8-Day Tunisia Exploration from the North to South
Highlights
Carthage, Dougga, Douz, El Djem, Hammamet, Sfax, Tozeur, Tunis, Matmata
Locations Covered
Carthage, Dougga, Douz, El Djem, Hammamet, Sfax, Tozeur, Tunis, Matmata
nature, cultural, historical
Group Tour
8 Days
Easy
Arabic, English, French
Description
Embark on this journey to see the popular landmarks of Tunisia in the towns of Hammamet, Tunis, and Kairouan, among others. Explore the UNESCO-declared World Heritage Sites of El Djem, Dougga and Carthage. Visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan, enjoy a camel ride and the beautiful nature at the Mountain Oasis of Chebika, experience the warm greetings of local people near Matmata Caves, and witness the Star Wars location at the Hotel Sidi Driss.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Hammamet
- Meet the tour representative at the airport and transfer to Hammamet's hotel.
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Day 2: Tunis - Carthage - Sidi Bou Said - Bardo
- Depart from Hammamet to visit the museum, holding the biggest collection of roman mosaics in the world (this museum is actually colsed for political purpuses, and will be replaced by the museum of local traditions in sidi boussaid)
- Visit the Medina of Tunis, starting and crossing the main avenue Habib Bourguiba Avenue where the revolution of 2011 started. Have a meal at La Goulette Fish restaurant.
- Proceed to the most visited archeological site in Tunisia, Cartage. Start with the Tophet, the open top sanctuary used in Carthaginian times for burning children.
- Stop at the two Punic ports, and visit the Antonin Baths in Cartage, 20m far from the palace of the Tunisian President.
- Explore the Arabo-Andalousian village, Sidi Bou Said, and the Blue and White village.
Dinner and overnight in Hammamet.
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Day 3: Hammamet - Dougga - Kairouan
- Drive to Hammamet and Baja at 8:00.
- Continue to the best-preserved Roman archaeological site in Africa with your Tunisian professional guide.
- Explore the Forum, the Capitol, the Second Forum, the slave market, the brothel, the public baths, and the theatre.
- Have lunch in Hotel Thugga and then continue to Kairouan and stop after 100 km in Siliana.
Have dinner and stay overnight in Hotel Kasbah.
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Day 4: Kairouan - Tozeur
- Visit the last 2 pools in Kairouan.
- Continue to visit the Mausoleum of Sidi Saheb, one of the companions of the Prophet Mohamed. He came to Tunisia with others to bring the new religion to the north of Africa. This mausoleum got built after his death.
- See the first religious monument built for Muslims in Africa, the Great Mosque of Kairouan, with its very symbolic minaret.
- Next, cross the old city, built by Muslims in Kairouan and see the architecture of traditional houses, following the narrow streets.
- Enjoy lunch at Hotel la Kasbah, Kairouan or jugurtha palace in gafsa, with your private tour guide.
- Arrive at Tozeur around sunset and have dinner at hotel Golden Yasmin Ras El Ain.
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Day 5: Tozeur - Salt Lack - Douz - Zmela Camp
- Depart from the hotel (in a 4*4 car) to visit the place where "Star Wars" got filmed, the Mosespa city.
- Visit the Mountain Oasis of Chebika, a green point naturally created in the middle of the Atlas Mountains and follow the natural spring flowing between two rocks, then a small lake, and finally, the waterfall.
- After that, head to the Mountain Oasis of Chebika, the waterfall created from the river coming from Algeria.
- Continue to Douz, crossing the biggest Salt Lake in Africa.
- Take a camel ride crossing the sand dunes for an hour. Continue to the camp wadi errmall.
Dinner and overnight in wadi rmall camp.
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Day 6: Camp - Matmata - Gabes - Sfax
- Depart from the camp to visit the Berber houses and troglodyte dwellings of Matmata Caves. You will be received by a local family and offered honey, olive oil, locally made Berber bread and a minty tea.
- Visit Hotel Sidi Driss, known for being used as a shooting site for the movie "Star Wars".
- Proceed to Gabes to visit the spice market ( now it is totally burned after an electrical incident)
Continue to Sfax for dinner and an overnight stay at hotel Ibis or golden yasmin les oliviers.
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Day 7: Sfax - El Djem - Monastir - Sousse - Hammamet
- Depart from Sfax and visit the 3rd biggest Roman colosseum in the world; inside, you will be explained the way of building, the gladiator fights, the 1st and 2nd flour and the underground flour where the lions used to live.
- Visit the Tomb of Habib Bourguiba, the first president of Tunisia. The design is similar to the mosque of Jerusalem. The palace is covered with Italian marble from the inside, a trove of the personal belongings of the man who is considered the builder of Tunisia.
- Have lunch in the restaurant and visit the leisure port “El Kantaoui”.
Dinner and overnight in Hammamet.
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Day 8: Departure
- Transfer to the airport.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 6 | /person |
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1 to 6 | /person |
This is a group tour |