OFFROAD-TRAVEL · TUNISIA
A Tunisia 4x4 Offroad Tour for the whole family begins where winter still reigns in Europe: Between golden dunes, silent salt lakes, and millennia-old caravan routes, you will experience the Sahara as a guided Tunisia Family Trip 4x4, which combines real off-road stages with relaxed daily distances.
The Journey
This Tunisia 4x4 Offroad Tour combines the ease of spring with real desert adventure and has been an integral part of our Sahara program for over 20 years. As a 4x4 Circuit Tour Tunisia, the route takes you from the ferry in Genoa through Tunis deep into the Sahara: 15 days with moderate stages of 4-5 hours driving time and a combination of overnight stays in hotels, campsites & wild camps. This Offroad Family Vacation Sahara trip is suitable for beginners, families, and experienced off-roaders in spring temperatures of 22-30°C during the day.
The start of your Tunisia 4x4 Offroad Tour begins in the port of Genoa, where all participants and off-road vehicles meet in convoy. After check-in, the ferry departs towards Tunis, and the adventure officially begins with the first view of the open sea.
After arriving at the port of La Goulette and the border formalities, this Tunisia Family Trip 4x4 continues in convoy to Hammamet. The first hotel by the sea offers time to settle in before heading inland towards the Sahara the following day.
This Tunisia Desert Tour Family shows Tunisia's varied side today: coastal region, steppe, and mountain ranges alternate before the landscape becomes more barren. In Gafsa, you pitch your first camp and feel how the pace of travel slows down.
Between mountains, riverbeds, and green palm fields, this Tunisia Dunes Tour takes you further south to Tozeur, one of the most famous oasis towns in the country. Under date palms, you set up your camp and enjoy the atmosphere of the south.
A cinematic day: You visit a famous Star Wars set near Tozeur before your Tunisia 4x4 Tour continues with the first 4x4 sand training. The guides show tire pressure, momentum technique, and the first safe dune drives. In the evening, your first wild camp is set up.
This Chott el Djerid Tour begins with the crossing of the largest salt lake in North Africa: white surfaces, reflections, and an endless horizon accompany the drive. Douz, the gateway to the Sahara, welcomes you with market stalls and a calm camp atmosphere.
After the first intense stages, this Douz Sahara Tour deliberately offers space to breathe today. Douz is known for its calm town center and the dunes right at the gates. In the evening, you prepare your vehicles for the upcoming Sahara stages.
The convoy moves deeper into the desert today: This Sahara Wild Camping Tour leads to the red-golden dunes around Tembaine, one of the most beautiful sections of landscape in southern Tunisia. In the middle of this expanse, you set up your wild camp under the starry sky.
Questions about the tour itinerary?
Our tour guide is happy to answer any questions about the day-by-day route, stops, and details.
The morning begins with a small tradition: the search for the Desert Easter Bunny. After that, this Sahara Camping Tour leads through soft sand to the oasis Ksar Ghilane, where warm springs and a relaxed camp await for two nights.
Around Ksar Ghilane, several dune fields that are exciting to drive await. This Sahara Adventure Trip Family takes you to Roman fort ruins and lets you test your off-road skills in the sand - a true core moment of the trip.
The convoy leaves the southern dune fields and heads north. This Offroad Family Vacation Sahara stage is characterized by long sight lines and quiet moments - the transition from the deep Sahara back to the Tunisian steppe.
The transition from the desert to the sea is one of the most beautiful contrasts of this Sahara Offroad Family trip: You take the ferry to Kerkennah Island, a quiet, almost timeless island, and set up your camp directly on the beach.
A day to enjoy: walks on the beach, small villages and fishing boats shape the island. After the previous stages of this 4x4 Circuit Tour Tunisia, you can simply enjoy the tranquility of the island and the evening by the sea.
You leave Kerkennah and drive back to the Tunisian mainland. The destination of this Tunisia Family Trip 4x4 is once again Hammamet, where you spend the last night in a hotel by the sea before heading back towards Europe the next day.
The convoy heads to the port of Tunis-La Goulette. After check-in, the return journey of this Tunisia 4x4 Offroad Tour across the Mediterranean begins - with time for reflection, photos, and the good feeling of having experienced a real family adventure.
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Verified Reviews
I have a trip to Tunisia booked, but it couldn't be carried out due to Corona. The refund and the payment of the TOTAL VALUE of the trip were carried out perfe...
Tenho uma viagem para a Tunísia reservada, porém não pôde ser realizada devido ao Corona. A devolução e o pagamento do VALOR TOTAL da viagem foram realizados perfeitamente pela equipe do Overcross. 👍👍👍👍👍 E após Corona, vou para a Tunísia com a Overcross.
We were with our incredibly friendly, competent, and adorable tour guide Nico on Nov 23 in Tunisia, in the Sahara. A grand trip with fantastic routes, incredibl...
Nós estávamos com nosso incrivelmente simpático, competente e adorável guia turístico Nico em nov 23 na Tunísia, no Saara. Uma viagem grandiosa com rotas fantásticas, impressões incríveis da paisagem, encontros maravilhosos com pessoas em mercados, em vilarejos e na natureza. Ótima organização, flexibilidade absoluta da empresa em todos os aspectos, estamos ansiosos pela próxima viagem e dizemos mais uma vez, sinceramente, obrigado pela oportunidade de viver um tempo extraordinário!
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All our trip descriptions are to be understood merely as a tour suggestion. The exact itinerary can be adapted to the current conditions on site, although we naturally always do our best to stick to the described itinerary.
On this special family tour, we also naturally aim to keep the pure driving time (breaks not included) to a maximum of 4 to 5 hours per day wherever possible, so that we have enough time in the evening at camp to relax and prepare food. Whether this driving time can be kept depends on various factors that we cannot influence, so we cannot give a guarantee.
Ferry information Genoa → Tunis → Genoa:
The ferry is not included in the tour price. OVERCROSS has partnered with the ferry company for many years, so you can book the ferry through us at the group rate of €400 per vehicle. The whole group meets in Genoa, and the same applies to the return from Tunis to Genoa. If you decide to book the ferry through us, let us know by email or leave us a short note shortly before you complete your tour booking.
The ferry to Kerkennah is included in the price. Whether we stay longer in the desert, we decide flexibly together with the group if needed.
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