5-Day Yoga and Meditation Tour in Southern Tunisia

Yin Yoga Tour in Tunisia

Expert tip: This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in Tunisia.

Imagien a surreal world: you are in the middle of a moon-like landscape to escape, meditate, dream. This is your 4-day yoga tour in southern Tunisia. Between the isle of Djerba, Tataouine Matmata and Tozeur, you will also visit all the Star Wars filming locations. You will visit the Ksours, you will discover the Igloo in the middle of the salt lake and the Mos Espa village, considered the largest site in Tunisia.

Meet the instructors

Carmela
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Highlights

Four-wheel safari drive
Private transportation for 5 days
Daily yoga and meditation sessions
Licensed professional guide services for 5 days
Star Wars filming locations tour
4 nights accommodation
Meals included

Skill level

Beginner

Yoga styles

5 days with instruction in French

The organizer also speaks: Arabic, English, Italian

Group size: Minimum of 4 participants

Program

Meditation sessions are planned every day: every day you will find time to relax and meditate.

Detailed program

Day 1: Djerba

Arrival at Djerba international airport
Welcome with assistance from the team and transfer to the 4-star hotel
Dinner and accommodation
Yin yoga and yoga nidra session

Day 2:

Matmata - Mednine - Chenini Tataouine
After breakfast, departure to Matmata, a famous Berber village known for its troglodyte dwellings dug into the sides of the mountains.
Visit to the Sidi Driss troglodyte hotel, Star Wars filming location (Lars' farm – Episodes II and IV) and delicious typical lunch in the same place
After lunch, you will take the road again crossing the Dhahar massif to Toujane, a superb Berber village nestled in a mountainous landscape which offers a surprising view
Departure for Medenine
Arrival and visit the Ksar of Médenine, former collective granary of nomadic tribes and filming location (Mos Espa – Episode I)
Departure for the village of Chenini Ridge, an ancient Berber village located at the top of the mountain of the Dhahar massif
Accommodation and dinner in a Dar Kenza guest house, a magnificent location for your yoga practice
Yin yoga and meditation session
The Kenza residence is a small housing unit made up of a set of caves converted into suites that can accommodate around thirty travelers. This accommodation combines the purity, sobriety and originality of the family troglodyte habitat of the peak villages of the Tataouine region with the refinement of a hotel of great finesse. The Kenza residence also allows its guests to taste traditional Berber cuisine, as well as discover the heritage of the region.

Day 3: The Berber ksars and the slave quarters

Ksar Ouled Soltane- Ksar Hdada- Douz
Departure to Ksar Ouled Soltane, the most prestigious of the Ksours of southern Tunisia and the most preserved filming location (Mos Espa- Episode I)
Departure for Ksar Hadada, old well-preserved attic, visit to the Ksar Hadada filming location
Departure for Douz, a town called the gateway to the desert, possibility of taking a camel or quad excursion in the middle of the desert towards sunset (optional)
Dinner and night in a tent in a Saharan camp (on request)
Yin yoga and mantra chanting
Zmela Camp: at the gates of the Grand Eastern Sand Sear, the Zmela camp welcomes you. The camp is superbly located in the desert, at the foot of a line of ocher dunes. It offers simple but comfortable accommodation, delicious traditional cuisine and great attention to cleanliness and hygiene (shared bathrooms)

Day 4: Salt lake and day through mountain oases

Tozeur - Chebika - Tamerza - Ong Jemal
After breakfast, departure towards Chott El Djerid the famous salt lake which covers an area of 4650 sq. kilometers, stop to admire the beauty of the landscape
Departure for the village of Sidi Bou Hlel and visit to Cayon, filming location of Star Wars (Episodes I and IV). Departure to Tozeur, oasis town capital of the land of palms Bled El Djerid
After lunch, departure in a 4X4 Land Cruiser vehicle driven by your very experienced driver towards the mountain oases of the Atlas range
Arrival at Chebika, the first mountain oasis with its breathtaking landscapes and the ruins of the ancient Roman village Ad Speclum, walking tour by climbing the mountain where you can admire the geological riches of the region and see the thousand-year-old petrified shells
Continuation towards Tamerza, visit the large waterfalls and the ancient village Ad Turres which offers a surprising view with impressive contrasts with the oasis
Departure to Mides, a magnificent little oasis close to the Algerian border with its ancient ruined village Mades which overlooks a breathtaking canyon. Visit the oasis with its three-story crops and the canyon, filming location of the film “The English Patient”
Departure towards Ong Ejmel, a small mountain whose shape resembles a camel sitting in the middle of the salt lake Chott El Gharsa with its surprising mirages. Then, you will cross in a four-wheel drive the beautiful giant desert dunes which will give you an adrenaline rush until you arrive at Mos Espa
Return to Tozeur, dinner and accommodation at the 4-star Ksar Rouge hotel
At the edge of the desert, near a lush palm grove, the Ksar Rouge is a charming hotel overlooking the Chott El Jerid salt lake. Its architecture combines local tradition, modern comfort and refined decoration. 112 rooms spread over 3 levels around a large courtyard. Heating, telephone and satellite TV. Bathroom with hairdryer. Mini-bar (additional charge) on request. View of the swimming pool or gardens. Double, triple and quadruple rooms available. Main restaurant. Buffet breakfast, dinner served at the table or buffet style. Snack bar with pool view
Yoga by the pool and massages on request and by reservation

Day 5: departure for Djerba

Free time for your walks and to enjoy the beach
Last session of yin yoga and mantra

Instructors

Carmela Cali

Carmela loves yoga: it is her calling. She loves to take care of her students and prepare retreats so that they experience this moment in a fantastic way! She also deepened her practice in India in Vinyasa yoga, Hatha yoga, meditation and mantra. Carmela is a yoga teacher for adults and children in Besançon, France, F.F. Green Yoga ® graduate, Yoga Therapy teacher in Besançon, specializing in osteoarticular, digestive and women's yoga, pre/post natal yoga). French Federation Green Yoga.

Food

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Detox juices

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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