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Itinerary DAY 4 • Ancient Dougga • Testour DAY 7 • Kairouan • Optional El Djem tour
Visit Dougga, the best-preserved ancient Roman city Today is on your own, or you can join an optional
in North Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. tour of El Djem, home to a Roman amphitheater—a
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. Later, we’ll drive out to the village of Testour before UNESCO World Heritage Site—that could seat 30,000
Depart the U.S. on an overnight flight to Tunis. returning to Tunis this afternoon. people. The optional tour also includes lunch and a
B,L — Majestic Hotel or similar visit to a mosaics crafts center.
DAY 2 • Tunis, Tunisia B — La Kasbah Hotel or similar
Arrive at your hotel in Tunis and meet your fellow DAY 5 • Kairouan • Hammamet
travelers, including those who took our optional Travel overland to the holy city of Kairouan, DAY 8 • Overland to Tozeur • Sbeitla
pre-trip extensions to New! Historic Treasures of Italy: stopping in Hammamet along the way. A town of Depart Kairouan for a full-day journey to Tozeur.
Naples, Pompeii & Rome or Untouched Algeria: Algiers white-washed houses and some of Tunisia’s finest Along the way, we’ll stop to explore the village of
& Constantine. beaches, we’ll explore Hammamet’s coastal medina Sbeitla, which hosts Roman ruins. The ancient city
Majestic Hotel or similar before continuing on to Kairouan, where we’ll visit a of Tozeur, home to 250,000 date palms, is set in a
local carpet showroom. four-square-mile oasis whose green lushness stands
DAY 3 • Tunis • Controversial Topic: B,L,D — La Kasbah Hotel or similar in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.
Inheritance inequality in Tunisia B,L,D — Hotel Diar Abou Habibi or similar
Visit the Bardo Museum and its collection of DAY 6 • Kairouan • Controversial Topic:
ancient Roman mosaics. Then, witness the palaces, The Arab Spring • Home-Hosted Dinner DAY 9 • Horse-drawn carriage • Visit local
mosques, and fountains of the city’s medina—a Set off on a walking tour of Kairouan, a UNESCO brick factory
UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll also meet with World Heritage Site, and visit the mausoleum, Explore Tozeur by horse-drawn carriage and
two local women to discuss the Controversial medina, and Great Mosque. We’ll discuss imagine the two-thousand-year history of this lush
Topic of inheritance laws in Tunisia to gain a the Controversial Topic of the Arab Spring in oasis on the edge of the largest salt flat in northern
deeper understanding of gender inequality in the Tunisia with two local experts with opposing view Africa. We’ll also visit a small brick factory and
Arab world. points. This evening, we’ll enjoy a Home-Hosted spend time at Sidi Ben Aissa Architectural Museum
B,D — Majestic Hotel or similar Dinner with a local family. and enjoy a discussion with the museum’s curator.
B,D — La Kasbah Hotel or similar B,L,D — Hotel Diar Abou Habibi or similar

Meet the people
who call Tunisia home

Locals in Testour : On Day 4, we’ll visit
the quaint town of Testour, where you
may strike up a conversation with local
Tunisians about their daily life in this
laid-back village with Spanish flair.

Family in Kairouan : We’ll stop by the
home of a local family in Kairouan on
Day 6 to enjoy an authentic home-
cooked meal.
Residents of Tozeur : We’ll spend
time with locals in Tozeur on Day 9,
first exploring a market in search
of ingredients for our lunch. Then, we’ll enjoy lunch
made from our purchases at a local craft center and get to know those who
work there.
Chenini Villagers : Our Day 13 discoveries take us into Chenini, a Berber village
in Tataouine, where our small group will have a chance to interact with the local
residents.

On Day 3, we’ll explore the tiled archways of the Tunis medina.

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