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This
3 day desert tour can be added to your resort based holiday from any UK airport
at the following resorts: Hammamet,
Port
El Kantaoui and Sousse.
Departure is on the Monday of your holiday and travel is by air-conditioned 4
x 4 with driver and English-speaking guide. Tour includes two nights accommodation
in 3 star hotels.
Day 1 | El
Djem/Gabes/Matmata/Douz
An early start from your hotel to visit the Roman
Coliseum of El Djem, then depart for Matmata via Gabes to first visit the
'spices' market. After lunch, travel to Matmata to see the home of the Troglodyte
cave dwelling people. Continue to Douz, the gateway town on the edge of the
Sahara desert, for dinner and overnight stay in a 3 star hotel. |
Day 2 | Douz/Chott
El Jerid/Tozeur/Nefta/TozeurAfter
an early breakfast visit the Saharan oases of Douz, and take an optional
camel ride for small extra charge. Leave Douz and cross the Chott El Jerid
Salt Lake with a short break to admire the mirages. Travel to the oasis town
of Tozeur for lunch. Depart for the oasis town of Nefta and visit the best
landscape in the South - The Palmeraie where you have the opportunity to take
an optional ride in a horse and carriage. Return to Tozeur and visit the Dar
Cherait museum, then check-in for dinner and overnight stay in your hotel. |
Day 3 | Tozeur/Chebika/Tamerza/Gafsa/Kairouan
After
breakfast, travel to Chebika village and visit the spectacular mountain oasis.
Then Visit Tamerza and its waterfalls. Depart for Gafsa via Redaief and
Metlaoui, take lunch and then continue the journey to the holy City of Kairouan.
Take in the panoramic view of the Grand Mosque of Kairouan and the medina with
its souks. Leave Kairouan and travel north to your resort hotel. |
Tour price from: £129
per person until 31 March 09. Single supplement £22. £135 per
person from the 01 April 09. Single supplement £24. Includes entrance
fees, 2 nights accommodation on half board basis and lunches en route. Optional
camel hire is subject to an extra fee to be paid on the day of the ride. |