We decided it was our time to take camels into the desert for a night in the Sahara. We chose not to do it in Morocco so we thought it would be fun to do in Tunisia! It was actually way more fun than we both expected. The camel ride itself was not the highlight (shocker, ha!), it gave us very very sore butts and even some blisters. The camel ride was 2 hours each way. I’d recommend 30 minutes max for any camel ride, haha!

After we got to camp, we chose our tent to drop our overnight bag in and started to explore the dunes for sunset. The tents were very nice, thick canvas tents with a wooden structure with actual beds in them. This was high-end camping compared to our usual tent and sleeping on the ground, ha! We were in such a remote place that in the silence, you could hear the “sound” your ears/minds make. It was so peaceful, I love the sound of “no sound”. The sunset over the white dunes was very stunning and we watched it for a very long time!

After sunset, the guys running the camp made bread. Sounds simple but this was the coolest bread I’ve ever seen made. They first make a fire in the sand until there are enough coals. Once there are enough coals, they flatten out the coals in the sand. After that, the dough (made of flour, salt, and water) is rolled out into one large circle and the place straight on top of the coals and sand and then they cover the dough with sand and coals. This acts like an oven and it baked the most amazing bread, we all were in shock! Once it was all done, our main guy slapped the bread silly and swatted off all of the sand and it was ready to eat. We met a French gal, Mary, and were all speculating about how the coals didn’t burn the bread immediately. We think the sand combination may absorb some of the head and not burn the bread.

We had a delicious Tunisia dinner that started with our freshly baked bread and harissa & olive oil. We then had Tunisia soup that has a light tomate base. The main dish was roasted beef, potatoes, and veggies. And dessert? An orange! Oranges are a typical dessert in Tunisia and Morocco. I LOVE IT!!

The next morning was a quick one since we needed to start the two hour trek back to Douz before the heat of the day so we had breakfast and packed up. There were about 11 people there total, mainly Tunisians and one French gal. We had a blast overall despite the sore rears, ha.