The Best of Tunisia, 3 Days Guided Tour with Lunch

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Medina of Tunis _Carthage _Sidi Bousaid
4 stops
1
Medina of Tunis
this sprawling maze of ancient streets and alleys is one of North Africa's most impressive medieval medinas and one of Tunisia's great treasures. It's home to numerous covered souks selling everything from shoes to shisha, as well as bustling cafes, alleyways full of artisans at work, and residential areas punctuated by large, brightly painted doorways. Historic palaces, hammams, mosques and madrassas (schools for the study of the Koran) are scattered throughout, many are richly decorated with tiles, carved stucco and marble columns.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
2
La Goulette
this suburban district is renowned for the perpetual animation that reigns in its streets, all year round. The terraces of cafes and restaurants follow one another by the sea
1 hour • Admission ticket free
3
Site Archeologique de Carthage
The archaeological site of Carthage is a site scattered in the current city of Carthage (Tunisia) and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Sidi Bou Said
With its distinctive blue and white colors, cobbled streets and breathtaking glimpses of azure waters, the cliff-top village of Sidi Bou Said is one of the most beautiful places in Tunisia. Its distinctive architecture is a mix of Ottoman and Andalusian, the result of the influx of Spanish Muslims in the 16th century.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Kairouan_ El Jem amphitheater
5 stops
5
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque is the symbol of Kairouan. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in the world, one of the most impressive monuments in the whole Maghreb! Its religious prestige makes Kairouan the 4th holiest city in Islam. We admire its imposing minaret, its majestic courtyard with impressive dimensions, surrounded by superbly designed arcades and sheltering a sundial, and the high doors of richly carved cedar wood. They open onto the prayer rooms, adorned with dozens of marble columns. Built in 670, this architectural masterpiece, whose appearance evokes an adobe fortress, inspired other mosques in the Maghreb.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Bassins Aghlabites
The Aghlabid basins are a Tunisian historical monument located in Kairouan. Dating from the beginning of the second half of the 9th century and located outside the ramparts of the medina of Kairouan, they are considered to be the most important hydraulic works in the history of the Muslim world.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
7
Medina of Kairouan
The medina of Kairouan is one of the most preserved and authentic in Tunisia, where you can take a look in the souks, taste the pastries of Kairouan "Les Mekroudhs" and its artisanal manufacture of carpets.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Amphitheatre D'el Jem
A visit to the Roman Colosseum, founded in the 3rd century AD and declared a World Heritage Site in 1972, which can accommodate 30,000 spectators, third in the Roman world by its size after that of Rome and that of Capua, the amphitheater of El Djem and the most impressive Roman monument in Africa.
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Archaeological Museum of El-Djem
The Archaeological Museum of El Jem is a Tunisian museum located in the city of El Jem, the ancient Thysdrus. Founded in October 26, 1970, it was renovated in 2002. The museum is located in the immediate vicinity of the first amphitheaters of ancient Thysdrus — the last, largest and best preserved is listed as a World Heritage Site. The museum was built on the site of a Roman villa whose spatial organization it restores: a central courtyard surrounded by a peristyle – courtyard – which gives access to the rooms. There are exhibited objects – sculptures, mosaic paintings, ceramics, etc. – from excavation campaigns carried out at Thysdrus as well as in the vicinity of the city
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Hammamet _ sousse _ monastir
4 stops
10
Hammamet
A bustling resort in summer, renowned for its beaches and its sense of partying, Hammamet is also a small town with an authentic character. A sea of turquoise, scents of jasmine, white houses and ramparts gilded by the centuries... A particular poetry emerges from its medina lined with fine sand. Nearby, the new resort of Yasmine Hammamet offers a more contemporary decor, while the forests and fields of lemon trees have something to delight nature lovers.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Medina De Susa
Located in the Tunisian Sahel, the Medina of Sousse constitutes a homogeneous architectural ensemble that reflects Arab-Muslim town planning applied to a coastal city exposed throughout its history to piracy and dangers from the sea.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
12
Ribat of Monastir
It is the oldest and most important of the defensive works erected along the Maghreb coast by the Arab conquerors at the dawn of Islam. Founded in 796, this building underwent several renovations during the medieval period. Initially, in the shape of a quadrilateral, it is made up of four buildings overlooking two interior courtyards. In addition to the small cells of the "warrior monks" who, while carrying out their military duties, devoted themselves to prayer and contemplation, the Ribat houses two prayer rooms, the most spacious of which now houses rare collectibles of worship. and medieval crafts. time. A hundred spiral steps provide access to the watchtower from the top of which luminous messages were exchanged at night with the towers of the neighboring ribats and which offers the visitor a superb view of the city of Monastir and its open sea.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Marina Cap Monastir
The marina is both a port of call, passage, wintering and regattas, made by the sailor.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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