Shore excursions from La Goulette, the Tunis cruise port

Yes — we work with cruise passengers, and we have done for years. Ships calling at Tunis dock at La Goulette, twenty minutes from Carthage. Your driver meets you at the terminal gate with a sign, and the day is built backwards from your all-aboard time rather than from a coach timetable.

Yes — we work with cruise passengers, and we have done for years. Ships calling at Tunis dock at La Goulette, twenty minutes from Carthage. Your driver meets you at the terminal gate with a sign, and the day is built backwards from your all-aboard time rather than from a coach timetable.

The excursion that fits a call at Tunis

One day, three of the country’s best-known sights, and all of them close to the port. Carthage is 8 km from the quay, Sidi Bou Saïd another 3 km up the hill, and the Tunis medina 15 km back the other way. Nothing else in Tunisia packs that much into the hours a ship gives you.

How it works at the port

Our back-on-board guarantee, in writing

A ship waits for its own excursions, not for a private car — that is the one worry every cruise passenger has, so we answer it in writing. The promises below are printed on your confirmation e-mail and on your voucher, next to your all-aboard time.

  1. You give us your ship’s all-aboard time when you book. The whole day is planned backwards from it, and it is printed on your confirmation and your voucher.
  2. We return you to the quay at least 60 minutes before all-aboard. The last stop is shortened or dropped before that margin is touched.
  3. We track your ship. If it docks late, your driver waits and the day shortens from the end — the price does not change.
  4. Nothing on the route is far from the port: Carthage 8 km, Sidi Bou Saïd 11 km, the medina 15 km — twenty minutes back to the quay from anywhere on the itinerary.
  5. If you miss your ship because of us, we take you to your next port of call at our expense. The guarantee exists so that you do not have to take our word for it.

The guarantee applies to shore excursions booked with us from La Goulette, with the all-aboard time given at booking. If the ship changes that time, tell your driver and the day is re-planned around it.

Why not the ship’s excursion?

The ship’s coach is the safe option and it is priced per person, so it works out cheaper for one or two. From about four people a private car costs less and behaves better: you leave when you like, stand where you like, and skip the shopping stop.

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Which port do Tunis cruises use?

La Goulette (Halq al-Wadi), the port of Tunis, about 12 km from the city centre. It is the only cruise terminal serving Tunis, so if your itinerary says Tunis, Carthage or Sidi Bou Saïd, this is where you dock.

Airport transfer questions

Do you pick up at the La Goulette cruise terminal?

Yes. Port regulations allow only licensed guides inside the terminal area, so with the guide option you are met at the terminal exit; with a driver only, he waits with your name on a board in front of Restaurant La Victoire, about 200 m outside the port gate. Either way there is nothing to find and no shuttle to catch.

Will I be back before the ship leaves?

That is the whole design of the day, and it is guaranteed in writing. You give us your all-aboard time when you book; it is printed on your confirmation and your voucher, and we return you to the quay at least 60 minutes before it. Carthage and Sidi Bou Saïd are both within half an hour of the port, so the margin is real — and if you ever missed your ship because of us, we would take you to your next port of call at our expense.

What if the ship arrives late?

We track the arrival and wait. The price does not change, and the itinerary is shortened from the end rather than rushed — we would rather drop the medina than have you running for the gangway.

How much is a private shore excursion in Tunis?

The price is per car, not per person, and it is published on the tour page — so four people pay the same as two. No deposit is taken; you pay the driver at the end.

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