Nefta & Dunes de Sable

Nefta, a palm oasis 23 km SW of Tozeur	La Corbeille, Nefta's palm filled gully in the center of town	In French, La Corbeille means "basket"	Palms of La Corbeille in Nefta seen from a terrace on the NW corner
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes on the rim of La Corbeille, Nefta	Road leading to the floor of La Corbeille	"Desert Rose" - gypsum crystals and sand	Other minerals for sale, most from deeper in the Sahara
There used to be a couple of restaurants here on the rim of La Corbeille	Wall mural of a woman in an abbaya	Palm tree & blue sky, Nefta	Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta	Goat munching on a tree in Nefta	El-Bayadha district, Nefta	El-Bayadha district, Nefta
Dome of the Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta , El-Bayadha district, Nefta	Donkey cart, Nefta	La Corbeille seen from the south rim	South rim of La Corbeille
Palms on the floor of La Corbeille, Nefta	La Corbeille, Nefta	White dome, Nefta	Hopefully this new wall will be plastered
Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta	Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta	Mosque of Sidi Ben Abbes, Nefta	La Corbeille, Nefta
Nefta	Unfortunately, some locals use La Corbeille as a convenient dumping ground for their trash	SE of La Corbeille, Nefta	Nefta
White dome and blue door, Nefta	Boys playing soccer, Nefta	Young boys in Nefta	Tunisian boy, Nefta
Another mosque in El-Bayadha	If you have 4WD you can visit the Star Wars set at Ong Jemal	The only wildlife we saw in Tunisia	Route P3 from Nefta to Hazoua on the Algerian border
A large palm oasis along the P3 headed towards Hazoua, SW of Nefta	Palm oasis southwest of Nefta	Palm oasis southwest of Nefta	Speed = Danger (Al Sur'a = Khatr)
Daddy Don't Speed, We'll Wait For You	Sands of the Sahara, Tunisia	The turnoff for Dunes de Sable headed from Nefta is a right turn across from a police post	Dunes de Sable, more easily accessible than Ong Jemal
Nomad tent at set up at the camel depot, Dunes de Sable	Camel depot, Dunes de Sable	Camel depot, Dunes de Sable	Dunes de Sable
Sometimes the camels wait all day for a tourist	Camel depot, Dunes de Sable	White camel, Dunes de Sable	Dunes de Sable
Dad looking suspiciously at camels	Shopping at Dunes de Sable	Salesman, Dunes de Sable	Camel skull, interesting, but no sale.
Bedouin tent	Tent, Dunes de Sable	Camel guide hoping for a customer	Camel and guide
I never noticed that padded area on the camels chest	Not wanting a repeat of Egypt, Dad opts for the horse cart into the dunes	Desert girl seeking to sell trinkets	Desert at Dunes de Sable
If you haven't figured out, Sable is French for Sand	Desert at Dunes de Sable	Desert at Dunes de Sable	The Dunes
Dunes de Sable	As we arrive at the largest dune, we're accosted by women selling trinkets	Finally, we get some peace, then the wind starts blowing	Dunes de Sable
Poor visibility day	Slim	Slim and Dad	Hazy skies from dust kicked up by the strong winds made the sunset less than hoped for
Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Slim, Dad and the Horse Driver	Sunset, Dunes de Sable
Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Other tourists watching sunset while being sandblasted	Sunset, Dunes de Sable
Red sky after sunset	Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Sunset, Dunes de Sable	Evening, Dunes de Sable
Camel silhouette