15 Apr 2024
The camel trip met our basic expectations in that it was a genuine camel ride to an overnight camping stay in the desert. Our enjoyment came mainly from our wonderful cameleer, Izadeen, who was also a great cook & singer!
However, it would have also been useful to know that the camel trip is from Douz, not from Tozeur, & that we were driven across the great salt lake Chott el Djerid, (which was interesting, if unexpected) from Tozeur to Douz. Also, that the camel trip goes just 7km south of Douz, so there are no giant sand dunes, there is still mobile phone reception & some city lights at night. The camp site is a random spot in the desert with no facilities. Our cameleer was wonderful, but spoke no English. The camel trip back the next day was also very uncomfortable for us.