welcome to Djerba Tunisia this is the largest island of North Africa connected
to mainland Tunisia by a causeway we're touring the island
with offseason adventures to check out the incredible beaches meet local
artisans and experience the culturally rich atmosphere let's go check it out
this is the island of Djerba there's two ways to get here there's the
causeway and then there's the ferry over here there's where the hotels are we
take our car on the ferry from mainland Tunisia to Djerba where we drive to our
hotel we make it just in time for the evening call to prayer.
After about an hour drive we reach our hotel hotel royal garden palace in
Djerba on the beach of plage de city maahes it's all-inclusive here in Gerba
rooms start at 75 during low season for a small room the next morning we go for
a run across the long stretch of Mediterranean coast something you don't
see every day on your run camels this road connects Djerba to the mainland and
it was built by the Romans we're here in early April and the climate has
Mediterranean breezes and 75 degree weather
and we're stopping out Casa della Ceramica
see the broken ceramics inside this artisan shop we learn about the guellela
ceramic pot seen all over Djerba and Tunisia
the entire ceiling of this shop was decorated in guellela ceramics here we meet
one of the local artisans who gives us a demonstration on how this pottery is
made well the first demonstration looks like it might be a pot it ends up
turning into an ashtray the next pot is much more mysterious we watch as he
pours water in and when he turns it over nothing comes out then he mixes water
from the bottom with a little magic and then it finally comes out this is the
magic base when you pour in it doesn't pour out
I bought a whole bunch of pottery from in here this is a tradition made by the
Berber people and they use it in cooking
each pot was roughly 40 dinar or 13 US dollars and bargaining is welcome going
into the synagogue they have 1,000 Jews here in Tunisia this is inside the
synagogue El Ghriba is Africa's oldest synagogue it was built at the end of the
nineteenth century on the spot where the 6th century building had been the
exterior is modest but the interior is richly decorated with blue and gold
tiles something that makes gerb a unique is that here the Muslim Berber and
Jewish communities coexist in fact at one time the Jewish community numbered a
hundred thousand now we visit the main town houmt souk literally meaning
the market neighborhood the local economy is oriented towards fishing it's
done on a small scale for local consumption
the octopus go in here the fishing is very traditional here there's no big
boats it's very small skill here we meet the fishermen who capture the local fish
crab and octopus which play a big role in the local gastronomy
snaps these are all for catching octopus
the seawall right here and then we're at the port
so we're on the other side of the harbor and there's the fishing boats here
they're all painted different colors and then right behind it is the fort we're
about to take a little excursion on one of these boats it's a pirate ship
major mine so what is right here sandbar
we take a one-hour boat ride on the pirate ship to the Isles of Ras R'mal
off the coast of Djerba as we approach the shore the island appears more like
wetlands and an actual Island it's quite secluded except for a few eateries and
roaming horses
what's your horse's name? Michael Jackson
reminds me of Formentera here completely deserted beautiful Caribbean waters
absolutely gorgeous
like worth walking on the beach and he found all these colors for showers and a
baby shell
hey guys I'm in Tunisia we just took this boat from the island of Djerba to
this secluded beach
or eating outside thank you very much dinner is ready
the end the by the way we are traveling here with off-season adventures you're
interested in really cool curated towards of Africa check them out
at sunset we walk around the souk which is not too crowded it's also very quaint
with cobblestone streets and whitewashed walls similar to Santorini this is the
souk they're about to close but we're checking out some of the cool items here
thoughts on Tunisia so far so awesome we love this country it's so rad
we're gonna be sad to leave but we've had such an amazing time we're so
excited make sure when you guys come here you travel to Djerba because there's
a completely different vibe than the rest of the country it's an island vibe
behind me is a Catholic Church believe it or not this is found here in Djerba
very interesting
culturally enriching places that we've been to in Africa if you liked this
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