October 22, 2005
Dear Fellow Eclipse Chaser,
This newsletter, the second of the series (read the September 9, 2005 first one) which will be sent from Eclipse-City, speaks of the Libyan authorities official confirmation of the licensed companies for building viewing sites during the Total Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2006 in Libya.
You will find below a copy of the official letter from the Libyan Committee for Tourism first in Arabic and then translated in English. To view a higher resolution image, please click on each letters.
Eclipse-City is pleased to announce that its exclusive ground operator partner in Libya, the Winzrik Tourism Services Group, has contracted with the Libyan Military who will provide certain infrastructure and security for Eclipse-City. Guests will be flown into Waw al Kabir Airport by charter flight, and transfer to smaller aircraft for a short 25 minute flight to a specially constructed desert airstrip 150 km southeast of Waw al Kabir, and 50 km from Waw an Namus volcano. The camp will be constructed directly on the eclipse center line, and will have 4 minutes 6.3 seconds of totality. The region will be patrolled by the military for security, and the military will provide internal camp security as well.
Waw al Kabir military airport is one of the longest in Libya, and can take flights as big as a Boeing 747. This airport was used extensively by the Paris - Dakar Race organizers, and the apron has been known to take 28 aircrafts all at the same time, during the race.
Please consult my Web site for more details (click here for the eclipse tours)and the Eclipse-City Web site for bookings.
Dear Fellow Eclipse Chaser,
This newsletter, the second of the series (read the September 9, 2005 first one) which will be sent from Eclipse-City, speaks of the Libyan authorities official confirmation of the licensed companies for building viewing sites during the Total Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2006 in Libya.
You will find below a copy of the official letter from the Libyan Committee for Tourism first in Arabic and then translated in English. To view a higher resolution image, please click on each letters.
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Eclipse-City is pleased to announce that its exclusive ground operator partner in Libya, the Winzrik Tourism Services Group, has contracted with the Libyan Military who will provide certain infrastructure and security for Eclipse-City. Guests will be flown into Waw al Kabir Airport by charter flight, and transfer to smaller aircraft for a short 25 minute flight to a specially constructed desert airstrip 150 km southeast of Waw al Kabir, and 50 km from Waw an Namus volcano. The camp will be constructed directly on the eclipse center line, and will have 4 minutes 6.3 seconds of totality. The region will be patrolled by the military for security, and the military will provide internal camp security as well.
Waw al Kabir military airport is one of the longest in Libya, and can take flights as big as a Boeing 747. This airport was used extensively by the Paris - Dakar Race organizers, and the apron has been known to take 28 aircrafts all at the same time, during the race.
Please consult my Web site for more details (click here for the eclipse tours)and the Eclipse-City Web site for bookings.