Changing your itinerary
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Originally Posted by priffe
so once inside one could try and go wherever they would let you.
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Our very recent experience in November was this.
We had a planned itinerary that we used for application of our tourist visas. At the border, our very experienced guide did two things.
1) Asked if we wanted to change the itinerary to go further south - we agreed
2) Got police authorisation to take us into the desert
We didn't get the nitty gritty of what went on behind the closed doors but the essense is this. If you have a guide (through a travel agency) that knows his stuff, then it shouldn't be a problem once inside to modify the itinerary.
Our change was only small but still proves it's possible.
The other thing we did when wanting to wander freely without our guide in Ain Salah was to register with the local police our arrival. This meant that we could go where we wanted in the local area without being held up. We were stopped by police and the only things they asked us were:
1. What nationality are you?
2. Have you registered at the police station?
3. Is everything alright?
then it was... "Enjoy our village." and we were free to go.
If you want full detail of our trip see our blog: Riding2up Blog
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