11 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Nomad Man: four days in the Sahara at the foot of Tembaine

From 27 November to 1 December 2026, Nomad Man sets its four stages, its morning practices and its tents at Tiniri Camp, two hours by 4x4 from Douz in the Grand Erg Oriental. No signal, no going home at night: you live there.

Nomad Man does not happen in a venue, or on a beach. From 27 November to 1 December 2026 the festival pitches its tents at Tiniri Camp, at the foot of Tembaine in the Grand Erg Oriental: two hours by 4x4 from Douz, off grid, off road. Four days of deep listening, slow mornings and somatic practice, "made by friends, for friends". Passes are on Tunis Events: Nomad Man, 27 November - 1 December.

Friends with raised arms on a dune at sunset

A group of friends in the deep south

The story starts as a trip between friends into the Tunisian desert. The first editions were held at Camp Abdelmoula, under Berber tents, with pottery workshops led by craftsmen from Douz, a large canvas painted by many hands, nomad meals and dances around the fire. The watchword has not changed since: small, simple, intentional.

In January 2026 Nomad Man spent four days and three nights at Tiniri Camp, already on Tunis Events, with music, holistic practices and life in common. The November edition returns to the same camp, adds a night and keeps the rule: nothing forced, no signal, no rush.

Tembaine under an orange sky

The camp

Tiniri Camp is an off-grid camp at the foot of Tembaine, two hours of dunes from Douz. Panoramic views over the erg, a restaurant, a lounge around the campfire. Three kinds of tents, all with a private bathroom and shower, water heater, lighting and USB ports: canvas tents for three or four, domes for two, and a wild camping area with shared sanitation for those who bring their own gear. Tents are assigned on arrival, and the comfort is the same everywhere.

A dome tent in front of the dunes

A tent under the Milky Way

The mornings

The festival describes the Sahara as an unpolluted space for nervous system regulation and grounding. Every day there are collective practices in the holistic area, yoga, breathwork, movement, with private therapeutic treatments alongside. The daily rituals schedule is not out yet; it is announced on the festival's site. Photos from past editions show what a morning looks like there: rugs on the sand, people stretching under a canopy, the dunes behind.

Morning practice on the rugs

Who plays

Four spaces: the Bloom Stage, the Orion Stage, Bit Ech3ar and a Cine-dune. The music is "shaped by the dunes", from live instruments to electronic sets.

Live: Dendri Stambeli Movement, Mohamed Khachnaoui's band that reworks stambeli with guitar, piano, drums and gombri; D.Y.P, the jam project of the United Grew label; Don Pac; Pan-J; and Afroritmo.

On the decks, the Tunisians Stonf, Ferta, Aquanima, Da Che, Emine, Tige, Luci, Orbit 11, the back-to-back of Melkart and Fares A., and Low Commitment, the duo of Madame Ghorbelle and Gusik.

From abroad: Kian OK, from Manchester, co-creator of the Sunday Downtime sessions in London; Harrison Guyett, a south London DJ who mixes soul, Latin, dub and jazz dance; Picasso, abstract groove on Tackle Audio; Adison Fernando, from Rotterdam, who plays the Cape Verdean records of CaboVerdeVinyl; and Omar Fayyad, Analog Room resident in Dubai and co-founder of the unfold collective.

The stage at night, under the string lights

A live set under the tent, in daylight

A drummer in front of the dunes

Getting there

Everyone meets in Douz. From Tunis it is 500 to 540 km and six and a half to seven and a half hours on the road, down the A1 to Gabes and then the national road through Kebili. The festival suggests leaving between six and seven in the morning to catch the afternoon 4x4 convoys; secure parking waits for the cars in Douz. A round-trip Tunis - Douz bus is sold as an add-on, and the partner Tuniride hires cars and vans.

By plane, Tozeur-Nefta is the closest airport, two hours from Douz; Djerba is three and a half to four hours away; Tunis-Carthage remains the easiest for international flights.

From Douz to the camp, two to three hours of 4x4 across the dunes with desert drivers. The round-trip transfer is included in the Full Experience passes; wild campers add it on.

A lone figure in the dunes

Tickets

Passes are on Tunis Events, on the listing Nomad Man, 27 November - 1 December, and at nomadman.tunis.events. The official site is nomad-man.com.

What is on sale today, per person:

Full Experience, 4 nights: 1,800 DT. Full festival access, furnished tent with private bathroom, breakfast, all holistic activities and workshops, round-trip 4x4 transfer Douz - Tiniri Camp. Solo (the festival takes care of the roommates), or a three or four bed tent booked as a block.
Full Experience, 3 nights: 1,600 DT, same package.
Wild Campers: 600 DT. Festival access, a pitch in the camping area, activities and workshops; no tent, no breakfast, no transfers.
Bus Tunis - Douz - Tunis: 150 DT.
4x4 Douz - Tiniri Camp - Douz: 180 DT, for wild campers.

The two-bed tents are already gone. Lunch and dinner are paid on site at the camp restaurant and the food stands. The festival calls itself eco-conscious, Leave No Trace.

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