5-Day Tunisia Desert Safari and Cultural Tour with Star Wars Sites

• Arrive at Tunis-Carthage International Airport.
• Meet your guide and transfer to your hotel.
• Check into the hotel and settle in.

If arrival is in the morning:

• Begin with a guided walking tour of the Old Medina of Tunis (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
• Enjoy lunch at a traditional local restaurant.
• Visit the Bardo National Museum, renowned for its Roman mosaics.
• Explore the blue-and-white village of Sidi Bou Said.
• Return to the hotel for a free evening.

If arrival is in the evening:

• Proceed with a simple airport pickup and hotel transfer.
• Use free time to rest after your journey.
• Postpone all visits to Day 5 if time allows.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for Kairouan, one of Islam's holiest cities.
• Visit the Great Mosque of Okba Ibn Nafaa.
• Explore the Aghlabid Basins and the Mausoleum of Sidi Sahbi (the Barber's Mausoleum).
• Stroll through the historic Medina.
• Eat lunch at a local restaurant in Kairouan.
• Continue to Sbeitla for a guided tour of the Roman archaeological site.
• Arrive in Tozeur in the evening and check into your hotel.

Dine at your leisure and spend the night in Tozeur.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for a full-day 4x4 safari adventure.
• Discover the mountain oases of Chebika, Tamerza, and Midès Canyon.
• Have lunch in a local lodge or restaurant.
• Visit Ong Jmel and the Star Wars film set near Nefta.
• Witness the sunset over the Sahara Desert.
• Return to your hotel in Tozeur for an overnight stay.

• Start the day with an early breakfast and check-out.
• Take a guided walk through Tozeur's traditional Medina.
• Enjoy an optional carriage ride through the oasis (at extra cost).
• Cross the vast Chott El Jerid salt lake.
• Travel through Kebili en route to Douz, known as the Gateway to the Sahara.
• Use free time in Douz for optional camel rides or quad biking (extra charge).
• Depart in the afternoon for a desert camp in the Sahara.
• Watch the sunset over the dunes.

Dine traditionally and spend the night in a Berber tent under the stars.

• Eat breakfast at the camp.
• Depart for Matmata and visit the traditional underground troglodyte homes.
• Continue to El Jem for a guided visit of the spectacular Roman Amphitheatre (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
• Enjoy lunch en route (optional).
• Return to Tunis by evening.

If Day 1 activities were postponed due to a late arrival:

• Visit the Old Medina, Bardo Museum, or Sidi Bou Said if time allows before your airport transfer.