Tunisia Holiday Package

After Breakfast, check out and explore Carthage (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the capital of the ancient Carthaginian Empire. Visit Byrsa Hill to see the ruins of Roman buildings and the Carthage Museum. See the Tophet, where urns containing the ashes and milk teeth of 8th-century BC children have been unearthed. Visit Antonine Baths, a huge Roman bath complex on the edge of the Mediterranean, and visit the theatre and Punic Port.

Proceed to Sidi Bou Said, stroll through the narrow streets of Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque small town bordered by white-washed houses with blue shutters and doors. Check out the various art galleries and try some mint tea in one of the traditional street cafes while enjoying the superb view of the gulf of Tunisia. Then, spend some leisure time indulging in shopping. Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit Bardo Museum (closed on Mondays), one of the best archaeological museums in the Mediterranean, which is well known for its beautiful collection of mosaics. The museum is located in an old palace that belongs to the Beys, rulers of Tunisia.

Next, visit Tunis Medina, where we will see the “old Tunisia” which includes the Medina, the ‘European’ quarter built at the beginning of the 20th century, and the new modern suburbs. For more than 500 years, Medina has been the historic heart of Tunis and UNESCO has classified it as a World Heritage Site due to its fascinating and exotic maze of streets. We will continue to Sousse.

Upon arrival at your hotel in to Sousse, have dinner, and overnight.

Overnight in Sousse
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, visit the Medina of Sousse which is one of the finest, and relaxing places in Tunisia (10 Km).

Depart to El Jem (1 hr driving = 70 Km), enthralled by one of the world’s largest and most spectacular Roman Amphitheatre. Built in 238 AD, the Amphitheatre can hold up to 35,000 spectators.

Next, we will go to Matmata (2.5 hr driving = 250 Km) which was the setting for the film Star Wars. This village, named after the Berber tribe that inhabits the region, is the largest of the troglodyte communities. Lunch in a troglodyte restaurant.

Depart to Douz (1.5 hr driving = 90 Km), which is a small town that appears to be plopped down amidst the dunes that are known as the "gateway to the Sahara". In ancient times, it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Check-in at the hotel in Douz, have dinner, and overnight.

Overnight in Douz
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After Breakfast, enjoy a 1 hr of Camel riding in the dunes. Depart to Tozeur via Chott El Jerid (1 hr and 45 min = 120 Km). Stop for a photo in Chott El Jerid (its sunbaked surface, composed of a hard crust of sodium chloride, conceals sources of underground water and the area has a vivid red color due to the high iron content.). Lunch at a local restaurant.

At 14:00, depart by 4X4 cars to visit Nefta and Ong Jemel, the famous place where the STAR WARS movie was made (65 Km = 1 hr driving).

Return to the hotel in Tozeur (65 Km = 1 hr driving), have dinner, and overnight.

Overnight in Tezour
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, proceed in 4X4 to visit the Mountain oasis of Chebika/Tamerza/ Midès (1 hr and 15 min driving= 70 Km).

In Chebika, the refreshing water rushes over an imposing waterfall to form a wadi surrounded by palm trees at the bottom of a gorge.

Tamerza looks barricaded by its mountain range as if suspended on the side of a vast canyon with commanding views over the vast plains as far as the Chott and the sand hills. Finally, there is Midès, the westernmost and arguably the most impressive of these oases which overlooks a breathtakingly high canyon.

Return to the hotel (1 hr and 15 min driving = 70 Km). Have lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Medina of Tozeur and Dar Cherait museum (2 hr visit = 5 Km). Have dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Tezour
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Have breakfast. Then check-out and depart to visit Sbeïtla (2 hrs driving = 170 Km): one of the few ancient Roman cities that is famous not only for its strategic role but also for its politics and economy.

Proceed to Kairouan (1.5 hr driving = 105 Km), one of the holiest sites in Islam and the spiritual home of all Tunisians. Explore Kairouan, the city which rises like a dream of ochre and tawny beige, bearing in its serenity 13 centuries of Islamic culture.

Visit the Great Mosque of Uqba Bin Nafi, an important Islamic landmark and architecture which was built in the 9th century (1 hr visit).

Lunch in hotel La Kasbah Kairouan (1 hr), next visit Sidi Sahbi Mausoleum, which houses the tomb of one of Prophet Mohammed's companions known as the Barber. Next, visit the Aghlabid pools (1.5 hr visit)

Continue to Hammamet (1 hr and 15 min drive = 90 Km), check-in, have dinner, and overnight.

Overnight in Hammamet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Have breakfast. Then depart to visit Hammamet and its Medina (10 Km).

Next visit Nabeul (30 minutes driving = 20 Km) and enjoy the handicrafts center most famous for pottery, distilled water from orange flowers, its roses, and jasmine plants. It is a great town of trade with many specialties: pottery, matting of rush, embroidery, and wrought iron.

Continue to Kelibia (1 hr driving = 60 Km), visit a charming fishing port close to a historic vestige and beautiful beaches, this lively fishing port is noteworthy for its 12th-century fort that overlooks a magnificent panorama of the sea from the top of a hill.

Visit Kerkouane (40 minutes driving = 40 Km). On this, the archaeological sites on the seafront are the best-preserved remains of the Carthaginian civilization: the ruins of a small city, with houses, a temple, and ramparts.

Have (Fish Menu) and visit El Haouaria situated at the tip of the Cap Bon peninsula, a pretty blue and white village adjacent to imposing mines dating from Antiquity, the Grottes (15 minutes driving = 15 Km).

Return to the hotel in Hammamet (2 hrs driving), have dinner, and overnight.

Overnight in Hammamet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Breakfast in the hotel. Checkout and transfer to the airport for the final departure.

Meals: Breakfast