Continental Hotel Tozeur
Av. Chebi-Tozeur Tozeur, 2200, Tunisia
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From Tozuer to the Chott el Jerid and beyond
Tozeur is a city on the edge of the Sahara desert. It is a small town but walking through the old town is definitely its highlight. Houses in the old time are built in the traditional brick style. The streets are narrow and full of life and, again we temporarily became lost. There are many mosques in the area but typical of Tunisian custom, they are not open to non-muslims. However, the exteriors are ...
Tozeur – An Oasis in the Desert
... is done.
Our final activity of the day is a trip into the foothills, where we hike up to the tomb of an Islamic holy man. It rests on the side of one of the canyons used as a location for the movie "The English Patient." The hike is exhilarating, and the sun is setting, providing the perfect long rays of light for excellent photography. Early dinner tonight, and very early start tomorrow, as we head back to ...
Camel Ride in the Sahara
We get an early start from the hotel in order to be at the famous La Ghriba Synagogue at the 9am opening. Of course, the man with the keys is 10 minutes late, but we walk through the village and talk with some school children on their way to classes.
Continuing to Douz, we experience one of the highlights of the tour – riding camels into the ...
A day on the train
(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send another email when I finally do post the actual writing. Love to all. -Chels) Today in brief: we ...
2ème jour : TOZEUR· CHEBIKA · TAMERZA
... oasis de montagne : Tamerza, Chebika et Mides, sur fond de djebel (montagne ou massif montagneux en arabe).
Accablé par la chaleur, je n'ai d'ailleurs pas pu résister à l'appel de la baignade dans les cuves de petites chutes d'eau de Chebika! (ou encore un exemple de pourquoi c'est des fois bien plus simple d'être un homme)
Enfin direction Gafsa pour la ...


