SOUTH TUNISIA

Douz/Ksar Ghilane (8 days)

January 1, 2024
Ksar Ghilane Tunisia

The oases of the desert

Guided by our team of camel drivers, you will go and see the Grand Oriental Erg that stretches for thousands of miles of dunes. It will be a trip where you are totally immersed in the landscape of sand and oases..

Program

Day 1
  • Arrival to Jerba (if your flight is to Tunis Carthage Airport, you will be transferred by internal flight to Jerba
  • Evening meal and overnight stay in Jerba
Day 2
  • Departure to Douz
  • Lunch in Douz
  • Discover the oases
  • Meet the camel drivers and set off for the Grand Erg
  • Evening meal and overnight in bivouac
Day 3 to 6
  • Trekking and bivouac
Day 7
  • Arrival to Leclerc fort
  • Lunch in the oases of Ksar Ghilane
  • Transfer to Jerba
  • Evening meal and overnight in a hotel in Jerba or Tunis
Day 8
  • Transfer to the airport
  • Return flight

 

Stages
An average of 5 hour walk a day, about 100 km in total
Level of difficulty
Transfers
4X4 cars or a minibus and camels
Support team
Tour guide and camel drivers responsible for all your travel logistics and food
Accommodation
2 nights in hotels and 5 nights in the open in bivouacs or Bedouin tents
Kit list
See trekking information kit list for more details.