Tunisia and Carthage Tour

First steps in Tunis

We meet at the Turkish Airlines counter in the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport, 3 hours before the flight. After check-in and passport control we board Turkish Airlines flight TK661, departing at 09.00 for Tunis. We land at 10.00 local time and start our city tour straight from the airport in our waiting vehicle.

The tour takes in Habib Bourguiba Avenue, often called the Champs-Élysées of Tunis, Independence Square, the Clock Tower that has become the city's symbol, and St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral, the largest surviving building of the colonial era. We then transfer to our hotel in the Hammamet area for free time. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Carthage and Sidi Bou Said

After breakfast we join the Historic Traces of Tunisia tour, covering Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo Museum. We begin in Tunis, the capital and the country's political, commercial and cultural centre, where old and modern Tunisia blend together.

Next is Carthage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded by the Phoenicians and for a time one of the Roman Empire's centres in Africa. After a lunch break we continue to Sidi Bou Said, the "pearl of Tunisia", a charming village of cobbled lanes and blue and white houses, where we stop for photos with views over the Mediterranean.

Our last stop is the Bardo Museum, one of the most important museums of the Mediterranean region. Alongside a rich collection of marble statues of Roman gods and emperors, it holds the largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world. After the tour we transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in the Hammamet area.

Ancient cities of Tunisia

After breakfast we join the Ancient Cities tour, covering Kairouan, El Djem and Sousse. We begin in Kairouan, home to the Great Mosque, considered one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in the region. In Islam it is regarded as the fourth holy city after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.

In El Djem we see the remains of the largest colosseum in North Africa, which at the height of the region's prosperity filled with 35.000 spectators for gladiator fights. We continue to Sousse, the country's 3rd largest city and one of its tourist centres, known for its views, the maze of markets in its medina and its city walls, and stop there for lunch. We then return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in the Hammamet area.

Departure from Tunis

After breakfast we check out of the hotel. At the time announced by our guide we transfer to the airport. After check-in we board Turkish Airlines flight TK 664, departing at 18.20 for Istanbul. We arrive at 23.15 local time, and our tour ends.