3 days In the Footsteps of Star Wars

Day 1: Mos Eisley and Ben’s House
During the first day, you will visit the filming locations of the “Star Wars” saga in Djerba.

Visits of the day:

Ajim (Mos Eisley – Episode IV)
– the stormtrooper checkpoint: Control of Ben and Luke by the stormtroopers (“These are not the droids you are looking for.”); the location is very difficult to recognize due to modifications made to the sets at the time by the film crew…

– Chalmun’s Cantina: As above, the location is difficult to recognize, especially since the building (a former traditional Berber bakery) is in a more or less advanced state of deterioration. Moreover, it was (is?) threatened with disappearance to make way for modern buildings, which even led to an international movement to preserve it.

– the takeoff of the Millennium Falcon under the noses of the stormtroopers: The alley is located a few streets south of the “stormtrooper checkpoint.” It is quite difficult to find, but more easily recognizable.

Ajim (Ben’s House – Episode IV)
3 km north of Ajim, on the coastal road leading to Sidi Jemour, is the old fisherman’s house that was used in April 1976 to film Ben Kenobi’s home during his exile on Tatooine. It has become a major pilgrimage site and is therefore regularly maintained.

Note that since the Special Edition of the Trilogy in 1997, the original house was replaced in the film by a miniature shot and digital painting, radically changing its appearance…

Sidi Jemour (Anchorhead, Mos Eisley – Episode IV)
About twelve kilometers north of Ajim, still along the coastal road, lies the marabout (= domed tomb) of Sidi Jemour (or Sidi Jmour). Also considered a mosque, it is a well-attended religious pilgrimage site.

Two scenes from Episode IV were filmed there in April 1976:

A deleted exterior scene of Anchorhead: This deleted scene actually consists of two scenes: the Tosche Station scene and the scene between Luke and Biggs.

The arrival scene of Luke and Ben in a speeder at Mos Eisley: Note that this scene, like many Mos Eisley scenes, underwent numerous changes throughout the evolution of the Trilogy.

Departure to Beni Khedache and overnight stay in an 18th-century rural guesthouse
Accommodation: Hotel Restaurant Ksar Jouamaa