
TUNISIA - Southern Tunisia - Tozeur -
Matmata - Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert occupied 30% of the country and evokes images of sandy dunes and starry skies. Tozeur is a city and a large oasis located in the Sahara desert and is famous for hundreds of thousands of palm trees producing dates.
Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia. Around Matmata, some of the local Berber residents live in traditional underground "troglodyte" structures. The structures are created by digging a large pit in the ground. Around the perimeter of this pit artificial caves are then dug to be used as rooms, with some homes comprising multiple pits, connected by trench-like passageways. The troglodyte dwellings became a subject of global fascination after they featured in Hollywood's “Star Wars” series starting in 1977. Today, they are a touristic attraction.
BEST TIME to VISIT TUNISIA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to TOZEUR
From April to October

Sandstorm - The visibility was very low and the sand was crossing the road pushed by a very strong wind

Sandstorm - The visibility was very low and the sand was crossing the road pushed by a very strong wind

sheeps and goats grazing a dry vegetation

sheeps and goats grazing a dry vegetation

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - House

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - House

scenic road

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - Landscape

canyon landscape

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - Landscape

Desert landscape with sand and palm trees

oriental berber style sofa in a resort

yes it's raining in the desert in march. Also you can get sand winds

Desert garden landscape

Old city - shops

Old city - shops

Old city - narrow street entrance thru a gate

Old city - Typical house

Market - selling olives

Market

Oasis and Palm trees

Market

Market - selling cattle

Woman and children

Butchery - the signs shows the origin of available : sheep, goat, cow or kamel

Discussion

women with colorful clothes

selling fresh mint

Gas station for motorcycles

market

Bringing cattle to the market

Cattle market

Cattle market : goats, sheeps, chicken..

Second-hand clothing market

Second-hand clothing market

market

market - selling fruits

selling small chicken

Oasis with Palm trees

Men

old mosque in a village

canyon

old mosque in a village

Market

Man and donkeys

Cattle market

Cattle market

young girl

Troglodyte houses - similar houses have been used by George Lucas for Starwars

Troglodyte houses

Troglodyte houses

Countryside - market

Troglodyte houses

Women at the market

Chott-El-Jerid is a large endorheic salt lake - Salt and wind rose stones are sold along the road

sandstorm at the beginning - sand is flying over the road and block in some places the road if you don't have a 4WD

Douz market is very popular

Douz market is very popular

sandstorm at the beginning - sand is flying over the road and block in some places the road if you don't have a 4WD

sandstorm at the beginning - sand is flying over the road

Sandstorm - Driven by the wind, the sand accumulates on the road and makes traffic impossible if you do not have a 4WD

Fortunately, a backhoe was able to clear and remove the sand from the road

The sand is dumped on the side of the road

the road is crossing the Chott-el-jerid

Desert landscape

sheeps

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - Desert landscape

large hole to build troglodytes houses inside

after a sandstorm, sand is still in the air - Desert landscape

Men resting

old man

young kamel in a village

Palm trees in an oasis

Butchery in a village

old city - Mosque

young boy smiling

woman

Market

woman fetching water at the well

woman and child in a village

Selling fresh Mint on the market

Young Girl

young boys

Typical architecture for troglodite houses

women fetching water

dry water bed - oued

unpaved road and old car

children fetching water from a well, then transporting with donkeys

Gate at a town entrance

cattle market

take a good map and a GPS

market

market

Market

Butchery

young kamel

Palm trees in an oasis

shop selling dates harvested on palm trees

Desert garden landscape

shop selling dates harvested on palm trees

old city - shop

shop selling dates harvested on palm trees

old city - shops