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Departs daily
Package includes:
• Arrival and departure airport transfers
• 7 nights’ accommodation including breakfast and dinner
• Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle with the services of an English guide
• Entrance fees into sites mentioned below
Package excludes:
• Air-fares and airport taxes
• Meals and sightseeing not mentioned
• Travel insurance, visa cost and tips
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: TUNIS
Arrive Tunis, transfer to hotel.
Overnight: Tunis or Gammarth (D)
DAY 2: TUNIS - BARDO - CARTHAGE - SIDI BOU SAID - KAIROUAN
Morning visit to the Bardo Museum, famous for its giant marble statues, ancient ceramics and collection of Roman mosaics. Visit the Roman and Punic sites at Carthage including the Antonine Baths, the Byrsa Hill excavations, the Carthage Museum, the ruins at Tophet, the Theatre and the Punic ports. Continue to the picturesque village of Sidi Bou Said built on the hillside overlooking the Bay of Tunis and admire the Andalusian architecture. Depart for Kairouan, subtle changes in the landscape and colouring soon become apparent.
Overnight: Kairouan (BD)
DAY 3: KAIROUAN - GAFSA - TOZEUR
Visit the Arabic and Islamic monuments in the holiest town in North Africa, Kairouan. The city was declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1988. See the Great Mosque built in 670AD by Sidi Okba and the Mausoleum of Sidi Sahbi. See the Aghlabid Basin. Stop at a carpet shop to see the typical craftwork of the region. Continue via Gafsa to Tozeur.
Overnight: Tozeur (BD)
DAY 4: TOZEUR - CHOOT EL JERID - DOUZ
Morning visit of Tozeur, an important oasis on the ancient caravan route between Algeria and Tunisia. Cross the 150 mile-long salt-water lake, Chott el- Jerid. This was the backdrop of the multi-Oscar winning movies, “The English Patient” and “Star Wars”. Afternoon arrival in Douz. Douz marks the beginning of the Grand Erg Oriental (Great Eastern Sand Sea) and its ochre sand dunes. Optional camel ride on the dunes of the Sahara available.
Overnight: 4* Hotel in Douz (BD)
DAY 5: DOUZ - MATMATA - GABES - EL JEM - SOUSSE or MONASTIR
Morning departure for the arid, sun baked region of Matmata, see the amazing underground troglodyte village, used as the setting in the original “Star Wars” movie and inhabited until the 1960s. Continue to Gabes and visit Jara spice and henna market. See the El Jem Amphitheatre, an impressive heritage site with the remains of an imposing 3rd century Roman Colosseum, originally seating 30000 people. Continue to the attractive coastal resort town of Sousse or Monastir.
Overnight: Sousse or Monastir (BD)
DAY 6: SOUSSE or MONASTIR - PORT EL KANTAOUI - HAMMAMET
Visit the Medina of Sousse and the picturesque modern resort of Port El Kantaoui. Depart for Hammamet and visit the Medina.
Overnight: Hammamet (BD)
DAY 7: HAMMAMET - NABEUL - KELIBIA - KERKOUAN - ELU HAOUARIA - HAMAMMET
Morning departure for Nabeul, see the amazing pottery and ceramics. Continue to Dar Chaabane and visit the stonemasons and weaving co-operative in Beni Khiar. Continue to Kelibia, some time at leisure to explore the port and the Phoenician-Byzantine fortress. Travel to Kerkouane and visit the Punic site. See the old Roman quarries at El-Haouaria. Return to Hammamet.
Overnight: Hammamet (BD)
DAY 8: HAMMAMET - TUNIS
Departure transfer to Tunis Airport. (B)
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