From your Hotel to the city of Kairouan, the fourth holy city of Islam and the spiritual capital of Tunisia. You will visit the great mosque which is the oldest religious building in the Muslim West. Afterwards you will have free time in the medina of Kairouan. Then El Djem the ancient city of Thysdrus, one of the most prosperous in Roman Africa for the visit of its amphitheater and end the excursion with Monastir, the ancient Punic and then Roman city of Ruspina.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Entrance – The Aghlabid basins
✔ Bottled water
✔ Entrance - Medina of Kairouan
✔ Entrance - Forte El Ribat
✔ Goods and Services Tax (GST)
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Entrance - Amphitheater of El Jem
✔ Entrance - Great Mosque of Kairouan
✖ Lunch
Pickup Locations
1. Radisson Blu Resort & Thalasso, Hammamet
2. African Queen Hotel
3. Alhambra Thalasso Hotel
4. Hammamet Azur Plaza
5. Hotel La Tour Blanche
6. Mediterranee Thalasso Golf
7. Hotel Excel Hammamet
8. Hotel Safa
9. Dar El Marsa
10. Residence Royal - Deluxe
11. Novostar Nahrawess Thalasso & WaterPark Resort 4*
12. Tui Blue Manar
13. Hotel Lido La Goulette
14. Phebus
15. Blue Marine Hotel Hammamet
16. Hammamet Resort
17. Carthage Thalasso Resort
18. TUI BLUE Palm Beach Hammamet
19. Hotel Menara
20. Hotel Dar Hayet
Additional Info: Travelers can customize the pick-up addresses.
Itinerary
1
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque is the symbol of Kairouan. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in the world, one of the most impressive monuments in all of the Maghreb! Its religious prestige makes Kairouan the 4th holy city of Islam. We admire its imposing minaret, its majestic courtyard of impressive dimensions, surrounded by superbly drawn arcades and sheltering a sundial, and the high doors of richly carved cedar wood. They open onto the prayer rooms, adorned with dozens of marble columns. Built in 670, this architectural masterpiece whose appearance evokes an adobe fortress has inspired other mosques in the Maghreb.
Duration: 40 minutes
2
Medina of Kairouan
The medina of Kairouan is one of the most preserved and authentic in Tunisia, where you can take a look in the souks, taste the pastries of Kairouan "Les Mekroudhs" and its artisanal carpet making.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Amphitheatre of El Jem
A visit to the Roman Colosseum, founded in the 3rd century AD and classified as a World Heritage Site in 1972, which can accommodate 30,000 spectators, third in the Roman world by its size after that of Rome and that of Capua, the amphitheater of El Djem and the most impressive Roman monument in Africa.
Duration: 40 minutes
4
Ribat of Monastir
It is the oldest and most important of the defensive works erected along the Maghreb coast by the Arab conquerors, at the dawn of Islam. Founded in 796, this building underwent several renovations during the medieval period. Initially, in the shape of a quadrilateral, it is made up of four main buildings opening onto two interior courtyards. In addition to the small cells of the "warrior monks" who, while ensuring their military functions, devoted themselves to prayer and contemplation, the Ribat houses two prayer rooms, the most spacious of which now houses rare collectibles of worship. and medieval crafts. times. A hundred spiral steps provide access to the watchtower from the top of which luminous messages were exchanged at night with the towers of the neighboring ribats and which offers the visitor a superb view of the city of Monastir and its sea.
Duration: 40 minutes
5
Monastir Marina
The marina is at the same time a port of call, passage, wintering and regattas, made of the Sailor.
Duration: 30 minutes
6
Bassins Aghlabites
The Aghlabid basins are a Tunisian historical monument located in Kairouan.
Dating from the beginning of the second half of the 9th century and located outside the ramparts of the medina of Kairouan, they are considered to be the most important hydraulic works in the history of the Muslim world.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
