8 Day History And Heritage Tour Of Tunisia
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Day 1: Day 1 : ARRIVAL TUNIS
Stop At: Tunis-Carthage International Airport, 1080 Tunis Cedexุ Tunis, Tunisia
Arrive at TunisโCarthage Airport, where your professional guide and driver will assist and transfer you directly to the hotel in Tunis, the capital city of this beautiful country and its greatest metropolitan area. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure, relaxing or exploring the beautiful surroundings. In the evening indulge in a delicious dinner.
Overnight in Tunis
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = El Mouradi Gammarth or similar 5*
Day 2: Day 2 : TUNIS โ SIDI BOU SAID โ CARTHAGE โ HAMMAMET (102km - 2hrs)
Stop At: Golden Tulip Taj Sultan, Yasmine Hammamet 8050, Tunisia
Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel and a transfer to the picturesque Sidi Bou. This charming village is known for its indigo blue windows and doors, white walls and, set at an altitude of over 100 metres high, it features dazzling views over the Mediterranean Sea. Your next stop is at the neighbouring archaeological site of Carthage, located on a magnificent coastline. Although the ancient city was destroyed by the Romans, this UNESCO World Heritage Site features excavations of homes, baths and sewage systems. The other significant site in the area is the Carthage amphitheatre, built towards the first century AD and later rebuilt by the Romans. The theatre today hosts some 30,000 visitors at the yearly International Music Festival of Carthage. After a tasty lunch, head towards downtown Tunis to visit the Bardo National Museum, located in an old Beylical castle in the middle of the old city of Tunis, and renowned for its rich collection of mosaics. Continue with a visit and free time in the ancient Medina of Tunis before you head to the Hammamet area to check in to your hotel. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Hammamet area
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Golden Tulip Taj Sultan Hammamet or similar 5*
Day 3: Day 3 : HAMMAMET โ DOUGGA โ KAIRAOUN (321 km-5 hrs)
Stop At: Rue Sidi Abdelkader, Rue De La Kasbah, Kairouan, Tunisia
Have a delicious breakfast at the hotel before you head towards another one of Tunisiaโs rich archaeological sites. Dougga is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, awarded for containing the best-preserved small Roman town in North Africa. The site contains the heritage of a variety of civilisations, such as Roman, Punic and Byzantine. Its most significant monuments are the exquisite Roman Capitol and Theatre. After a local lunch, transfer to Kairouan, the โcapital of Islamโ in Tunisia. On arrival, check in to your hotel. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Kairouan
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Kasbah Kairouan or similar 5*
Day 4: Day 4 : KAIRAOUN โ TOZEUR (294 km- 4hrs)
Stop At: Hรดtel Ras El Ain Tozeur, Bp 141, Tozeur 2200, Tunisia
After breakfast, take a walking tour with your guide through the old Medina of Kairouan. Visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan, located in the middle of the Medina and built by the Arab general Uqba Ibn Nafi in 670 AD. The site attracts thousands of local and international visitors for its magnificent architectural and spiritual value. Then visit the impressive ancient engineering site of the Aghlabid basins, where two large water basins and a few cisterns have survived the passing of centuries as they helped conserve and distribute decades of scarce drinking water resources. After lunch, head south via Gafsa to arrive at Tozeur, the city of palm trees. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Tozeur
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Ras El Ain Tozeur or similar 4*
Day 5: Day 5 : TOZEUR
Stop At: Hรดtel Ras El Ain Tozeur, Bp 141, Tozeur 2200, Tunisia
Start with a delectable breakfast at your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure, relaxing, exploring the surroundings on your own, or joining an optional tour. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Tozeur
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Ras El Ain Tozeur or similar 4*
Day 6: Day 6 : TOZEUR โ CHOTT DJERID โ DOUZ (130km-2hrs)
Stop At: Sun Palm Douz, Zone Touristique Bp 98, Douz 4260, Tunisia
After breakfast, on the way out of Tozeur, visit the centre of this small town and spot the intricate architectural designs on the faรงades of the houses. Then drive through the biggest salt lake in the country, Chott el Djerid, admiring the outstanding never-ending view of white and pink mirages, also used as a filming site for Star Wars. On your arrival to Douz, the โgateway to the Saharaโ, indulge in a delicious lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Douz
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Sun Palm Douz or similar 4*
Day 7: Day 7 : DOUZ โ MATMATA โ SOUSSE (432km-5hrs)
Stop At: El Mouradi Palace, Zone touristique Port El Kantaouiุ Hammam Sousse 4089, Tunisia
Have a tasty breakfast at the hotel and head towards the old village of Matmata. The area contains one of the best preserved, still inhabited troglodyte houses, carved by Tunisian Berbers in the middle of the surrounding earth. A filming site of the Star Wars movie is also open for visitors in Matmata. The next stop is at the village of El Djem, home of the Roman amphitheatre of El Djem, the third largest Roman amphitheatre in the world, built around 18 centuries ago, and exceptionally well-preserved up to this day. The site was mainly used for spectator events, namely gladiator battles. After a local lunch in El Djem, continue to the Mediterranean town of Sousse for your last night in the country. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Sousse
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = El Mouradi Palace Sousse or similar 5*
Day 8: Day 8 : DEPARTURE SOUSSE
Stop At: Tunis-Carthage International Airport, 1080 Tunis Cedexุ Tunis, Tunisia
Begin your last day with a delightful breakfast at the hotel. Then, depending on your flight time, visit the high-end leisure harbour of Port El Kantaoui accompanied by your guide. Enjoy the relaxing surrounds while sipping on Tunisian coffee or fresh juice and shop for souvenirs, before transferring to the airport, with assistance for departure.
Breakfast included.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Day 1 : ARRIVAL TUNIS
Stop At: Tunis-Carthage International Airport, 1080 Tunis Cedexุ Tunis, Tunisia
Arrive at TunisโCarthage Airport, where your professional guide and driver will assist and transfer you directly to the hotel in Tunis, the capital city of this beautiful country and its greatest metropolitan area. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure, relaxing or exploring the beautiful surroundings. In the evening indulge in a delicious dinner.
Overnight in Tunis
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = El Mouradi Gammarth or similar 5*
Day 2: Day 2 : TUNIS โ SIDI BOU SAID โ CARTHAGE โ HAMMAMET (102km - 2hrs)
Stop At: Golden Tulip Taj Sultan, Yasmine Hammamet 8050, Tunisia
Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel and a transfer to the picturesque Sidi Bou. This charming village is known for its indigo blue windows and doors, white walls and, set at an altitude of over 100 metres high, it features dazzling views over the Mediterranean Sea. Your next stop is at the neighbouring archaeological site of Carthage, located on a magnificent coastline. Although the ancient city was destroyed by the Romans, this UNESCO World Heritage Site features excavations of homes, baths and sewage systems. The other significant site in the area is the Carthage amphitheatre, built towards the first century AD and later rebuilt by the Romans. The theatre today hosts some 30,000 visitors at the yearly International Music Festival of Carthage. After a tasty lunch, head towards downtown Tunis to visit the Bardo National Museum, located in an old Beylical castle in the middle of the old city of Tunis, and renowned for its rich collection of mosaics. Continue with a visit and free time in the ancient Medina of Tunis before you head to the Hammamet area to check in to your hotel. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Hammamet area
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Golden Tulip Taj Sultan Hammamet or similar 5*
Day 3: Day 3 : HAMMAMET โ DOUGGA โ KAIRAOUN (321 km-5 hrs)
Stop At: Rue Sidi Abdelkader, Rue De La Kasbah, Kairouan, Tunisia
Have a delicious breakfast at the hotel before you head towards another one of Tunisiaโs rich archaeological sites. Dougga is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, awarded for containing the best-preserved small Roman town in North Africa. The site contains the heritage of a variety of civilisations, such as Roman, Punic and Byzantine. Its most significant monuments are the exquisite Roman Capitol and Theatre. After a local lunch, transfer to Kairouan, the โcapital of Islamโ in Tunisia. On arrival, check in to your hotel. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Kairouan
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Kasbah Kairouan or similar 5*
Day 4: Day 4 : KAIRAOUN โ TOZEUR (294 km- 4hrs)
Stop At: Hรดtel Ras El Ain Tozeur, Bp 141, Tozeur 2200, Tunisia
After breakfast, take a walking tour with your guide through the old Medina of Kairouan. Visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan, located in the middle of the Medina and built by the Arab general Uqba Ibn Nafi in 670 AD. The site attracts thousands of local and international visitors for its magnificent architectural and spiritual value. Then visit the impressive ancient engineering site of the Aghlabid basins, where two large water basins and a few cisterns have survived the passing of centuries as they helped conserve and distribute decades of scarce drinking water resources. After lunch, head south via Gafsa to arrive at Tozeur, the city of palm trees. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Tozeur
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Ras El Ain Tozeur or similar 4*
Day 5: Day 5 : TOZEUR
Stop At: Hรดtel Ras El Ain Tozeur, Bp 141, Tozeur 2200, Tunisia
Start with a delectable breakfast at your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure, relaxing, exploring the surroundings on your own, or joining an optional tour. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Tozeur
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Ras El Ain Tozeur or similar 4*
Day 6: Day 6 : TOZEUR โ CHOTT DJERID โ DOUZ (130km-2hrs)
Stop At: Sun Palm Douz, Zone Touristique Bp 98, Douz 4260, Tunisia
After breakfast, on the way out of Tozeur, visit the centre of this small town and spot the intricate architectural designs on the faรงades of the houses. Then drive through the biggest salt lake in the country, Chott el Djerid, admiring the outstanding never-ending view of white and pink mirages, also used as a filming site for Star Wars. On your arrival to Douz, the โgateway to the Saharaโ, indulge in a delicious lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Douz
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = Sun Palm Douz or similar 4*
Day 7: Day 7 : DOUZ โ MATMATA โ SOUSSE (432km-5hrs)
Stop At: El Mouradi Palace, Zone touristique Port El Kantaouiุ Hammam Sousse 4089, Tunisia
Have a tasty breakfast at the hotel and head towards the old village of Matmata. The area contains one of the best preserved, still inhabited troglodyte houses, carved by Tunisian Berbers in the middle of the surrounding earth. A filming site of the Star Wars movie is also open for visitors in Matmata. The next stop is at the village of El Djem, home of the Roman amphitheatre of El Djem, the third largest Roman amphitheatre in the world, built around 18 centuries ago, and exceptionally well-preserved up to this day. The site was mainly used for spectator events, namely gladiator battles. After a local lunch in El Djem, continue to the Mediterranean town of Sousse for your last night in the country. Lunch and dinner is included.
Overnight in Sousse
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe Hotel Category = El Mouradi Palace Sousse or similar 5*
Day 8: Day 8 : DEPARTURE SOUSSE
Stop At: Tunis-Carthage International Airport, 1080 Tunis Cedexุ Tunis, Tunisia
Begin your last day with a delightful breakfast at the hotel. Then, depending on your flight time, visit the high-end leisure harbour of Port El Kantaoui accompanied by your guide. Enjoy the relaxing surrounds while sipping on Tunisian coffee or fresh juice and shop for souvenirs, before transferring to the airport, with assistance for departure.
Breakfast included.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Tour leaving from Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and a city full of history and culture. With its old town declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ancient ruins, and beautiful beaches, Tunis offers a unique experience for travelers. Enjoy delicious Tunisian cuisine, explore the labyrinthine streets of the Medina, and marvel at the impressive architecture and landscapes. Don't miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich history of Carthage and relax on the beaches of Sidi Bou Said.
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