TOUR TO TATAOUINE AND DJEBEL DAHAR

The Berber region of Tataouine is home to natural wealth, heritage and human, they are a mine of priceless treasures.

The visit of this region is a wonderful journey by the beauty of its landscapes, the generosity of its inhabitants and the history of its ancient civilizations

 

Ksar Ouled Soltane located southeast of Tataouine, is one of the most remarkable ksour of Tunisia.

This ksar offers the particularity of having a second courtyard, dating from the nineteenth century, which extends the first courtyard built in the fifteenth century. It has a record number of 400 food storage cells, called Ghorfas, which are spread over four or five levels.

 

Ksar Guermassa

At Guermassa, the population lived in caverns carved in the soft layers which alternate with the pebbles of hard rock, on two floors the dwellings are sinking into the mountain.

It will take a 4x4 to reach Ksar Guermassa, this Berber village hung on the hillside. Taking the path to Guermassa is a unique experience.

 

Chenini

Beautiful and most visited site located 18 km west of Tataouine, perched on a ridge. you will discover the troglodyte dwellings, built in the rock. The road that leads to Chenini is incredibly beautiful, in a deep gorge, the village emerges it looks like a fortified city in ruins, with huge caverns.

Departure from the village for 2 hours walk through the hills to reach the village of Douiret

 

Douiret

The Berbers built a ksar on the most impregnable location, they used it to store food, oil, barley, wheat, dried figs and dates, olives, for reservation.

Four small ksar had been built on the mountains around Douiret, at the four cardinal points, in advanced surveillance posts.

Douiret is divided into two parts: The old village with its troglodyte dwellings dug in the hills, and the new village on the hillside. The old village is made up of small dwellings, called ghiren (plural of ghar meaning cave), which bear the surname of their owner.