From Tamerza we drove southeast toward Tozeur through the same road we took in the morning. We met herds of wild camels along the way; sometimes they crossed the road. In the middle of the road suddenly the Landcruiser turned right off the main road and entered a vast, plain salt lake known as Chott El Gharsa. There was no water there as it’s not rainy season. During the hot afternoon you could see fata morgana on the horizon.

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Do you wonder where we headed off next? The answer is very clear, it’s a restaurant! We had to gain strength to carry on the trip for the rest of the day so we needed a good descent lunch. There were not many choices in this place; we had lunch in one of the restaurant that looked heavily depend on tourism. We had chorba (kind of Mediterranean traditional soup) as appetizer and Kuskus d’agneau as main course.

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After about 2 hours in Chebika we continued the trip further to northwest. The road was going up and down and made several sharp bends typical of mountainous roads, but along the way you could see beautiful canyon. Next place to visit is Mides. It’s a small village and oasis on the rocky mountain just near an amazing gorge. It is very close to Algeria border. As you can see from the picture, the view was absolutely stunning, but that’s also the one and only attraction here so we didn’t spend much time here. After admiring the scene and take some pictures we continued the trip.

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For so long I have a plan to go to Sahara but never materialized. I was in Algeria for six months 3 years back but didn’t have time (or strong enough motivation to be precise) to visit Sahara. And now, after almost one year in Tunisia, I see no reason for not to go. It’s now or never project ;).

My plan was to depart from Tunis on Friday evening, spend full day on Saturday exploring Sahara and other interesting places then headed back to Tunis on Sunday morning. Well, I am not a full time tourist so I just had weekend time to spend.

My transportation of choice was train. You can check the schedule and fare at http://www.sncft.com.tn/. At this time the English page is still under construction. For those of you who don’t speak French, Google language tool (http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en) will come handy. Other alternative to travel to Tozeur is by plane. There is an international airport in Tozeur serving local and international flight.

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