This one would deserve a chapter of its own. For me it was always (well, before I started travelling, anyway) like a miracle of the world:)) My opinion of it has not diminished, now I've seen it (things you've been dreaming about can occasionally disappoint, for one might expect too much).
I do not know whether the way I saw it, during sunset on a camel among the dunes is the best one, but it's certainly the traditional one.
I wish I could have seen more of it though... If you feel up to a longer journey on a camel, consider the one with a night in the desert -- the stars are magnificent, for they seem to be so close to the Earth!
Written Mar 29, 2003
When you are here, you must ride the dromedary!
Written Sep 23, 2004
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When you are here, you must ride the dromedary!
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Zafraane: city of tourist dromedarydrivers

Zafraane is a very small place at the border with the Sahara. It's very known, as is Douz, because tourists can drive a dromedary into the sand dunes.
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Here is where the paved road ends and the sand takes the power. Zaafrane is only a tiny village 12 km away from Douz, but it's the starting point for camel rides and desert trekking, that's why its...
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