Tataouine Ksar Ghilane & Matmata tour with a night in tent
ID: GYG743022-1202933
Category:
Country: Tunisia
Duration:
2 days
Description
Explore the berber villages of Tataouine, swim at the hot water spring of Ksar Ghilane and marvel at the sand dunes stretching as far as the eye can see, spend a night in tent and visit Matmata
Day 1 :
- Pick up at your hotel at 8 Am
- Head to Tataouine with a first stop at the salt lake of Chahbania
- Continue to Chenini berber village and discover its different secrets with a local guide (houses dug horizontally in the mountain, mosque, cottage...etc) and learn more about the berber tribes and how they came live.
- Visit the famous mosque of the 7 dormants and learn more about its religious story/legend
- Enjoy a local mid day lunch
- Head to the oasis of Ksar Ghilane where the greenery of palm trees embraces the ocher color of sand dunes stretching as far as the eye can see !
- Take your time to swim in the hot water spring nestled in the middle of the oasis
- Possibility of camel ride or quad tour on the sand dunes (extra).
- Head to your camp and settle at your berber tent (private tents)
- Assist to the preparation of sand bread (bread baked under sand and embers in the bedouin/nomadic way)
- Enjoy your dinner under a starry sky and assist to a bedouin musical evening
- Overnight in tent
Day 2 :
- Wake up and enjoy your breakfast
- Head to Tamazret berber village and enjoy a photo stop
- Visit a troglodyte house (dug underground) and meet a berber family who lives their (Yes ! people still live there)
- Enjoy a cup of tea that your host will offer you, with a home made bread, honey and olive oil and do not forget to thank them before leaving (this is how they make their living)
- Visit Sidi Idriss troglodyte hotel which served as a Star Wars shooting location (The inside scenes of Lars homestead)
- Take the time to taste your mid-day lunch
- Continue to Toujane berber village and to enjoy a stop offering a unique panoramic view
- Back to Djerba through the Roman road
Highlights
- Explore Tataouine and Chenini berber villages
- Visit Ksar Ghilane oaisis (The gate of the desert)
- Enjoy a camel ride or a quad tour on the sand dunes (extra)
- Assist to sand bread preparation and taste it !
- Spend a night in tent under the stars
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1H camel ride costs 15 Euros per person
Quad tour costs 40 euros
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.