COACH CIRCUIT YASMINE
6 DAYS/05 NIGHTS

DAY 1: Reception and assistance at the port of La Goulette

Departure for the hotel MERCURE EL MECHTEL 4* Tunis Installation in the hotel
Afternoon visit of the souks ,the médina and the museum of Bardo
Dinner and overnight in the hotel MERCURY EL MECHTEL Tunis

DAY 2 : TUNIS/ KAIROUAN/SBEITLA/GAFSA 340 KM

07. 0 Departure to Kairouan
Kairouan known by its mosques and its craft industry of carpet , famous in the world. Kairouan is founded in 671 by Okba Ibn Nafâa, propagator of Islam in Africa, Kairouan knew its golden age in IXth Century during the Aghlabides era and became a center of radiation in the Maghreb (North Africa). The city counts several religious monuments of which the large mosque Okba Ibn Nafaa, the mausoleum of the Barber companion of the prophet Mohammed.
The basin of Aghlabides is the large water tank of the town of Kairouan built in IXth century.
to feed the city of drinking water.
Lunch , hotel la Kasbah 5*
Afternoon, departure to Sbeïtla of its Berber name , Sufetula
The site of Sufetula presents a regular town planning where the rectilinear streets are cut to right angle and delimit reserved insulae for the dwellings.
We notice there a forum which shelters a formed capitole of three temples dedicated to the capitoline triad, Jupiter, Junon, and Minerve. In addition, the site counts a well preserved theatre, a thermal complex, temples, churches (we can observe there baptismal tanks of a great beauty), a beautiful triumphal arch dating from the reign of Dioclétien, and of Byzantine time forts... In addition, to shelter the many and beautiful objects exhumed by the diggers, Sbeitla obtained an original antiquities museum !
Continuation to Gafsa after a long road, the first palm trees appear… from old numid and Roman Capsa remains only two swimming pools…
Installation in the hotel Jugurtha de luxe hotel 5*, Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3: GAFSA/ TOZEUR/DOUZ 220 km

Departure to Tozeur visit of the oasis
Lunch in the hotel Mouradi Tozeur or similar
Optional visit of mountain oases of Chebika and Tamerza in 4 X 4
Afternoon , departure to Douz. Crossing the salt desiccated lake of Chott El Djerid with the great extents of salt creating a very seizing impression of mirage.
Installation in the hotel Mouradi Douz 4* dinner and overnight

DAY 4: DOUZ/ MATMATA/SFAX 270 km

Morning optional driving on back of dromedary on the sand dunes
Continuation to the Berber mountains village of Matmata with its troglodyte dwellings
Visit of a dwelling
Lunch in a hotel troglodyte Diar El Barber
Continuation to Sfax via Gabes ,maritime oasis . stop for rest.
The Commercial , industrial and agricultural quoted Sfax, is the second economic city of Tunisia, it is the area of the olive-tree.
Installation in the Syphax hotel Sfax 4* or similar
Dinner and overnight

DAY 5: SFAX/ SOUSSE/PORT EL KANTAOUI/TUNIS 270 KM

07. 30 Departure to Sousse via El Djem
Visit of the Roman Coliseum built in 230, dimension :148 m length ,122m large and 36m height with its 3500 spectators capacity .
This monument is the best preserved in the world.
Continuation to Sousse: , founded in IXth Century BC by Phenicians, the antic Hadrumete was during its history the point of fall of several conquerors: Romans, Vandals, Spanish, the latter set up the famous one extremely which shelters the souks of Sousse.
Visit Port El Kantaoui, a tourist integrated station with its Marina
Lunch in the Hotel Mouradi 4*
Afternoon , continuation to Tunis, Dinner and overnight in the hotel Mercure El Mechtel 4*