Itinerary
- Day 1
Tunis
Optional Activities
- Sample local Tunisian specialties like lablabi (chickpea soup), tajine, or bambalouni (deep-fried doughnut)
- Day 2
Carthage
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in the medina), Dinner
Included Activities
- Stroll through Tunis Medina (Old Quarter)
- Explore specialty souqs including perfume makers' souq and Grand Souq des Chechias
- Visit Carthage archaeological site including Antonine Baths, Roman Amphitheatre, and Punic Ports
Landmarks Tunis Medina Grand Souq des Chechias Carthage Archaeological Site Antonine Baths Roman Amphitheatre Punic Ports 
- Day 3
La Marsa - Kairouan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Home-cooked meal with local family including Tabouna bread (clay oven), brick a l'oeuf, grilled salad, Tunisian salad, and glass of local Tunisian wine), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Sidi Bou Said village
- Visit Baron d'Erlanger Palace
- Glass-blowing workshop visit
- Home-cooked meal and cooking demonstration at Gammarth including traditional Tabouna bread (clay oven), brick a l'oeuf, grilled salad, and Tunisian salad with local Tunisian wine
Optional Activities
- Explore La Marsa - try Arabic coffee with kaak warka (traditional ring-shaped pastry) or shop in local Tunisian boutiques
Landmarks Sidi Bou Said Baron d'Erlanger Palace Gammarth Stables 
- Day 4
Kairouan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Great Mosque of Oqba Ibn Nafi
- Walk through Kairouan medina
- Pastry workshop - sample makroudh
- Visit Traditional Carpet Museum and learn about rug-making from local women's cooperative
Landmarks Great Mosque of Oqba Ibn Nafi Kairouan Medina Kairouan Carpet Museum - Day 5
Tozeur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- City tour of Tozeur
- Walking tour inside the oasis
- Meet a sharecropper and learn about dates growing and harvesting
- Visit Dar Charait Museum - ethnographic museum depicting traditional Tunisian life
Optional Activities
- 4WD tour of surrounding oases including Tamerza, Mides, and Chebika (locations from 'The English Patient' and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
Landmarks Tozeur Oasis Tozeur Medina Dar Charait Museum Tamerza Mides Chebika - Day 6
Sahara
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Douz at restaurant close to central market, tasting local specialties), Dinner (Cooking demonstration of couscous and desert bread)
Included Activities
- Sahara trek - 2-hour camel ride or walk (choice available)
Landmarks Chott El Jerid Douz 
- Day 7
Douz
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast among the Sahara dunes)
Optional Activities
- Visit Sahara Desert Museum to learn about history of the region
Landmarks Sahara Desert Museum - Day 8
Dhaher
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Troglodyte cave home-cooked lunch (Star Wars filming location)), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Toujane - 15th century olive oil press visit and old kasbah ruins
- Hike in Matmata's surrounding hills
- Explore underground troglodyte cave homes
- Lunch at troglodyte restaurant (Star Wars filming location)
- Hike through rocky, mountainous desert landscape
Landmarks Toujane Matmata Underground Houses - Day 9
Dahar Region
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Home-cooked meal in Douiret)
Included Activities
- Visit old village of Douiret
Optional Activities
- 8 km hike in Dahar Mountains
- Visit 12th-century mountain village of Chenini
- Visit unique Amazigh Granary
Landmarks Douiret Dahar Mountains Chenini Amazigh Granary - Day 10
Mahdia
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit El Jem Amphitheatre
Optional Activities
- Explore picturesque medina in Old Town with whitewashed houses and narrow lanes
- Relax on sandy beach and enjoy Mediterranean views
Landmarks El Jem Amphitheatre Mahdia Mahdia Medina 
- Day 11
Tunis
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner with fellow travelers)
Included Activities
- Walking tour around Cap Mahdia peninsula including sea cemetery, local ruins, old port, and medina
- Visit Bardo National Museum
Landmarks Cap Mahdia Mahdia Old Port Bardo National Museum - Day 12
Tunis
- Meals
- Breakfast
