Tunisia and Ancient Cities Tour
A four day tour through Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Kairouan, El Djem and Sousse.
Tunisia's ancient cities
This tour runs from Tunisia's capital to ancient Carthage, from the blue and white streets of Sidi Bou Said to the Roman mosaics of the Bardo Museum. It continues from the holy Great Mosque of Kairouan to the colosseum ruins of El Djem and the maze-like medina of Sousse. Across four days, with accommodation in the Hammamet area, the programme combines city and ancient site tours with Turkish-speaking guiding.
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A four day tour through Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Kairouan and El Djem, with Roman mosaics, an ancient colosseum and stays in Hammamet.
Ancient ruins of Carthage
Visit UNESCO listed Carthage and the town of Sidi Bou Said.
Roman mosaics at the Bardo Museum
See the world's largest collection of Roman mosaics.
The El Djem Colosseum
Explore the largest colosseum ruins in North Africa.
Planning your budgetThe tour price does not include the departure tax for travel abroad, travel health insurance (15 EUR), or tourist city taxes and entrances to Carthage, the Bardo Museum, Kairouan and El Djem (150 USD, collected by your guide on the first day). Optional tours, personal expenses and guide and driver gratuities are also extra. See details →
The route of the journey
01Istanbul - TunisHabib Bourguiba Boulevard, Independence Square and the Clock Tower.
Meeting Tunis
We meet 3 hours before departure in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport. After completing baggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Tunis at 08.55 on Turkish Airlines flight TK661. We arrive in Tunis at 10.00 local time and begin our city tour in the vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Sights on the tour include Habib Bourguiba Boulevard, known as the Champs Elsysees Boulevard of Tunis, Independence Square, the city’s landmark Clock Tower, and St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral, the largest surviving building from Tunis’s colonial period. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel in the Hammamet area for free time. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel in the Hammamet area.
02TunisiaCarthage, 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 & Sidi Bou Said & Bardo Museum) tour. Our first stop is Tunis, the country’s capital and its political, commercial and cultural centre. Here, we see how modern and old Tunis coexist in the cityscape. 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 overlooking the Mediterranean. The final stop on our tour is the Bardo Museum, one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region. The museum houses an extensive collection of marble works depicting Roman gods and emperors, as well as 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, the El Djem Colosseum and Sousse.
Kairouan to Sousse
After breakfast at the hotel, we join the Ancient Cities (Kairouan & El Djem & Sousse) tour. Our first stop is the holy city of Kairouan, which ranks fourth as a place of pilgrimage in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The city is home to the Great Mosque, considered one of the region’s important examples of Islamic architecture. We then head to El Djem to see the ruins of North Africa’s largest colosseum. During the region’s heyday, 35.000 spectators gathered here to watch gladiator fights. After visiting this site, we continue to Sousse, the country’s 3rd-largest city and one of its tourism centres. We stop for lunch in this city, 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 - IstanbulA return flight from Tunis to Istanbul.
Return to Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out. We leave for the airport at the time specified by our guide. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 18.20 on Turkish Airlines flight TK 664. We arrive in Istanbul at 23.15 local time, and our tour ends.
Flight details
Outbound · 15 November 2026Return · 18 November 2026Times 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
9
- Istanbul - Tunis - Istanbul flight ticket with Turkish Airlines
- Airport taxes
- Airport - hotel - airport transfers
- 3 nights / 4 days half board accommodation in 4* hotels
- 3 breakfasts, 3 dinners
- 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
3
- Departure tax for travel abroad
- Extra tours and personal expenses
- Optional guide and driver gratuities
Travel Health Insurance
Tourist City Taxes and Museum 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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