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Sightseeing tour Ong Jmel and Mos Espa – 1/2 day from 53 €

Southern Tunisia sightseeing tour to Star Wars galaxy!

In the footsteps of “The English Patient”…

Ong Jmel site takes its name from a rock formation shaped as camel’s neck … This particular location is in the Chott El Gharsa about fifteen kilometers north of the city of Nafta.
In the 90s, the director Anthony Minghella chose the place for the filming of several scenes of his drama-romance film “The English Patient”, after spotting the site in the desert as an excellent outdoor plateau. The film, based on the novel “The Man flamed” by Michael Ondaatje was awarded nine Oscars, including best picture, best director and best supporting actress for Juliette Binoche.

… and Anakin Skywalker

It is in the late 90s that George Lucas chose the site of Ong Jmel as a location for a new episode of the Star Wars saga. It is in this desert landscape that stand the scenery of Mos Espa, the hometown of Anakin Skywalker (the future Darth Vader). Mos Espa is a city controlled by the Hutts of the planet Tatooine which it is the capital before the development Mos Eisley. Anakin Skywalker and his friends lived there as a child, and also his mother, Shmi Skywalker. It is looking for spare parts for the engine of their spaceship, that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn accompanied by Jar Jar Binks, met for the first time the young slave Anakin Skywalker in the merchant’s store Watto.

In 2014, an awareness campaign and site backup was launched under the name “Save Mos Espa” by various associations and the Ministry of Tunisian tourism to recover funds for the preservation of this legendary setting of the Star Wars saga. Indeed, Mos Espa is built in a very windy area, where mobile dunes advancing about fifteen meters a year, invade the site and threaten to make it disappear.

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Price list:
Price valid from 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2024
Guaranteed departure from 2 participants; ability to group the departures on demand.
Price is per person, and in euros (€)
– based on 4 participants and more = 53 €/person
– based on 3 participants …………..= 65 €/person. Contact us for booking.
– based on 2 participants …………..= 88 €/person. Contact us for booking.
Reduce rate for children under 12 years old : contact us for a customized quote.
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