4x4 safari naar Ksar Ghilane en Matmata

4x4 Tataouine and surroundings with filming locations and Berber lunch

Explore Tunisia's Tataouine region by 4x4 from Djerba. Discover Berber villages, ancient granaries and filming locations with lunch in Chenini village.

Djerba Explore Park tickets with pick-up

Book your tickets to visit Djerba Explore Park and admire nearly 400 Nile crocodiles. The experience includes hotel pick-up and drop-off.

4x4 off-road adventure to Matmata and Ksar Ghilane with lunch

Explore southern Tunisia by 4x4. Visit Ksar Ghilane's hot springs, discover Matmata's underground homes, see filming locations and experience Berber villages.

Djerba quad bike safari ticket

Want to feel the wind in your face and the blood pumping though your veins? This Djerba 90-minute quad safari is the ultimate trip into the wild and is an off-road experience like no other. After you're kitted out with all the equipment and have a full safety briefing, you'll head into the desert on special trails. A great way to put a bit of oomph into your holiday.

Sunrise camel ride, breakfast, and swimming in Djerba

Book this sunrise camel ride in Djerba with traditional breakfast and a relaxing swim for a perfect start to your day.

Djerba island half-day tour

With ancient Roman architecture, whitewashed Berber villages and a history-packed capital, you'll find that there's much more to Djerba than just sand and sunshine. Star turns include the ancient causeway, Guellala and Houmt-Souk.

Djerba Explore Park Tour

This half-day tour shines the spotlight on Djerba Explore Park. A replica desert village, it's packed with attractions, shops and showpieces, including a museum on local history, a traditional ‘menzel' and lagoons filled with hungry crocodiles. Check it all out while learning more about Tunisian culture and heritage.

Tunisian Sahara three deserts and oasis overnight tour

There are so many types of desert – salt, sand and pebble – in the Tunisian Sahara that you'll need two days to discover them. This action-packed tour takes you to Chott Jerid, Onk Jemal and Douz. Plus, you'll explore Tozeur medina – and cinema buffs won't want to miss a visit to Matmata and Sidi Driss.Kick off day one at El Hamma market before heading to Chott Jerid, the Sahara's largest salt lake. Next, it's on to the city of palm trees, Tozeur, for lunch and check-in at the hotel. In the afternoon, rally through rugged landscapes on a 4x4 through the mountainous Onk Jemal. Here, you'll explore a film set city built exclusively for Star Wars. Rise and shine. We're off to check out the sandy desert of Douz, also known as the ‘Gateway to the Sahara'. After lunch, we'll stop off at the pebble desert of Erg en route to the lunar landscapes of Matmata and Sidi Driss – the famous filming locations of Star Wars. The trip comes to an end back in Djerba.

Tunisian Sahara villages and oasis overnight tour

The Tunisian Sahara is a desert of dreams, where sun-kissed dunes and camel-riding Beduins dwell in an ocean of endless sand. On this two-day tour, you'll discover sights worthy of a blockbuster movie. Explore places like the ‘Gharfas' granaries, the Tataouine markets, Cheninni and the underground residences of Matmata with an overnight stay in Ghilaine.Your first stop will be the Tataouine market. Unleash your inner Jedi as you stroll around the spice-scented souk for some eye-catching trinkets. You'll then retreat to the Berber mountain village of Chenini. Perched on a hilltop, the village has an ancient Ksar and a whitewashed mosque where villagers go to pray. Spend a night in the picturesque oasis of Ksar Ghilaine and enjoy an authentic Arabian night in the Sahara.In the morning you'll explore the villages of Matmata and Sidi Idriss Hotel, famous for its lunar landscape and some of the filming locations of Star Wars before finishing off your tour in the remote village of Toujene.

Ksar Ghilane Sahara Oasis Tour

This desert safari is the real deal – a fascinating journey to the famous Ksar Ghilane oasis. Located on the edge of Jebil National Park in the Sahara, it boasts a Bedouin camp as well as ancient Roman ruins. There's also stops at Ghrabat and Beni Khedache on the outward journey and at a Berber ksour on the way back, as well as a tasty lunch.It's an early start, but some things are worth getting out of bed for. After a quick refreshment stop in Ghrabat, and another in the village of Beni Khedache for impressive views, we'll arrive into Ksar Ghilane mid-morning. Nestled amidst the vast Saharan dunes, this desert oasis oozes beauty on every level – a seemingly impossible hot spring, lush-green palms and a Roman fortress are just some of its star turns. Spend the morning here, learning of its history and significance to Tunisian trade routes.After a local lunch, you'll start the journey back, but not before a visit to a typical Berber ksour. These fortified villages were strategically located along trade routes and served as vital centres for local communities.