The 11 Best Ksar Ghilane Tours & Desert Trips

1.One night under the tent: Tataouine – Chenini – Ksar Ghilane – Matmata

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $197Our pick

Travel privately from Djerba through southern Tunisia’s salt lake, stone desert, and dunes. Visit Tataouine, Chenini, Ksar Ghilane, and Matmata, bathe in a hot spring, meet a cave-house resident, and sleep in a tent under the stars. Guides may include Ryad, Mohamed, Med, or Samir.

“What a wonderful experience!? Ryad and Mohamed impressed us with knowledge, skills, kind attitude and we felt like knowing them since forever. Two days were like ten, with so many places to discover, meet locals, savouring best local foRead more”

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2.Private Day Trip Ksar Ghilane Oasis

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $133

Travel privately from Djerba to Ksar Ghilane in a 4x4 with an approved guide. Swim in the oasis hot spring, eat lunch beside the dunes, add a camel or quad ride to Tisavar, then explore Ksar Hadada, a Star Wars filming site.

“Tour was scheduled for the 06:00 am, however I asked to start it at 10:00 am and received a positive answer.”

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3.Door of the tunisian desert Ksar Ghilane and Matmata: Full one Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 42 reviews · from $86

Leave your Djerba hotel at 6:00 am for Ksar Ghilane’s warm oasis spring, desert dunes, Berber villages, and the Roman causeway. Your air-conditioned vehicle carries no more than six people, with lunch included. Quad biking and camel rides at Ksar Ghilane cost extra.

“A very nice experience. We have been picked up at 6.20am. Then we drove for around 1 hour before stopping for a coffee. At that stop our guide has introduced himself and let us know the plan for the day. Then we have been taken to aRead more”

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4.Ksar Ghilane 1 day: The hot spring and the homestay

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · from $251

Leave Djerba at 6:00 am for Ksar Ghilane, where you can swim in a hot spring or pay for a quad or camel ride across the dunes. The day also includes rosemary tea in Tamezret, a troglodyte home visit, Sidi Idriss Hotel, Toujane, lunch, an approved guide, and air-conditioned transport.

“Simplemente, otra pareja de turistas les contrataron allí directamente a ellos una excursión diferente, y calzaron dos rutas en una, con el resultado de la imposibilidad de tiempo para realizar las visitas del programa. La realidad es que nos metimRead more”

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5.2 Days Private Tour to Ksar Ghilane: Night in Tent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $195

Leave Djerba for Tataouine, Chenini, Ksar Ghilane, Matmata, and Toujane in a private vehicle. Swim in a desert hot spring, sleep in a tent, visit a lived-in cave home, and see Lars Farm. Guides may include Maher, Chouchou, Khaled, Sofien, Belkacem, or Amed.

“Our family of four had an amazing experience on the 2-day Ksar Ghilane tour. Traveling in a comfortable 4x4, we explored the stunning landscapes of Tataouine, Chenini, and Matmata, soaking in the beauty of the desert and the history of the BRead more”

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6.Tatouine – Cheneni – Ksar Ghuilaine – Matmata: 2 days visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · from $211

Leave Djerba at 7 a.m. for Chenini, Tataouine’s small souk, a desert camp, Ksar Ghilane oasis, Toujane, and the southern Tunisian desert. Groups are capped at six, with pickup, dinner, breakfast, and two lunches included. Ask ahead about language, timing, and the optional sunset quad ride.

“Une super expérience avec ma fille. Je vous conseille le quad au coucher de soleil c'etait magnifique. La guide était à l'écoute, attentionnée et avait une grande connaissance qu'elle a su nous transmettre. Le chauffeur adorable Un bel accueil au camps avec des gens très généreux. Le seul hic prévoir un budget eau qui n'est pas compris dans le séjour”

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7.Night Under Tent 2 Day Excursion Ksar Ghilane

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $254

Travel privately from Djerba through Tataouine, Chenini, Guermassa, Ksar Ghilane, Matmata, and Toujane. Your guide, possibly Fehmi, Yoyo, Sarah, or Mahmoud, explains Berber life and local history while your driver handles the desert tracks. Expect a hot spring, optional camel or quad rides, dinner, breakfast, and a tent night.

“The places are wonderful, among them the visit to the troglodyte house and the Erg desert at Ksar Ghilane. Our Fahmi guide has been a valuable source of cultural and social information about the Tunisian world. He and driver Heshem always availableAuto-translated”

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8.2 days tour to Douz & Ksar Ghilan oasis. and an overnight in the sahara under bedouin tent .. Dinner in the camp, Private Jeep – with english speaking guide.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $234

Travel privately from Djerba to Ksar Ghilane and Douz with an English-speaking guide. Visit Berber ghorfas, swim in a hot spring, try camel or quad riding, sleep 25 km into the Sahara, then see Matmata, Toujane, Tamazret, and Sidi Driss.

“- in a nutshell - disappointing - the team Was late preparing for the overniggt trip into the dunes, only a few minutes pf sunset left - with a lot of sand in the air - some dunes with app 5ms height, lots of green vegetation - dinner & breakfast good”

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9.Ksar Ghilaine and Chneni Tataouine 1 day tour in Tunisia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $163

Leave Djerba at 6:30 am with guide Majid for an 11-hour private trip to Ksar Ghilane, its hot spring, desert dunes, Chenini, and Ksar Hadada. Lunch, transport, tea, and bathing are included. Quad biking and camel rides cost extra.

“Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and on time. The day was full of beautiful and unforgettable memories.”

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10.Day Trip in Ksar Ghilane with Lunch and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · from $70Best value

Leave Djerba at 6:30 a.m. for Ksar Hallouf, Médenine, and the ocher dunes of Ksar Ghilane. You’ll get lunch, mineral water, oasis time, and a visit to a Roman fort. Camel rides and quad bikes cost extra. Groups are limited to 10 people.

“Canceled on me 7 hours beforehand, 11pm the night before for 6am pickup, he apologized but gave no explanation. Would not choose this because not reliable. He apologized and gave me a refund, offered to take me a different day but Read more”

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11.PRIVATE 2 day SAFARI (Ksar Ghilane and Atlas Mountains) from Jerba

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $528

Travel by private group from Jerba into Tunisia’s Sahara, with cave homes, Berber villages, Ksar Ghilane, camel or quad rides, salt lakes, Atlas Mountain oases, off-road routes and Star Wars sets. Meals, a guide, hotel transport, and one night’s accommodation are included. Ask about Polish-speaking guide Paweł if needed.

“Wycieczkę zarezerwowaliśmy już w kraju poprzez stronę Tunezja travel ,w odpowiedzi otrzymaliśmy datę wyjazdu ,godzinę wyjazdu ustalono nam po potwierdzeniu przybycia do hotelu. Za wycieczkę zapłaciliśmy w busie .”

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