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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: A hat is no luxuary. Make sure to get light clothes, but make sure they cover the body well. Sunglasses are no option.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Sun-protective
Photo Equipment: Take a fast film or make sure that shutter times of your digital camera are short. The sun on the salt gives a very light area.
Written Sep 23, 2004
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: IMPORTANT
It can get extremely hot out here, so take all necessary precautions
Written Sep 2, 2003
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In the Maghreb, a “Chott” is a large depression where water gathers and evaporates, leaving a deposit of salts. Chott El-Djérid is the largest and spreads in Southern Tunisia on 120 km from East...
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Our journey from Kebili to Tozeur took across the Chott El Jerid, a vast salt lake covering a large area in Western Tunisia. The lake is dry for most of the year though there are pockets of water here...
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The Chott El Jerid is the largest salt lake in Tunisia. It used to be a part of the mediterean sea, but when the transfer of water in the Gabes erea stopped, this place slowly became a desert. The...
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It was about 4:40 in the morning when we arrived on the lake, just about time to watch the sunrising. Chott el Jerid is huge dry salt lake situated in the most western part of the country where Sahara...
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