Tunisia tour by motorhome — 18 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. On arrival, a welcome cocktail offered by VTCC, with all the explanations about the tour. Distance: 50 km.

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

   Greater Tunis

   Bus excursion in the Tunis area, lunch in a restaurant included. The Bardo Museum and its large collection of mosaics, the UNESCO-listed medina of Tunis (Zitouna Mosque, Youssef Dey Mosque, Tourbet el Bey, the perfumers', jewellers', leather and carpet 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
3. 3

   Borj Cedria – Dougga – Teboursouk

   Start of the motorhome adventure towards the archaeological site of Dougga (Thugga), the most majestic ancient city in Tunisia and the best preserved in the Maghreb: amphitheatre, capitol, forum, baths, temples, luxurious houses, Numidian, Punic and Roman traces. Departure at 8:00, 150 km.

   Accommodation: Guarded parking in Teboursouk (electricity, water, waste disposal)
4. 4

   Teboursouk – 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, 290 km.

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

   Gafsa – Mides – Chebika – Tamerza – 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, 170 km.

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

   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
8. 8

   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
9. 9

   Douz – Ksar Ghilane

   Continuing through the Tunisian desert to 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. Quad or camel ride, followed by a lunch offered at the campsite. Departure at 8:00, 150 km.

   Accommodation: Campsite in Ksar Ghilane (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Lunch at the campsite
10. 10

    Ksar Ghilane – Ksar Hallouf – Ksar Hadada – Tataouine

    Transfer to Tataouine via Ksar Hallouf, a small ksar on a rocky spur away from mass tourism, and Ksar Hadada, whose ghorfas (vaulted granaries) illustrate Berber architecture. Tataouine, one of the most picturesque towns in south-eastern Tunisia, surrounded by mountains and ksour, and its souk. Departure at 8:00, 140 km.

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

    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
12. 12

    Tataouine – Djerba

    Transfer to Djerba along the Roman road, crossing the old Roman bridge still in use. Before reaching the island, a stop at Aïn Charchara and its lunar landscape of rock mushrooms and miniature canyons, then a visit to Houmt Souk, the island's capital. Departure at 8:00, 190 km.

    Accommodation: Campsite in Djerba (electricity, water, waste disposal)
13. 13

    Djerba

    Discovery of the island by bus, lunch offered during the visits. Guellala, the potters' village. The Ghriba synagogue, the second holiest place of Judaism in the world. The Djerba Explore park, a village and park devoted to heritage, Islamic art and crocodiles. Departure at 9:00, 0 km by motorhome.

    Accommodation: Campsite in Djerba (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Lunch during the visits
14. 14

    Djerba – Toujane – Matmata

    Transfer to Matmata with a stop at the Berber village of Toujane, overlooked by the ruins of its ksar, where women still weave beautiful kilim carpets and where the view stretches to the sea. Visit of a troglodyte house in Matmata. Departure at 8:00, 160 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Matmata (electricity, water, waste disposal)
15. 15

    Matmata – El Jem – Monastir

    Drive to Monastir with a visit to El Jem, whose amphitheatre is the largest Roman ruin in the Maghreb, and its museum of superb mosaics. In the evening, a fish dinner at the restaurant "Le Pirate" in Monastir, with waiters dressed as pirates. Departure at 8:00, 260 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Monastir (electricity, water, waste disposal) Meals: Dinner at the restaurant Le Pirate
16. 16

    Monastir – Kairouan

    Visit of Monastir (medina, 8th-century ribat, Bourguiba mausoleum) then of Kairouan, the holy city, former capital of the Aghlabid emirs, famous for its hand-woven carpets. Departure at 8:30, 130 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Kairouan (electricity, water, waste disposal)
17. 17

    Kairouan – Nabeul

    Visit of Nabeul, the city of potters, orange trees and bougainvillea, where ceramics have been made since Roman or even Punic times. Departure at 8:30, 130 km.

    Accommodation: Guarded parking in Nabeul (electricity, water, waste disposal)
18. 18

    Nabeul – Hammamet – Tunis

    Visit of Hammamet before departure: medina lanes with white houses and brightly coloured doors, a kasbah with a sea view. Early afternoon, drive to the port of La Goulette for embarkation. Departure at 10:00, 90 km. Safe journey home!

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