Star Wars Tour Tozeur: Tatooine filming locations

The canyons where Luke met the Tusken Raiders are real places you walk through.

A full-day Star Wars tour in Tozeur takes you to the actual filming locations across southern Tunisia: Sidi Bouhlel (the Juntland Wastes where Luke is attacked and rescued by Obi-Wan), Ong Jemel (where Darth Maul pursues Anakin and Qui-Gon), and the Tatooine landscape from Episode IV. The tour runs six to eight hours with an air-conditioned vehicle, a guide who speaks English, French or Arabic, hotel pickup, bottled water and all fees included. Children from age four are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Star Wars filming locations tour

• Visit Chott El Jerid salt lake
• Explore Sidi Bouhlel canyon
• See Tatooine Star Wars scenery

The experience

You're picked up from your hotel and driven south into the Tunisian desert, where the landscape itself becomes the set. The tour opens at Chott El Jerid, a salt lake spanning 5,000 square kilometers. You stop to photograph the flat expanse that stretches to the horizon, then move on to Sidi Bouhlel, the canyon nestled between the salt lake and the Atlas Mountains. This is where nine shots from the Star Wars films were filmed: it's the location of Luke's encounter with the Tusken Raiders and his rescue by Obi-Wan in Episode IV, and it was also used for Episodes I. The same canyon appeared in The English Patient.

From there you head to Ong Jemel, where the sequence of Darth Maul flying over the cliffs in pursuit of Anakin and Qui-Gon was shot. The tour then takes you to the famous Tatooine scenery from Episode IV: the desert landscape that defined the look of the planet for millions of viewers. Throughout the day you're traveling in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver and a guide who speaks your language, and you have bottled water on hand. The route is manageable for all fitness levels, and the pacing gives you time to stand where the scenes were filmed and see how the actual terrain matches what you watched on screen.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned vehicle with driver and guide.
• bottled water.
• all fees and taxes.
• hotel pickup and return.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Infant (4 to 12 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Tunisie Rêves Day Tours

Is this one for you?Choose the language your guide speaks when you book (English, French or Arabic), so the commentary on each filming location is clear and you don't miss the details of how the scenes were shot.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Infant (4 to 12 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Where exactly was Luke attacked by the Tusken Raiders in the Star Wars films?

Sidi Bouhlel, the canyon between the salt lake and the Atlas Mountains, is where that scene was filmed. It's also called the Juntland Wastes in the Star Wars universe, and nine shots from Episodes I and IV were shot there.

What is Chott El Jerid and why do we stop there?

Chott El Jerid is the largest salt lake in Tunisia, covering 5,000 square kilometers. You stop there to photograph the landscape. The vast flat expanse is part of what makes the southern Tunisian desert look like an alien planet.

How long does the full Star Wars tour take?

The tour runs six to eight hours from pickup to return, with stops at each filming location and time to walk and photograph the canyons and desert scenery.

Do I need to arrange my own transport to the tour, or is pickup included?

Hotel pickup is included, and you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver for the entire day. All fees and taxes are covered in the price.