Tunisia Cultural Package

Arrival at Tunis airport followed by welcome.

Transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
 

Breakfast and departure to visit thuburbo Majus, one of the best-preserved sites in Tunisia. It was occupied by the Berbers, Phoenicians, the Romans and afterwards converted into one of many Roman garrisons in North Africa.

Continuation to Teboursouk and lunch at hotel in Thugga.

Visit to the archaeological site of Dougga (ancient Thugga): covering some 60 acres and laid out on a steep slope some 2,000 feet above the plain, Dougga was known as the “city of temples.” Visit to Dougga’s theater, which today is used for its Drama festival and accommodates almost 3,500 people. Visit to the Temple of Saturn, which was found evidence of a pre-Roman sanctuary dedicated to the Carthaginian god Gal; and the Temples of Augustan Piety and Mercury.

Continuation to Kairouan. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight

After breakfast, checkout and explore Kairouan: the city which rises like a dream of ochre and tawny beige, bearing in its serenity 13 centuries of Islamic culture. Behold the wondrous beauty of its mosques, the symphony of its columns and arches and the exquisite delicacy of the stone work. Visit to the Great Mosque of Uqba Bin Nafi, an important Islamic landmark and architecture which was built in the 9th century. Next, visit Sidi Sahbi Mausoleum, which houses the tomb of one of Prophet Mohammed's companions known as the Barbe and the Aghlabids pools.

We will proceed to Sbeitla. Lunch at a restaurant and then visit the Roman ruins of Sbeitla, one of the few ancient Roman cities that is famous not only for its strategic role but also its politics and economy have played a major role during antiquity.

Departure for Tozeur: one of the famous oasis in the world which is surrounded by 200 springs. It is sheltered by a palm grove of more than 1000 ha – about 400.000 palm trees and world-renowned dates, also known as deglet nour which means “fingers of light”.

Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight in Tozeur.

After breakfast, proceed to visit the Mountain oases of Chebika/Tamerza/Midès. 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 most impressive of these oases; which overlooks a
breathtakingly high canyon.

Return to Tozeur and have lunch.

Departure to Douz, the gateway to the Sahara. Then, cross the dry salt lake of Chott El Jerid and arrive in Douz for 1h camel riding on the dunes.

Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, proceed to Matmata and explore its famous troglodytes, underground houses built to protect the Berbers from the intense heat in the summer. Then visit the berber Museum in Tamezret.

Continuation to visit Toujane and the Berber village.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Departure to Sfax. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, departure to El Jem. Be enthralled by one of the world’s largest and most spectacular Roman Amphitheatre. Built in 238 AD, it can hold up to 35,000 spectators. This monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of the Roman Empire.

Continue to Sousse, the 3rd-largest city in Tunisia. The Medina of Sousse is one of the UNESCO´s World Heritage Sites in Tunisia. Explore the ramparts, walls that enclose certain parts of the city and the 13th-century Ribath, an ancient rest stop for travellers. Possibility to visit the Museum of Sousse (if time permits it).

Lunch at a restaurant in Port El Kantaoui. 

Departure to Hammamet and visit of the Fortress and the Medina.

Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, checkout and departure to visit of Carthage, an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest Phoenician settlement on the coast of North Africa. Continue to Byrsa Hill to view the main ruins of the Punic City and some of its glorious monuments like the Thermes d’Antonin, Tophet at Salambo and Punic ports.

Explore Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque small town bordered by whitewashed houses with blue shutters and doors.

Lunch at a local restaurant followed by visiting the Bardo Museum, one of the best archaeological museums in the Mediterranean, which is especially well-known for its beautiful collection of mosaics. 

Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, checkout and transfer to Tunis airport for your final departure.