Breathtaking view and other Al Metlaoui, Tunisia Things to Do Tips

As now the Red Lizzard is only for tourists, it makes a stop at every beautiful place worth a picture. After it has began to climb towards Moularès phosphate mines, the first stop is in front of a gap in the mountain that makes a breathtaking view towards the plain we left a few minutes ago.

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We are in the Sahara !

Where is the sand ?

This is the northern part of the Sahara. The desert is by far not covered everywhere by sand as many people think ! The mountain parts of the desert are always very spectacular. This one has the advantage to be easily reached by everyone.

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On both sides, the cliffs are high. A few shrubs are growing, enough to feed a whole flock of local sheep ! The sheep found in the desert are tall and slim, almost looking like goats. They graze on thorny weeds, and sometimes on old news papers when they find one ! I am not kidding ! I must look in my files if I can find an old dia of a sheep eating the news !

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Oued Seldja is running through this gorge. Instead of taking the Red Lizzard, you can walk to visit the gorge but it is always very hot, even in March... Anyway, there was a group that did the trip one way and came back with the Red Lizzard.

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Water in Oued Metlaoui is not crystal clear as it carries phosphate from the quarries and sand. Along its bank, the bushes do not grow better than everywhere else, though they have plenty of fertilizer [phosphate is a fertilizer}. May be they have too much !

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