Trekking South
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Trekking South

Douz / Bir Aouin (15 days)

The Grand Oriental Erg: A 12-day “camel trek” from oasis to oasis across the golden dunes in the heart of the Tunisian Sahara will enable you to see how versatile the South is.

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 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 bivouacs
Day 3 to 12 - Trekking and bivouac in the world of dunes, Erg and oases
Day 13 - Transfer to the oases of Ksar Ghilane
- Evening meal and overnight in Ksar Ghilane
Day 14 - Arrival to Jerba
- Evening meal and overnight stay in a hotel in Jerba or Tunis
Day 15 - Transfer to the airport
- Return flight


Stages
an average of 5 hour walk a day, about 240 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 at hotels and 12 nights in the open in bivouacs or Bedouin tents
Kit list
 
See trekking information kit list for more details.