Unesco Sites Tour Guide Voyage Tunisie

Description of the Unesco Sites Tour

Despite its small area, Tunisia, rich in historical and cultural heritage, has 8 monuments classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.

With the tour in the footsteps of UNESCO sites in Tunisia, enjoy a 100% cultural visit and visit these monuments one by one. Start in Tunis and discover its old medina and its archaeological site of Carthage. Continue to Dougga via Lake Ichkeul, then explore Kairouan, El Jem and Kerkouane !

About the Unesco Sites Tour

Duration : 9 days
Departure Time : 8:30 a.m
Pick up : All Tunisia (our team picks you up wherever you are in Tunisia)
Confirmation : immediate
Guide : Arabic – French – English – German – Italian
Type of transport : Air-conditioned tourist vehicle
This Tour is approved by the Tunisian Tourist Office
Cancellation : See our Terms and Conditions

Highlights

Take advantage of a pick-up at your address where you are in Tunisia
Discover a large part of northern Tunisia
Visit all the UNESCO World Heritage monuments and sites in Tunisia
Discover the archaeological site of Carthage, the medina of Tunis and the village of Sidi Bousaid
Explore the ruins of Dougga and discover the Roman heritage in Tunisia
Get in touch with nature at Ichkeul National Park
Discover Kairouan, the holy city and visit its great mosque
Visit Sousse and Monastir and discover their monuments
Explore Kerkouane, Tunisia’s only non-Romanized Punic site
Visit the Roman amphitheater of El Jem
Possibility to customize the circuit according to your desires.

Program

Day 1: Welcome in Tunisia

Arrival, welcome at the airport by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Free day and possibility of free ride.

Accommodation: 4* hotel

Day 2: The Medina of Tunis

After breakfast you will have time to stroll through the alleys of the old medina of Tunis, the first site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A guided walk under the explanations of your guide concerning the medresas, the mosque and the other monuments.

After the meal you will visit the famous Bardo Museum: the 2nd most important museum in the world for its collection of mosaics, after that of Cairo.

Total route: 9 km/ 30 min.
Accommodation: Belvedere Fourati (Tunis)

Day 3: The ruins of Carthage

Dominated by the hill of Byrsa, this site rich in ruins and ancient vestiges deserves a whole day of visit.

After the meal, a walk in the alleys of Sidi Bousaid remains essential with a good tea at the coffee of the delights to digest.

Total route: 40 km / 1 hour
Accommodation: Belvedere Fourati (Tunis)

Day 4: Ichkeul and Testour the Andalusian city

We will leave Tunis to head towards the famous archaeological site of Utica. We will continue to Bizerte where we will visit its old port, its medina and we will enjoy a good grilled fish bought at the local market.

We will then head to Ichkeul, the national park where the mountain and the lake make the park a unique site in the world.

Departure to the site of Dougga via Testour, the Andalusian city par excellence where we will visit its famous mosque. Installed at the top of the minaret, a clock, whose particularity lies in its hands which turn in the opposite direction and the figures which are placed there upside down.

Total route: 160 km / 3H

Accommodation: Hotel Thugga

Day 5: The ruins of Dougga

After breakfast, departure to the archaeological site of Dougga. This site is perched on the top of a hill at an altitude of 571 m and dominates the fertile valley of Wadi Khalled. Before the annexation of Numidia by Rome, Thugga had more than six centuries of history and was, in all likelihood, the first capital of the Numidian kingdom. The impressive ruins that are visible today give an idea of the resources available to a Romanized Numidian city.

Lunch and departure to Kairouan, the holy city of Tunisia and the Aghlabid city par excellence where we will spend the night.

Journey: 2h45min, 167km

Accommodation: Hotel Kasbah 5*

Day 6: Kairouan, the holy city