Douz/Ksar Ghilane (15 days) : The wilderness of the Tunisian desert : A 12-day camel tour from Douz to Ksar Ghilane through the silent heart of the Tunisian Sahara, makes you realize how truly vast and utterly peaceful it is.
Program :
Day 1
- Arrival in 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 for Douz
- Lunch in Douz
- Discover the oases
- Meet the camel drivers and set off for the Grand Erg
- Evening meal and overnight in bivouacs
Days 3 to 13
- Trekking and bivouac in the world of dunes, Erg and oases
Day 14
- Arrival to Leclerc fort
- Lunch in the oases of Ksar Ghilane
- Transfer 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 in hotels and 12 nights in the open in bivouacs or Bedouin tents
