Tunisia (1985)

There is a map of Tunisia available to make the route more clearly.

Our Route

• Monastir, of which parts of the scenery can be seen in the film Jesus Christ Superstar. We slept a night in an enormous hotel.
• El Djem, with the famous old Roman Collosseum. It was surprisingly silent here.
• Sfax, an old city with impressive city walls and where a nice kashbah was found.
• Gabes, an oasis near the border of the desert. Tip: buy a thick journal to protect yourself while riding a camel. We endured a ride of 1 hour. In the beginning you feel like a king, but later on you become miserable.
• Matmata, where homes were made in caves. The most important object in the houses was always the bed.
• Hamt Souk on Djedda Island, via a desert way and a causeway. On Djedda were many palms. Also we appreciated the swim in the sea after our desert journey.
• Gafsa, on the main land again, with a nice mountain ridge. Gafsa was reached in the evening after a long wide which we made us very sleepy. We had seen lonely deserts with lots of red coloured stones. Part of the road was also bordered with sand.
• Tozeur, at the salt lakes. Indeed the horizon was trembling and did we see trees there? In Tozeur we visited the desert zoo where one can caress a lion.
• Nefta, a nice oasis, where a music and dancing program was offered. We bought several pieces of sand rose stones here.
• Sousse, which meant a Kashbah day.
• Kairouan, with an impressive mosque. Here we bought our wall carpet. Several weeks later I could get it at the Customs in Roosendaal (Netherlands).
• Tunis, after visiting old Carthago at the bay with the wellknown vulcano at the other side. In Tunis we explored the Kashbah.

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