| Page Views: 349 Last Visit to Al Metlaoui: March, 2006 | The Lezard Rouge by barryg23 - last update: Aug 13, 2006 |
After we left Tozeur our plan was to head north to Kairouan and Sousse for a few days. We broke the journey a couple of times, first at Metlaoui, a drab, dusty town in the phosphate rich Jerid area. Metlaoui attracts lots of tourists for one reason - the Lezard Rouge. This is a special tourist train which runs from Metlaoui to Seldja and back 5 times a week. The trip takes you through some narrow gorges and the scenery is pretty spectacular.
As I've said elsewhere on my Tunisia pages I think the Lezard Rouge is a bit of a tourist trap. You can see equally good scenery with your own transport and the amount we paid for the trip was more than we paid for a room in most hotels. Nevertheless, I've put the pictures and tips up here for anyone who would like to view the scenery. |
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hindu1936 Wed Apr 15, 2009 16:08 UTC
One hell of a train ride!! Wow. thanks for the vivid sharing | angiebabe Sat Feb 21, 2009 18:55 UTC
Hi Barry - settling back into life in the UK - or rearing for yr trip to Jordan soon!?nice pg here of a place Id like to have got to - tho the train sounds horrifically full....! | aussirose Tue Aug 19, 2008 06:22 UTC
Logged on vt and you page here was featured Barry so I thought I'd have a squiz. What an adventure! .....and plenty of wonderful memories :o) Enjoyed the read & pix. Cheers, Ann :o) | yumyum Sun Apr 6, 2008 12:21 UTC
I've heard about this train journey before but then I guess I've been to Tunesia more than 10 years ago. The old style salon carriages look great. |
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