Tunisia: Oasis and Nomadic Crossing at the Gates of the Sahara!

Off the beaten track! BTE Voyages Tunisia offers you an unforgettable experience with a trek of 3 to 7 days in the desert under a Berber tent. Take advantage of this trip to discover the other treasures of southern Tunisia, including its many oases such as Tozeur, Matmata, Nefta, Douz, Chebika, and Tamarza. Enjoy the serenity of the Bedouin lifestyle.

Spend nights under the stars at the gates of the Sahara Desert, savoring dinners prepared by camel drivers before enjoying Berber vigils by the fire.

Program:

Day 1: Tozeur

• Arrival in Tozeur, personalized welcome at the airport.
• Assistance for the participants: our team will drive them to the airport parking, where the 4x4s will be numbered and arranged in a row. There is a possibility to personalize the vehicles with the company's colors and logo.
• Transfer to the hotel. Riders in traditional dress will escort the group to the entrance of the reception where they will be welcomed with songs and Saharan rhythms.
• Delivery of the keys. A welcome drink with canapés and sweet treats will be served to the participants around the swimming pool or in a privatized area of the hotel. Meanwhile, luggage will be taken directly to the rooms.
• Free time to rest.
• Buffet dinner around the pool, with the area decorated with torches and luminous water lilies.
• Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tozeur/Degache/Sidi Bouhlel/Chott El Djerid/Fatnassa/Kebili/Douz/El Faouar/Zmela

• Breakfast, then departure by 4x4 to Degache and Sidi Bouhlel for a trek in this mystical place.
• Continue by 4x4 for the crossing of Chott El Djerid, an immense salt flat that Ferdinand de Lesseps tried to connect to the Mediterranean Sea. We will go down towards the great south, starting with Fatnassa and its stratified dunes, then Kebili and Douz, the gateway to the Sahara and the Great Oriental Erg.
• Lunch in a palm grove in Douz, an atypical restaurant of the region.
• In the afternoon, discover the great dunes of the south by 4x4, before reaching Ghidma and Nouil. A small trek will take us to a camel caravan.
• Departure on camelback for about an hour ride. The 4x4s will wait for us on the tracks of Sabria and El Faouar. We will then head into the desert to reach the lost oasis of "El Tir," the oasis of a thousand birds. Discover Sabria and its natural hot water spring.
• Departure to the camp. Enjoy a typical dinner in the desert around a campfire and Saharan entertainment.
• Overnight under tents.

Day 3: East of Chott El Djerid/Tozeur/Nefta

• Wake up in the heart of the great Erg, breakfast at the camp, then return to Tozeur via Chott El Djerid.
• Lunch in Tozeur, then departure for the tracks along the Chott and the oases of Nefta.
• Arrival on the east bank of the Chott. The 4x4s will then perform a ballet of sliding, drawing large "eights."
• Continue on the dunes of Nefta, where an open bar will be served at sunset by waiters in Saharan dress, accompanied by the sound of the flute.
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner around the pool to the sound of a lute player playing local tunes.
• Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Discovery Hike!! Mountain Oases/Bir El Aneck/Segdoud/Mides

• Breakfast, then departure by 4x4 for a day in the mountain oases via a new route: Chebika, a wonderful haven of peace and freshness with its waterfalls. Enjoy a beautiful walk between the palm trees and the ghost village. Continue towards the palm grove of Tamarza for a typical lunch of the region in the shade of palm trees. Visit Ong Djmal and discover the Star Wars film set.
• An escapade towards the Tray of Mides, a magnificent canyon adjacent to a superb oasis.
• Return to El Hamma, then take the tracks of Bir El Aneck towards the village of Segdoud, at the foot of the mountains of the Tunisian Atlas. We will take the steep road built by the French army during World War II, arriving at the enchanting site of Oued Segdoud, reminiscent of Hollywood sets.
• Take the 4x4 to another mystical place: the shepherd's cave perched at 800 meters, where we will discover a ceiling encrusted with marine fossils in the middle of the desert, a true lesson of nature!
• Return to the hotel. Free time.
• Gala dinner with Malouf or folkloric animation of the region and belly dancer (awards for the best team of the rally).

Day 5: Return Home

• Breakfast and check-out.
• Transfer to the airport of Tozeur-Nefta.
• Assistance with check-in formalities and flight.