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Travelling Across the Chott El Djerid Salt Lake in Tunisia

Posted: ​January 23 2020

Having visited Ras en Jela, the Northernmost point of Africa, I travelled 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.​

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There is no need for a specially adapted vehicle. Nor do you need to take a tour.

​All you have to do is 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.

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  • Visiting the UNESCO Roman Amphitheatre of El Jem​
  • Visiting the Archaeological Site of Sbeitla
  • How to get from Sbeitla to El Kef
  • Using El Kef as a base
  • Visiting the The Makthar Archaeological Site​
  • Visiting the Historical Ruins of Bella Regia
  • Mini Guide to Tunisia

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