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The Mora Sahara Tozeur
Tozeur, Tunisia · The Mora · Core Luxury
Now The Mora Sahara Tozeur (Anantara until 1 November 2025), the resort sits at the edge of the Chott el Djerid salt lake — the very terrain used to depict Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine across three Star Wars films. Its Tatooine Journey package brings guests to the preserved Mos Espa spaceport set (built 1997), the podrace salt flats, and Sidi Bouhlel canyon where Jawas captured R2-D2 — real film locations within a short drive. One of very few luxury properties in the Saharan interior.
- 93 rooms
- Opened 2020
- Neighborhood: معتمدية توزر
About The Mora Sahara Tozeur
- The Mos Espa film set — a full spaceport streetscape built for Star Wars: Episode I in 1997 — sits roughly 20 km from the hotel, partially reclaimed by encroaching dunes; the Lars Homestead exterior and podrace circuits on the Chott el Djerid salt lake are also accessible as day trips.
- Tozeur's Chott el Djerid is one of the largest salt lakes in the Sahara, covering around 5,000 sq km; when dry its white crust creates the alien-landscape look that George Lucas chose for Tatooine in the original 1977 film.
- Anantara's Tatooine Journey is one of the few film-tourism packages offered by a luxury hotel brand tied to verifiable, publicly accessible original film sets still standing in the desert.
- Private-pool villas look across geometric Tozeur brickwork toward Chott el Djerid, and the restaurants serve Berber dishes drawn from the palm-grove towns of southern Tunisia.
- On 1 November 2025 TUI's The Mora replaced Anantara; the 93 rooms and villas, Chott el Djerid setting, and Berber dining under the stars are the same Qatari Diar resort.
History
At the edge of the Sahara in Tozeur, southern Tunisia, with date-palm-grove views and access to Star Wars filming locations.
Restaurants and bars
- SARAB Restaurant — Restaurant · International favorites and local Tunisian specialties
- Mekong — Restaurant · Asian (refined Asian cuisine with a contemporary twist)
- Berber Night Barbecue — Restaurant · Authentic Berber barbecue
- Oasis Pool Bar — Poolside
Experiences
- Hammam rituals and spa treatments — The Pause Spa offers traditional hammam rituals, massages and hair styling at an additional charge, with gender-specific wellness areas.
- Star Wars filming sites visits — Visits to iconic Star Wars filming locations that transformed the desert into the planet Tatooine.
- Camel rides — Camel treks across rippling dunes, including at sunrise, offered as desert adventures.
- Berber village tours — Visits to ancient Berber villages, including Chebika and Tamerza with mountain scenery and freshwater cascades, and abandoned Berber villages.
- Chott el Djerid excursions — Visits to Chott el Djerid, the Sahara's largest salt marsh, known for mirages and light effects.
- Private stargazing session — Private stargazing under the desert's dark skies.
Amenities
- Room service
- Kids' playroom
- Children's pool
- Floating breakfasts for villa guests
- Romantic sunset or sunrise dining
- Private stargazing session
- Private hotel transfer to airport (approx. 15 minutes)
- Curated desert adventures
- Bespoke dining experiences
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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