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Tozeur

The gateway to the desert: a palm grove of more than 200,000 trees, an ochre-brick medina, the Chott el-Jerid and the mountain oases of Chebika and Tamerza.

Tozeur

Things to do in Tozeur

01

The palm grove

More than 200,000 date palms.

02

Ouled el-Hadef

The ochre-brick old town.

03

Chott el-Jerid

The great salt lake and its mirages.

04

Mountain oases

Chebika, Tamerza and Mides.

Why Tozeur?

In the west of the country, Tozeur shows another side of Tunisia: oases and desert. Come between October and April, when days are mild and nights cool, for two to four days.

What to see

  • The palm grove, on foot, by carriage or by bike, and its deglet nour dates.
  • Ouled el-Hadef, the old town with its carved brick façades.
  • Chott el-Jerid, a vast salt lake with mirages at sunrise.
  • Chebika, Tamerza and Mides, mountain oases and canyons.
  • Ong Jmel and the Star Wars sets.

Good to know

Tozeur-Nefta airport is 5 minutes from the centre; Douz and its dunes are two hours' drive. See our hotels in Tozeur and when to go to Tunisia.