There are some 250 Roman sites in Tunisia and we've chosen the most interesting
for your tour of Ancient Tunisia accompanied by a professional guide.
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Day 1
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Fly UK/Tunisia
Arrive Tunis and transfer to four star hotel in Hammamet.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day 2
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Tunis/Bardo/Carthage/Sidi
Bou Said/Hammamet
Breakfast. Visit to the Medina of Tunis (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
and the Zitouna Mosque and then visit the famous Roman collection
of mosaics in the Museum of Bardo. On to Sidi Bou Said and its pretty
blue and white for lunch. In the afternoon an extensive tour of
Carthage visiting Byrsa Hill, Antonine Baths, the Tophet and the
Punic Ports. Back to Hammamet. Dinner and overnight in Hammamet.
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Day 3
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Hammamet/Kelibia/Kerkouane/El
Haouaria/Korbous/Hammamet
Breakfast. Today we travel through the region of Cap Bon the "Garden
of Tunisia" for visits to the Phoenician ruins of Kerkouane and
to El Haouaria where stone was quarried in both the Phoenician and
Roman times and used in construction of Carthage. Lunch in El Haouaria.
Continue journey to Korbous and visit the hot springs. Back to Hammamet.
Dinner and overnight in Hammamet.
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Day 4
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Hammamet/Zaghouan/Thuburbo Majus/Dougga/Teboursouk
Breakfast. Explore more Roman history today on our tour visiting
Zaghouan and its Temple of Waters and to Thuburbo Majus, originally
a Berber village rebuilt by the Romans with a number of imposing
ruins, and finally Dougga one of the most important Roman sites
in North Africa. Lunch at Hotel Thugga. Dinner and overnight in
Teboursouk.
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Day 5
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Teboursouk/Bulla Regia/Chemtou/Ain Drahem
Breakfast. Set in rich agricultural country is Bulla Regia and important
city in Roman times with a maze of ruins. We take lunch in Jendouba
before travelling to Chemtou (formally Simitthus) famous for a particular
red and yellow Marble greatly treasured by the Romans. At Ain Drahem
you can escape from the heat of a traditional Tunisian summer in
this Alpine-style resort amidst cork forests. Dinner and overnight
in Ain Drahem or Tabarka.
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Day 6
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Makthar/Sbeitla/Kairouan
Breakfast. Situated at over 3000 feet, the ancient ruins of Makthar
rank among the most interesting monuments in Tunisia. Continue to
Sbeitla and take lunch at Hotel Sufetula before visiting ancient
Sufetula, where there are extensive Roman ruins. Travel to the Holy
City of Kairouan. Dinner and overnight in Kairouan.
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Day 7
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Kairouan/El Djem/Monastir/Sousse
Breakfast. Founded in 671 by Okba Ibn Nafaa and located in the centre
of Tunisia, Kairouan by the 9th century had become a flourishing
capital, housing stately monuments. We spend the morning in Kairouan
and take lunch before travelling to El Djem for a visit to the magnificent
Roman amphitheatre. Dinner and overnight in the Sousse area.
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Day 8
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Fly Tunisia/UK
Breakfast. Transfer to Tunis for your flight home or why not spend
an extra week in a resort hotel.
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