Entering Libya | Africa's Most Dangerous Country

I've just entered Libya, also known as Africa's most dangerous country. Armed militias control the streets, checkpoints are everywhere, and the country has been caught in an ongoing civil war for over 15 years.

It's so unstable here that the government won't let me go anywhere without two undercover cops. It's been six years since my last visit to Libya, but this time is different because it's my wife's first time here and she's feeling nervous.

Yeah, ask anyone, like, if you say you're going to Libya, they're going to say, "Why are you going there?"

Together we're stepping into one of the world's most closed-off countries, to meet the locals, see the ancient wonders, and find out what life in Libya looks like today, we have special permission to cross the land border from Tunisia, something that no other tourists have done since war broke out.

So right now we are stuck in no man's land, literally standing in between Tunisia and Libya. They took our passports, and me and Deanna are just kind of standing here waiting around.

It is so hot outside, like 110 degrees. First time I'm entering Libya as a tourist, last time I had a business visa and I had to dress up as an oil consultant.

This is, so not like me! I was questioned like crazy at the airport when I arrived last night but crossing this land border is like a full-on bucket list for me right now.

You had a friend that lived here, and what happened to your friend? She said it was like, super, super dangerous here back in 2016, that's why I was like, so worried when you went.

So we got tourist police joining the car. Now it's starting to feel real. We clear the checkpoint, cross the border, and suddenly, we've entered Libya.

Our first stop is Tripoli, the mysterious capital city. Welcome to Libya! Thank you, man! Are you ready to have some fun?

Yeah!

This is the cheap one? Yeah! You can see now, it's 6 dinars, 40 liters. -- Wow. Yeah. It means, one, $1.