The complete country in fifteen days, and the only one of our circuits that reaches nine of the ten Tunisian UNESCO World Heritage sites — Carthage, Tunis, Sidi Bou Saïd, Dougga, Kairouan, Sousse, Kerkouane, El Jem, Ichkeul and Djerba — with the Sahara, the ksour and the mountain oases besides.
Duration
15 days / 14 nights
Departure
Tunis
Group
up to 5 people
Sites
35
Fifteen days is enough to stop choosing. You take the north coast and the cork forests, the Punic town at Kerkouane that Rome never rebuilt, the Roman interior, the eastern medinas down to Sfax, the island of Djerba, the ksour country around Tataouine, the deep desert at Ksar Ghilane and Douz, and finally the mountain oases at Tamerza, Chebika and Mides on the Algerian border.
It is also the only circuit that reaches nine of Tunisia's ten UNESCO World Heritage sites (the tenth, Ichkeul National Park, is closed to visitors), including Sidi Bou Saïd, inscribed in July 2026. The pace is yours: fifteen days means a place that deserves a second morning gets one. Accommodation is arranged along the route and confirmed with your dates when you book.
What you see
Carthage — the Punic capital Rome destroyed and rebuilt — baths, ports and villas above the sea
Sidi Bou Saïd — a clifftop village of blue doors and whitewashed walls above the Gulf of Tunis
Tunis Medina — a UNESCO-listed maze of souks, mosques and palaces, still trading as it has for centuries
Bardo Museum — a beylical palace holding the richest collection of Roman mosaics in the world
Bizerte Old Harbour — the oldest port in Tunisia, its fishing boats still moored under the kasbah walls
Ghar el-Melh — three Ottoman sea forts above a lagoon and its floating gardens
Tabarka — a Genoese castle on a rock, cork forests behind and coral diving offshore
Bulla Regia — a Roman town that built its villas underground, mosaics still on the floors
Dougga — the best-preserved Roman town in North Africa, standing almost alone in the hills
Testour — founded by Andalusian exiles, its minaret carrying a clock that runs backwards
Kerkouane — the only Punic town never rebuilt by Rome — its streets and pink bathtubs are Carthaginian
Nabeul — Tunisia’s pottery town, with a Friday market and workshops open to visitors
Zaghouan Water Temple — the Roman nymphaeum that fed Carthage through a 132-kilometre aqueduct
Thuburbo Majus — a capitol and forum standing in open farmland, usually with nobody else in them
Kairouan — Islam’s fourth holy city, built around the Great Mosque and its vast cisterns
Sbeitla — a Roman forum with three golden Capitoline temples standing side by side
El Jem Amphitheatre — one of the largest Roman amphitheatres ever built, and among the best preserved anywhere
Medina of Sousse — a walled Aghlabid port town whose ribat and great mosque still face the sea
Monastir Ribat — an 8th-century coastal fortress guarding the lagoon, and a famous film location
Mahdia — a Fatimid capital on a narrow cape, with a silk-weaving quarter and quiet beaches
Medina of Sfax — the least touristed great medina in the country, walls intact and still working
Djerba — an island of white villages, ancient synagogues and a coastline that stays warm late
Tataouine — the town of fortified granaries that lent its name to the Star Wars desert planet
Chenini — a Berber village stacked on a ridge, cave houses around a white hilltop mosque
Ksar Ouled Soltane — four storeys of vaulted grain cells around two courtyards, the best-kept ksar of all
Matmata — Berber pit dwellings carved into the earth, familiar from the Star Wars films
Toujane — a stone village spilling down the mountainside above the Matmata plateau
Ksar Ghilane — a hot-spring oasis at the edge of the great dunes, reached where the tarmac gives out
Douz & the Dunes — the gateway to the Sahara, where the tarmac stops and the erg begins
Chott el-Jerid — a salt lake so flat and bright it produces mirages across the whole crossing
Tozeur — a desert oasis of patterned brickwork, its palm grove fed by hundreds of springs
Nefta — a Sufi oasis town above the Corbeille, a bowl of palms below the houses
Mides Canyon — a sheer-walled gorge on the Algerian border, used more than once as a natural film set
Tamerza Canyon — a deserted mountain village beside a canyon and a year-round waterfall
Chebika — a mountain oasis where a spring runs through a gorge above the salt flats
The circuit, day by day
Day 1Pick-upFrom your hotel or the airport, at a time that suits you
Day 1CarthageThe Punic capital Rome destroyed and rebuilt — baths, ports and villas above the sea
Day 1Sidi Bou SaïdA clifftop village of blue doors and whitewashed walls above the Gulf of Tunis
Day 1Tunis MedinaA UNESCO-listed maze of souks, mosques and palaces, still trading as it has for centuries
Day 2Bardo MuseumA beylical palace holding the richest collection of Roman mosaics in the world
Day 2Bizerte Old HarbourThe oldest port in Tunisia, its fishing boats still moored under the kasbah walls
Day 3Ghar el-MelhThree Ottoman sea forts above a lagoon and its floating gardens
Day 3TabarkaA Genoese castle on a rock, cork forests behind and coral diving offshore
Day 4Bulla RegiaA Roman town that built its villas underground, mosaics still on the floors
Day 4DouggaThe best-preserved Roman town in North Africa, standing almost alone in the hills
Day 4TestourFounded by Andalusian exiles, its minaret carrying a clock that runs backwards
Day 5KerkouaneThe only Punic town never rebuilt by Rome — its streets and pink bathtubs are Carthaginian
Day 5NabeulTunisia’s pottery town, with a Friday market and workshops open to visitors
Day 6Zaghouan Water TempleThe Roman nymphaeum that fed Carthage through a 132-kilometre aqueduct
Day 6Thuburbo MajusA capitol and forum standing in open farmland, usually with nobody else in them
Day 7KairouanIslam’s fourth holy city, built around the Great Mosque and its vast cisterns
Day 7SbeitlaA Roman forum with three golden Capitoline temples standing side by side
Day 7El Jem AmphitheatreOne of the largest Roman amphitheatres ever built, and among the best preserved anywhere
Day 8Medina of SousseA walled Aghlabid port town whose ribat and great mosque still face the sea
Day 8Monastir RibatAn 8th-century coastal fortress guarding the lagoon, and a famous film location
Day 9MahdiaA Fatimid capital on a narrow cape, with a silk-weaving quarter and quiet beaches
Day 9Medina of SfaxThe least touristed great medina in the country, walls intact and still working
Day 10DjerbaAn island of white villages, ancient synagogues and a coastline that stays warm late
Day 10TataouineThe town of fortified granaries that lent its name to the Star Wars desert planet
Day 10CheniniA Berber village stacked on a ridge, cave houses around a white hilltop mosque
Day 11Ksar Ouled SoltaneFour storeys of vaulted grain cells around two courtyards, the best-kept ksar of all
Day 11MatmataBerber pit dwellings carved into the earth, familiar from the Star Wars films
Day 12ToujaneA stone village spilling down the mountainside above the Matmata plateau
Day 12Ksar GhilaneA hot-spring oasis at the edge of the great dunes, reached where the tarmac gives out
Day 13Douz & the DunesThe gateway to the Sahara, where the tarmac stops and the erg begins
Day 13Chott el-JeridA salt lake so flat and bright it produces mirages across the whole crossing
Day 13TozeurA desert oasis of patterned brickwork, its palm grove fed by hundreds of springs
Day 14NeftaA Sufi oasis town above the Corbeille, a bowl of palms below the houses
Day 14Mides CanyonA sheer-walled gorge on the Algerian border, used more than once as a natural film set
Day 15Tamerza CanyonA deserted mountain village beside a canyon and a year-round waterfall
Day 15ChebikaA mountain oasis where a spring runs through a gorge above the salt flats
Day 15ReturnDrop-off at your hotel
Included
Private air-conditioned vehicle, your group only
Driver speaking French, English, Italian, German and Arabic
Fuel, tolls and parking
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Fixed price agreed up front, no deposit
Not included
Site entrance fees
Lunch and drinks
Licensed guide (optional)
Personal spending and tips
Places on this trip
Carthage UNESCO
The Punic capital Rome destroyed and rebuilt — baths, ports and villas above the sea
Grand Tunis
Sidi Bou Saïd UNESCO
A clifftop village of blue doors and whitewashed walls above the Gulf of Tunis
Grand Tunis
Tunis Medina UNESCO
A UNESCO-listed maze of souks, mosques and palaces, still trading as it has for centuries
Grand Tunis
Bardo Museum
A beylical palace holding the richest collection of Roman mosaics in the world
Grand Tunis
Bizerte Old Harbour
The oldest port in Tunisia, its fishing boats still moored under the kasbah walls
Bizerte
Ghar el-Melh
Three Ottoman sea forts above a lagoon and its floating gardens
Bizerte
Tabarka
A Genoese castle on a rock, cork forests behind and coral diving offshore
Jendouba
Bulla Regia
A Roman town that built its villas underground, mosaics still on the floors
Jendouba
Dougga UNESCO
The best-preserved Roman town in North Africa, standing almost alone in the hills
Béja
Testour
Founded by Andalusian exiles, its minaret carrying a clock that runs backwards
Béja
Kerkouane UNESCO
The only Punic town never rebuilt by Rome — its streets and pink bathtubs are Carthaginian
Nabeul
Nabeul
Tunisia’s pottery town, with a Friday market and workshops open to visitors
Nabeul
Zaghouan Water Temple
The Roman nymphaeum that fed Carthage through a 132-kilometre aqueduct
Zaghouan
Thuburbo Majus
A capitol and forum standing in open farmland, usually with nobody else in them
Zaghouan
Kairouan UNESCO
Islam’s fourth holy city, built around the Great Mosque and its vast cisterns
Kairouan
Sbeitla
A Roman forum with three golden Capitoline temples standing side by side
Kasserine
El Jem Amphitheatre UNESCO
One of the largest Roman amphitheatres ever built, and among the best preserved anywhere
Mahdia
Medina of Sousse UNESCO
A walled Aghlabid port town whose ribat and great mosque still face the sea
Sousse
Monastir Ribat
An 8th-century coastal fortress guarding the lagoon, and a famous film location
Monastir
Mahdia
A Fatimid capital on a narrow cape, with a silk-weaving quarter and quiet beaches
Mahdia
Medina of Sfax
The least touristed great medina in the country, walls intact and still working
Sfax
Djerba UNESCO
An island of white villages, ancient synagogues and a coastline that stays warm late
Médenine
Tataouine
The town of fortified granaries that lent its name to the Star Wars desert planet
Tataouine
Chenini
A Berber village stacked on a ridge, cave houses around a white hilltop mosque
Tataouine
Ksar Ouled Soltane
Four storeys of vaulted grain cells around two courtyards, the best-kept ksar of all
Tataouine
Matmata
Berber pit dwellings carved into the earth, familiar from the Star Wars films
Gabès
Toujane
A stone village spilling down the mountainside above the Matmata plateau
Gabès
Ksar Ghilane
A hot-spring oasis at the edge of the great dunes, reached where the tarmac gives out
Kébili
Douz & the Dunes
The gateway to the Sahara, where the tarmac stops and the erg begins
Kébili
Chott el-Jerid
A salt lake so flat and bright it produces mirages across the whole crossing
Tozeur
Tozeur
A desert oasis of patterned brickwork, its palm grove fed by hundreds of springs
Tozeur
Nefta
A Sufi oasis town above the Corbeille, a bowl of palms below the houses
Tozeur
Mides Canyon
A sheer-walled gorge on the Algerian border, used more than once as a natural film set
Tozeur
Tamerza Canyon
A deserted mountain village beside a canyon and a year-round waterfall
Tozeur
Chebika
A mountain oasis where a spring runs through a gorge above the salt flats
