Tunisia · SAHARA DESERT EXCURSIONS
The sand starts about four hours from the coast, which makes the length of the trip the first decision and the pickup point the second. These 15 compare one-day dashes, two-day camps and three-day loops on price, driving time and where you sleep.
Review of a two-day Tunisian Sahara tour from Hammamet, with El Jem, Matmata, Douz, Star Wars sets, meals, hotel, and practical advice.
“Very good tour, quite tiring as you do travel 750 miles but very worth it! You do so much once in a lifetime activities. I’m very sorry to not remember their names but the tour guide and bus driver were brilliant and lovely!”
Review of Tunisia’s 2-day VIP Sahara tour from Sousse, with El Jem, Matmata, Douz, salt lakes, oases, Kairouan, and optional desert extras.
“The whole experience was excellent. You can reach places that are hard to reach by yourself. Yemmen was a great driver and helped with questions and taking me to authentic food places. He makes as many stops as you need.”
Review of a 2-day Tunisian Sahara tour from Sousse, covering El Jem, Matmata, Douz, Chott El Jerid, Star Wars sites, and Kairouan.
“Our tour didn't start too well as they were 30 minutes late picking us up ...or I would have given them 5 stars !! We had a really brilliant couple of days and Muhammad was an excellent guide ( and extremely patient when the same people were Read more”
Spend a night beneath the stars while exploring Tunisia’s salt lake, stone desert, dunes, Berber villages, cave homes, and Matmata.
“What a wonderful experience!? Ryad and Mohamed impressed us with knowledge, skills, kind attitude and we felt like knowing them since forever. Two days were like ten, with so many places to discover, meet locals, savouring best local foRead more”
Explore Djerba, Ksar Ghilane, a thermal oasis, Tisavar Fort, and Star Wars filming sites on a private 10 to 11 hour desert trip.
“Tour was scheduled for the 06:00 am, however I asked to start it at 10:00 am and received a positive answer.”
Visit Ksar Ghilane, its hot spring oasis, Berber villages, and Roman causeway on a small-group Sahara tour from Djerba.
“The entire experience was great, starting with the drive to the various stops along the way. Quad biking or camel ride (you can pick either) is not included in the price so that is extra if you want to do some desert activities in Ksar Ghilane caRead more”
Explore Chebika, Tamerza Canyon, and Mides Valley from Tozeur on a private half-day oasis trip with hotel pickup and an A/C vehicle.
“Sami was very informative,funny and friendly. The tour was amazing we really enjoyed our day and we really recommend everyone to do this. Wonderful”
Visit Ksar Ghilane, Matmata, and Berber villages on a private Tunisia day trip with lunch, desert stops, a hot spring, and troglodyte homes.
“Simplemente, otra pareja de turistas les contrataron allí directamente a ellos una excursión diferente, y calzaron dos rutas en una, con el resultado de la imposibilidad de tiempo para realizar las visitas del programa. La realidad es que nos metimRead more”
Ride camels from Douz into the Sahara, sleep at a desert camp, enjoy Berber meals, sunset, sunrise, stars, and a private guide.
“Went travelling as a group of five. Well organised with pickup from accommodation, amazing camp in the desert with better facilities than expected, good food, great sand dunes to trek through for the sunset ride. Incredibly memorable.”
Spend two days from Djerba exploring Tataouine, Berber villages, Ksar Ghilane’s hot spring, desert camps, Matmata, and Star Wars sites.
“Wonderful time spent in the desert with our driver: favorite!! The best!”
Review of a two-day desert trip from Djerba to Ksar Ghilane, with Berber villages, a hot spring, sunset dunes, tent camping, and meals.
“Excellent experience, very well organized and very rewarding , the guide Mahmoud is very educated and taught us a lot and the driver Hichem who more than wowed us with his professionalism and sense of direction. I highly recommend this excursion.Auto-translated”
Explore Kairouan, Tozeur, mountain oases, Sahara dunes, Matmata, and El Jem on a private 3-day Tunisian South tour.
“The most memorable part of the trip was visiting a Berber family living in the traditional troglodyte home in Matmata. The family graciously welcomed us and shared tea, fresh bread, and honey from their farm. We also toured the farm and saw their animals and gained a better understanding of their day-to-day life.”
Explore Tozeur, mountain oases, salt lakes, Star Wars sets, Berber villages, and Sahara camping on a private three-day tour from Djerba.
“Riding a quad to experience the white sand dunes was amazing. The food for all meals was lovely and camping in the Sahara under the stars was incredible.”
Explore El Jem, Matmata, the Sahara, Tozeur, Kairouan, and Star Wars sites on a fast-paced two-day tour from Hammamet.
“Amazing excursion over two days. Alot of miles covered as expected so be prepared for early starts and late finishes , but very well organised and certainly an adventure not to be missed. By far the best tour we have been on anywhere in the wRead more”
Travel from Hammamet to El Jem, Matmata, Douz, Chott El Jerid, Chebika, and Tamezret on a packed two-day Sahara adventure.
“Hemos contratado la excursión en español. Al llegar a la furgoneta y entrar el guía resulta que no sabe hablar español.m, solo inglés y francés. Mi pareja no entiende nada de esos idiomas y yo a la mitad. Nos dieron la opción de quedarnos en Read more”
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