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CHARM OF SOUTH

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
  • Departure
    Djerba / Djerba
  • Departure Time
    Tuesdays
  • Included
    CHARM OF SOUTH
    Excursions and tickets to the visits indicated in the program
    English speaking tour guide
    Full board accommodation
    Dinner on the first day and breakfast of the last depending on the flight schedules
    Support 24/7 in English, through a contact number
    Entry to all sites in programme
    Ground transportation by air-conditioned minivan or coach
    All services as mentioned in the program
    Suggested visits and excursions
  • Not Included
    Transportation from airport – hotel – airport
    Meeting and assistance at the airport upon arrival
    Flight tickets
    Personal travel insurances
    Visa (If you need a visa, we can apply for it, send us your copy passport)
    Drinks
    Personal expenses and extras
    Tips
    All services not mentioned in the program
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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.
2
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.