Tunisia Discovery: Kairouan, Tozeur, the Sahara and Carthage Small Group Tour in 6 Days

Arrive at Tunis-Carthage Airport, where our airport staff and your driver will greet and assist you and transfer you to Hammamet, one of the main coastal cities of this beautiful country. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure, relaxing in the hotel or exploring the beautiful surroundings in Yasmine Hammamet. End the day with dinner at your hotel.

Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel and a transfer to Kairouan. Upon arrival at the holy city, take a walking tour with your guide through the old Medina. 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 the centuries as they helped conserve and distribute decades of scarce drinking water resources. After lunch, head down south to Tozeur and enjoy the evening at your hotel.

Start with 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 is included. Then, back in Tozeur, 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 ‘gateway to the Sahara', enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

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.

After breakfast, your guide will accompany you directly to Sidi Bousaid, the charming village that is known for its indigo blue windows and doors and white walls. At an altitude of over 100 metres, it features dazzling views over the Mediterranean Sea. Your next stop is the neighbouring archaeological site of Carthage, located on a magnificent coastline. Although the ancient city was destroyed by the Romans, this UNESCO-listed 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 checking in to your hotel.

Begin your last day with one last breakfast at the hotel. Then, depending on your flight time, enjoy your free time at the hotel at leisure before transferring to the airport, with assistance for departure. Breakfast included.

This tour covers the south and the coast of Tunisia in six days. You arrive in Tunis and stay the first night in Hammamet. Day two takes in the Great Mosque of Kairouan and the Aghlabid basins on the way to the oasis of Tozeur. You then cross the salt lake of Chott Djerid to Douz on the edge of the Sahara. The road north passes the cave houses of Matmata and the Roman amphitheatre at El Djem, with a night in Sousse. The last full day is in Tunis, with the Bardo National Museum and the ruins of Carthage. Guides speak English, French, German, Italian or Spanish and the tour is shared with other travellers. Five nights in 4-star and 5-star hotels, five breakfasts, five lunches, five dinners and the entrance fees are included. Departures are every Monday.

• Travel Insurance
• Personal Expenses
• Gratuities
• Optional Activities / Highlights
• Meals and drinks not specifically stated as included

Visa fees. Local hotel tax. Personal expenses. Porterage and gratuities. Optional excursions as noted in the itinerary: 4X4 ride to Chebika , 4X4 ride to Ong Jmel. Meals and drinks not mentioned in the programme. Any type of personal or travel insurance

Price per person sharing a double room. Single rooms on request. The land arrangements are confirmed by the supplier, TUI Tunisia, within two working days of booking. The 4x4 rides to Chebika and Ong Jmel are optional and paid locally. A local hotel tax is paid at each hotel. Check the entry rules for your passport before booking.