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Tunis • Dougga • Kairouan • Tozeur • Douz • Matmata • Djerba • Sfax • Sousse • Hammamet • Tunis

Prices start from £3219.00 per person sharing on a half board basis.

Step back into the pages of history and visit places that helped shape today's modern world. Millennia ago Tunisia was a green and fertile land where early man took his first tentative steps. Later Berbers roamed the vast expanse of the now faceless desert. In its heyday, ancient Tunisia, was the centre of the world of commerce. The power of Carthage rivalled Rome, who, unwilling to become a second rate power, fought many a desperate war with Carthage. The Roman conquerors razed the magnificent city to the ground.

Itinerary

day 1 To Tunisia

Depart London on direct Tunis Air or British Airways flight to Tunis Carthage International Airport. Transfer to Hotel Abou Nawas El Metchel for two nights.

day 2 Full day excursion to the Bardo Museum, Carthage and Sidi Bou Said

After breakfast tour the fascinating Bardo Museum with its exceptional archaeological collection. Visit the Medina and wander the old Souk. After lunch soak up the atmosphere in the ancient city of Carthage, finally, walk up the winding streets of Sidi Bou Said.

day 3 To Dougga via Bulla Regia

Drive to Bulla Regia a Roman site dating from the 2nd C. renowned for its underground villas. After lunch drive to Dougga the best-preserved site in Tunisia. Walk the ancient stone-paved streets and glimpse the intricacies of the Bath system - thought to be 'unisex'! The Amphitheatre is superb. Overnight Hotel Le Kul at Le Kef.

day 4 To Kairouan via Maktar

Morning depart to Maktar. Libyan and Neo-Punic traces can be found here, as well as Roman and Christian cult remains. Visit the museum. Drive to Kairouan and view the Aghlabid Basin and Raqquada Museum. Overnight Hotel La Kashbah.

day 5 To Tozeur via Sbeitla

After breakfast visit the Great Mosque and the Zaouia. Drive to Sbeitla known for its 1st C.AD temples and wonderful Byzantine quarter. Drive to Tozeur. Two nights at Hotel Eldorador Ksar Rouge.

day 6 To Tozeur via Tamerza

Morning tour of Tozeur - called the Great Medina of the South. Local architecture is delightful with imaginative brickwork. Visit the Dar Chraiet Museum. After lunch excursion to the mountain Oases of Chebika, Tamerza and Mides.

day 7 To Douz via Nefta and the Chott El Jerid

After breakfast visit the Nefta oasis with its twenty mosques and hundred marabouts. Later drive across the Chott El Jerid salt lake to Kebili and Douz. Overnight at Hotel El Mouradi.

day 8 To Matmata

Morning drive to Matmata and visit one of its unique cave dwellings. Lunch in a Troglodyte restaurant. Check in at the Hotel Ksar Amasir (Troglodyte) for overnight stay.

day 9 To Djerba via Toujane, Ksar Haddada, Guermessa and Ghomrassen.

After breakfast visit the Berber villages of Toujane, Ksar Haddada, Guermessa and Ghomrassen. En route to Djerba see the Gightis site near Zarzis with its 2nd C. AD remains of a busy Roman port. Two nights Hotel Miramar Djerba Palace.

day 10 Djerba

Day at leisure, relax in the land of the Lotus Eaters.

day 11 To Sfax via Gabes

Morning tour of the Island of Djerba, Visits include Houmt Souk and the Brj Ghazi Mustapha. Drive on to Gabes with its vast Oases. After lunch continue onto Sfax. Tour the Medina and visit the Dar Jellouli Museum. Overnight Hotel Novotel Syphax.

day 12 To Sousse via El Jem and Monastir

Morning drive to the spectacular amphitheatre of El Jem. This marvellously preserved structure hints at the wealth and magnificence of an age gone by. Drive to Monastir for lunch. Visit the Ribat. Restoration has not diminished its appeal. Visit The Bourguiba Mausoleum. Two nights at Hotel El Mouradi Skanes Beach.

day 13 Sousse tour

After breakfast tour of Sousse. Visit the fine Medina, built by the Aghlabites on Byzantine foundations, the Ribat and the great Mosque. Afternoon at leisure.

day 14 To Hammamet via Zaghouran, Theburo and Majes

After breakfast drive to Theburos Majus. Lunch in Zaghouan. See the impressive remains of the 70km viaduct that supplied ancient Carthage with its water. Two nights Hotel Le Hammamet.

day 15 Excursion to Kerkouane and La Haouaria

After breakfast drive to Kerkouane. Founded in the 6th C BC, it survived for nearly 300 years before the Romans razed it to the ground. After lunch visit the Roman Grottoes of El Haouaria.

day 16 TUNIS

After breakfast, transfer to Tunis Carthage International Airport for direct flight back to London on Tunis Air or British Airways.

Or extend your stay with a few days on the golden shores of the Mediterranean Sea either at the beginning or the end of your tour. Choose from Djerba, Monastir, Skanes, Mahdia, Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, Hammamet/Yasmine. Please contact our reservations department for details.