Chott el Djerid — Attraction in Maghreb

Chott El Jerid is a vast salty depression, located between the Cherb mountain range to the north and the desert to the south, and connected to the east with Chott Fejaj; it is the largest in the chain of depressions between the steppe and the desert, characteristic of the Saharan north. The region of Jerid (that is to say "the region of the palm tree") includes the entire area of ​​Tozeur north of Chott. The wetland itself is difficult to access, crossed by a single road that stretches for about eighty kilometers between Tozeur in the north-west and the Kebili region (called “Nefiaoua”) in the south-east. . It is very dangerous to deviate from this road while crossing the Chott because the surface is not very stable, and the story tells of many incidents during which herds of camels, caravans, if not entire armies , disappeared under the unstable sludge. Formerly, it sheltered a lake of great extent. Today it is rarely in water, and its main interest is rather hydrological, geological and geomorphological, because of the underground fossil water tables which nourish the oases around the site, and also of the possibility of deposits of economic value, in...

Guess where they filmed Star Wars! This is the planet Tatooine, and it's such a unique place! It's completely flat with the hills in the far distance, and Chott El Djerid feels like you've just landed on another planet. It's a dried-out salt lake, about 90km across, and you can see white or brownish salt as far as you can see. Isn't it amazing? We went on a well-air-conditioned tourist bus, but when we stepped outside, on the very middle of the "lake", the temperature rose above 50 degrees Celsius in July! So, it's a good idea to bring and take water aplenty. It's funny, though, because there are so many tourist buses here, there's a really tiny kiosk (it's a tent) where you can buy ice-cold Coca-Cola! Buy one, and you'll feel like you're in an infamous dessert commercial for that marque! You will definitely feel the dessert, the salt lake, the burning sun and the flowing water beneath the broken salt flakes. I'll never forget...

Sunrise is great in this place.😍 Unreal sunrise over an endless salt desert Watching the sunrise over Chott el Djerid is an unforgettable experience. The vast salt flats seem to stretch forever, glowing in shades of pink, orange, and gold as the first light touches the ground. The silence is surrea, no crowds, just wind and stillness. The reflections in the shallow water create a magical, almost otherworldly landscape. It's one of the most peaceful and breathtaking moments I've had in Tunisia. A must-see for nature lovers and early risers looking for raw,...