Tunisia's Star Wars (& Indiana Jones) filming locations: Maguer Gorge, Sidi Bouhlel, near Tozeur

Описание: This is the first part of a six-location adventure where we track down Tunisia's hidden Star Wars (and Indiana Jones) filming sites in the south of the country, around Nefta and Tozeur. Some of them are easy to access, like this one, others involve driving through the desert and potentially getting stuck in the dunes...hence the shovel! We begin our adventure at Maguer Gorge (Sidi Bouhlel), on the western edge of Dghoumès National Park in the Tozeur Governorate of southwestern Tunisia. This site was used by George Lucas to film Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) in 1976 and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I) in 1997. Steven Spielberg then returned to this area to film scenes from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981.

Nicknamed "Star Wars Canyon", Maguer Gorge was the setting for two Episode IV locations on Tatooine: (1) Jundland Wastes and (2) a desert wasteland bluff overlooking Mos Eisley. Lucas and his team returned to the Maguer Gorge in July 1997 for Episode I to shoot the Boonta Eve Classic sniper sequences as part of the podrace circuit on Tatooine. In 1981 Steven Spielberg headed to the area and filmed footage of the Ark of the Covenant procession route for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Just southeast of the gorge, Spielberg also filmed a desert area as the Tanis (Egypt) dig site. We visit all of these sites as part of our video tour!

Thanks to Galaxy Tours for all this information about these amazing filming sites! You can find out more about the company and their work in Tunisia here:   / teamgalaxytours  

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️

0:00​​ - Intro
0:33 - Star Wars Canyon - west side
4:50 - Dirt track & car park
5:38 - Star Wars Canyon - east side
6:34 - Indiana Jones: RPG scene!
7:05 - Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Tanis dig site
8:45 - Entrance to Well of Souls
9:24 - Other Indiana Jones sites nearby

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