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TUNISIA CONTRASTES (COACH)

TUNISIA CONTRASTES (COACH)

per person

Guaranteed departures on Saturdays and Sundays from Tunis capital.

For those who seek to know Tunisia in depth for 8 days comfortably and with tranquillity. It is a complete and varied view of the country with the most representative sites and also including a night in Djerba.

With NEW SPACE TRAVEL, you will enter fully into culture, civilization, customs, archaeology, religions, history, nature, oasis, desert and sand dunes.

Minimum of 4 participants.

Tour Itinerary

8 days / 7 nights
  • Departure
    Tunis / Tunis
  • Departure Time
    Saturdays and Sundays
  • Included
    TUNISIA CONTRASTES (COACH)
    Transportation from airport – hotel – airport
    Meeting and assistance at the airport upon arrival
    Excursions and tickets to the visits indicated in the program
    English speaking tour guide
    Full board accommodation
    Dinner on the first day and breakfast of the last depending on the flight schedules
    Support 24/7 in English, through a contact number
    Visa (If you need a visa, we can apply for it, send us your copy passport)
    Entry to all sites in programme
    Ground transportation by air-conditioned minivan or coach
    All services as mentioned in the program
    Suggested visits and excursions
  • Not Included
    Flight tickets
    Personal travel insurances
    Drinks
    Personal expenses and extras
    Tips
    All services not mentioned in the program
1
Day 1: TUNIS
Arrival to Tunis and transfer to the hotel in Tunis. Dinner and accommodation
2
Day 2: TUNIS- BARDO - CARTHAGE - SIDI BOU SAID - TUNIS
after the breakfast, departure to visit to the Bardo museum with its best collection of Roman mosaics in the world, Continue on the modern city of Tunis and visit the medina World Heritage Site with its souks and narrow streets. After lunch, drive to Carthage an extensive archaeological site located in the hill of the gulf of Tunis to visit the Antonin baths, the amphitheatre, the Punic ports and the museum of Carthage. Late in afternoon drive to the picturesque village of Sidi Bou Said with its superb views over the bay of Tunis. Back to the hotel in Tunis, diner and accommodation.
3
Day 3: TUNIS - KAIROUAN - SBEITLA - GAFSA - TOZEUR 450KMs
After breakfast, leave for the holy city of Kairouan. Stop at the Aghlabid pools, the city's main water reservoir. Visit the impressive Mosque Sidi Okba, founded in the 7th century and the mausoleum of Abou Zemaa El Balaoui, also known as the "prophet Berber”. Explore the old town and its characteristic markets. After the lunch, continue to Sbeitla to visit the Roman and Byzantine ruins. Drive to Tozeur via Gafsa. Tozeur is famous for its Saharan oasis and distinctive architecture using small red bricks. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Tozeur.
4
Day 4: TOZEUR
After breakfast, departure to visit the palm-filled oasis and the old city of Tozeur. After the lunch in the hotel, free afternoon or optional tour (Paid on spot) for visiting the mountain oasis of Chebika with its stunning mountain landscape in the heart of the Atlas natural water springs, Tamerza with its waterfalls and Mides with is the famous canyon.  Continue on to Ong El Jmel, filming location for the films; The English Patient, Star Wars and The Black Gold, to admire the landscapes and the sundown on the sand dunes. Back to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
5
Day 5: TOZEUR - CHOTT - DOUZ - MATMATA - TOUJENE - METAMEUR - JERBA 350KMs
After breakfast, departure to Douz crossing Chott El Djerid the largest salt lake in Tunisia, stop for photos and to admire unusual landscapes of the lake. Continue to Douz, “Gateway to the Sahara” and visit Douz market place. (Optional dromedary rides in the desert. Paid on spot) Next, explore the underground dwellings in Matmata, excavated out of the softest yellow rock of the rounded hillsides. Hit the road to the Berber village of Toujane and Metameur to discover their “ksour”, which were ancient Berber granaries used to stockpile crops. Departure to Djerba via the Roman road for dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
6
Day 6: JERBA - GABES - SFAX 350KMs
After breakfast, departure to visit potters Guellala, the synagogue El Ghriba, holy city for the Jewish community and Houmt Souk. Leave from Djerba to Gabes by ferry for lunch; visit the spices market of Jara and its maritime oasis. Lunch. Continue on to Sfax to visit his walled medina filled with narrow streets and market selling all manners of trinkets and spices. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Sfax.
7
Day 7: SFAX - EL JEM - MONASTIR - SOUSSE - TUNIS 300KMs
After breakfast in the hotel, drive to El Jem, to discover its grandiose colosseum, the third largest in the Roman world and its museum. Continue to Monastir to visit the “ribat” (fortress) and the mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba. After lunch, drive to Sousse to visit the medina. Return travel to Tunis. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Tunis.
8
Day 8: FLY TUNISIA - AIRPORT
After breakfast, transfer to the airport Tunis-Carthage After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Tunis-Carthage Airport, according to your flight time.