From a 3-day Tunis weekend to the 14-day Grand Tour. Every route is built by editors who actually drive these roads — real distances, honest pacing, vetted hotels.
A note from our editors: These aren't AI-generated outlines. We built each route by hand — calling hotels, checking road conditions, eating in the restaurants we recommend. For a personalised version with your dates and budget, use our Smart Trip Planner.
A long weekend in the capital — the medina, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo. Perfect for a quick European hop.
Route
Tunis Medina → Avenue Habib Bourguiba → Sidi Bou Said → Carthage → La Marsa → Bardo Museum
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Best for
Weekend travellers, Europeans on a city break, business + leisure stopovers.
Capital culture for two days, then unwind on the bay. Sand, sea and a relaxed medina by sunset.
Route
Tunis → Carthage → Sidi Bou Said → Hammamet Medina → Yasmine Hammamet beach
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Best for
Couples, first-time visitors, anyone wanting culture + beach without rushing.
The greener, cooler face of Tunisia — pine-covered coast, Roman Dougga and the lagoons of Bizerte.
Route
Tunis → Sidi Bou Said → Bizerte → Dougga → Hammamet
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Best for
Travellers who've done the south and want the Mediterranean side.
Three UNESCO sites in six days — Kairouan's Great Mosque, El Jem's amphitheatre, Sousse's medina.
Route
Tunis → Kairouan → El Jem → Sousse → Hammamet
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Best for
History buffs, photographers, slow travellers who like context.
Our most-booked route. The capital, Carthage, the blue village, the beach, the holy city, the amphitheatre, and the Sahel — Tunisia in one perfect week.
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Tunis → Sidi Bou Said → Hammamet → Kairouan → El Jem → Sousse → Monastir
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Best for
First-time visitors who want the full picture without the desert detour.
Tunis and Hammamet, then 4×4 south to the dunes — Tozeur, Ong Jemel (Star Wars), Chott el Jerid and Douz.
Route
Tunis → Hammamet → Kairouan → Tozeur → Ong Jemel → Chott El Jerid → Douz
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Best for
Adventure travellers, photographers, families with older kids.
North to south in one trip — pine forests of Tabarka, Roman Dougga, holy Kairouan, and the Sahara.
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Tunis → Bizerte → Tabarka → Dougga → Kairouan → Sousse → Tozeur → Sahara
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Best for
International travellers flying long-haul who want everything in one trip.
Five-star stays only. Four Seasons Tunis, La Badira Hammamet, a luxury desert camp, then a Djerba spa retreat.
Route
Tunis (luxury) → Sidi Bou Said → Hammamet (5★) → Sahara luxury camp → Djerba (spa)
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Luxury travellers, GCC visitors, honeymooners.
The full Mediterranean coast plus a desert detour — Bizerte to Djerba via every beach town worth a stop.
Route
Tunis → Bizerte → Hammamet → Sousse → Mahdia → Djerba → Sahara
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Best for
Long-haul tourists with two weeks who want both shoreline and dunes.
Stay longer in fewer places. Cooking class in Sfax, a night in a Berber troglodyte, oasis sunrise in Tozeur.
Route
Tunis → Cap Bon → Hammamet → Kairouan → Sfax → Matmata → Douz → Tozeur → Djerba
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Best for
Slow travellers, food lovers, anyone who wants the country, not the highlight reel.
The off-the-beaten-path version — hidden coastal villages, artisan markets, and the corners most tours skip.
Route
North coast → Historical inland → Sahara → Southern villages → Djerba → Mediterranean return
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Best for
Repeat visitors and travellers who've seen the classic circuit.
Two weeks. Fourteen places. Every region from Tabarka's pines to Djerba's beaches via the Sahara — our most complete itinerary.
Route
Tunis → Bizerte → Tabarka → Ain Draham → Dougga → Hammamet → Sousse → Monastir → Mahdia → Sfax → Matmata → Douz → Tozeur → Djerba
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Best for
Travellers with two weeks who want to see everything Tunisia offers.
Our Smart Trip Planner adapts any of these routes to your travel style, group size and budget — in about a minute.
Open the Smart Trip PlannerMost first-time visitors to Tunisia get the best balance with a 7-day loop: 2 nights Tunis & Carthage, 1 night Kairouan, 2 nights Sahara (Tozeur + Ksar Ghilane), and 2 nights beach finish in Hammamet or Djerba. Add 3–4 days for a deeper southern loop, and 2 days for Cap Bon and Bizerte.