TUNISIA

TUNISIA

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Hotels

Food

Transport

Flights*

A few hours' flight from our airports, With its privileged location on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, the country mainly benefits from pleasant and sunny weather all year round. Enough to perfect your tan! Tunisia, divided between traditions and modernity. Small in size, but big in history, this destination offers you superb diversified landscapes: ancient ruins, historical sites, plains, mountains, dunes of the Sahara ... beautiful discoveries that will leave you with unforgettable memories!

Description

DAY 01 / Tunis Airport

- Arrival at Tunis airport, assistance and transfer to the hotel in Tunis (15-30 Minutes driving = 05-15 Km)

- Check in, dinn er and overnight in the hotel.

 

DAY 02/ Tunis- Carthage- Sidi Bou Said- Bardo Museum- Sousse-(195 Km)

- After Breakfast, checkout and explore Carthage ( UNESCO World Heritage Site) (15/30 minutes driving = 10/20 Km), the capital of ancient Carthaginian Empire. Visit Byrsa Hill to see the ruins of Roman buildings and Carthage Museum. See the Tophet, where urns containing the ashes and milk teeth of 8th century BC children have been unearthed. Visit Antonine Baths, a huge Roman bath complex on the edge of the Mediterranean, visit the theatre and Punic Port.

- Continuation to Sidi Bou Said (5 minutes driving = 5 Km): stroll through the narrow streets of Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque small town bordered by white-washed houses with blue shutters and doors. Check out the various art galleries and try some mint tea in one of the traditional street cafes while enjoying the superb view of the gulf of Tunisia. Then, spend some leisure time to indulge in shopping.

- Lunch in local restaurant (01H30)

- Visit of Bardo Museum (closed on Mondays) (30 minutes driving= 15 Km) = 20) one of the best archaeological museums in the Mediterranean, which is especially well known for its beautiful collection of mosaics. The museum is located in an old palace that belongs to the Beys, rulers of Tunisia

- Next, visit to Tunis’ Medina (10 minutes driving = 5 Km) where

- we will see the “old Tunisia” which includes the Medina, the ‘European’ quarter built at the beginning of the 20th century and the new modern suburbs. For more than 500 years, the Medina has been the historic heart of Tunis and UNESCO has classified it as a World Heritage Site due to its fascinating and exotic maze of streets.

- We will continue to Sousse (01H30 driving = 150 Km), installation in the hotel, dinner and overnight.

 

DAY 03/ Sousse- El Jem- Matmata- Douz( 400 KM)

- After breakfast, visit of the Medina of Sousse which is one of the finest, charmed & relaxed places in Tunisia (10 Km).

- Departure to El Jem (01H00 driving = 70 Km), enthralled by one of the world’s largest  and  most  spectacular  Roman  Amphitheatre. Built in 238 AD, the Amphitheatre can hold up to 35,000 spectators.

- Next, we will go to Matmata (02H30 driving = 250 Km): that was the setting for the film Star Wars. This village, named after the Berber tribe that inhabits the region is the largest of the troglodyte communities.

- Lunch in a troglodyte restaurant (01H00)

- Departure to Douz (01H30 driving = 90 Km), which is a small town that appears to be plopped down amidst the dunes that is known as the "gateway to the Sahara". In ancient times, it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan caravan routes.

- Check in in hotel in Douz, dinner and overnight.

 

DAY 04/ Douz- Chott El Jerid- Tozeur(250 Km)

- After Breakfast, 1 Hour Camel riding in the dunes.

- Departure to Tozeur via Chott El Jerid (01H45 driving = 120 Km) stop for photo in Chott El Jerid (its sunbaked surface, composed of a hard crust of sodium chloride, conceals sources of underground water and the area has a vivid red color due to the high iron content.)

- Installation in the hotel and lunch buffet.

- At 14H00: Departure by 4X4 cars to visit  Nefta  and  ONG JEMEL, the famous place where STAR WARS movie was made (65 Km = 01H00 driving).

- Return to the hotel in Tozeur (65 Km = 01H00 driving), dinner  and accommodation

 

DAY 05/ Tozeur -Chebika –Tamerza- Mides -Tozeur(150 Km)

- After Breakfast, proceed in 4X4 to visit the Mountain oasis of Chebika/Tamerza/ Midès (01H15 driving= 70 Km).

- In Chebika, the refreshing water rushes over an imposing  waterfall to form a wadi surrounded by palm trees at the bottom of a gorge.

- Tamerza looks barricaded by its mountain range, as if suspended on the side of a vast canyon with commanding views over the vast plains as far as the Chott and the sand hills.

- Finally, there is Midès –  the western –  most and arguably the most impressive of these oases which overlooks a breathtakingly high canyon.

- Return to the hotel (01H15 driving = 70 Km) and buffet lunch.

- In the afternoon, visit the Medina of Tozeur and Dar Cherait museum (02H00 visit = 5 Km).

- Dinner with Tunisian show in Eden Palm (minimum 20 Pax) or Douar Hafsi in Tozeur.

 

DAY 06/ Tozeur –Sbeitla- Kairouan- Hammamet (450 Km)

- After breakfast checkout and departure to visit Sbeïtla (2 Hours driving = 170 Km): one of the few ancient Roman cities that is famous not only for its strategic role but also its politics and economy have played a major role during antiquity.

- Proceed to Kairouan (01H30 driving = 105 Km), one of the holiest sites in Islam and the spiritual home of all Tunisians. Explore Kairouan, the city which rises like a dream of ochre and tawny beige, bearing in its serenity 13 centuries of Islamic culture.

- Visit of the Great Mosque of Uqba Bin Nafi, an important Islamic landmark and architecture which was built in the 9th century (01H00 visit).

- Lunch in hotel La Kasbah 5* Kairouan (01H00), next visit Sidi Sahbi Mausoleum, which houses the tomb of one of Prophet Mohammed's companions known as the Barber

- Visit the Aghlabiden pools (01H30 visit)

- Continuation to Hammamet (01H15 = 90 Km), check in, dinner and accommodation.

 

DAY 07/ Hammamet- Nabeul -Kelibia -Kerkouane El Houaria Hammamet(270km)

- great town of trade with many specialties: pottery, matting of rush, embroidery, wrought iron.

- Continuation to Kelibia (1 Hour driving = 60 Km), visit of a charming fishing port close to a historic vestige and beautiful beaches, this lively fishing port is noteworthy for its 12th century fort overlooking a magnificent panorama of the sea from the top of a hill.

- Visit of Kerkouane (40 minutes driving = 40 Km): on this archaeological site on the seafront are the best-preserved remains of the Carthaginian civilization: the ruins of a small city, with houses, a temple and ramparts.

- Lunch restaurant (FISH Menu) and visit of El Haouaria situated at the tip of the Cap Bon peninsula, a pretty blue and white village adjacent to imposing mines dating from Antiquity, the GROTTES (15 minutes driving = 15 Km).

- Return to the hotel in Hammamet (02H00 driving), dinner and accommodation.

 

DAY 08/ Hammamet- Carthage

- Breakfast

- Departure to the international airport of Carthage (01H00 driving = 65 Km)

- End of our services

Booking

Tour Information

Inclusions
  • Any increase in Airfare, Airport tax, Fuel surcharge and any new taxes introduced and levied by the Government
  • Any upgradation in Airline class or hotel room category
  • Cost of Insurance
  • Cost of Pre/Post tour hotel accommodation
Exclusions
  • To and Fro economy class airfare and airport taxes for tour guests as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Baggage Allowance as per the airline policy for tour
  • Tour Manager Services from Day 01 Meeting point till the dropping point on last day
  • Travel by small cars or Tempo Travellers or Mini Buses or big buses depending on the respective tour group size.
  • Entrance fees of all sightseeing places to be visited from inside
Documents Required for Travel
  • ADULT: ID card / Passport
  • CHILD : School ID / Passport
  • INFANT: Birth certificate
  • ID card, ID card type and ID card number is mandatory at time of booking, kindly carry the same ID card on tour.
  • For NRI and Foreign National Guests along with Passport, Valid Moroccan Visa/
  • Carry two passport size photographs.
Payment terms

Guests can pay by bank transfer.

Weather
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Transport

Coach travel:

A/C Vehicle - Seating capacity depends upon group size.

Cancellation Policy

Booking will not be considered as confirmed until receipt of: First deposit.

In case of total or partial cancellation of the above agreement:

-      From 60 to 45 days prior to group’s arrival, the client will pay 30% of the total amount of the cancelled services.

-      From 45 to 30 days prior to group’s arrival, the client will pay 45% of the total amount of the cancelled services.

-      From 30 to 15 days prior to group’s arrival, the client will pay 60% of the total amount of the cancelled services.

-      From 14 days to the arrival day, the client will pay full rooms & services charges for full period.

Remarks

Standard Check-in time of hotels in Morocco is generally 3h00 PM. Check-out 12h00 PM.