Private and Guided Tour to Kairouan and El Jem and Monastir [327700P15]
From your Hotel to the city of Kairouan, the fourth holy city of Islam and spiritual capital of Tunisia. You will visit the great mosque which is the oldest religious building in the Muslim West. Afterwards you will have free time in the medina of Kairouan. Then El Djem the ancient city of Thysdrus, one of the most prosperous in Roman Africa for the visit of its amphitheater and finish the excursion with Monastir, ancient Punic and then Roman city of Ruspina.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
INCLUDED
- Entrance – Medina of Kairouan
- Entrance – The Aghlabid basins
- Entrance – Great Mosque of Kairouan
- Entrance – Forte El Ribat
- Entrance – El Jem Amphitheater
NOT INCLUDED
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- The Great Mosque is the symbol of Kairouan. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in the world, one of the most impressive monuments in all of the Maghreb! Its religious prestige makes Kairouan the 4th holiest city in Islam. We admire its imposing minaret, its majestic courtyard of impressive dimensions, surrounded by superbly designed arcades and housing a sundial, and the tall, richly carved cedar wood doors. They open onto the prayer rooms, decorated with dozens of marble columns. Built in 670, this architectural masterpiece, whose appearance evokes an adobe fortress, inspired other mosques in the Maghreb.
- The Kairouan medina is one of the most preserved and authentic in Tunisia, where you can take a look in the souks, taste Kairouan's pastries "Les Mekroudhs" and its artisanal carpet manufacturing.
- The Aghlabid basins are a Tunisian historical monument located in Kairouan. Dated from the beginning of the second half of the 9th century and located outside the ramparts of the medina of Kairouan, they are considered the most important hydraulic works in the history of the Muslim world.
- A visit to the Roman Colosseum, founded in the 3rd century AD and listed as a world heritage site in 1972, able to accommodate 30,000 spectators, third in the Roman world in size after that of Rome and that of Capua, the amphitheater of El Djem and the most impressive Roman monument in Africa.
- It is the oldest and most important of the defensive works erected along the Maghreb coast by Arab conquerors at the dawn of Islam. Founded in 796, this building underwent several renovations during the medieval period. Initially, in the shape of a quadrilateral, it is made up of four buildings opening onto two interior courtyards. In addition to the small cells of the “warrior monks” who, while carrying out their military functions, devoted themselves to prayer and contemplation, the Ribat houses two prayer rooms, the most spacious of which today houses rare cult collectibles. and medieval crafts. times. A hundred spiral steps provide access to the watchtower, from the top of which light messages are exchanged at night with the towers of neighboring ribats and which offers the visitor a superb view of the city of Monastir and its surroundings.
