Things to do in Tunisia

Port El Kantaoui-Sousse - Tunisian Camel Caravan Tour

There's still no better way to explore a desert than on the back of a camel. This camel caravan adventure allows you to become sultan of the sands and discover aspects of traditional country life in Tunisia.

Port El Kantaoui-Sousse - Friguia Tierpark half-day tour

Friguia Park is more than a zoo – it's an animal kingdom where you can see and meet everything from antelopes to zebras. As you walk along elevated wooden platforms, you can observe more than 60 species of animals. This unguided morning trip – when the sun and heat have yet to move through the gears – is an ideal outing for all the family.

Hammamet - Enfidha–Hammamet Airport VIP Lounge

Travel in style with the full VIP service at the airport. Avoid all the usual hassle as you're fast tracked through check in and security to enjoy unlimited drinks, snacks and more in the exclusive departure lounge. An altogether more relaxed way to round off your stay.

Port El Kantaoui-Sousse - Tunisian Sahara two-day film set tour from Sousse

The desert sands of Tunisia are sprinkled with Hollywood stardust. This two-day tour takes you to some of the country's top filming locations. You'll visit ancient Roman ruins and underground houses, cross a vast salt lake and spend the night in an oasis on the fringes of the Sahara. Hamdi, one of our expert local guides, says, “In Matmata, a cave village where the houses are hollowed out of the rock, the sandstone is soft enough to dig deep pits, and then carve out caves around the edge to form underground rooms. Each room opens onto the base of the pit, which becomes a central courtyard.”Begin your desert adventure at El Jem Colosseum. This ancient Roman stadium used to seat 35,000 spectators, entertained by gladiatorial fights and chariot races. After your cultural fix, head to Matmata, for lunch and a visit to the rock-cut cave homes that starred in the Star Wars films. Finish the day in your very own oasis for an overnight stay in Douz, the ‘Gateway to the Sahara'.In the morning, you'll cross Chott el Djerid, a rust-washed salt lake, before hopping into a 4x4 for a ride to Onk Jemal. Here, you'll explore a film set city built exclusively for Star Wars. After stopping for a Tunisian lunch at Gafsa, you'll round off the tour with a photo stop at historic Kairouan. You won't be able to resist taking lots of pics of the richly decorative mosques that give the town an abundance of character.

Port El Kantaoui-Sousse - El Jem Colosseum tour

With an amphitheatre to rival that of Rome, El Jem makes for a fascinating trip back in time. You'll travel from Port El Kantaoui to the colosseum to have a look around. Then it's off to the museum to learn even more about the games and battles that took place there.You'll be stepping into the age of Gladiator on this half-day tour, which includes a visit to the largest colosseum in North Africa. Once you arrive, you'll have time to explore, taking in the wonder of this vast historic space and UNESCO World Heritage Site. It could once hold up to an incredible 35,000 spectators who came to cheer and jeer the games and battles unfolding on stage.You'll also have the chance to admire how El Jem, formerly Thysdrus, was hugely important during the time of the Roman Empire. Then cap off your visit at nearby El Jem Museum, where a selection of Roman mosaics and exhibitions on the games provide a captivating insight.

Djerba - Djerba island half-day tour

With ancient Roman architecture, whitewashed Berber villages and a history-packed capital, you'll find that there's much more to Djerba than just sand and sunshine. Star turns include the ancient causeway, Guellala and Houmt-Souk.

Djerba - Djerba Explore Park Tour

This half-day tour shines the spotlight on Djerba Explore Park. A replica desert village, it's packed with attractions, shops and showpieces, including a museum on local history, a traditional ‘menzel' and lagoons filled with hungry crocodiles. Check it all out while learning more about Tunisian culture and heritage.

Djerba - Tunisian Sahara three deserts and oasis overnight tour

There are so many types of desert – salt, sand and pebble – in the Tunisian Sahara that you'll need two days to discover them. This action-packed tour takes you to Chott Jerid, Onk Jemal and Douz. Plus, you'll explore Tozeur medina – and cinema buffs won't want to miss a visit to Matmata and Sidi Driss.Kick off day one at El Hamma market before heading to Chott Jerid, the Sahara's largest salt lake. Next, it's on to the city of palm trees, Tozeur, for lunch and check-in at the hotel. In the afternoon, rally through rugged landscapes on a 4x4 through the mountainous Onk Jemal. Here, you'll explore a film set city built exclusively for Star Wars. Rise and shine. We're off to check out the sandy desert of Douz, also known as the ‘Gateway to the Sahara'. After lunch, we'll stop off at the pebble desert of Erg en route to the lunar landscapes of Matmata and Sidi Driss – the famous filming locations of Star Wars. The trip comes to an end back in Djerba.

Djerba - Tunisian Sahara villages and oasis overnight tour

The Tunisian Sahara is a desert of dreams, where sun-kissed dunes and camel-riding Beduins dwell in an ocean of endless sand. On this two-day tour, you'll discover sights worthy of a blockbuster movie. Explore places like the ‘Gharfas' granaries, the Tataouine markets, Cheninni and the underground residences of Matmata with an overnight stay in Ghilaine.Your first stop will be the Tataouine market. Unleash your inner Jedi as you stroll around the spice-scented souk for some eye-catching trinkets. You'll then retreat to the Berber mountain village of Chenini. Perched on a hilltop, the village has an ancient Ksar and a whitewashed mosque where villagers go to pray. Spend a night in the picturesque oasis of Ksar Ghilaine and enjoy an authentic Arabian night in the Sahara.In the morning you'll explore the villages of Matmata and Sidi Idriss Hotel, famous for its lunar landscape and some of the filming locations of Star Wars before finishing off your tour in the remote village of Toujene.

Djerba - Ksar Ghilane Sahara Oasis Tour

This desert safari is the real deal – a fascinating journey to the famous Ksar Ghilane oasis. Located on the edge of Jebil National Park in the Sahara, it boasts a Bedouin camp as well as ancient Roman ruins. There's also stops at Ghrabat and Beni Khedache on the outward journey and at a Berber ksour on the way back, as well as a tasty lunch.It's an early start, but some things are worth getting out of bed for. After a quick refreshment stop in Ghrabat, and another in the village of Beni Khedache for impressive views, we'll arrive into Ksar Ghilane mid-morning. Nestled amidst the vast Saharan dunes, this desert oasis oozes beauty on every level – a seemingly impossible hot spring, lush-green palms and a Roman fortress are just some of its star turns. Spend the morning here, learning of its history and significance to Tunisian trade routes.After a local lunch, you'll start the journey back, but not before a visit to a typical Berber ksour. These fortified villages were strategically located along trade routes and served as vital centres for local communities.

Djerba - Southern Tunisia tour with Star Wars™ cave village and lunch

This whistle-stop tour is perfect if you want to tick off southern Tunisia's desert sights in one day. You'll head for the hills and the village of Tamazret then visit Tunisia's biggest oasis plus an underground village that featured in Star Wars™. Hamdi, one of our local guides, says, ‘In the mountains of the south, you'll find Matmata, a cave village where the houses are hollowed out of the rock. The sandstone is soft enough to dig easily, so first they make a large pit and then dig out caves around the edge, to form underground rooms. Each room opens onto the base of the pit, which becomes a central courtyard.'First up, you'll make your way to the hilltop village of Tamezret, which is dotted with mudbrick houses. Here, the streets wind upwards to a whitewashed mosque, which gazes over the desert plains. We'll pause here for a coffee stop and a look around. Afterwards, you'll head for Douz, known as the ‘gateway to the Sahara'. Douz is also home to Tunisia's biggest oasis, where more half a million date palms merge into a stretch of dunes.Take the opportunity to don traditional Bedouin robes and snap up pics of the rolling sand dunes. Then, you'll stop for lunch at a hotel before visiting the troglodyte village at Matmata. Once you see the ingenious and Insta-perfect cave dwellings hewn into the rock, you'll understand why it landed a role as Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars™.

Djerba - Tataouine and Cheninni tour

Shifting desert sands, a sparkling salt lake, and an ancient village once the set of a Star Wars movie – this tour won't take you to a galaxy far, far, away, but it's worlds apart from the rest. You'll cross vast salt flats and explore troglodyte houses that film fans will recognize as Anakin Skywalker's home.