CHARM OF SOUTH
per person
POSSIBILITY OF STAY EXTENSION IN DJERBA CONSULT US
Guaranteed departures on Tuesdays from Djerba.
This time NEW SPACE TRAVEL will take you in 4×4 vehicles from the sweet Djerba, island of the lotophagous, crossing the south of the country, from east to west, to discover all the surprises that this austere and rich area keeps at the same time. A trip that will surprise the adaptation of its inhabitants to the environment in which they live. You will also wake up in a tent in the desert, surrounded by dunes, you will see an endless salt lake and appreciate the greenery and the shade of the palm trees.
Minimum of 4 participants.
Tour Itinerary
3 days, 2 nights
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DepartureDjerba / Djerba
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Departure TimeTuesdays
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IncludedCHARM OF SOUTHExcursions and tickets to the visits indicated in the programEnglish speaking tour guideFull board accommodationDinner on the first day and breakfast of the last depending on the flight schedulesSupport 24/7 in English, through a contact numberEntry to all sites in programmeGround transportation by air-conditioned minivan or coachAll services as mentioned in the programSuggested visits and excursions
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Not IncludedAll services not mentioned in the programCualquier servicio adicional no mencionado en el programa como incluídoTipsPropinasPersonal expenses and extrasGastos personales y extrasDrinksBebidasVisa (If you need a visa, we can apply for it, send us your copy passport)Visado de entrada (si necesario realizamos solicitud, envíen fotocopia del pasaporte)Personal travel insurancesSeguro personal de viaje y cancelaciónFlight ticketsBillete de aviónAsistencia en destino las 24h en españolRégimen de comidas mencionadas en el itinerario. La cena del primer día y el desayuno del último, dependerán de los horarios de los vuelosAlojamiento en los hoteles previstos o similares, categoría según las normas de la Oficina de Turismo TunecinaGuía profesional de habla hispana durante las visitas y el circuitoMeeting and assistance at the airport upon arrivalTransportation from airport – hotel – airport
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Day 1: DJERBA/ MEDENINE / GOMRASEN / KSAR EL FERCH / KSAR HADDADA / TATOUINE / CHENINI/ KSAR GHILANE
Pick up from the hotel and leave Djerba through the roman road. Explore the various surrounding area “ksour”: Medenine, Gomrasen, Ksar Ferch and Ksar Haddada, which were ancient Berber granaries used to stockpile crops.
After lunch, at restaurant in Tataouine, continue on to the settlement of Chenini, one of the remaining Tunisian villages where the Berber dialect is still spoken. Located on a hilltop, it was a fortified granary, or “ksar” to help protect it from raiding parties. Next drive on desert tracks across the stony flats to the oases of Ksar Ghilane, surrounded by dunes. A spring supplies warm water to the palm-groves. It was once the most southerly frontier of the Roman Empire, hosting a "castellum" built by the era of Emperor Commodus. Dinner and accommodation at the desert camp.
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Day 2: KSAR GHILANE / DOUZ / CHOTT/ TOZEUR / OUNC EL JMEL / AARIGUETTE /TOZEUR
After an early breakfast, depart towards Douz. Visit the village inhabited by the nomadic Mrazig tribe with its busy market. (Optional dromedary rides in the desert. Paid on spot) Continue on Tozeur across the barren “Chott El Jerid”, a wide expanse of salt flat.
After lunch at the hotel in Tozeur, visit the old medina famous for its distinctive architecture, using small red bricks made by hand locally. Next depart to explore the big palm-grove of the oasis before traveling to the desert, (visiting the Star Wars and English Patient filming locations along the way). Enjoy the sunset over the dunes. Returns travel to Tozeur. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Tozeur.
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Day 3: TOZEUR /MOUNTAINS OASES / OUNG EL JMEL / AARIGUETTE / KEBILI / CHOT / MATMATA / TOUJENE / MEDENINE / DJERBA
After breakfast, we drive out of Tozeur to the nearby mountains Jebel Negueb. Begin with Chebika which hosts a natural spring that supplies water to the oasis. Next, travel to Tamerza to admire the local waterfall. Finally, Mides is almost entirely surrounded by sheer-walled canyons.
Return travel to Kebili, crossing the chott. Lunch at the restaurant.
Next, travel to the underground dwellings in Matmata, excavated out of the softest yellow rock of the rounded hillsides. Cinema enthusiasts will immediately recognise the location of Luke Skywalker’s home as featured in Star Wars. Hit the road to the Berber village of Toujane. Its “ksar” is located on a hilltop. Return travel to Djerba by the ferry.
End of itinerary.