Nefta, a palm oasis 23 km SW of Tozeur |
La Corbeille, Nefta's palm filled gully in the center of town |
In French, La Corbeille means "basket" |
Palms of La Corbeille in Nefta seen from a terrace on the NW corner |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes on the rim of La Corbeille, Nefta |
Road leading to the floor of La Corbeille |
"Desert Rose" - gypsum crystals and sand |
Other minerals for sale, most from deeper in the Sahara |
There used to be a couple of restaurants here on the rim of La Corbeille |
Wall mural of a woman in an abbaya |
Palm tree & blue sky, Nefta |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta |
Goat munching on a tree in Nefta |
El-Bayadha district, Nefta |
El-Bayadha district, Nefta |
Dome of the Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta , El-Bayadha district, Nefta |
Donkey cart, Nefta |
La Corbeille seen from the south rim |
South rim of La Corbeille |
Palms on the floor of La Corbeille, Nefta |
La Corbeille, Nefta |
White dome, Nefta |
Hopefully this new wall will be plastered |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta |
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta |
La Corbeille, Nefta |
Nefta |
Unfortunately, some locals use La Corbeille as a convenient dumping ground for their trash |
SE of La Corbeille, Nefta |
Nefta |
White dome and blue door, Nefta |
Boys playing soccer, Nefta |
Young boys in Nefta |
Tunisian boy, Nefta |
Another mosque in El-Bayadha |
If you have 4WD you can visit the Star Wars set at Ong Jemal |
The only wildlife we saw in Tunisia |
Route P3 from Nefta to Hazoua on the Algerian border |
A large palm oasis along the P3 headed towards Hazoua, SW of Nefta |
Palm oasis southwest of Nefta |
Palm oasis southwest of Nefta |
Speed = Danger (Al Sur'a = Khatr) |
Daddy Don't Speed, We'll Wait For You |
Sands of the Sahara, Tunisia |
The turnoff for Dunes de Sable headed from Nefta is a right turn across from a police post |
Dunes de Sable, more easily accessible than Ong Jemal |
Nomad tent at set up at the camel depot, Dunes de Sable |
Camel depot, Dunes de Sable |
Camel depot, Dunes de Sable |
Dunes de Sable |
Sometimes the camels wait all day for a tourist |
Camel depot, Dunes de Sable |
White camel, Dunes de Sable |
Dunes de Sable |
Dad looking suspiciously at camels |
Shopping at Dunes de Sable |
Salesman, Dunes de Sable |
Camel skull, interesting, but no sale. |
Bedouin tent |
Tent, Dunes de Sable |
Camel guide hoping for a customer |
Camel and guide |
I never noticed that padded area on the camels chest |
Not wanting a repeat of Egypt, Dad opts for the horse cart into the dunes |
Desert girl seeking to sell trinkets |
Desert at Dunes de Sable |
If you haven't figured out, Sable is French for Sand |
Desert at Dunes de Sable |
Desert at Dunes de Sable |
The Dunes |
Dunes de Sable |
As we arrive at the largest dune, we're accosted by women selling trinkets |
Finally, we get some peace, then the wind starts blowing |
Dunes de Sable |
Poor visibility day |
Slim |
Slim and Dad |
Hazy skies from dust kicked up by the strong winds made the sunset less than hoped for |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Slim, Dad and the Horse Driver |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Other tourists watching sunset while being sandblasted |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Red sky after sunset |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Sunset, Dunes de Sable |
Evening, Dunes de Sable |
Camel silhouette |