From Tunis · From Hammamet
The best of Tunisia in three days, with a guide and lunch
Three private guided days from your hotel in Tunis or Hammamet, covering five UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Medina of Tunis and Carthage with Sidi Bou Saïd on day one, Kairouan and the amphitheatre of El Jem on day two, Hammamet, Sousse and Monastir on day three. Lunch and eleven entrance tickets are included, and you sleep at your own hotel each night.
- 3 days
- Private tour
- No accommodation
- Guided tour
- Lunch · included
- Entrance fees · included
Overview
The best of Tunisia in 3 days: five UNESCO sites, lunch included
This is the tour for travellers who have a hotel they like and no wish to pack a suitcase again. You go out each morning and come back each evening, so three days of sightseeing cost you no nights and no hotel changes.
The route is built around the country’s World Heritage list rather than around the map: the Medina of Tunis, Carthage, Kairouan, El Jem and Sousse, in the order that makes the driving work. Lunch is included on all three days, and so is every ticket on the itinerary — eleven of them.
Everything is private: your group, your vehicle, your guide. Nobody else sets the pace and nothing waits for a coach to fill.
Highlights
- Five UNESCO World Heritage sites in three days
- Lunch included on each of the three days
- Eleven entrance tickets included, from Carthage to the Ribat of Monastir
- The amphitheatre of El Jem and its archaeological museum
- No hotel changes: you return to your own hotel every evening
Photos
The tour, day by day
3 days in this order. Your driver may adapt the order of a day to traffic, weather and opening hours.
The route
3 days · 0 nights
- Pick-upAt your hotel
Day 1Sidi Bou Saïd
Day 2El Jem Amphitheatre
Day 3Ribat of Monastir- ReturnAt your hotel
Day 1
The Medina of Tunis, Carthage and Sidi Bou Saïd
- Back to your own hotel
- Lunch
The Medina of Tunis on foot
UNESCO World Heritage · 1979Entrance included
The medina of Tunis has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979 and is still the working centre of the old city. You walk in from one of the gates, past the fondouks and the covered souks, to the Zitouna Mosque at its heart.
Carthage above the gulf
UNESCO World Heritage · 1979Entrance included
Carthage is a second World Heritage site, spread across a residential hill above the sea rather than gathered behind one fence. The Punic city and the Roman city that replaced it are both here, with the gulf on the horizon from almost every point.
Sidi Bou Saïd, blue and white
Entrance included
The first day ends in the clifftop village where every wall is whitewashed and every door and grille is the same blue. The cobbled main street climbs to a lookout over the marina; coffee is yours to pay for.
Day 2
Kairouan and the amphitheatre of El Jem
- Back to your own hotel
- Lunch
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Entrance included
Kairouan is often called the fourth holy city of Islam. Its Great Mosque, founded in 670, is the oldest place of worship in the Muslim West: a marble courtyard, a square minaret and a prayer hall carried on ancient columns.
The Aghlabid Basins
Entrance included
Two great circular reservoirs on the edge of the old town, built to hold the city’s water supply. Seen from the viewing platform, the geometry is the whole story.
The medina of Kairouan
UNESCO World Heritage · 1988Entrance included
The medina is a World Heritage site in its own right and the best place in Tunisia to watch carpets being knotted. It is also the home of makroudh, the date-filled semolina pastry sold by the kilo.
El Jem: the amphitheatre and its museum
UNESCO World Heritage · 1979Entrance included
El Jem was Thysdrus, grown rich on olive oil. Its amphitheatre, built of cut stone on flat ground, measures 148 by 122 metres and held around 35,000 spectators. The archaeological museum nearby holds the mosaics that paved the town’s villas; both tickets are included.
Day 3
Hammamet, Sousse and Monastir
- End of the tour
- Lunch
The medina of Hammamet
Entrance included
A small walled medina on a headland, with the kasbah at one end and the beach running out from its walls. Orientalist painters and romantic travellers have been coming here since the end of the nineteenth century.
The medina of Sousse
UNESCO World Heritage · 1988Entrance included
Ancient Hadrumetum, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1988. The ramparts, the ribat, the Great Mosque and the kasbah are all inside one circuit of walls.
The ribat of Monastir
Entrance included
Three days end by the sea at Monastir, the Punic and then Roman town of Ruspina. Its ribat is a fortified monastery facing the Mediterranean, and its tower looks out over the coast.
Nights and meals
Where you sleep each night and which meals are included, day by day.
| Day | Night | Meals included |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Back to your own hotel | Lunch |
| Day 2 | Back to your own hotel | Lunch |
| Day 3 | End of the tour | Lunch |
What is included
The price covers everything listed under "Included". Anything else is up to you.
Included
- Lunch on each of the three days
- Air-conditioned private vehicle for your group only
- All fees and taxes
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
- Entrance to the archaeological site of Carthage
- Entrance to the Medina of Tunis
- Entrance to Sidi Bou Saïd
- Entrance to the Aghlabid Basins
- Entrance to the Great Mosque of Kairouan
- Entrance to the Medina of Kairouan
- Entrance to the El Jem Amphitheatre
- Entrance to the El Jem Archaeological Museum
- Entrance to the medina of Hammamet
- Entrance to the Medina of Sousse
- Entrance to the Ribat of Monastir
Not included
- Hotel: you sleep at your own hotel
Good to know
- No accommodation is included
- This tour deliberately has no hotel: you sleep where you already are. If you would rather sleep closer to the sites, ask us about the 7-day itinerary instead.
- Where we pick you up
- We pick you up at your hotel in Tunis or Hammamet each morning and bring you back there each evening. Tell us the name of your hotel when you book.
- Dress code at the mosques
- The Great Mosque of Kairouan is an active place of worship. Cover shoulders and knees and bring a light scarf. Visiting hours can be shorter on Fridays.
- Three full days of walking
- Medinas are cobbled and Carthage is spread over a hill. Comfortable shoes matter more than anything else you pack.
Questions about this tour
Is a hotel included?
No. This is a three-day guided tour without accommodation: you return to your own hotel in Tunis or Hammamet each evening.
Which entrance fees are included?
Eleven: Carthage, the Medina of Tunis, Sidi Bou Saïd, the Aghlabid Basins, the Great Mosque of Kairouan, the Medina of Kairouan, the El Jem amphitheatre, the El Jem Archaeological Museum, the medina of Hammamet, the Medina of Sousse and the Ribat of Monastir.
Is lunch included on all three days?
Yes, lunch is included. Tell us in advance about vegetarian, halal or allergy requirements and we confirm what the restaurants can do.
Can we start from Hammamet?
Yes. The tour starts and ends at your hotel in Tunis or in Hammamet, every day.
Do the three days have to be consecutive?
The tour is written as three consecutive days. If you need them split, send us your dates and we will tell you what is possible.
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