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Nature and Culture

Historical district of medina of Tunis
Historical district of medina of Tunis
Ancient Roman town Bulla Regia
Ancient Roman town Bulla Regia
Medina of Tunis
Medina of Tunis
Old Port in Bizerte
Old Port in Bizerte
Roman theater in Dougga
Roman theater in Dougga
Ruins of the ancient Uthina (Oudna, Oudhna) town
Ruins of the ancient Uthina (Oudna, Oudhna) town
Tunis medina lamps
Tunis medina lamps
  

General information

DurationDestinationDeparture
5 days and 4 nights
Tunisia (Tunis, Bizerte, Tabarka, Ain Draham)
Tunisia (Tunis)

Description

Go off the beaten track in Tunisia and head north to discover a different face of this diverse and historically rich country. On this five-day trip, you will have an easy going, yet exciting opportunity to enjoy a fascinating natural escape and discover a wide range of archaeological treasures.

Category

 
Superior Hotel Category (Scheduled Tour)
Full Board
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Program

Day 1:
Tunis (25 Km – 1 hr)
Upon arrival at the Tunis–Carthage International Airport, you will be met by your professional guide and driver and transferred to your accommodation. Spend the rest of the day relaxing in the hotel facilities or head outside to explore the area and in the evening enjoy delicious dinner at your hotel. Overnight in Tunis.

Day 2:
Tunis - Utique - Bizerte (110 Km – 2.5 hrs)
Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel. After that, you will be picked up at around 8 am and head towards downtown Tunis to visit the Bardo National Museum, renowned for its rich collection of mosaics and built on an old Beylical castle in the heart of the old city of Tunis. Following the visit of Bardo, you will leave the capital driving towards the north to visit the site of Utique, an ancient Phoenician and Carthaginian city located near the outflow of the Medjerda River into the Mediterranean, between Carthage in the south and Bizerte in the North, which is the northernmost city in Africa and where you will have lunch in a local restaurant and spend the rest of the day discovering the city with your guide. Arrive at your hotel for check in at around 6 pm and devour your dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Bizerte.

Day 3:
Bizerte - Sejnene - Tabarka (140 Km – 2.5 hrs)
This day is all about natural escape. After breakfast, you will be picked up at around 8 am. The moment you leave Bizerte, you will continue on a road crossing vast green fields, mountains, barrages and an occasional panoramic view on the Mediterranean Sea. Your first stop will be in Sejnene. Famous for its unique pottery style and colors, this small village is internationally renowned for the clay designing done by its women artisans, an art that exhibits the Berber details through its structure and colors. Your next and final stop for the day will be Tabarka, a city colored not only by its nature and architecture but also by its cultural heritage of Berber, Punic, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic, Genoese and Turkish origin. The town is dominated by an offshore rock, from which you can see all of Tabarka and its surrounding area. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Tabarka, and the rest of the day will be dedicated to the visit of its fort and its needle-shaped rocks falling over each other until they reach the sea, its old port and the village and local coral shops. Arrive at your hotel for check in at around 6 pm. Overnight in Tabarka.

Day 4:
Tabarka - Ain Drahem - Bulla Regia - Dougga - Oudhna - Tunis (300 Km – 4.5 hrs)
This day highlights the historical and mainly the archeological experience of the roundtrip. You will be picked up after breakfast at around 8 am to start with the visit of Ain Drahem. Its name derived from the Roman language and it is describing the sulfurous hot springs where you will also see ruins of Roman Baths. Your next stop is Bulla Regia, in which you will have a unique experience exploring a complete and well-preserved infrastructure of a Roman city and underground buildings that were once used by the Romans as elegant homes far from the heat. Your next stop is yet another archeological richness in the area, qualified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being the best preserved Roman small town in North Africa. Its main highlights are the Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, the capitol, the theater, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis. You will have lunch in Dougga and continue to your last archeological stop; the site of Uthina before making your way to Tunis. Uthina is significant for its half-way dug theatre seating 16 thousand spectators. Arrive at your hotel for check in at around 6 pm.
Overnight in Tunis.

Day 5:
Carthage - Tunis (25 Km - 1 hr)
Last but not least, at around 8am and before your departure, you will make the visit of the indispensable ruins of Carthage, capital of the Carthaginian civilization and the trading hub of the Middle East in ancient history. At the agreed time of pick-up, you will be taken to the airport for your return flight. (Depending on your arrival and departure flights, the first and last day itineraries may vary and lunch is either included on the first or last day of the roundtrip).

Price includes

- Operated with an English, French, German, Italian or Spanish-speaking guide on a shared basis
- 4 nights’ accommodation
- Meals: 4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners
- Shared transportation as indicated in the itinerary
- Inbound/Outbound shared transfers from/to Tunis-Carthage International Airport
- All entrance fee and activities indicated in the itinerary: Bardo National Museum visit, Utique and Bizerte city tour (Day 2); Sejnene village and Tabarka town tour (Day 3); Ain Drahem, Bulla Reia, Dougga and - Uthina sites tour (Day 4); Carthage ruins tour (Day 5)
- Meet & greet at Tunis–Carthage International Airport (Day 1)

Price does not include

- Tips or visa fees
- International or domestic flights
- Personal expenses
- Optional activities
- Drinks during the meals
- Any type of personal or travel insurance
- Other services not clearly indicated in the package inclusions above

Itinerary

Day Overnight Itinerary highlights
1 Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth or similarTunis   Carthage (TUN), Tunis - Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN)
2 Hotel Andalucia Beach Resort or similarBizerte
3 Hotel Golden Yasmine Mehari or similarTabarka
4 Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth or similarTunis   Ain Draham
5   Carthage (TUN), Tunis - Airport

Accommodations provided in each place

PlaceSuperior Hotel Category
TunisHotel El Mouradi Gammarth or similar
BizerteHotel Andalucia Beach Resort or similar
TabarkaHotel Golden Yasmine Mehari or similar