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Car rental in Tameghza
- from 110 DT/ day
- delivered to your address or collected at the agency
- pay at the handover, no card online
Dropping the car off at a different location is only available from 7 days of rental.
Availability depends on your rental dates. The rate is the same across the zone: only the handover place changes.
The fleet
Cars offered — Tameghza
A sample of the fleet. Enter your dates to see the vehicles actually available, their rate and any applicable extras.
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Arrival and handover
You choose when you book: we bring the car to where you are, or you collect it from the partner agency. Both options are already included in the price shown.
Delivered to your address
The car is delivered to your hotel, in Tamerza itself or by the canyon. It is the practical option here: there is no rental desk anywhere in the mountain oases.
Collect at the agency
Collecting at an agency means Tozeur, an hour and a quarter away by the mountain road — which is, in fact, often the same drive as the excursion.
Bring to the handover: a valid driving licence and an ID document. Payment is made on the spot.
- From Tozeur-Nefta Airport
- 64km
- Drive time
- 80min
- This is the Jerid quartier furthest from the airport: an hour and twenty minutes by the mountain road, counting the switchbacks past Chebika.
- The road is paved all the way to Tamerza; it is the bends and the climb, not the surface, that stretch the drive.
Taking the road
- The Chebika–Tamerza–Midès loop takes half a day from Tamerza, and it is the finest road in the Jerid: paved, narrow, winding above the gorges.
- Several cliffside stretches have no barrier: drive slowly and avoid them after dark, as the terrain does not forgive leaving the road.
- Wadis cross the carriageway in two places; after a storm, water and gravel can sit on the road for a few hours.
- No filling station in the mountain oases: fill up in Tozeur or Gafsa, and plan for the round trip.
| Destination | km | min |
|---|---|---|
| Tozeur-Nefta Airport (TOE) | 64 | 80 |
| Tozeur | 60 | 75 |
| Chebika | 15 | 20 |
| Midès and its canyon | 10 | 15 |
| Nefta | 80 | 95 |
| Gafsa | 95 | 100 |
Indicative road distances and drive times, outside heavy traffic and excluding stops.
Exploring Tameghza
Tamerza is the largest of the mountain oases in the north-western Jerid: a canyon, a waterfall, and the old village abandoned after the 1969 floods, now visited as ruins facing the palm grove.
The mountain-oasis circuit
This is the most spectacular day trip from Tozeur, about an hour's drive away. Chebika, Tamerza and Mides are usually strung together in one loop, at the foot of the mountains marking the Algerian border. The landscape changes completely from the Chott: gorges, springs, deep-cut wadis.
Practicalities
The road is paved and fine for a regular car, but it is a mountain road: bends, gradient, a moderate pace. Set off early and fill up in Tozeur or Degache before climbing — there is no filling station to count on in the area. Do not venture onto the tracks that continue beyond the sites: driving off paved roads is excluded by rental agencies.
Returning the car
Fuel and toll prices in Tunisia- Allow an hour and twenty minutes to the airport, more if you run the oasis loop again on the way.
- Fill up in Tozeur before driving up: there is no fuel between the plain and Tamerza, in either direction.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Can I reach Tamerza in a regular car?
Yes, the road is paved. It is a mountain road — bends, gradient, a moderate pace — but no 4x4 is needed. The tracks continuing beyond the sites, however, are excluded by the agencies.
How long does it take from Tozeur?
About an hour each way. Allow a full day to string Chebika, Tamerza and Mides together in one loop, which is the classic circuit.
Are there filling stations on the way?
None to rely on: fill up in Tozeur or Degache before heading up to the mountain oases.
How do I book?
Online, 3-day minimum: licence and ID uploaded at checkout, payment settled at the agency at pick-up. Deposit and agency-specific conditions are on each listing.
