Great Dune of Offra

The Great Dune of Offra is must-see for every tourist who visits the city of Douz. From here various excursions to the dunes of the Sahara desert begin (buggy rides, camel rides, bikes, quads, ATVs, etc.). Around the dune a tourist area has been created, with hotels and tour agencies, which is 3 km from Douz. The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and has different types of landscape (rocky, sea salt and sand). However, the sand dunes (or "erg") are the landscape that are inevitably associated with the desert, perhaps influenced by major film productions. The Great Dune of Offra is just a small "tail" belonging to the Grand Erg Oriental, extending from here to Morocco.