CAMEL RIDE TOUR TO KSAR GHILANE
FROM ZARZIS
TOUR ON A DAY
You want to play Laurence of Arabia,
in order to roam the desert on the back of a dromedary?
We offer you a day to make you live
in the skin of a nomad, a camel ride in the Tunisian desert
to Ksar Ghilane.
We will leave early in the morning from your hotel in Zarzis, to reach Ksar Ghilane. Our camel drivers we will wait with all
what you need to prepare lunch in the ocher dunes
of the desert.
After taking hold of the mounts, you will leave for a 3-hour camel ride in the silence of the desert.
Your camel drivers will prepare a delicious lunch for you.
Then slowly you will return to Ksar Ghilane, or your 4X4
will wait for you to take the road to Zarzis.
We also offer a day trip,one hour ride on camels and one hour quad bike ride, with lunch at the restaurant at the foot of the dunes.
Ksar Ghilane
The southernmost of the Tunisian oases and one of the gates of the Tunisian Sahara desert, the oasis is fed by a 32 ° hot spring in which one can bathe and which would have thermal virtues.
As its name suggests (ksar means castle), a stone's throw from Ksar Ghilane a fort dating from Roman times, Tisavar, located on the edge of the desert.
The Tunisian government proposed it on February 17, 2012 for future classification on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
One kilometer to the east there is a stele, which bears witness to the passage of General Leclerc and his army in 1943 during the battle of Ksar Ghilane. It bears the following inscription: "Here, from February 23 to March 10, 1943, General Leclerc and Force L, from Chad, victoriously supported the assault of the enemy forces, inflicting severe losses on them. "
PROGRAMME
Camel trekking in the desert in Ksar Ghilane,
for an unforgettable 3 hour hike
in the silence of the Sahara Desert
Zarzis> Ksar Ghilane> Zarzis
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Pick-up from your place of stay in Zarzis, early in the morning,
then drive to Ksar Ghilane.
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Coffee break and photos in a cafe in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere.
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Arrival at the oasis of Ksar Ghilane. Our camel guides
and their camels are waiting for you
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Departure for the three-hour camel ride
in the ocher sand dunes.
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The camel driver will prepare you lunch in the desert:
Tunisian salad, grilled meats, bread baked in the sand.
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Departure for return to Zarzis in 4X4 and deposit at your hotel
Private tour with lunch included
Price per person, based on 4 people 90 €
Price per person, based on 3 people 105 €
Price per person, based on 2 people 135 €
(*) The price includes:
Transport in a 4x4 car based on a minimum of 2 people per car. The services of an ONTT licensed guide,
camel ride, lunch.
The following are excluded from the price: Drinks of all kinds.
All that is not mentioned in the section "the price includes"
