Saharan Tunisia

Saharan Tunisia is the southern and western area of Tunisia which consists mostly of desert.

Regions

• Gafsa
• Kairouan
• Kasserine
• Kebili
• Kef
• Tataouine
• Tozeur

Cities

• Douz
• Nefta - Tunisia's centre of Sufism with many desert villages nearby
• Tataouine – Lent its name to Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars. Several of the locations are popular destinations.
• Tozeur - gateway to several Saharan oasis villages

Other destinations

• Jebil National Park - a large Saharan National Park with impressive dunes and rock formations
• Metlaoui — get aboard the restored Red Lizard vintage train snaking through scenic gorges and hills
• Sufetula (Sbeitla) — a fairly well preserved Roman town
• El Djem A well preserved Roman Amphitheatre

Go next

Northern Tunisia, Central Coastal Tunisia