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A Fascinating Itinerary
Our 8-day (7-night) tour from the island of Jerba is exclusive to Wigmore Holidays & Travel in the UK.

Day 1: Departure from Heathrow to Tunis with connecting flight to Jerba and transfer to Sofitel Palm Beach.

Day 2: At leisure in Jerba. Dinner and overnight at the Sofitel Palm Beach.

Day 3: Early start to visit the Ksour, extraordinary high-nested fortified granaries used by Berber tribes, the original inhabitants of Tunisia. Visit Ksar Ouled Soltane, near the old market town of Tataouine, once a French military post. Lunch at first nights stop, the three-star Sangho Hotel, whose spacious rooms are cleverly designed to blend in with the hillside. In the afternoon, explore the strange stone Troglodyte village of Chenini where Berber is still,spoken. Return to Sangho Hotel for dinner .

Day 4: Go to the Oasis of Ksar Ghilane, a tiny speck in the middle of the Tunisian Sahara accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Stay in the deluxe tented camp of Douar Ksar Ghilane. Optional camel ride to a Roman fort over the dunes. Dinner and overnight at Pansea Douar Ksar Ghilane.

Day 5: Depart for Tozeur, on the way visiting the camel-market town of Douz. Lunch in Douz. Cross the huge expanse of the Chott El Jerid Salt Lake, where you can walk on its cracked, white surface and buy crystalline 'desert roses'. Tozeur is Tunisia's largest oasis town where the best quality dates, 'fingers of light', grow. Explore the vast three tier garden of the oasis and see Tozeur town itself, known for its beautiful brickwork. Dinner and overnight at the four-star Abou Nawas Hotel.

Day 6: Leave Tozeur to visit one of the locations where the last Star Wars film, Episode 1, The Phantom Menace, was shot. Proceed to the mountain oasis of Chebika where you can climb the steep escarpment of fossilised shells for an un- paralleled panorama of the desert landscape. On to Tamerza for lunch at the 4-star Tamerza Palace Hotel, on a hillside overlooking the ruins of an ancient Berber village. In the afternoon, visit the canyon of Mides and the cascades. Dinner and overnight at the Tamerza palace.

Day 7: Back to Jerba, on the way visiting Matmata, a lunar-like landscape of underground cave dwellings which was another Star Wars location. Drop in on one of the surprisingly well-equipped Berber cave homes, and have lunch in a cave hotel. Take the ferry at Jorf to return to the Sofitel Palm Beach Jerba for dinner and overnight on the island.

Day 8: Transfer to Jerba Airport for flight to Tunis then on to Heathrow.

More space, extra comfort
Our air-conditioned vehicles have room for 7 but we only take 4 passengers plus driver in each. Travelling by four wheel drive means you can boldly go where a minibus or coach couldn't, so you get really close to the sites.

First-rate hotels
We've made our selection from the best available (though it may on occasion, be necessary to substitute those mentioned in the itinerary with good alternatives).

Selecting your own departure date
If you are a party of 7 or more, you can choose to start your Sahara Adventure on any day of the week. For smaller parties, we are happy to organise the same at a supplement.

Operation
We require a minimum of 7 people for each tour. Should it be necessary for us to cancel a tour, you will either be offered the option of an alternative date or a full refund of all money paid.

What the price includes

Return scheduled flight from Heathrow to Tunis/Jerba.
Accommodation and meals on the 5 day tour.
Half board at the Sofitel Palm Beach.
English-speaking guide throughout the tour.

Staying on
When you book we can give you a quotation for extending your stay at any of the hotels featured on this Web site or in our brochure.

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