Tours in Tunisia 2025/2026 – North & South | Culture, Desert & Adventure
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Tunisia is a land of contrasts, where millennia of history meet the immensity of the desert.
From the Phoenician ports of Carthage to the troglodyte villages of the Djebel Dahar, from well-preserved Roman cities to the golden dunes of the Sahara, the country offers one of the richest cultural and natural journeys in the Mediterranean world.
Grand Sahara Aventures is a local agency based in Djerba, made up of Tunisian guides who know the country not only through history, but through real life: encounters, landscapes, seasons, families, and traditions.
We design private tailor-made tours, adapted to the rhythm and interests of each traveler: curious visitors, families, culture lovers, or desert explorers.
Here, we take time — time to understand, to feel, and to experience.
Why Choose a Tour in Tunisia?
Tunisia allows you to move within a few hours from the Mediterranean Sea to Saharan oases, from bustling medinas to Berber mountain landscapes.
The country is easy to travel, welcoming, safe, and incredibly diverse.
A well-structured tour allows you to understand its full richness, with coherence and fluidity between each stage.
What a Local Agency Brings:
avoiding overcrowded tourist areas
access to authentic places often invisible in guidebooks
respectful encounters with local communities
secure travel with professional accompaniment
The journey becomes a living experience, not just an itinerary.
Traveling in Northern Tunisia is a deep cultural immersion.
Traveling in Southern Tunisia is a meeting with elements, silence, and space.
Northern Tunisia is an open-air history book.
Tunis, Carthage & Sidi Bou Saïd
Tunis and its Medina
A UNESCO-listed medina: narrow alleys, craft workshops, mosques and hidden courtyards.
Tip: wander early in the morning to feel the local rhythm.
Carthage – Punic and Roman Capital
Not a single site, but a constellation: Antonine Baths, Byrsa Hill, Punic harbors, Roman villas.
Feeling: several civilizations layered in one place.
Sidi Bou Saïd – Blue and White Over the Sea
Hanging village, bougainvillea, cobbled lanes, terraces facing the gulf.
Signature moment: pine-nut tea at sunset.
Dougga – One of the Best-Preserved Roman Cities
Capitol, theatre, paved streets — time seems to stand still.
Tip: arrive at opening time → golden light + silence.
Bulla Regia – Underground Roman Houses
Unique in the Mediterranean: homes built underground to stay cool.
Mosaics remain in their original place.
El Jem – The Best-Preserved Roman Amphitheater in North Africa
Comparable to Rome’s Colosseum, but more authentic and open.
Walk the arena, enter the underground corridors.
Tip: visit in late afternoon → warm honey-colored stone.
Bonus: El Jem Museum → exceptional mosaics.
Kairouan – Holy City of Islam
Great Mosque, Aghlabid basins, serene white medina.
To taste: makroudh with honey.
Ideal for travelers passionate about history, architecture, and Mediterranean heritage.
Tours in Southern Tunisia – Berber Villages & Sahara
Homes dug into the rock around a central courtyard.
Entering a lived-in house reveals a way of life shaped by the land.
Ochre mountains, fortified granaries, powerful silence.
Highlight: sunset over Chenini or Douiret — deep red light on stone.
Cliffside villages, mineral landscapes, suspended timeless atmosphere.
Palm grove, 32°C natural hot spring, first dunes of the desert.
Possible activities: camel ride, quad, 4x4, or contemplation.
Night in a desert camp: fire, mint tea, endless stars.
Douz – Gateway to the Sahara
Departure point for camel trekking and desert crossings.
The moment when one meets immensity.
Ancient oasis city, brick architecture, palm groves, waterfalls, desert canyons.
Tips:
Chebika in the morning (soft light)
Mides in late afternoon (dramatic shapes)
Nearby: Mos Espa, Ong Jmel, Sidi Bouhlel Canyon (Star Wars settings).
Which Tour is Right for You?
If you are a history lover, the ideal itinerary goes through Tunis, Carthage, Dougga, El Jem and Kairouan. These journeys focus on archaeology, ancient civilizations and architecture.
Recommended duration: 4 to 6 days.
If you are drawn to culture and landscapes, choose an itinerary combining Matmata, Chenini, Douiret and Tozeur. This route reveals Berber traditions, troglodyte architecture and oasis life.
Recommended duration: 3 to 5 days.
For those seeking nature, silence and disconnection, the best experience is in the Sahara, starting from Douz, with camel trekking and desert bivouacs under the stars.
Recommended duration: 2 to 7 days, depending on how deeply you wish to enter the desert.
If you want a full immersion, combining history, encounters, landscapes and desert experience, the most complete itinerary includes Tunis, Kairouan, the Dahar region, the Sahara, Tozeur and Djerba. Recommended duration: 7 to 12 days.
Traveling in Tunisia differently means:
meeting rather than consuming
understanding rather than skimming
feeling rather than ticking boxes
Grand Sahara Aventures does not sell activities.
We guide travelers toward a land that is living, subtle, and profound.
We do not just organize tours.
We transmit a territory.
The real luxury: time, space, and meaning.
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