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Tunisian Sahara

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Tunisian Sahara
4.5
#1 of 2 things to do in Shabikah
Deserts
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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The largest desert in the world, extending between 800 and 1,200 miles and at least 3,000 miles from east to west, covers one-fourth the area of Africa including the lands of Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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Simona S
3 contributions
Best experience
Jul 2023 • Couples
Best experience I done In Tunisa, if anyone wants to experience the real Tunisa they MUST do this experience.
Written 4 July 2023
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quicknigel
Greater London, UK319 contributions
Well worth a vist
Jan 2023 • Couples
This was part of a two day couch trip with tui.
We did a sunset camel ride or horse and buggy.
Lots of photo opportunities
Your lead out on a camel to various areas of the desert and every so often horse riders appear wanting you to take their photos for a price
At the end in the camel station, your photo on the camel is for sale 4 td
Well worth a visit
Written 14 January 2023
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Anne
1 contribution
Sahara, you will never forgot your visit
Dec 2019
Host was amazing. You have to see sahara sunrise...Camels are so beautiful, and atmhosphere...you feel so welcme
Written 7 May 2020
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David
Cheltenham, UK10 contributions
Amazing trip and well worth it
Aug 2019
The 2 day sahara explorer is well worth the money.
We woke up around 4:30 am and the coach came to pick us up at 5am.
We travelled through the night to our destinations. The following is in order of the trip.
Amphitheater of El Jem
Underground house of the local people
Camel ride into the desert for 1 hour (90 pounds for the camel ride and horse and carriage ride, well worth it)
Overnight stay at a hotel
Saltwater lake with sunrise
4x4 SUV ride to the star wars film set in the desert
Horse and carriage ride to a date plantation (price included with camel ride)
Great Mosque of Kairouan

The tour guide will give you a lot of information about tunisia, so much that it will be hard to sleep throughout the journey.
No one forces you to buy products.
Written 3 September 2019
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CJV
126 contributions
One of the worlds most beautiful places
Oct 2018
To ride the sahara dessert one a camel in the sunset is one of the best experiences in tunisia. I also recommend to sleep outside and see the stars.
Written 29 August 2019
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Karina B
Southampton, UK76 contributions
A beautiful trip with my babsy
Jul 2019 • Family
We went on an organised trip to the beautiful Tunisian desert.
Worth every second of the journey, amazing sunset, camel ride, quad bike.
Experience we would not resist to do again in a heartbeat ❤
Beautiful cities, traditions and welcoming.
We absolutely loved it, highly recommend it :)
Written 26 August 2019
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JazH2208
Brisbane Region, Australia12 contributions
Visit to the Saharan Festival
Dec 2018
A mind blowing experience one my family will cherish for many years to come. The locals from surrounding countries were so warm and welcoming. They took photos with my children and let us sit in the front row during the festivities. We did 3 day Saharan festival it is was amazing to be out so isolated in the Sahara riding on camel back, we did with out 3 children ages 2/4/6 they loved it
Written 14 July 2019
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Katerina K
Aigio, Greece47 contributions
Unforgettable
Aug 2018 • Friends
Almost certainly you ll get to ride a camel with an escort, but will not go far into the dessert. A short ride at the outskirts but will get a taste of what dessert feels like
Written 20 June 2019
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Nicole
4 contributions
Sahara explorer through Thomas Cook
Jun 2019 • Couples
My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed this trip, it was a great opportunity to see Tunisia and the guide had excellent knowledge of the country. I would highly recommend this trip. However, my only concern was regarding the standard of care towards the animals, particularly the horses on the horse and carriage ride to the Oasis. A few of these horses appeared underfed and overworked. I still would recommend the trip but would like to see a bit more care for the animals.
Written 12 June 2019
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NJ
Wrexham137 contributions
Amazing experience
Jun 2019 • Couples
We recently visited Tunisia for the first time & liked the look of this trip. So glad we booked it as we had a fabulous time which really enhanced the holiday overall. The cost of the trip was £90 which includes your travel, food & overnight hotel stay.

We set off at 7.30 on the first morning (from Port el Kantaoui). We visited the coliseum at El Jem, stopped for a coffee break, had our lunch at a hotel, visited the caves where the Berber people live, stopped for another coffee break & arrived in the Sahara at 5.00 for our camel ride (30 dinar extra charge). Amazing experience!! We then arrived at the Sahara Douz hotel where we stayed the night. Had an all inclusive buffet which was delicious. My partner & I really liked this hotel & thought it was more friendly & authentic than the actual hotel we had booked. Very cheap drinks & a great shisha for only 5 dinar!!

The next morning we set off at 4.45 so we could see the Sahara sunrise which was beautiful. Following this, we stopped for a horse & cart ride (10 dinar extra charge) where we visited a local area where dates are harvested. We then went on to receive a 4x4 ride through the desert & saw the set of Star Wars which was great fun. Following this, we had our lunch at a different hotel & then had a couple more coffee stops on the way back. We arrived back at our hotel for 7.30pm.

Overall, a wonderful ‘once in a lifetime experience’. We found the trip to be good value & lots of fun. You’ll just need to take a little extra cash for the camel & horse rides, drinks & tips for the locals. Yes, there’s a lot of travelling involved but this is actually part of the fun. I’d also like to give a special mention to Abdulla, our tour guide who was absolutely fantastic (extremely friendly, a font of knowledge & multilingual!!).

Would highly recommend
Written 10 June 2019
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