Executive summary by darmansjah
With 713 miles (1,148 kilometers) of
gentle Mediterranean coastline, Roman ruins and fortified casbahs, and glowing
ribbons of Saharan dunes, Africa’s northernmost country offers adventure for
all ages. Pictured here is a Roman ampitheater in El Jem, Mahdia, Tunisia.
In Tunisia’s sunbaked Matmâta
region, explore the troglodyte lunar landscape (featured in the first Star
Wars movie) and float—or walk, if the water has evaporated in summer—in the
Chott El Djerid salt lake. June through September, hop aboard the historic Red
Lizard train (Lézard Rouge) in Metlaoui for a 90-minute round-trip
excursion through the Atlas Mountains. The narrow mining track winds through
towering rock canyons and across barren flatlands to Seldja Gorge. Saharan
expeditions include camel and dune buggy rides and camping in traditional
Bedouin tents.
The eight-day Sahara Desert Trek led
by adventure outfitter Exodus includes a five-day walking tour from the Sahara gateway
Douz to the oasis village of Ksar Ghilane. One of North Africa’s best preserved
Roman archaeological sites is Dougga, a window into life over 17 centuries in
an indigenous Numidian city.
Editor's note: In January 2011, a
state of emergency was declared in Tunisia after anti-government protests
erupted in violence.
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