GALAXY TOURS: NEWSROOM
11 February 2022
TK-1 AUTOGRAPHSGalaxy Tours arranged for Taher Khawa (TK-1), the first identified member of #TheOriginalSix stormtroopers, to return to the Gour Beni Mzab dune range in southwestern Tunisia. The location was used to film dune sea stormtrooper activity on fictional Tatooine for the original Star Wars on 25 March 1976.
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PODCAST LAUNCHGalaxy Tours produces original podcast content to highlight the historical discoveries made from our field work in Tunisia. This inaugural podcast introduces Taher Khawa (TK-1), the first identified member of #TheOriginalSix stormtroopers filmed on 25 March 1976 in the remote Gour Beni Mzab dunes
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WEBSITE LAUNCHGalaxy Tours eagerly announces the launch of our company website. The product of extensive research, writing, development, networking, and field work for nearly three years, galaxytours.com is the unrivaled authoritative source for Star Wars tourism in Tunisia. The website embodies the Galaxy Tours mission
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CHEBIKA (RUINS)As part of the ongoing effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) in close cooperation with Tataouine-based freelance photographer Mohamed Ghdiri verified on 8 July 2021 the approximate vantage point used by John Barry (production designer)
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ABUMISWAR MOSQUEContinuing the effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) in close cooperation with Djerban heritage expert Marwen Ben Brahim discovered on 6 March 2021 a “lost” Star Wars scouted site on Djerba island. The search to identify Abu Miswar Mosque as a
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KSAR OULED DEBBABExpanding the groundbreaking effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) in close cooperation with Tataouine-based freelance photographer Mohamed Ghdiri discovered on 5 March 2021 a “lost” Star Wars scouted site in Tataouine region. The search to
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KALA’A GUERMESSAAdvancing the effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) in close cooperation with Tataouine-based freelance photographer Mohamed Ghdiri discovered on 10 February 2021 a “lost” Star Wars scouted site in the Tataouine region. The search to identify
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KSAR OULED ABDALAHContinuing the groundbreaking effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) discovered on 9 December 2020 a “lost” Star Wars scouted site in the Médenine region. The search to identify Ksar Ouled Abdallah as a franchise recce site spanned more than
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MIDÈS (RUINS)As the first success in the groundbreaking effort to identify all Star Wars franchise scouted sites in Tunisia, Galaxy Tours CEO (Davin Anderson) discovered on 22 November 2020 a “lost” Star Wars scouted site in the Tozeur region. The search to identify ancient Midés as a franchise recce site spanned more than
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