Backpacking in Tunisia - Chott El Djerid salt lake, lowest point in Tunisia
January 23, 2020 | Tagged: Tunisia
Riding across the Chott El Djerid salt lake, the lowest point in Tunisia @ -17m/-55.8ft below sea level.
Chott El Djerid is a large endorheic salt lake, meaning there is no outflow to rivers or oceans, only evaporation.
In Arabic: شط الجريد Šoṭṭ el-Jarīd and translates as 'Lagoon of the Land of Palms' and is the lowest point in Tunisia @ -17m/-55.8ft below sea level.
From Sfax, I travelled to Douz, stayed a few nights and then up to Kibili and took a regular louage to Tozeur.
There is no need for a specially adapted vehicle. Nor do you need to take a tour.
All you have to do is to take a regular louage from Kibili, as they built a perfectly good 2 lane highway across the Chott El Djerid.
You can actually drive on the salt flats but the surface isn't always firm so it's not recommended.
In Arabic: شط الجريد Šoṭṭ el-Jarīd and translates as 'Lagoon of the Land of Palms' and is the lowest point in Tunisia @ -17m/-55.8ft below sea level.
From Sfax, I travelled to Douz, stayed a few nights and then up to Kibili and took a regular louage to Tozeur.
There is no need for a specially adapted vehicle. Nor do you need to take a tour.
All you have to do is to take a regular louage from Kibili, as they built a perfectly good 2 lane highway across the Chott El Djerid.
You can actually drive on the salt flats but the surface isn't always firm so it's not recommended.
