Trail Ride in Sahara Desert and Mountain Oasis in Tunisia

Day 1 : Tozeur

Welcome to Tozeur airport by our guide and transfer by minibus to Tozeur city centre. Set up to the Ksar Jerid 4* hotel (or similar). Welcome cocktail depending arrivals. Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 2 : Chebika - Tamerza (19km)

Breakfast. We next leave by road (1h drive) to the first mountain oasis, Chebika where we meet the horses before to start the trail. We start with a short training along the East part of the Atlas mountains where we discover the very good aptitude and the safe foot of our horses. After some canters in the barren area, we go on the mountain along the oued, to the end of the beautiful canyon until Tamerza waterfall. Then in the bend of a curve, we discover a magnificent hotel on the side of the mountain, Tamerza Palace 5*. Dinner and night in Tamerza Palace (or similar).

Day 3 : Djebel Redaieff (27km)
After breakfast, we start our day in direction to the gorges of Felja which cross Djebel Redaieff. Today is a real adventurous day as we ride up to 950m altitude across the Atlas with colorful landscapes until a 180° viewpoint on the Sahara desert and his salt lakes ! Such a breathtaking landscape !! Dinner and night in the Ksar Jerid 4* hotel (or similar).

Day 4 : Sak Doud - Chekmou (37km)
Today, we ride in south direction to reach the Sahara. We across Erg and Djebel to Chekmou palm grove where we have stop for lunch. A lot of canters today and after the lunch, we ride to Chekmou. Back road to Tozeur (20 min drive), where we have dinner and night in the Ksar Jerid 4* hotel (or similar).

Day 5 : Chekmou - Ibn Chabat oasis (42km)
After breakfast we leave to the East direction with beautiful canters on the sand until Ibn Chabat, true desert oasis. On the road we meet numerous herds of wild dromedaries. We leave the horse and drive back with the minibus to Tozeur, where we spend the night to the Ksar Jerid 4* hotel (or similar). Traditional dinner in the palm grove.

Day 6 : Ibn Chabat oasis - Dune of Aariguet (38km)
Breakfast at the hotel and 20 min road transfer to Ibn Chabat oasis where we find our horses. This morning we cross Chott El Garsa salt lake, well known for his mirages. Then, we find the sandy dunes of the desert to arrive in Aariguet. The scenery became famous thanks to the movie Star Wars. Lunch at Aariguet. Next, we leave to the Nefta's dunes, an hidden oasis in the heart of the desert. Dinner and night in Berber luxury camp.

Day 7 : Nefta - Chott El Jerid - Tozeur(20km)
After breakfast, transfer to Nefta where we meet our horses. Today we ride to Chott El Jerid, the second biggest salt lake of the world (after Salt Lake City in USA). We cross palm groves until their end. We spend our last day with a long canter to Tozeur palm grove where we say good bye to the horses. Dinner and night at the 4* hotel Ksar Jerid (or similar) at Tozeur.

Day 8 : Tozeur
After breakfast, transfer to Tozeur airport.

Horseback trail in Sahara desert and Mountain Oasis - Tunisia - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

EXTEND YOUR TRIP

4 days / 3 nights 5* Spa stay

After your equestrian trip, take advantage of a spa in the privileged frame of a 5*hotel. 4 days in this magnificent hotel 4* including a spa of 3 half-days, and accommodation in the 4* hotel of the last night of the trail.
The transfers between the hotel and the spa is not include (above 1.50 € / day / car)

4 days / 3 nights Autotour
Extend your trip after your horseback trail. Laze and visit Douz, Matmata, Toujene, Tataouine, Djerba and Zarzis. We suggest you a 3 nights stay in 3* and 4* hotels…

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HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL

Horses
The horses are predominantly arab, barb arab and barb mares. All are schooled for trail riding. They are very well adapted to mountain conditions.

Tack
Trail saddles from France made to stay long hours in the saddle. Saddlebags and folsters are provided.

Recommended riding level
To join this ride, you need to have a good experience of horse riding. We ask you to be comfortable at all paces in open spaces. Everyday, we ride 2 to 3 hours in the morning and 2 to 3 hours in the afternoon. Durant hard ascents, we will ask all riders to walk nearby their horse. Teenagers accompagnied with parents are welcome from 16 years old. Otherwise, the minimum age is 18 years old. Maximum weight : 100 kg

YOUR GUIDES

Our guide is french but speaks english. He's in love with this part of Tunisia where he lives from several years. He perfectly know flora and botany. .
An excellent cooker will provide you tasty and abundant tunisian food for lunch.

Logistic
Our support vehicle is never far away, it joins us at lunch time and can be present in case of emergency. The team is esquiped with cellular phone and long distance talkie Walkie. The minibus will pick you up every evening at the horse field to drive you to the hotel. The same route is made in the morning to find again our horses. Our luggages will transportated every day from accommodation to accommodation. We will ask you to put in the saddlebags your equipment for the day (rain coat, water, camera...) Our team will take care the horse during lunch time and in the evening.

Remy, our guide for the horseback trail in Tunisia - Randocheval

ACCOMMODATION

Our hotel : Tamerza Palace in Tunisia during our horseback trail - Randocheval

Accommodation
7 nights in comfortable hotels :
- Ksar Jerid 4* in Tozeur (5 nights),

- Tamerza Palace 5* in Tamerza (1 night),

Stars are given as local classification. To compare with european classifactation, please take away half to one full star.
- Berber luxury camp (1 night) - no sleeping bag needed.

We will do our best to keep those accommodations, but if required it could be replaced by equivalent accommodations.
European plugs are used (220w) so you don't need any adapter.

Food
Breakfast and dinners are spent to the hotel. The included drinks are half a bottle of mineral water and one soft drink per person per meal. Alcoholic drinks are not included.
Lunches are made in open nature. Each day, our support vehicule will be waiting for us with already put up table with hot meal (barbecue, start and dessert).

DATES AND RATES

If you're travelling alone a single supplement applies : 150 euros to be paid directly on the spot (except if you agree to share you room and we find you another rider to share with).