Tunisia Explorer
$ 1,799.00
About this trip
Tunisia: Carthage, Star Wars & the Sahara’s Northern Edge
The perfect add-on to your North African adventure. Six days across Tunisia, from the blue-and-white lanes of Sidi Bou Said to Roman amphitheatres, mountain oases and the Star Wars film sets scattered across the desert. Sleep in a Berber camp, walk the ruins of Carthage and finish in one of Islam’s holiest cities. Small country, huge variety.
Highlights
🏛 Carthage – Walk the remains of the ancient superpower that once rivalled Rome, right on the edge of modern Tunis
🏘 Sidi Bou Said – The famous blue-and-white clifftop village above the Mediterranean
🏟 El Jem – A colossal Roman amphitheatre to rival the Colosseum, minus the crowds
🌌 Star Wars Film Sets – Matmata’s underground Berber homes and the desert sets of Ong Jemal, straight off the screen
⛺ A Night with the Berbers – Traditional hospitality and an overnight camp in the south
🌴 Mountain Oases – Chebika and Tamerza, where palm-filled canyons and waterfalls hide in the desert mountains
🕌 Kairouan – One of the holiest cities in Islam and a UNESCO-listed old town
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Tour DateJanuary 23 -28, 2027
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Arrival CityTunis, Tunisia
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Departure CityTunis, Tunisia
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IncludedOvernight Berber campAll BreakfastsTunis, Carthage and Sidi Bou Said toursAll AccommodationAll Ground TransportationEl Jem, Matmata, Chebika, Tamerza and Ong Jemal excursions /Kairouan city visitWestern Guide (Josh / Johnny or both)
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Not IncludedLunch and DinnersInternational AirfareTravel InsuranceVisas
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🏟️ Explore El Jem's Colossal Amphitheatre
Stand inside a Roman amphitheatre so vast and well-preserved it rivals the Colosseum, yet somehow nobody's heard of it. Walk the golden stone tiers practically alone and imagine the roar of 30,000 spectators filling this place two thousand years ago.
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🌌 Visit the Star Wars Film Sets
Stand in the exact locations where Luke's home was filmed, underground Berber villages carved into rock at Matmata and the lunar landscape of Ong Jemal. It's surreal being in places you've seen on screen, now silent in the Sahara.
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⛺ Sleep Under the Stars in a Berber Camp
Share strong mint tea and stories by the fire under a sky with zero light pollution. Wake to wind across dunes and genuine hospitality that reaches back generations.
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🏘️ Wander Sidi Bou Said's Blue-and-White Lanes
Lose yourself in a maze of whitewashed buildings and blue shutters, narrow alleys and hidden courtyards that feel frozen in time. The views down to the Mediterranean from the clifftop are something else, exactly as pretty as the photos promised.
DAY 1: Tunis
DAY 2: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said + overnight in Sousse
Explore the UNESCO-listed Medina of Tunis before visiting the ancient ruins of Carthage and the beautiful blue-and-white clifftop village of Sidi Bou Said. Afterwards, continue south to Sousse for the night.
🏨 Sleep: Sousse
DAY 3: El Jem, Matmata + overnight in a Berber camp
DAY 4: Douz, Tozeur, Chebika, Tamerza + Ong Jemal
DAY 5: Kairouan + return to Tunis
DAY 6: Departure
The adventure finishes in Tunis, with onward travel or departure arrangements depending on your schedule.