Red Lizard train in Tunisia

The most famous train in Tunisia is a tourist train known as “The Red Lizard” (French: Lézard Rouge). Trains run on the narrow gauge railway intended for mining trains carrying phosphates. The starting point of the journey is the city of Metlaoui which lies 42 km from Gafsa and 40 km from Tozeur cities. The …

Train travel in Tunisia

Train travel in Tunisia is a good choice if you want to travel by train in the northern and central part of the country. There are no railway lines in the south of Tunisia. Tunisia inherited much of its rail network from the French. There are two different rail gauge systems in the country: 1435 …