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euzkadi Says: After the visit to the Chott, you will be ready to begin the discover of Dous market and the real desert dunes in Ksar Ghilane.
euzkadi Says: Some beautiful painted Desert Roses are exposed for sale in the stop in the middle of Chott El Jerid.
euzkadi Says: The myriad salt crystals formed a thick layer resting on a layer of mud, combine it with rusty color waters and you´ll get this interesting combination.
euzkadi Says: Another silly picture of the Chott....Well, we are not Livingstone or Stanley, so enjoy the fun.
euzkadi Says: In the middle of the Chott there´s a place where all the tourists stops for refreshments and toilet, and as a place for tourists it has some funny features to take pictures as this boat in the middle of the desert.
euzkadi Says: I specially liked these colorful toilettes, again for tourists...
euzkadi Says: The Chott is easily accesed by an elevated causeway that cross the Chott from Kibili to Tozeur and then to the Algerian border.
Star Wars Set. Chott El Jerid.
euzkadi Says: This salt lake is the place where Luke Skywalker saw the two moons in the first movie of the Star wars saga.
barryg23 Says: As we moved on further more water appeared though this was not so spectacular as the reddish colours we had seen earlier. It was slightly clearer and the colours were blue and white predominately. There were a couple of cafes at the spots where the amounts of water were...
barryg23 Says: As we went further into the Chott, the mirages got better and the amount of plantlife and greenery we could see decreased.We had the road to ourselves for long stretches and it felt like we were in another world almost. Then suddenly we saw a few cars parked on the side of...
barryg23 Says: The Chott was supposed to begin after Fatnassa but it took a little longer before we got to the heart of it and saw the really impressive sites. One thing we did see was a couple of cute camel crossing signs and even a school of camels beside the road. There they were,...
croisbeauty Says: We stopped, somwhere in the middle of the lake nearby an road cafe-bar. I desperately needed my first morning caffee, but it was the worst caffee I ever had in my life.The first thing, you notice around, are the small white coloured salt hills which are in strong contarst...
croisbeauty Says: We have left Douz early in the dark morning going in the direction of Tozeur. The road leads across the huge dry salt lake called Chott el Jerid. It was my first experience ever with an dry salt lake and I didn't know what can be expected. After the sunrising I could see...
dedeckerm. Says: Should you really want to dance alone in the desert ?
barryg23 Says: The best way to get across the Chott el Jerid is on the causeway. Before this was built (fairly recently) there was only a dirt track and journeys across the lake used to take much longer.
kbl Says: When driving trough the Chott, a jeep will come in handy. You'll notice the tracks of other persons that left the road to take a ride in the sand/salt.
kbl Says: When you stop at one of the famous shops next to the road between Kebili and Tozeur in the Chott El Jerid, you'll notice that they are proud to announce the presence of normal bathrooms.Even a dromedary would not be willing to go on these toilets :-)
kbl Says: A hat is no luxuary. Make sure to get light clothes, but make sure they cover the body well. Sunglasses are no option. Sun-protective 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.
dedeckerm. Says: IMPORTANTIt can get extremely hot out here, so take all necessary precautions
barryg23 Says: Nearing the end of the Chott we turned off at a signpost for Dghoumes and about 2km in we followed a rough track to Sidi BouHlel. Here there are two marabouts pperched dramatically into the side of a mountain. These were the mountians we had seen in the distance crossing the...
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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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