Campement Zmela

Camp Zmela is a wonderful experience in the desert. It's a 20-minute 4x4 ride to this stunning, fully equipped campsite, complete with hot showers and communal, yet super-clean, bathrooms. The food is excellent, and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Watching the sunset and sunrise in the desert is priceless. Sleeping in a tent is an experience you simply must have! Top!

Beautiful adventure in the desert. Able to walk the dunes and just enjoy the quiet time alone. Staff was super nice and hospitable. It was worth the long drive. I am grateful for the experience

We had the 2 day desert experience with the Quadbikes to see the sunset. I can say this trip touched my soul. The visits were outstanding and the staff here made it special. It was my birthday and they made an extra effort. The desert at night under the stars is an experience every should do. If you get the chance to take your mattress out onto the dunes to sleep under the stars do it.

Unique experience of the Sahara desert in a confortable and yet original place. Friendly staff and clean bathrooms and cantine. Great sunset/sunrise views.

Super spot to get into the desert. Good was simple but really good, very friendly staff, clean services and we had a great sleep into the tents.

We went there in May, and luckily enough we were 3 of the 7 guests in total at the camp, apparently there were 200 people there the night before us so I guess your experience can vary a lot based on that. Useful info: The location of the camp is incredibly convenient compared to the others, it's about a 40min ride on a 4x4 from Ksar Ghilane (it's not a very challenging road, but there are some bits of sandy bumps here and there so I think it would be challenging for most cars to do it, hence why we were happy to pay for the 200dt 4x4 car service to bring us and drive us back) In addition to that, at least based on what I know, it is the only camp close to the Ksar Ghilane where you get the "true" Sahara desert, meaning sand dunes. The dunes start right next to the tents, and if you walk for about twenty minutes you'll reach the highest dune, and beyond it the Sahara is bushy again, but there's enough sand in between to really make you feel like you're in the desert. Food: Dinner and breakfast were included in the 100dt price per person. We had soup, brik, a lamb based main dish and some fruits for desert. Everything tasted good, especially the soup. Breakfast was a bit less impressive, the typical butter jam eggs coffee buffet. The olive oil and bread were good though. They sell water and alcoholic drinks at the camp at reasonable prices, for example a 1.5L water bottle was 4dt, and a small tunisian beer was 5dt. Service: Professional staff, they kept the facilities clean and were helpful. Overall I highly recommend it, if you're on a budget they also allow people to bring their own tents, in which case you have to pay 40dt to use the facilities, I don't know if dinner and breakfast are included in this price though.

What a wonderful experience. The staff here are very good at taking care of you. With very comfortable beds, clean showers, relaxing lounge, and absolutely delicious food. All with stunning surroundings of Sahara dunes. You can step out of your tent and walk right into a desert landscape that most people will only see in movies.

Deeper into the Sahara desert you will find this wonderful camp with friendly caring staff. The Tents situated very close to sand dunes have actual beds and electrical power. The communal bathroom was clean and surprisingly the best shower I had in Tunisia. I do recommend allowing at least 24hr here to truly experience the stillness. P.S. They do server beer which goes down well watching the sunset over the dunes.