| Bordering Chott el-Jerid was the oasis of Tozeur, known for its high-quality dates. Tozeur�s enormous palm plantation was the second largest in Tunisia with at least 200,000 palm trees. While in Tozeur, we rode and walked through parts of the plantation, where giant palm trees provided a cool covering. At times, we felt like we were back in the South Pacific. Afterwards, we visited two other interesting sites -- the small Paradise Desert Zoo and the Dar Charait Museum -- before heading to our hotel in Nafta, an oasis town 14 miles west of Tozeur. That evening we drove out into the desert in the 4X4 to enjoy the sunset. |
