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Culture and History / Travel to Tataouine, visa requirements / Get around / Tataouine attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Tataouine souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Tataouine nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outTataouine is a city in Tunisia.
Culture and History
The name of the town was immortalized in Star Wars' Tatooine, but most of the actual filming was not done here, but at Matmata.
Travel to Tataouine - Visa Requirements
Tours and Getting around Tataouine
Tataouine tourist attractions and sightseeing
Tataouine city tours
Tataouine souvenirs and shopping
Tataouine Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Tataouine nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Tataouine cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Get out
- Douiret An old abandoned Berber town perched on a hillside about 20km from Tataouine. The ksar on the hilltop is visible for miles. Almost no one goes there but the ruins are in good condition and make for an excellent explore. A tiny part of the village is still occupied (a mosque and a few houses). Best to have your own transport though you can try convincing a camionnette to go out of its way to drop you. Hitching a ride is the only way back. Refreshments are available at the site.
- Chenini Another gorgeous abandoned hilltop village topped with a ksar but you will find large tour groups visiting with you. There is an excellent restaurant for lunch (if you have a car, drive to Douiret early and then end up at Chenini for lunch). Camionettes leave from Tataouine early, look for a taxi, or try to sign up for a 4WD tour (ask at your hotel).
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