Fun things to do in Gouvernorat de Gabes

Henna is a flowering plant, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, India and the Arab countries. It´s been used for body and hair dye. In Tunisia is used to adorn young women bodies and arms (specially hands) as part of social celebration such as marriage and fertilty rituals.

There's only one major sight in Chenini - and when i say major I mean not only a main sight, but a great one too: the old abandoned berber village. From the parking lot walk up the narrow trail to the old granaries and look at their architecture and how they blend right into the desert mountainside. You'll see some counrtyards in front of them: that's where the original inhabitants held. if possible go inside one and notice how naturally cool they are: a great place to escape the desert heat.

Matmata has been inhabited for over 700 years by Berber people. Their traditional homes were troglodyte houses: circular vertical caves dug into soft sandstone, both for defensive purposes, and to be able to bear the desert's heat. Mostly they are around 10 metres deep and 8 to 12 metres in diameter.