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Carthage to the Sahara's Edge: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Do
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The 7-day version for April: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 7-day plan · best time to go.
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7
days
500 km
distance
16.3 h
in transit
33
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- The reviewed spring baseline still requires same-day security-advice, heat, wind, road and site-access checks.
Day 1 Tunis public medina heritage day
- Transit
- 0h36
- Finish
- ~15:55
- Temperature
- 11.1°C–21.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~8
- Daylight
- 12.9h
09:00
Tunis public medina heritage circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use a bounded public Tunis medina heritage circuit; no guided, hammam or provider activity is assumed.
50 min · Tunis public medina heritage day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:05
Palace halls display Tunisia's treasures from prehistoric to Ottoman.
50 min · Tunis public medina heritage day · 13 DT
open: Tue - Sun. Sep 16th - May 30th: 09:30-16:30. Jun 1st - Sep 15th: 09:00-17:00
14:55
Overnight here
e.g. YHA Tunis Auberge Medina · La Maison Doree
Day 2 Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology day
- Transit
- 1h39
- Finish
- ~17:00
- Temperature
- 13.2°C–18.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 13.0h
10:10
Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use the confirmed local-road transfer and current public Carthage archaeological access; no guided or marine product is assumed.
50 min · Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
11:10
50 min · Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology day
open: 8:30AM–5:30PM (until 7PM in the summer)
13:10
14:10
15:10
50 min · Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology day · 0.5 DT
open: 10:00-13:00,15-18:00 (winter), 09:00-12:00,16:00-19:00 (summer)
16:00
Le Rest'O villadidon.com map ↗
60 min · Carthage reserved local-road and public archaeology day
Day 3 Sousse reserved road and public medina day
- Transit
- 3h36
- Finish
- ~16:10
- Temperature
- 13.0°C–20.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 12.9h
12:20
Sousse reserved road and public medina circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use the confirmed road transfer and a bounded public Sousse medina circuit; no marina, theme-park, beach or provider activity is assumed.
50 min · Sousse reserved road and public medina day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
13:20
14:20
Explore a historic fortified site with panoramic views.
50 min · Sousse reserved road and public medina day · 8 DT
open: 8:00-17:30, and 8:00-19:00 during summer
15:20
Discover mosaics and artifacts in a crumbling Kasbah.
50 min · Sousse reserved road and public medina day · 10 DT
open: 9:00-17:00, and it closes 2 hr later during summer
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel de Paris · Abou Nawas Boujaafar Hotel
Day 4 Kairouan reserved road and public heritage day
- Transit
- 2h15
- Finish
- ~16:35
- Temperature
- 10.1°C–24.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 12.9h
10:40
Kairouan reserved road and public heritage circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use the confirmed road transfer and a bounded public Kairouan heritage circuit; respect current religious-site access and assume no guide.
50 min · Kairouan reserved road and public heritage day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
11:40
12:40
13:40
14:40
15:45
Raqqada National Museum of Islamic art patrimoinedetunisie.com.tn read more
Discover medieval Islamic art from Kairouan and beyond.
50 min · Kairouan reserved road and public heritage day
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Continental · Hotel Splendid
Day 5 El Jem reserved road and public amphitheatre day
- Transit
- 1h51
- Finish
- ~13:30
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–23.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 12.9h
10:40
El Jem reserved road and public amphitheatre circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use the confirmed road transfer and current public El Jem archaeological access; no performance or guided product is assumed.
50 min · El Jem reserved road and public amphitheatre day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
11:40
12:40
Stroll through mosaics and a restored Roman villa.
50 min · El Jem reserved road and public amphitheatre day · A ticket to the amphitheater also includes entrance to the museum
Day 6 Tozeur reserved long-transfer and public arrival day
- Transit
- 5h30
- Finish
- ~15:20
- Temperature
- 13.3°C–27.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 12.9h
14:30
Tozeur reserved long-transfer and public arrival circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use the confirmed long public-road transfer and a bounded Tozeur arrival orientation; no border approach, mountain-oasis loop or desert track is assumed.
50 min · Tozeur reserved long-transfer and public arrival day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
Overnight here
Day 7 Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day
- Transit
- 0h49
- Finish
- ~14:15
- Temperature
- 13.3°C–27.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 12.9h
09:05
Tozeur public oasis-city heritage circuit discovertunisia.com map ↗
Use a bounded public Tozeur oasis-city heritage circuit; mountain oases, film sets, desert tracks, animals, carriages and provider activities remain optional.
50 min · Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
10:10
Medina (Ouled el Hadef) search
Wander peaceful streets and admire regional houses.
50 min · Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day
11:15
Palmerie search
Roam one of Tunisia’s largest palm groves easily.
50 min · Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day
12:20
Bled El Hadhar search
Discover old Roman ruins a short walk from town.
50 min · Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day
13:25
Belvedere Rocks search
Climb sculpted heads for views over palm groves.
50 min · Tozeur public oasis-city heritage day
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