Kairouan and El Djem Historical Tour: Discover Islamic Architecture and Roman Ruins from Hammamet

Embark on a historical tour from Hammamet and explore the captivating Islamic architecture of Kairouan and the Roman ruins of El Djem. Discover Africa’s second-oldest mosque, the impressive Great Mosque, and the magnificent El Djem amphitheatre.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Great Mosque of Kairouan - Visit Africa’s second-oldest mosque, explore the medina of Kairouan and marvel at the Sidi Sahbi Mausoleum. Even by classical Islamic standards, the interior of the Great Mosque is dazzling. The ornate tiles, intricate carpets and pine tree-shaped chandeliers are beguiling and even the drains are beautifully…
What's Included
  • Guide
  • Transport
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees
What's Not Included
  • Extras
Additional Information

On this tour, you’ll discover history-drenched locations such as the Roman colosseum of El Djem, Africa’s second-oldest mosque and the medina of Kairouan.
We’ll start off in the walled city of Kairouan. Protected by sandstone walls, the old town offers medina is a maze of narrow streets, whitewashed houses with brightly painted shutters and brick-laid…

Location
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Rue Sidi Abdelkader,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sabina_l
Jan 23, 2025
Two spectacular memorable sites - Two incredible main sites, knowledgeable guide. Karouian had a beautiful spiritual vibe and El Jem was spectacular with lots of free time to explore. We also visited a mausoleum and the basins in Kairouan. Lunch was great, in a hotel. Going in low season was a joy to avoid crowds. There is a fair bit of driving which I'm always comfortable with as its the only way to reach the sites!
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Ion_p
Nov 3, 2024
Life enriching and pleasurable experience! - Great tour with a great guide (Hamadi)! Perfect tempo, not to slow - not to fast. We got time to really take in every story told and every place visited. Really recommendable and life enriching experience!
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Antony_r
Oct 27, 2024
Great tour with a great guide - Very informative about the wider history of Tunisia and North Africa as well as the sites we visited.
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Beth_b
Jul 11, 2024
Top Tour and Top Guide - The guide was very personable and well versed in many languages. He was thorough and prepared. Our guide had a keen sense of humor which I appreciated on a ver hot day. A+
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Natalia_c
May 12, 2024
Interesting tour with a friendly guide - We had the tour with a nice, friendly guide Mo. He explained the stories behind in a very interesting way, also answering all the questions; also the organisation was very good; I can only recommend the tour and the tour guide, of course:-)
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Daniel_g
Apr 28, 2024
Excellent Cultural and Historical Tour - We had our tour to the Holy City and El Jem yesterday and it was really good. We were messaged prior to the tour to let us know the pick up time and they turned up right on time. Our guide was Mo and our driver was Taraq (I hope I have spelt them correct, apologies if not.) Mo was really friendly and funny, he spoke multiple languages and did the tour in whatever languages were required, so everyone got to hear and understand the information he was relaying to us. He was very informative and had lots to tell us. He explained how the day would work and kept us informed throughout the day. We went to the Holy City first after all the pick ups were done and spent time there while he explained everything about the city and location. We were there for a couple of hours and got to take lots of photos. From therw we went for lunch near to El Jem which was lovely. There was a good variety of things to try, including fish and chicken. We had the chicken with cous cous and salad and it was really really nice. The chicken was cooked beautifully. We then went on to El Jem where we were given lots of historical information before being allowed to walk around ourselves and take lots of pictures. We finished with a quick stop to a nearby museum where a preserved villa had been excavated and we had a look around there before getting back on to the coach for our drop offs back at our hotels. The driver was really good and you could tell Mo our guide had a lot of love for his country and his cultural and historical heritage. It was an amazing tour and I definitely recommend it. The only thing to add is just to let people know that depending on where you are and if you are one of the first pick ups, the day can be quite long as there can be a lot of driving to get to these locations. So be prepared for the long day and make sure you have plenty of water with you. It would be great if the first pick up could be dropped off first and so on but maybe it just doesn't work like that. I don't know. Other than that it was amazing and our guide Mo was absolutely brilliant. Be sure to tip him and the driver, not just a couple of pounds worth but a GOOD tip, they deserve it.
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Vaishali_p
Jan 8, 2025
Long day..!! - Long day and slightly uncomfortable cramped bus. El Jem was great ..needed a bit more time here and less time at the museum. Kairoun was interesting but a tad underwhelming as we were unable inside the mosque.
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Jacqueline_g
Nov 16, 2024
Definitely worth it. - This was a long day broken up by multiple stops to interesting locations. Our guide Mohamad was very informative throughout. We stopped at a hotel for a buffet lunch which served a good variety of hot and cold dishes. Drinks were not included. Our coach was modern and comfortable. The trip was 11 hours from pick-up to drop-ff. The trip was worth the price we paid (£65) including entrance fees to attractions. Be sure to confirm your pick-up time the day before.
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B8200zythomast
Aug 27, 2024
Description was not met! - Kairouan was NOT viewed only 2 mosques and 2 completely useless stops from nem water reserve and nem mosaic museum!
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Brigitte
May 6, 2024
Missed appointment and unprofessional service provider - I was unable to participate in this excursion because the guide did not come to pick us up at the right time Time scheduled on the ticket 7:30 a.m. and the guide came to the hotel at 7:00 a.m. according to the local service provider Tunisie voyage The meeting was at the hotel reception I would like to point out that we were not called to the hotel and at reception we were told that they had not seen anyone. We are very disappointed and have requested a full refund
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