CHOTT
EL-JERID, DOUZ, SAHARA CHOTT
EL-JERID, DOUZ, SAHARA
Great Sahara...
The unique salt lake 'Chott El-Jerid', sand sea, sand storm experience ...
- all very special experiences. After a magical day we returned to our
amazing Hotel Tuaregh.
| Chott El-Jerid is an immense salt lake of 5000 sq km. It is dry for the greatest part of the year. We had the impression of driving through a huge snowfield. |
Date palm groves are spreading over a huge area. |
Hotel Tuaregh in the middle of 'nothing'... |
...and the splendid entrance hall... |
| ... and the swimming pool and the garden of the hotel. |
Water is of high value in
the desert. |
The immense sand sea... |
Conquering the desert.... |
| Usual evening
activity of men... sitting and talking. I wonder where are the women... maybe working at home. |
The kids are sitting separately... |
Sunset in the desert. The air was full of sand, later it turned into a sand storm. |
Our navigation tools: Magellan GPS, computer with Fugawi software and paper map of Michelin. |
| Footprints in the
desert. Our steps created a 'CRASH' sound, just when walking on icy snow. |
High sand dunes next to the highway. | Berber tent in Museum Sahara, Douz. |
