractions in Ubari:

Ubari oasis lake:

The Ubari oasis lakes are a group of many spectacular small and large lakes, including Gaberoun, Umm al-Maa, Umm al-H’isan and at-Tarhouna. The Lake Gaberoun is the most beautiful lake among them, surrounded by magnificent sand dunes in all sides. The ruins of a old village and grass settings and palm trees are also popular among visitors here.

Desert tour in Ubari:

Being a part of Sahara Desert, Ubari is a great destination for tourists who are fond of desert tours. Visitors are suggested to take a guided tour for easy and interesting exploration of the desert, which is also recommended.

Germa:

Germa is an archaeological site, located around 30 km east of Ubari. It was a town, founded by the Berber people originally and then it was occupied by the Romans. Currently it is an abandoned site with many historic ruins dating from the Romans’ period.

Sabha:

Sabha is a city situated around 200 km northeast of Ubari, well known for an Italian built fort Fort Elena castle. Sabha can be reached from Ubari by rental vehicle.

List of other places of interest near Ubari include:

Ubari Airport
Hun
Waddan
Misrata Central Park
Misrata University
Tadrart Acacus
St John’s Church
Museum of Libya
Stoa Of Hermes
Temple of Apollo
23rd July Lake
Tripoli Zoo
Gurgi Mosque
Red Castle Museum
House of Jason Magnus
Burtasiyat Madrassa Mosque
Nine Muses

Best time to visit Ubari:

As like the rest of Libya, from November to May is the best and most popular time to visit Ubari as when the weather is supportive for desert tour.

Hotels in and around Ubari:

The Ubari Magic Lodge is the major accommodation centre in Ubari with relatively all basic and upgraded facilities and services. The below list includes hotels in Tripoli (around 960 km from Ubari) for more options: