Tozuer, Douz and the South of Tunisia
Tataouine (pronounced Tat-oo-een) is in the far south of Tunisia and sees very few tourists. It is 194 km from Djerba International Airport and 89 km west of Ben Gardane. The town is the capital of the Governorate of Tataouine and has around 60,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its...
As Tozeur is a little bit shorter trip for most travellers, Nefta gets far less visitors than its neighbour city. Apart from that, the two settlements offer much the same: The same architecture and oases of about the same size. But there are things that keep Nefta distinct from Tozeur...
Mides is situated in the Djerid region of south west of Tunisia, right on the border with Algeria. Mides is a small mountain oasis amidst this dry and arid desert region. It can be reached by driving along route 3 from Kairouan to Metlaoui, then following minor roads from El Hamma du...
Medenine is an important town in southeast Tunisia, close to Metameur and south of the port of Gabes, en route to the border with Libya. The town is the regional capital of the Medenine province and was once one of the many stops on the North African caravan route. View Larger Map The...
At the moment when you arrive in Remada (probably from the north, 80 km of good road from Tataouine) you will have passed through long stretches of almost uninhabited desert. You will have passed one or two houses lying isolated near a tiny well, so Remada comes as quite a shock, and from...
This is quite an old guide and apparently some of this destination may have changed due to storm erosion. Tamerza is situated in the Djerid region of the south west of Tunisia, just a couple of miles from the border with Algeria. Generally travelling south in Tunisia means drier, dusty...