After pick-up from your hotel , our first stop is Tunis, the current capital of Tunisia. A modern city, with large avenues, cafes,… But also a medina which remains quite preserved. We arrive in the city center via the main avenue Bourguiba and pass in front of the impressive Catholic Cathedral of Tunis before entering the souks via the Porte de France. We find ourselves in the middle of the colorful streets of the souks, where you can buy anything and everything.

We then hit the road again to discover the ancient capital Carthage. This Phoenician city, once an important trading port, was conquered by the Romans at the end of the Punic Wars. They destroyed and rebuilt Carthage, so there are quite a few Roman remains there today.

Our last stop of the day is Sidi Bou Said, the “Blue City”, located in the Bay of Tunis. Gorgeous!

In addition to its typical architecture, Sidi Bou Said is also a city of artists, which has attracted among others Flaubert, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Colette, Simon de Beauvoir... And more recently Patrick Bruel: the Café des Délices de la chanson is located indeed here! It is of course one of the most touristy places in the city and also a totally magical place which will remain engraved in your memory for a near return to our beautiful Tunisia.

Night In Hammamet

After Breakfast

Departure for Kairouan from your accommodation in Hammamet. The visit begins with the last two Aghlabite basins from the 9th Century, which were among the greatest hydraulic works of the Middle Ages. The pools are visible from the top of the tourist office and provide an introduction to the founding of Kairouan and its glorious age.

Continue with a visit to the 7th century Okba Grand Mosque, the oldest in North Africa. Continue to the neighboring town Sidi Sahbi, to visit the 17th - 19th century building with its minaret and beautiful courtyards lined with green-blue tiles and white stucco. You will then go to the entrance of the Medina and the guided walk through the main street of the mystical city of the Medina to “Bir Barrouta”. Free time is devoted to individual discovery and shopping in the Medina. Lunch in a local restaurant.

Continuation to Tozeur. Dinner and night

Breakfast and visit of the Medina and its brick facades typical of the region, then discover the palm grove fed by more than 200 springs. After lunch, you can choose between visiting the Museum of Traditions, which houses a collection of art objects from the 17th to the 20th centuries, or taking the 4x4 for an unforgettable getaway between the sand dunes to discover Chebika and Tamerza, mountain villages that have lived to the rhythm of their oases for almost 2,000 years and have nevertheless preserved their traditional architecture.

Towards sunset, you will reach, still in the 4x4, Ong jmal in the middle of the Sahara. Ong Jmal is best known for being the setting for several scenes in George Lucas' famous "Star Wars" saga. The site welcomes many tourists and festivals annually, such as the Electronic Dunes Festival. Return to Tozeur for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and departure to Douz and Matmata via Chott El Djerid, a huge dry salt lake famous for its breathtaking mirages.

Arrival in Douz (free time for a camel ride or a quad at will)

Lunch. Continuation to Matmata, an astonishing Berber village made up of cave houses carved into the ground that give the landscape a true lunar appearance. Visits to the site and a Berber house.

Arrival at the hotel in Matmata, evening dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast and head north towards El Jem, a real stone ship in the middle of an arid steppe. Visit the Colosseum, 35m high, it could accommodate 35,000 spectators, the first largest Roman monument in Africa and the 2nd largest amphitheatre in the Mediterranean.

Lunch and departure to Monastir The city is known for its mosques and religious buildings, lively medina and souks, mausoleum and forts. Continuation and arrival in Sousse. Dinner and night.

After breakfast, drive to city center. Free time and shopping in the medina. With the Ribat, the Casbah, the ramparts, the Bou Ftata mosque and the Great Mosque, the Medina of Sousse provides exceptional testimony to the civilization of the first centuries of the Hegira.

The medina is designed according to a regular plan with its meridian axis, leading from Bab el Khabli to Ribat and the old interior port, and its east-west axis, going from Bab el Djedid to Bab el Gharbi. It constitutes an early and interesting example of the Islamic city.

Drive to Nabeul. The administrative capital of Cap Bon and the heir of Néapolis, Nabeul is the capital of ceramics in Tunisia. Visit to a pottery workshop and have free time at the weekly market with its richly colored displays of spices, vegetables and clothing.

Drive to Hammamet. Then take the road to Hammamet, nicknamed the "Tunisian Saint-Tropez," for a guided tour of the Medina, built on the seafront and offering splendid views of the rooftop terraces. A stroll through the souks and a visit to the old fishing port of Hammamet will allow you to immerse yourself in the enchanting culture of the city. A unique and immersive experience in the heart of Tunisia.

Drive back to pick up point.

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