Tour of Blue Lagoon

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This tour of the lagoon (Blue Lagoon) involves walking in the water for 500 metres (ankles or knees deep, depending on the tide). There’s also a 15-metre stretch to swim. The depth is 7 metres at the marked point, but there’s no current. The route starts from Club Med Djerba or the El Mouradi Hotel. On the left-hand side of the lagoon, there’s a dirt track lined with stalls selling local specialities: trainers are recommended.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.32 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 26 ft
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    Descent: - 26 ft
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    Highest point: 20 ft
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    Lowest point: -23 ft
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Beach
Passing Point 3
15m swim (point 4)

Description of the walk

Tour of the Lagoon (Blue Lagoon), so 500 metres with your feet in the water (ankle- to knee-deep depending on the tide) + a 15-metre swim!!!

Departure from Club Med Djerba or Hotel El Mouradi

Point 1 may be a little further away, depending on the water level, opposite the large hotels

Points 2 and 5 are lovely sandy beaches with no seaweed and few people in September

Point 3: we had shoes for the sea (to protect against pebbles)

Point 4: all our belongings in a large plastic bag for the swim across.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3 ft - Club Med Djerba or Hotel El Mouradi
  2. 1 : mi 3.5 - alt. -7 ft - Crossing the lagoon
  3. 2 : mi 4.71 - alt. -7 ft - Beautiful sandy beach
  4. 3 : mi 5.54 - alt. -7 ft - Start of the route, with the water up to mid-calf
  5. 4 : mi 5.72 - alt. -10 ft - Swim across
  6. 5 : mi 6.1 - alt. -3 ft - Sandy beach and site of the future Club Med
  7. 6 : mi 6.26 - alt. 3 ft - Path between two walls
  8. S/E : mi 7.32 - alt. 3 ft - Club Med Djerba or Hotel El Mouradi

Notes

Remember:

Between the start and point 1: on the left-hand side of the lagoon, there’s a dirt track with … (all local specialities) – trainers are recommended

Shoes for the beach (pebbles) or trainers for walking in the water

A large plastic bag to keep some belongings dry: there is a 15-metre swim at (4). The depth is 7 metres at the indicated spot, but there is no current.

Drinking water and a cap

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