Tunisia and Ancient Cities Tour
From the capital Tunis to Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the ancient cities, a four day Hammamet based tour.
Tunis to the ancient cities
Tunisia and Ancient Cities is a four day journey from Istanbul to Tunis. The first day opens with a city tour of Habib Bourguiba Boulevard and the Clock Tower. The following days cover Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo Museum, then the ancient sites of Kairouan, El Djem and Sousse. Accommodation is half board in the Hammamet area, and the tour ends with a flight back to Istanbul.
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Tunisia and Ancient Cities tour spans four days through Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Kairouan, El Djem and Sousse from a Hammamet hotel base.
Tunis city tour
Habib Bourguiba Boulevard, Independence Square and the Clock Tower.
Historical Traces tour
Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo Museum's Roman mosaics.
Ancient Cities tour
The Great Mosque at Kairouan, the colosseum at El Djem and Sousse.
Planning your budgetA departure tax, travel health insurance, extra tours, personal expenses and optional guide and driver gratuities are not included. Tourist city taxes and entrances to Carthage, Bardo Museum, Kairouan and El Djem cost 150 USD, collected by your guide on the first day of the tour. See details →
The route of the journey
01Istanbul - TunisHabib Bourguiba Boulevard, Independence Square and the Clock Tower.
Arrival and Tunis city tour
We meet in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport 3 hours before the flight. After completing baggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Tunis at 07.50 on Turkish Airlines flight TK661. We arrive in Tunis at 08.45 local time and begin our city tour in the vehicle waiting for us at the airport. During the tour, we see Habib Bourguiba Boulevard, known as the Champs Elsysees Boulevard of Tunis, Independence Square, the Clock Tower, a symbol of the city, and St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral, the largest surviving building from the colonial period in Tunis. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel in the Hammamet area and have free time. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel in the Hammamet area.
02TunisCarthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo Museum.
Carthage and Sidi Bou Said
After breakfast at the hotel, we join the Historical Traces of Tunisia (Tunis & Carthage & Bardo Museum & Sidi Bou Said) tour. Our first stop is Tunis, the country's capital and its political, commercial and cultural centre. Here, we will have the chance to see both modern and old Tunis. We then head to Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians, once one of the Roman Empire's centres in Africa and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a lunch break here, we continue to Sidi Bou Said. In this town known for its cobbled streets and blue-and-white houses, we stop for photos with views of the Mediterranean. The final stop on our tour is Bardo Museum, one of the Mediterranean region's most important museums. The museum houses an extensive marble collection depicting Roman gods and emperors, along with the world's largest collection of Roman mosaics. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel in the Hammamet area.
03TunisKairouan, El Djem and Sousse on the Ancient Cities tour.
Ancient cities tour
After breakfast at the hotel, we join the Ancient Cities (Kairouan & El Djem & Sousse) tour. Our tour begins in Kairouan. Ranked fourth among Islamic pilgrimage destinations after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, this holy city is home to the Great Mosque, considered one of the region's important examples of Islamic architecture. We then travel to El Djem to see the ruins of North Africa's largest colosseum. After visiting this structure, which drew 35.000 spectators to watch gladiator fights during the region's heyday, we continue to Sousse, the country's 3rd largest city and one of its tourism centres. We stop for lunch in Sousse, known for its scenery and the markets and walls of its maze-like medina in the city centre. After the break, we return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel in the Hammamet area.
04Tunis - IstanbulCheck-out followed by the flight home to Istanbul.
Return to Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we complete check-out. We leave for the airport at the time specified by our guide. After baggage and ticket procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 17.55 on Turkish Airlines flight TK 664. Our tour ends upon arrival at 22.45 local time.
Flight details
Outbound · 16 May 2027Return · 19 May 2027Times are local, taken from the programme. Baggage allowance is given in your booking documents.
Where will you stay?
Eden Yasmine Hotel
Sold as: 4-star
Places visited
Included and extra costs
Included in the price
8
- Istanbul - Tunis - Istanbul flight ticket with Turkish Airlines
- Airport taxes
- Airport - hotel - airport transfers
- 3 nights / 4 days half board accommodation in 4* hotels (breakfasts and dinners are included.)
- Panoramic Tunis city tour
- Historical Traces of Tunisia tour (Tunis & Carthage & Sidi Bou Said & Bardo Museum)
- Ancient Cities tour (Kairouan & El Djem & Sousse)
- Turkish-speaking guiding service
Not included in the price
4
- Departure tax for travel abroad
- Travel health insurance
- Extra tours and personal expenses
- Optional guide and driver gratuities
Tourist city taxes and Carthage, Bardo Museum, Kairouan, El Djem entrances
Good to know
Cancellation and change conditions
Cancellation and change conditions are set out in the Online Sales Agreement.
Guiding
All of our guides speak Turkish.
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