TUNISIA DESERT EXPLORER FAMILY HOLIDAY
8 days from GBP899 to GBP955 including flights
Tripcode: FMT
Camels and camping in the Sahara. Optional go-karting on the flat salt pans of the Chott Djerid. Red Lizard train ride through spectacular scenery. Visit to Star Wars film location at Matmata.
Less than three hours flight from London and with a Mediterranean climate, Tunisia is a gentle introduction to North Africa. This trip takes us from the Mediterranean to the Sahara via the troglodyte caves of Matmata and the Chott el Djerid salt lake, appearing mirage-like against the sand. Tunisia has often been the setting for Hollywood films and we visit the cave hotel used as a film set for the original Star Wars. Beyond, the colossal dunes of the Sahara stretch as far as the eye can see. A camel trek and sleeping amongst the dunes are highlights of this trip.
| Day 1 | Fly to Djerba. |
| Day 2 | Day of sightseeing including visit to a live crocodile museum! |
| Day 3 | Visit the ksours (fortified structures) of Tataouine. |
| Day 4 | To Matmata, visit the troglodyte homes. Transfer to Douz. |
| Day 5 | To Sahara for camel trek. Supper and sleeping under the stars. |
| Day 6 | To Tozeur via the Chott Djerid salt lake. Optional activities by the lake. Visit the old town of Tozeur and 1001 Nights museum. Enjoy sunset at Nefta Oasis. |
| Day 7 | Take Red Lizard Train through dramatic scenery to mines at Moulares; continue to mountain oasis. Visit film sets of The English Patient and Star Wars. Return to Tozeur. |
| Day 8 | Fly to Tunis, visit Sidi Bou Said. Fly to London. |
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