Wild Bivouac

Day 1

Departure for the city of Matmata by ferry, a journey of about 20 minutes.

Arrival in Matmata and visit to a troglodyte house with the locals (We will be welcomed with good Rosemary tea, olive oil, and honey) and have time to visit the various rooms and discover the characteristics of these houses dug into the earth.

Continuation to Douz, the gateway to the desert, and free time to visit the market and enjoy a good lunch.

After lunch, we will head to the sandy village of Sabria, considered the most important desert gateway and the starting point for the largest number of hat walks.

Upon arrival, you will leave the 4×4 to ride a camel for about 2 hours to the campsite where the Bedouin tent will already be set up.

Help the camel drivers find wood, light the campfire, and prepare dinner. Learn how to prepare sand bread (bread prepared under the embers). Experience these unique moments of Berber life, but don’t forget to enjoy that magical view and the unique moment when the sun sets shyly behind the sand dunes!

In the evening, after dinner, you’ll spend the evening listening to them sing Bedouin music and dance under a starry sky.

Night under the open sky in a tent.

Day 2

You will be awakened with the first rays of sunshine caressing your faces. Enjoy breakfast on the dunes and hot sandbread (bread baked under the sand and embers). After breakfast, say goodbye to the camel drivers and get into the 4×4. Departure to Douz and the possibility of a quad ride in the sand dunes (extra). Continue to the town of Matmata and visit the sets of the movie Star Wars.

Lunch in a typical underground restaurant.

After lunch, we will visit the famous Berber village of Toujane, where you will enjoy about a 1-hour hike with a local guide. Visit the village, discover its houses, and learn more about the floods of 1969. Explore the oil mill and water point, then return to Djerba via the Roman road.

Good to Know

• This excursion is based on a minimum of 4 people.

• No on-site sanitary facilities during the night: so please bring your toiletry kit.

• The Tunisian desert bivouac excursion requires authorization from the Tunisian authorities. We will need a copy of your passport.

• For the camel ride, it is advisable to wear pants.

• For desert walking, it is advisable to bring walking shoes.

• Please inform us of any food allergies.

• During winter, nights are cold, so bring warm clothes.

• The tent, mattresses, and blankets are provided by our agency.

• After visiting the locals, we leave a tip for the family, so feel free to bring some pocket money.