Sahara trekking
SAHARATREKKING
8 days horse trek & meharee, 6 full days horseback riding through the Tunisian Sahara. Comfort: off-luxury. A spectacular tour to places even a jeep cannot come. Prepare yourself for impressive views and experiences you will never forget. Chose to participate this circuit by horse or by dromedary, so now and then by foot and at the time of the meals all meet together. Every day a well or natural water source will be searched. The dromedaries need at least every two days fresh water, the horses need fresh water every day. All the luggage, including the feeding supplies for horses and dromedaries, tents, cooking supplies, personal belongings, mattresses and blankets are carried by the dromedaries. They can put up to 150 kg if neccesary, during the trek. An experienced guide, leads the meharee by foot, finds the best route to everyday 's destination. The guides are gentle and polite, they sing, make music with their own instruments like flute and little traditional Bedouin drum. Your cavalier Abderrahim will guide you by horse away from the meharee to let you experience the marvelous characters of the horses and for galloping through the Sahara, an extra cavalier accompanies the trek and takes care of the regular feeding and grooming of the horses, a cook prepares the meals with fresh organic vegetables, fresh fruit is served daily as well every day freshly baked bread. Most of the horses are stallions and amazingly calm. The horses don' t follow the exact route like the dromedaries. Both the dromedaries and the horses can climb the high dunes easily, the horses take often a wider circle to explore the environment. A sufficient drinking water supply is taken care of, cooking and washing water can be found at the natural sources which will hopefully be found every day. Please take care of your sleeping bag and linen. Warm blankets, mattresses and tents are available.
Program CIRCUIT SAHARA TREK
| day 1 | Transfer from Djerba or Tozeur airport by jeep, to Douz. Night in hotel center village. Possibility to explore Douz or watch a show. | Breakfast, lunch and dinner not included Transfer to Douz about 4 hrs. Night in hotel |
| day 2 | Program starts to get to know your group, the cavaliers, the horses and the dromedaries, during a tour through the calm and quiet oasis with all the majestic palm trees. Get accustomed to your horse and a complete different culture and environment. Lunch Bedouin, an experience tot get a glimpse of nowadays life of the Bedouins and afterwards siesta. In the afternoon, departure from Douz to Glissia, by foot, leading the horses by hand as a little exercise to stretch the muscular and to get to know the character of your horse. As soon as the desert comes into sight, the day continues on the back of the horses and the dromedaries in the direction of the natural source ElBidha, passing Omegh Hinda, south of the Marabout. | Breakfast in hotel Lunch Bedouin Dinner Night under tents. |
| day 3 | After breakfast the tour continues to LeLouila, a surprisingly spot amongst palm trees and dunes. | Breakfast Pick nick Lunch Dinner Night under tents |
| day 4 | After breakfast a spot will be found where can be searched for marvelous sand roses, formed out of water, wind and sand. In the afternoon, after lunch, the tour continues until Bir Elgar. Bedouins are living there permanently. Rest of the afternoon can be spend admiring the spectacular view like in a dream. | Breakfast Pick nick Lunch Dinner Night under tents |
| day 5 | After breakfast the tour continues along the the grand dune The Grand Erg Oriental. The landscape is changing into pasture, a promise to get to meet the Bedouins at Bir Belgacem. | Breakfast Pick nick Lunch Dinner Night under tents |
| day 6 | After breakfast the tour continues to Ain Mansour with a natural source and Bedouins living there permanently under wool woven tents. In the afternoon, after lunch the tour continues to benSheroud. | Breakfast Pick nick Lunch Dinner Night under tents |
| day 7 | The last part continues to LeHessey, In the afternoon is the arrival in Douz, the rest of the afternoon can be spend in Douz' Soukh, there are 3 atm' s. A visit to the swimming pool or the hamman is possible at one of the luxury hotels. | Night in hotel in Douz. Breakfast Pick nick Lunch or Lunch Bedouin |
| day 8 | Transfer to Djerba or Tozeur. | Breakfast in hotel Lunch and dinner not included Transfer to Djerba about 4 hrs. |
We wait at the airport to welcome you.
Abderrahim ben Abdelmalek & Wenda Rietveld
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