Star Wars - original film set in Tunisia (2021): Dune pod crash site & Lars Homestead
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- This is the third part of a six-location adventure where we track down Tunisia's hidden Star Wars film sets in the south of the country, around Nefta and Tozeur.
Today we head to the sand dunes of Garet Sidi Kremis near Nefta. The site is familiar to Star Wars fans as the Tatooine Dune Sea lifepod crash site involving C-3PO, R2-D2 and Stormtroopers. It was also the location of the krayt dragon skeleton from Episode IV: A New Hope. Preparations at the location began in mid-February 1976 and the last day of filming there was 25 March 1976. The fiberglass krayt dragon bones were the only bits of prop left behind, and we got to see some on this visit!
After exploring the dune pod crash site we then head to the nearby salt flats of Chott el-Djerid. Here you can find one of the most iconic Star Wars sites: the Lars homestead. This harsh landscape was used to represent the barren salt flats used by the moisture farmers on Tatooine in Episodes IV, II, and III. The filming history for this area is long and complicated. I explain more in the video!
Be sure to watch until the end to be in with a chance of winning a prize!
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 or on Twitter: / teamgalaxytours
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Preparing to head into the desert
1:36 - Driving (and hiking) into desert
3:18 - Dune pod crash site
5:39 - Stuck in the desert!
7:35 - Exploring Lars Homestead on Chott el Djerid
13:52 - Competition time!
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Gotta love that psssssssssss sound coming from the tire.
Yup! 🤣
Looks like I need to get the crew together again and go back out to the Lars Homestead to fix her up again, eh?
She could definitely do with a bit of tlc...
Mark, Star Wars fans owe you and the rest of the Save Lars volunteers a great deal of thanks for doing your part to preserve this unique piece of cinematic history.
Yes, thanks Mark! Let's hope we can do something to help get these sites the maintenance they deserve once this pandemic is over!
The Lars Homestead set on Chott el-Djerid is the cradle of the Star Wars universe. Visiting this remote location, especially at sunset, can be a spiritual experience for Star Wars fans. The collective contributions of the Save Lars volunteers (2012) and the Discover Tatooine team (2018) have preserved the homestead dome.
To avoid getting stuck in the sand like Oscar, Galaxy Tours recommends hiring a camel to visit the Dune Sea crash site in the Garet Sidi Kremis (Nefta dunes) area. The efforts by local bedouin to discover the remnants of the original fiberglass skeleton in these shifting dunes represent no small feat.
I love the fact that you are not just "visiting" but actually care to have a positive impact on Tunisia with the galaxy tours collab for example. That's really neat 👌🏽
Thanks. Hopefully my upcoming Bradt guidebook will also have a positive impact and encourage more sustainable tourism in Tunisia in 2022. Let's see!
@@ScafidiTravels Yeah let's hope so and I'll definitely buy it, that's for sure. Just out of curiosity, are you still filming in Tunisia or are you only editing in your homecountry?
@@smah3750 I live in Tunisia! Have been here since August 2019 and hope to remain until around 2024...so all the editing is done during my short periods back in Tunis from my travels!
That's awesome, so that's 3 more years of videos about Tunisia. I don't know if you take suggestions but you should add djebba on your bucket list. Seems like a beautiful place and it made the news recently for their figues.
Wow. Extremely underrated this video is well edited and entertaining!
Thank you! I have a few more Star Wars videos still to edit, so stay tuned for that!
Been here few years ago was amazing
Great! Were you on holiday in Tunisia? And did you come here specifically to see the Star Wars sites, or was it part of a wider visit?
@@ScafidiTravels I am a big starwars fan so went there to see the film set starwars was amazing very hot I did take sand back from the film set for my son lol also had a meal there as well.Stayed for two weeks .
@@williamhawkins1750 Great stuff! Stay tuned for more Star Wars content on this channel, including touring the Mos Espa slave quarters in Médenine, the Ajim Cantina and Toshi Station and Obi Wan hut with Invader art in Djerba plus tracking down a real podracer engine from Episode I!
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
LOL My name's still up there in the rafters (twice0
Brilliant! I saw a load of names up there as I was looking around. A true Star Wars pilgrimage site!
As a man who live for real in Tatooine i feel guilty for not starting an association to restore all these sites
Luckily you are helping Galaxy Tours with their important work!
If you're thinking of heading to the Lars homestead on Chott el Djerid any time soon (this was filmed very recently), then see if you can find my business card in the set to win a copy of the Bradt Travel Guide to Tunisia (1st Edition)...when it gets published in 2022! Jump to 13:52 to find out more.
Did not go to the pod crash site, but yeah, great stuff! And I understand what you are saying by neglected regarding Lars homestead, but it hasn't really been neglected - you've had fans rebuilding it, and more importantly not vandalising it by taking those doors. It just gets heavily weathered there, and probably isn't made out of the best materials. I guess turning it into something more official would be nice though as you say.
You're right, it's great that there have been fan-led initiatives to refurbish the Lars homestead site. But we need something more official to cover all of these locations. Hopefully I'll be able to update you all if / when something gets announced!
Great place......interested in what can be done to preserve these PLACES
Galaxy Tours have a lot of initiatives in this area...
Were you able to rent your vehicle there? I'm struggling to find a rental with 4-wheel drive.
No, sorry, I lived there for three years and owned my 4x4. However, speak to Tunisia Expat Assistance about long-term vehicle rentals (including 4x4s): facebook.com/tunexpatassist/
Or if you want to buy a decent 4x4, then speak to Big Truck Garage in La Soukra, Tunis: facebook.com/BigTruckGarageShop/
Can i use some parts of this video for a tiktok?
Please could you give a few more specifics on what you would like to use exactly, and in what context? Thanks.
I bet those doors would go for a pretty penny if someone were to "acquire them"
Yes, it's weird that they haven't already been stolen (or vandalised). I know that the guy in this video in Nefta is selling a better-preserved set of these original doors for USD5,000 if you are interested?! ruclips.net/video/h-ohtQuf9rA/видео.html&t
How much did she want?
For the Krayt dragon vertebra? I think she asked for about 150 Dinars, roughly USD50. A significant amount of money in these parts!
looks like someone stole the control panel for the front door
That's a shame.