Overview
A Phoenician trading post, a Carthaginian land, a Roman colony and then a region under Arab domination, Tunisia remains associated with the successive invasions of which it was the target.
From this troubled past there remains a cultural diversity that is illustrated in particular by the architectural splendours of its archaeological sites, but also in the heart of its cities where the arts and traditions dazzle.
Itinerary
- Arrival to Tunis Carthage Airport.
- Reception and Transfer to your Hotel.
- Breakfast
- Visite of the archaeological site of Carthage: We start with the hill of Byrsa which dominates the bay of Tunis and then the tophet, the great sacred space of the Carthaginians, the Punic ports and the baths of Antoninus, the cisterns of Maalga and the theater of Carthage.
- Lunch
- Direction village of Sidi Bousaid: a village renowned for its Moorish architecture, its colours and its poetic atmosphere that is a source of inspiration for painters and artists.
- Visit the Baron d'Erlanger Museum , a superb residence built at the foot of the village of Sidi Bousaid in a park overlooking the sea by Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger.
- Take a coffee at the famous Café des Nattes.
- Return at the hotel: dinner and accommodation.
- Breakfast.
- Direction Kairouan.
- Arrival in Kairouan; Visit the city of Kairouan, one of the cities of Islam, called the city of three hundred mosques where you will discover: The Great Mosque, the Barber's Mosque, the Aghlabid Basins, Sidi Abid Ghariani.
- Visit to the Medina and tasting of the local cake "Makroudh".
- Lunch.
- Visit to the Raqqada Museum of Islamic Art which is the largest museum dedicated to collections of Islamic artifacts in Tunisia.
Destination Hotel : Dinner and Accommodation.
- Breakfast.
- Drive to Sbeitla (Sufetula ): Discover the exceptional archaeological site of ancient Sufetula, one of the few Roman villas to have dedicated three temples to the Capitoline Triad.
- Lunch in Gafsa.
- Continue to South.
- Arrival in Tozeur, located on the edge of the most important oasis in Tunisia, called the old Ouled el Hadef district with the possibility of a horse-drawn carriage ride in the palm trees.
- Destination at the hotel: Dinner and accommodation.
- Breakfast
- Starting the day with the resumption of the 4x4s to access the mountain oases that we will visit; Midès,thecanyons of Tamarza, the waterfalls of Chebeika (in Extra).
- Lunch.
- Visit of the place called "Corbeille de Nafta", and its pedestrian walk.
- Then take the road to Ong Djamel (filming location of the "StarWars" saga, Star Wars) to see the sets of the film. You will be able to watch the sun set over the great dunes of the Sahara.
- Return at the hotel: Dinner and accommodation.
- Breakfast.
- Départ from Tozeur to Douz crossing the Salt Lake Chott el Djérid: Photo stop to capture the mirages and the white immensity of this "salt desert".
- Arrival in Douz, a crossroads town in southern Tunisia nicknamed the gateway to the desert.
- Visit to the local market and especially its typical cattle market.
_Lunch.
- Possibility to take a camel ride in the white sand dunes (Extra).
- Départ from Douz to Matmata.
Happens in Matmata where you will explore the troglodyte dwellings.
- Direction to Tataouine.
- Arrival in Tataouine.
- Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
- Breakfast.
- Visit of the city centre with tasting of local pastries.
- Visit to the Museumof the Memory of the Earth, illustrating the rich presence of dinasaur in the region.
- Visit Mausoleum of the 7 Sleepers: an old mosque in a troglodyte setting on the way to Chenini.
- Visit of Chenini, a Berber village adjoining a flank of the Djebel.
- Visite of Ksar Hdada, thefilming location of the Star Warsmovie.
- Lunch.
- Direction Gabes.
- We continue to go back in time in Gabes with a visit to the Jara market
which is a sought-after place of trade since it specializes in spices and henna.
- Départ to Sfax.
- Arrival in Sfax: Dinner and accommodation.
- Breakfast.
- Departure to El Jem.
- Visit the amphitheatre of El Jemtheancient thysdrus: which is the largest Roman monument in Africa and the 3rd largest in the Roman Empire.
- After visiting the amphitheatre, head to the archaeological museum which has many mosaics.
- Nearby, a visit to Villa Africa, which is a reconstruction of a house
- Lunch.
- Continue to Monastir.
- Arrival in Monastir: Visit the mausoleum of Bourguiba and the ribat, an imposing fortress.
- Direction towards Sousse.
- Arrival in Sousse: Visit the marina of Kantaoui, then the medina of Sousse, capital of the Sahel region.
- Destination in Hammamet.
- Arrival in Hammamet: Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
- Breakfast.
- Discovery of Hammamet: its small medina surrounded by high ramparts by the sea, its Kasbah (beautiful view from its summit).
- Départ to Nabeul, the ancient Roman Neapolis, considered the city of pottery and ceramics.
- Direction Kélibia, the town known for its fishing port.
- Visit you grand Fort Byzantium.
- Passant later by the ancient Punic city of Kerkouane, which is home to a Punic city and necropolis inscribed on the list of the world's heritage of Unisco.
- Départ to el Haouaria, the city of ways, where you will have lunch and visit the artificial caves that were dug by prisoners or slaves under the authority of the Carthaginians and then the Romans.
- Return in Hammamet: Dinner and Hotel Accommodation.
_Breakfast.
_Départ to Tunis.
_Visit of the Bardo National Museum: the second most important museum on the African continent.
- Lunch.
- Départ to the historic city of Tunis on a guided tour: where you explore the shops, mosques, and monuments of the historic medina.
- Visit the wine cellar for demonstration and tasting.
- Direction hotel: Dinner and accommodation.
- Breakfast.
- Départ from Tunis to Dougga.
- Arrival in Dougga.
- Visite of the Dougga archaeological site: which is a major site of Antiquity in Africa because of its size, its state of conservation, its monuments: This site is classified as a World Heritage Site of the Unisco: let's discover this site (the theatre, the capitol, the forum, the temple of Coelestis, the house of the trifolum, the alleys).
- Lunch at Dar Jdoud: a culinary, cultural and tourist area with panoramic views of the monuments of the Dougga site.
- Visit to the village of Tetour: The Andalusian soul that is an icon of the Andalusian passage in the North African region.
- Return in Tunis.
- Dinner and hotel accommodation.
- Departure from your hotel and transfer to the airport
Includes :
- _Half-board accommodation 5*/4*.
- _Guide English or Francophone.
- _De water 1 bottle daily per person per day on the bus during the trip.
- _Transport Tourist-Comfort class with air-conditioned bus.
- _Taxe of stay.
- _ All entrance fees to museums, tourist sites.
Excluded :
- _Lunch .
- _Jaunt camel ride 20 USD.
- _Calèche 20 USD.
- _Tower and Jeep 4x4 50 USD.
- _Tower and Quad 30 USD.
- _Artisant, carpets and souvenirs: you can haggle with the craftsmen below under the guidance of the local guide.
