Visit the Tunisian deserts in 8 days<\/strong><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div> The Sahara Desert is not only made up of sand dunes, but the Sahara Desert also has different forms of relief:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> The dune fields (erg), which are accumulations of sand shaped by the wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Dry rock valleys (hamada), which are flat, arid surfaces of bare rock.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Stone and gravel plains (reg), which are areas covered with eroded rock fragments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Salt flats (shatt or chott), which are salt deposits formed in endorheic basins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Visit the Tunisian desert in 8 days is worth it<\/b>\u00a0because, in a reduced space of only 10 hours by 4×4 between the island of <\/span>Djerba<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the southwest and the city of <\/span>Tozeur<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the southeast, you can visit a wide variety of landscapes, very different from each other<\/strong>, as well as get to know a little more about the richness and historical and cultural diversity of its inhabitants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Visit the Tunisian deserts in 8 days<\/strong><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div> The Sahara Desert is not only made up of sand dunes, but the Sahara Desert also has different forms of relief:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> The dune fields (erg), which are accumulations of sand shaped by the wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Dry rock valleys (hamada), which are flat, arid surfaces of bare rock.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Stone and gravel plains (reg), which are areas covered with eroded rock fragments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Salt flats (shatt or chott), which are salt deposits formed in endorheic basins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Visit the Tunisian desert in 8 days is worth it<\/b>\u00a0because, in a reduced space of only 10 hours by 4×4 between the island of <\/span>Djerba<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the southwest and the city of <\/span>Tozeur<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the southeast, you can visit a wide variety of landscapes, very different from each other<\/strong>, as well as get to know a little more about the richness and historical and cultural diversity of its inhabitants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> In the south-west of Tunisia, in the south, near the island of Djerba (less than 2 hours by 4×4), you can learn more about the history and culture of the Berbers and their people.<\/span><\/p>\n Matmata<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is an ancient Berber settlement, an amazing place located at an altitude of 600 metres on top of a hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In Matmata you can sleep in its troglodyte houses<\/strong>, which are dwellings carved into the mountainside, and which served as a refuge from the sweltering heat and cold of these lands, as well as from the warlike incursions of their enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Chenini<\/a><\/strong> is another Berber village of history and natural beauty set in a surprising and fascinating location in southern Tunisia. Chenini is perched high on a rocky mountain and has cave houses and a fortified granary. Some people still live in the caves. The village of Chenini offers a spectacular view of the landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There you will have the opportunity to learn more about the culture and history of the Berbers of Tunisia<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Ksar Ouled Soltane<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, located in the <\/span>Tataouine<\/strong><\/span><\/a> district, was built by the Ouled Soltane Berber tribe in the 15th century. The Berbers used the ksour as fortresses and granaries to store food and protect themselves from enemy attacks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> In the south-west of Tunisia, in the south, near the island of Djerba (less than 2 hours by 4×4), you can learn more about the history and culture of the Berbers and their people.<\/span><\/p>\n Matmata<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is an ancient Berber settlement, an amazing place located at an altitude of 600 metres on top of a hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In Matmata you can sleep in its troglodyte houses<\/strong>, which are dwellings carved into the mountainside, and which served as a refuge from the sweltering heat and cold of these lands, as well as from the warlike incursions of their enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Chenini<\/a><\/strong> is another Berber village of history and natural beauty set in a surprising and fascinating location in southern Tunisia. Chenini is perched high on a rocky mountain and has cave houses and a fortified granary. Some people still live in the caves. The village of Chenini offers a spectacular view of the landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There you will have the opportunity to learn more about the culture and history of the Berbers of Tunisia<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Ksar Ouled Soltane<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, located in the <\/span>Tataouine<\/strong><\/span><\/a> district, was built by the Ouled Soltane Berber tribe in the 15th century. The Berbers used the ksour as fortresses and granaries to store food and protect themselves from enemy attacks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/visitthesahara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mapa-excursion-completa-Sur-Tunez.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Learn more about the history and culture of the Berbers of south-eastern Tunisia through their villages.<\/b><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/visitthesahara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Matmata-casa-troglodita-Tunez.jpeg\" "\\"Matmata-casa-troglodita-T\u00fanez\\"")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Learn more about the history and culture of the Berbers of south-eastern Tunisia through their villages.<\/b><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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