Tunis Lodge
Lodge
Days 1, 2
Tunisia: Coast to Sahara - 6 Days (Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, El Jem, Tozeur & Chott el Djerid)
Six days from the medina to the salt lake. Six days with a private vehicle and driver-guide, a medina riad in Tunis and a licensed guide at Carthage and the Bardo.
Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Six days from the medina to the salt lake
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Tunis medinaThe Tunis medina has around seven hundred monuments inside it and is still the working commercial centre of the old city. CarthageThe Bardo holds the largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world, most of them lifted from Tunisian villas. El Jem amphitheatreEl Jem held about thirty-five thousand people and is the third-largest Roman amphitheatre anywhere, standing in a town of twenty thousand.
Itinerary
The Tunis medina has around seven hundred monuments inside it and is still the working commercial centre of the old city.
TunisHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer into the medina
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationTunis Lodge
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Riad night in the medina
LANDMARKS Tunis medina Zitouna mosque Souks Start point Tunis, Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN), Tunisia 00:00 - 23:59The Bardo holds the largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world, most of them lifted from Tunisian villas.
Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou SaidHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:00 AM — the TGM light rail out to the ruins
- 0 hrs1:00 PM — up to the blue and white village
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationTunis Lodge
Included Activities
- Carthage site pass
- Bardo Museum entry
- Riad night
LANDMARKS Carthage Antonine Baths Sidi Bou Said Bardo Museum El Jem held about thirty-five thousand people and is the third-largest Roman amphitheatre anywhere, standing in a town of twenty thousand.
Tunis, El Jem, TozeurHow the day runs
- 3 hrs7:30 AM — south to the amphitheatre
- 5 hrs11:30 AM — south-west to the oasis
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationTozeur Residency
Included Activities
- El Jem entry
- Transport
- Hotel night at Tozeur
LANDMARKS El Jem amphitheatre Tozeur Palm oasis The chott is a salt lake the size of a county that is dry most of the year and mirages constantly.
Tozeur, Chott el DjeridHow the day runs
- 5 hrs7:00 AM — Chebika, Tamerza and Mides, then the chott
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationTozeur Residency
Included Activities
- 4x4 day with a driver-guide
- Hotel night at Tozeur
LANDMARKS Chebika Tamerza Mides canyon Chott el Djerid Matmata's houses are craters dug into the ground with rooms cut off the sides, built that way for the temperature.
Tozeur, MatmataHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — east to the troglodyte village
- 1:00 PM — a pit dwelling, several of which are still lived in
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationMatmata House
Included Activities
- Pit house visit
- Guesthouse night in a converted dwelling
LANDMARKS Matmata Troglodyte pit houses Berber villages Six hours on the motorway. An internal flight from Djerba is the alternative if your timing is tight.
Matmata, TunisHow the day runs
- 6 hrs8:00 AM — north to the capital
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Airport transfer
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Riad night in the medina
- Day 2Carthage site pass
- Day 2Bardo Museum entry
- Day 2Riad night
- Day 3El Jem entry
- Day 3Transport
- Day 3Hotel night at Tozeur
- Day 44x4 day with a driver-guide
- Day 5Pit house visit
- Day 5Guesthouse night in a converted dwelling
- Day 1 · 2 nightsTunis Lodge
- Day 3 · 2 nightsTozeur Residency
- Day 5 · 1 nightMatmata House
- Day 1Tunis to TunisTransfer into the medina
- Day 2Tunis to Carthage9:00 AM — the TGM light rail out to the ruins
- Day 2Carthage to Sidi Bou Said1:00 PM — up to the blue and white village
- Day 3Tunis to El Jem7:30 AM — south to the amphitheatre
- Day 3El Jem to Tozeur11:30 AM — south-west to the oasis
- Day 5Tozeur to Matmata8:00 AM — east to the troglodyte village
- Day 6Matmata to Tunis8:00 AM — north to the capital
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Tozeur Residency
Hotel
Days 3, 4
Matmata House
Hotel
Day 5
What you'll eat
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4, 5
- BreakfastServed on days 2–6
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 13 reviews
Review summary
Food4.5/5
Guide4.7/5
Itinerary4.4/5
Transport4.5/5
Accommodation4.4/5
Tour operator4.3/5
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Ishita Ghosh – Kolkata2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Tunis to the Sahara done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Solid operator.
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Owen Clarke – Berlin2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Rooms were basic in the best way — dry, warm, and right where we needed them. Recommended.
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Tara D'Souza – Lucknow2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded.
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Nikhil Joshi – Kolkata2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.
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Sofia Marchetti – Berlin2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Worth every rupee.
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Sameer Khan – Chennai2025-05-06 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Good value for what's included.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Manav Sethi – Chennai2025-05-06 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. The teahouses were warm and the beds were fine after eight hours walking. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.
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Farah Qureshi – Lucknow2025-05-06 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No hesitation recommending them.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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