THE CAP BON PENINSULAR (8 HOURS)

Full day excursion and recommended for guests staying at the resorts of Tunis and Gammarth, Hammamet and Sousse and Port Kantaoui.
Like a finger pointing out the direction of Italy, the peninsular is one of the richest parts of Tunisia. Farming and fishing are the traditional activities until the start of tourism in Hammamet in the mid sixties’.
Places to visit:
NABEUL CITY
Famous for its colorful pottery and bustling, Nabeul (65 km from Tunis) is considered as the richest city in pottery. Tours of local ceramics manufacturers can be interesting, including a look at the massive kilns
KERKOUANE
This is one of Tunisia’s most precious archaeological sites because so far it is unique. Founded during the Punic period, as a coastal city, Kerkouane had a port, some parts of which have survived
EL HAOUARIA
El Haouaria is the closest point between Tunisia and Europe. El Haouaria best known for the Roman quarries. When the Romans rebuilt Carthage as a Roman city, much of the stone needed was taken out of the mountain close to El Haouaria, and the holes are now known as the Roman caves.

TUNIS MEDINA AND THE BARDO MUSEUM (4 HOURS)

Half day excursion and recommended for guests staying at the resorts of Tunis and Gammarth, Hammamet and Sousse and Port Kantaoui.
Highly recommended as well for guests on the cruise tours.
In a short time experience the real Medina daily life bargaining for the distinguished Tunisian typical handmade artifacts with an exceptional visit of the finest Roman mosaic collection in the world in the former Royal palace: the national Bardo museum.
Places to visit:
THE NATIONAL BARDO MUSEUM
The mosaics on show in the Bardo Museum are some of the most beautiful in the world, with this attraction boasting an international reputation. As well as the mosaics, there are numerous historic sculptures and visitors can browse both paleo-Christian and Islamic offerings.
Again, it’s a traditional attraction, but the quality and history of the works in this museum make it intriguing for anyone who walks through its dated doors.
TUNIS
The first world heritage Medina in Tunisia and the finest example of a real old walled city with its Souks, shops, workshops, public monuments, religious monuments and private homes.
The Medina is a very colorful place to get the sensation of the Arab Muslim Turkish and oriental worlds all in the same venue.

KAIROUAN & EL JEM (8 HOURS)

Full day excursion and recommended for guests staying at the resorts of Tunis and Gammarth, Hammamet and Sousse and Port Kantaoui.
A must whilst in Tunisia: the finest example that can be seen in proof to the grandeur of the Roman Empire in North Africa at El Jem and its amphitheater and the beauty of the Islamic architecture and its simplicity in Ifriquia, Tunisia.
Places to visit:
KAIROUAN, THE HOLY CITY (UNESCO)
The first Muslim city built by Arab Muslims in the mid-7th century and known for the great mosque, the mausoleum of Sidi Essahib, the Aghalabitan water reservoirs, the Medina, the best carpets weavers, the Makroudh cakes from semolina and date paste and famous for being the city of the 100 mosques.
EL JEM AMPHITHEATRE (UNESCO)
The most imposing Roman monument tracing back to the 3rd century still standing in North Africa. The 3rd largest amphitheater in the world and the most preserved one to the point that it’s still in use today for the international festival of classical music and symphonies.
Note: the local museum contains an extremely fine mosaic collection and the largest private rich home fully restored: the house of Africa

THE BERBER VILLAGES (6 HOURS)

Full day excursion and recommended for guests staying at the resorts of Tunis and Gammarth, Hammamet and Sousse and Port Kantaoui.
Without having to drive all the way to the south where the largest Berber centers are and close to the resorts, discover the beauty, simplicity and rich tradition of the Berber life and architecture.
Places to visit
JRADOU
Is a small citadel hung atop a rocky promontory. It is a picturesque place that lives on agriculture and processing halfa. The central square, as big as a pocket handkerchief, concentrates the activity of the village. A few miles away; between pine and olive trees, a cottage offers an immersion in nature and local traditions.
TAKROUNA
Takrouna overlooks the Gulf of Hammamet, Hergla, Sousse, jbel Zaghouan and Kairouan. This strategic location made it the field of several battles during the Second World War.
The village consists of stone houses whose architecture reflects the Berber construction methods: a small inner courtyard surrounded by vaulted rooms. Six families of Berber origin and the Gmach (Gomez) family from Andalusia (Andalusian emigrants in 1609) still live in Takrouna. The village is divided in four levels: the Gmach family live on the fourth level. As for the Berbers, they live at the bottom of the hill. The third level holds the mausoleum of Sidi Abdelkader built in the 13th century.
ZERIBA
The old village, Zriba Alia (Zriba high), of Berber origin, is located about three kilometres south of Hammam Zriba. Built between two rocky peaks, the town now in ruins overlooks Jebel Zaghouan, the second highest peak in Tunisia after the Djebel Chambi.
In the middle of the old town is a dedicated Zawiya Sidi Abdel Kader Jilani, founder of the Qadiriyya buried in Baghdad. This Zawiya, built in the seventeenth century, has been a very thorough restoration; it features antique architectural elements and played the role of Koranic school (maktab) for young children.

ZAGHOUAN & OUDHNA (6 HOURS)

Half a day excursion and recommended for guests staying at the resorts of Tunis and Gammarth, Hammamet and Sousse and Port Kantaoui.
When Carthage grew in size huge quantities of water were needed, Zaghouan was the place that supplied the water from its natural springs through a 132 kilometer aqueduct ending in Carthage. Half way through from Zaghouan to Carthage is Oudna: an extremely promising site compared by archeologists to Carthage.
Places to visit:
ZAGHOUAN
Zaghouan is one of the few small cities of Tunisia whose population has a unique and special character.
It consists largely of descendants of the expelled Moors of Andalusia, where Othman Dey established a settlement in the early seventeenth.
Well known, since antiquity, for its springs and its pure water, the Zaghouan region early became a source of water supply for Carthage but also an agricultural landscape structured by the wheat fields and olive fields’ terrain and the production of the chechia, the national headgear of Tunisia.
OUDHNA
Oudna was a Roman settlement, better known as Uthina. Access from Carthage is by vehicle and this was also an airbase in the Second World War.
When you arrive in Oudna the one thing that will stand out is the magnificent amphitheater which is partly carved into the hillside. The amphitheater used to seat up to sixteen thousand spectators and is an impressive sight to see.
Other amazing ruins include the forum with its beautiful mosaics. There are also temples, vaults and bath houses scattered around this ancient city.
Wandering around Oudna will give you a true sense of what it must have been like living in Tunisia all those centuries ago. While excavation work is still being carried out, there are many of the ruins, cisterns and temples that you can visit and experience yourself.

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE

DAY 1: THURSDAY
Arrival at Tunis-Carthage airport, meet and greet by our local Tunisian representative and transfer to the hotel for dinner and the overnight stay at the suburb of Gammarth.
Hotel of stay: THE RESIDENCE 5* OR THE FOUR SEASONS 5*.
DAY 2: FRIDAY
Breakfast at the hotel.
Business: meeting respecting the Scheduled program.
Pleasure: join the Spa or the thalassotherapy center to begin the planned treatment for the full day.
Lunch break from 13H00 to 14H30
Business: second part of the scheduled program.
Pleasure: second part of the treatment of the day at the spa or the thalassotherapy center.
Dinner together and evening at the hotel.
DAY 3: SATURDAY
Breakfast at the hotel.
Business: meeting respecting the Scheduled program
Pleasure: third and last part of the treatment at the Spa or the thalassotherapy centre.
Lunch break from 13H00 to 14H30
14H30: Departure to visit Carthage (the Byrsa Hill & THE Antoninus roman baths) and Sidi Bou Said to finish the afternoon at café des nattes (the oldest Turkish café in Tunisia) and taste a delicious mint tea and maybe try the water pipe.
Back to the hotel for a relaxed dinner and evening.
DAY 4: SUNDAY
Depending on the flight time, breakfast at the hotel then departure to Tunis-Carthage airport for the flight back to the original country.

THE LUXURY UNFORGETTABLE HONEYMOON

(Special for honeymoon couples)

DAY 1: THURSDAY:
Arrival at Tunis-Carthage airport, meet and greet by our local Tunisian representative and transfer to the hotel for dinner and the overnight stay at the suburb of Gammarth.
Hotel of stay: THE RESIDENCE 5* OR THE FOUR SEASONS 5*.
DAY 2: FRIDAY:
Departure to Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and Tunis Medina then transfer to the Tunis Carthage airport for the internal flight to Tozeur.
Arrival to the Tozeur Nefta airport, welcome and greet by our local professional guide and transfer to hotel ANANTARA or DIAR HABIBI for dinner and the overnight.
DAY 3: SATURDAY:
Departure in the morning by a 4X4 Toyota land cruiser to visit the mountain oasis of Chebika, Tamerza and the « star wars » location. Back to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon, departure by horse and carriage to visit the oasis of Tozeur followed by the visit of the town center and the old city of Tozeur Bled El Hdhar.
Back to the hotel for dinner and the overnight.
DAY 4: SUNDAY:
Flight early in the morning from Tozeur to Tunis.
Arrival at Tunis Carthage airport. Assistance by our representative and check-in for the international flight back to the original country.

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
DAY 1: THURSDAY
Arrival at Tunis-Carthage airport, meet and greet by our local Tunisian representative and transfer to the hotel for dinner and the overnight stay at the suburb of Gammarth.
Hotel of stay: THE RESIDENCE 5* OR THE FOUR SEASONS 5*.
DAY 2: FRIDAY
Breakfast at the hotel.
Business: meeting respecting the Scheduled program.
Pleasure: join the Spa or the thalassotherapy center to begin the planned treatment for the full day.
Lunch break from 13H00 to 14H30
Business: second part of the scheduled program.
Pleasure: second part of the treatment of the day at the spa or the thalassotherapy center.
Dinner together and evening at the hotel.
DAY 3: SATURDAY
Breakfast at the hotel.
Business: meeting respecting the Scheduled program
Pleasure: third and last part of the treatment at the Spa or the thalassotherapy centre.
Lunch break from 13H00 to 14H30
14H30: Departure to visit Carthage (the Byrsa Hill & THE Antoninus roman baths) and Sidi Bou Said to finish the afternoon at café des nattes (the oldest Turkish café in Tunisia) and taste a delicious mint tea and maybe try the water pipe.
Back to the hotel for a relaxed dinner and evening.
DAY 4: SUNDAY
Depending on the flight time, breakfast at the hotel then departure to Tunis-Carthage airport for the flight back to the original country.

8 Jours : 7 Nuits
ECHAPPEE TUNISIENNE

JOUR 1 : PAYS D’ORIGINE / TUNIS
Envol à destination de Tunis ou Monastir. À l’arrivée, accueil par notre correspondant et transfert en autocar ou minibus à l’hôtel à Hammamet. Installation, dîner et logement à l’hôtel de séjour.
JOUR 2 : HAMMAMET
Journée libre en pension complète à l’hôtel de séjour.
JOUR 3 : HAMMAMET / EL JEM / GABES / MATMATA / DOUZ (520 km)
Petit déjeuner à l’hôtel puis départ vers El Jem. Visite de l’amphithéâtre romain le plus grand d’Afrique. Continuation vers Matmata en passant par Gabes. Visite des habitations troglodytes de Matmata et déjeuner. Continuation vers Douz par la piste pour découvrir les dunes de sable fin. Dîner et logement à l’hôtel à Douz
En option (à réserver et à régler sur place) : promenade à dos de dromadaire sur les dunes de sable, environ 10 € par personne.
JOUR 4 : DOUZ ou KEBILI / NOAIL / ZAA -FRANE / CHOTT EL JERID / TOZEUR OU NEFTA (110 km)
Petit déjeuner à l’hôtel. Journée consacrée à la découverte du désert : les grandes dunes sahariennes de Douz, et les oasis de Nouail et Zaafrane. Traversée du Chott El Jerid, immense lac salé asséché. Arrivée à Tozeur pour le déjeuner. L’après-midi, visites optionnelles du zoo de l’Oasis (env. 3 €, à régler sur place), Dîner et nuit à l’hôtel à Tozeur ou Nefta.
JOUR 5 : TOZEUR ou NEFTA / CHEBIKA / TAMERZA / MIDES / GAFSA / HAMMAMET (560km)
Petit déjeuner à l’hôtel. Départ pour les trois oasis de montagne : Chebika, beau village berbère de pierre et de terre, surplombant une vallée profonde, puis par une piste traversant des reliefs tourmentés dominant un canyon gigantesque : Tamerza, et enfin Mides, oasis verdoyante encaissée dans un canyon aux parois granitiques et arides. Déjeuner à Gafsa. Sur le chemin de retour, arrêt à Kairouan pour temps libre. Dîner et logement à votre hôtel de séjour à Hammamet.
JOUR 6 et 7 : HAMMAMET
Journées libres en pension complète à l’hôtel. Possibilité d’excursions optionnelles au départ de l’hôtel (voir notre programme d’excursions en groupes ou en privé au départ d’Hammamet).
JOUR 8 : TUNIS / PAYS D’ORIGINE
Petit déjeuner à l’hôtel. Temps libre jusqu’à l’heure du transfert à l’aéroport. Assistance aux formalités de départ. Envol pour la France. Arrivée en France.

Inclus dans le programme
Le transport en véhicule de tourisme et 4×4 pendant 8 jours.
L’hébergement en demi-pension pendant 7 nuitées dans des hôtels 4*.
Les services d’un guide professionnel de tourisme pour 8 jours
Les frais d’entrées aux sites, musées et lieux d’intérêt.
Une demi-bouteille par personne et par jour servie dans le bus.
Les déjeuners en cours de route pendant 7 jours (exception jour 1).
Exclus du programme
Le billet d’avion aller / retour.
La taxe de l’aéroport.
Toutes les boissons (même pendant les repas)
Achats à titre personnel et pourboires.
Excursions facultatives.