Tunisia tour by motorhome — 15 days

The route on the map

Day by day

1. 1

   Tunis – Borj Cedria

   Disembarkation at the port of La Goulette and customs formalities, then drive to our campsite in Borj Cedria. Distance: 50 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Borj Cedria (electricity, water, waste disposal)
2. 2

   Borj Cedria – Kairouan

   Welcome breakfast offered by VTCC, with all the explanations about the tour. First stop: Kairouan, the holy city, former capital of the Aghlabid emirs, a jewel of Tunisian heritage, famous for its hand-woven carpets. Departure at 7:30, 150 km.

   Accommodation: Guarded parking in Kairouan (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Welcome breakfast
3. 3

   Kairouan – Sbeitla – Gafsa

   Transfer stage to Gafsa with a visit to the archaeological site of Sbeitla (Sufetula), one of the "golden cities" of Roman-Byzantine Africa: triumphal arch, forum, three Capitoline temples, baths, theatre. Departure at 8:00, 230 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Gafsa (electricity, water, waste disposal)
4. 4

   Gafsa – Mides – Tamerza – Chebika – Tozeur

   A day among palm groves, oases and waterfalls. The Mides canyon, with its ochre and pink layers, was a setting for the film "The English Patient". Tamerza (Tamaghza) is an oasis in a canyon where spring water forms streams and waterfalls. Chebika is a Berber village perched in the mountains, a former Roman defence post. Departure at 8:00, 180 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Tozeur (electricity, water, waste disposal)
5. 5

   Tozeur

   A day in Tozeur, pearl and capital of the Jerid in the heart of one of the most famous oases in the world, a former centre of trans-Saharan caravan trade, with its solid-brick architecture. Visit of the Chak Wak park and a horse-drawn carriage ride in the afternoon. Departure at 9:00, 0 km by motorhome.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Tozeur (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Horse-drawn carriage ride in the afternoon
6. 6

   Ong Jmel – Nefta – Tozeur

   The motorhomes stay at rest: half-day 4x4 excursion in the desert. Nefta, the most delightful of the oases, and Ong Jmel, where the "Star Wars" sets can still be seen. Visit of the Dar Cherait museum in Tozeur and its scenes of traditional daily life. Departure at 9:00, 0 km by motorhome.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Tozeur (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Half-day 4x4 excursion
7. 7

   Tozeur – Chott el Jerid – Douz

   Drive to Douz, the gateway to the desert, crossing the Chott el Jerid, Tunisia's largest salt lake (about 5,000 km²). Douz is the land of the Bedouins, date palm growing and camel breeding, with its beautiful oases and its souk. In the evening, taxi transfer to a typical restaurant under the palm trees for a dinner of local specialities in a Bedouin tent. Departure at 8:00, 130 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Douz (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Dinner in a Bedouin tent
8. 8

   Douz – Ksar Ghilane

   Stage in the deep south towards Ksar Ghilane, a small oasis on the edge of the Great Eastern Erg, shaded by palm trees and fed by a hot spring where you can swim summer and winter. In the afternoon, a quad or camel ride in the dunes. Departure at 8:00, 150 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Ksar Ghilane (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Quad bike or camel ride
9. 9

   Ksar Ghilane – Ksar Hallouf – Tataouine

   Transfer to Tataouine via Ksar Hallouf, a small ksar on a rocky spur away from mass tourism, whose ghorfas are arranged around a beautiful square. Tataouine, one of the most picturesque towns in south-eastern Tunisia, surrounded by mountains and ksour, and its souk, which we visit. 160 km.

   Accommodation: Guarded parking in Tataouine (electricity, water, waste disposal)
10. 10

    Tataouine region

    Full-day bus excursion. Chenini, a Berber cave village dominated by its ksar-citadel, with lunch in a lovely restaurant. Douiret, an old village of homes carved into the mountain. Ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the most imposing ksour in Tunisia, with its 400 ghorfas on four or five levels. Departure at 9:00, 0 km by motorhome.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Tataouine (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Lunch in Chenini
11. 11

    Tataouine – Matmata – El Jem

    Transfer to El Jem via Matmata, famous for its troglodyte houses dug into the mountain and the view over its plateau. Departure at 8:00, 370 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in El Jem (electricity, water, waste disposal)
12. 12

    El Jem – Monastir

    In the morning, visit of the amphitheatre and museum of El Jem (superb Roman mosaics), the largest Roman ruin in the Maghreb. Then Monastir: its medina, its 8th-century ribat and the Bourguiba mausoleum. In the evening, a fish dinner at the restaurant "Le Pirate", with waiters dressed as pirates. Departure at 8:30, 70 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Monastir (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Dinner at the restaurant Le Pirate
13. 13

    Monastir – Yasmine Hammamet – Borj Cedria

    Transfer to Borj Cedria via Yasmine Hammamet: its marina, its medina with ramparts and souks, its promenade and its landscaped beach. Departure at 8:00, 160 km.

    Accommodation: Campsite in Borj Cedria (electricity, water, waste disposal)
14. 14

    Greater Tunis

    Bus excursion in the Tunis area, lunch in a restaurant included. The Bardo Museum and its mosaics, the UNESCO-listed medina of Tunis (Zitouna Mosque, Youssef Dey Mosque, Tourbet el Bey, souks), the archaeological site of Carthage, then Sidi Bou Said at the end of the day. Departure at 8:00, 0 km by motorhome.

    Accommodation: Campsite in Borj Cedria (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Lunch at a restaurant
15. 15

    Borj Cedria – Tunis

    In the early afternoon, Tunisian delicacies are offered before departure, then drive to the port of La Goulette for embarkation. Distance: 50 km. Safe journey home!

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