Excursions & day trips

Ancient Carthage and Sidi Bou Said tour with lunch

Port El Kantaoui-Sousse, Tunisia

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Language: German , English
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Duration: 8 Hours
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You'll visit a collection of recovered Roman mosaics at the Bardo Museum
This tour is an opportunity to explore the ruins of ancient Carthage with a local guide
During your visit, you'll see everything from the Baths of Antoninus to the Tophet
A stroll around the clifftop village of Sidi Bou Said is included in the itinerary
This tour is led by an expert local guide with an unrivalled knowledge of Tunisia and its landmarks

What to expect

Carthage was the capital of ancient Rome's greatest rival and the site of a titanic clash of civilisations. Today, its ruins bear testament to Rome's ultimate victory, as you'll discover during this tour, which also takes in Sidi Bou Said and a stop by the Bardo Museum. Mariam, one of our expert local guides, says "a good place to get your bearings in ancient Carthage is Byrsa Hill. It's a bit of a climb but the view over the site, the city and the bay are absolutely worth it."You'll start the morning with a visit to Bardo Museum, home to...
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Chris

September 2025
From United States of America

Excellent

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Cailleaux Christian

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

Très intéressant et un guide super on vois que mohaled le fait avec amour
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Val

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Great

A part le fait qu'on a du faire un crochet par Hammamet pour prendre 5 personnes... ce qui a rallongé le trajet d'une ********** demi heure, c'était très bien
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Thomas et Doriane

August 2025
From Belgium
Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

Poor

Positif : circuit très intéressant culturellement. Négatif : - guide : ne s'exprime pratiquement qu'en anglais et en allemand. Pendant qu'eux avaient des explications détaillées, nous avions en français qu'un simple résumé. Très insistant pour les pourboires. "N'oubliez pas de donner un pourboire lorsque vous descendrez du car" - repas : restaurant au milieu de la zone du port industriel. Aucun charme sans parler de la bouffe dégueulasse. J'entamerai une réclamation dès que ça sera possible.
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Steph

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 34 years old

Great

Très ********** excursion , nous avons vu de belles choses et un guide qui parlait très bien français et très à l'écoute,je recommande
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Curtis

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 12 years old

Poor

Booking with the TUI rep was easy, but the trip didn’t match what was sold. We spent too long on unplanned stops (amphitheatre, cathedral, Roman baths, museum) and had only 40 mins at Carthage, the main highlight. Lunch was poor quality at a cheap restaurant, with drinks not included (even water). Overall, badly structured and not worth the price — more time should have been given to Carthage, with a better dining option.
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Richard

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 31 years old

Excellent

The tour itself was great, you do get to see a lot in the trip. The guide was clearly knowledgeable about the places we visited. What let it down a bit for us was the lack of places to grab a bottle of water, maybe water bottles could have been made available on the bus? Just a thought… the lunch wasn’t great by any stretch, and there was no choice in what to have, but was sufficient. I would definitely recommend the trip overall, but do take some snacks and drinks.
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Nounou

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 31 years old

Great

Le temps passé à Sidi Bou Said est un peu court pour pouvoir visiter la ville à son aise. La visite du musée Bardo en fin de journée est difficile à suivre après une journée très chaude car fatigué importante. Peut être y consacrer moins de temps ?? Guide au top.
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STEVE H

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Poor

The behaviour and language of the tpur guide was unacceptable. Used the "N" word and then fell asleep on the journey back. No free time in the museum.
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Alda

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Excellent

I enjoyed all the three visits of the trip.
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Aure

August 2025
From United States of America

Great

Super excursion,tout était bien,les visites,le guide,la nourriture. Très chouette excursions je recommande.
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Jo

August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Great

The tour guide was excellent - his knowledge & language skills. We enjoyed looking at extra sites around Carthage whilst still on the bus. The trip to Sidi BouSaid was less interesting for us and too much of a busy, touristy place.
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Sanz71

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

I had been on this trip previously but this year it had included a visit to the Bardo museum in Tunis, and I had wanted to visit this for many years and it did not disappoint. I did not manage to see all the exhibits so would have preferred a little more time there. As I had been to Byrsa hill and The Roman Baths before it would have been good to see other areas of Carthage. Sidi Bou Said is absolutely stunning no matter how many times I have seen it, all in all it is a really good day out.
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Enco

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 25 years old

Excellent

Tres courte visit le Sidi Baousaid!
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Vivi

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 29 years old

Poor

On ne nous dit pas que venant de Sousse vous aurez 1 h pour aller chercher les autre vacanciers + 2 h de trajet aller + la même chose retour . Pas assez de temps sur sidi bou Said ( pour boire un café ou se faire du shopping..). Repas pas du tout tunisien ( poulet -pâtes grecques - légumes ) . 1 h pour le musée où on pourrait rester 1/2 h . Dans l’ensemble très déçu de nous avoir vendu du rêve. Demande de compensation de la compagnie . Guide parle français et explique tout
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Servais

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 4 years old

Great

La représentante Tui de l'hôtel nous avait annoncés 1h de route jusque Carthage. En réalité le trajet était de plus de 2h. Je ne trouve pas ça très correct. Le musée à Tunis était beau et intéressant. Ce n'était pas barbant. J'ai été un peu déçue par Carthage. Sidi Bousaid est une très belle petite ville. Par contre on disposait de peu de temps pour se promener là-bas.
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T

July 2025
From United States of America

Great

We were first pick up at 6.30 and spent a total of 3 hours on the bus then We were taken to a lake, surrounded by trash for 10 mins, then to Carthage which was good but limited time here. Then Sidi Bou Said. Which was pretty. Lunch was ok. Then to Museum which we were rushed through but it was very interesting and beautiful. Then last of bus nearly. Back at 6, 11 and 1/2 hours of which 7 was on a bus! So not worth the money. The bus driver and Mohammad the interpreter were brilliant.
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M@rjo

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as Alone - 33 years old

Great

Très beaux endroits à découvrir. Mais 20 minutes libres sur Carthage et 1h sur Sidi Bou Said c'est un peu peu ! Pas vraiment le temps d´´´´ explorer les lieux, faire des photos, etc. Sinon les explications du guide sont très bien et complètes. Merci
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MTJ

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 21 years old

Poor

This trip was far too long with too much driving to,from and In between. The coach air conditioning was pointless and was constantly warm. The lunch provided was in a 3 star hotel which was pretty shabby and the food was cold and almost straight after I had a bad stomach when arriving at the museum. Due to this me and the wife got a taxi back to the hotel as we did not feel comfortable having to sit on the coach again where it was far too warm and my stomach was off. The taxi cost over £60.
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Ackers

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Great

We booked this tour as we expected to see some Roman ruins and some Tunisian culture. The tour delivered that but we felt a little disappointed with what there was to see at the ruins at Carthage. The guide was very knowledgable and delivered a lot of information, perhaps he tried to give a little too much as he seemed a bit rushed. Sidi Bou Said was very very busy due to the cruise ships which spoilt the experience.
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B.

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Great

It was a nice day trip. Parts were repeating our trip yo el jim. The guide gave a lot more information on the coach so felt like we had more free time which was a positive. The coach was extremely comfortable too.
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RW July 2025

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Poor

Advertised as Carthage Sidi, did not mention you were going to a museum in Tunis plus over 2 hour coach trip both days. We visited Carthage after early lunch and walked around in the hottest part of the day, with little shade. Side Bousaid was not quiet as advertised, big market, loads of people, very disappointed
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Pascal

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With friends - 33 years old

Poor

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NANCYY

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Average

On a l'impression de devoir courir toute la journée, les temps libres sont beaucoup trop court. Mohammed fait son travail, mais on a l'impression que les francophones passent après,... Repas de midi soi-disant dans le meilleur restaurant, une cantine. Décevant! Les temps de transports sont doublés par rapport à ce que l'hôtesse TUI nous a vendu.
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Marie

July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With friends - 50 years old

Excellent

Voyage en car très bien, confortable ! Rassurant ! Le guide a été parfait ! Un passionné d’histoire ! Quel bonheur de l’écouter avec toute sa passion ! Magnifique excursion !??
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Leigh

June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Excellent

Lovely guide, very informative,
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Eric Paterson

June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Great

Last stop was too long in the Blue and White City 45 mins max
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Senan

June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 57 years old

Great

The guide was particularly helpful and knowledgeable. The lunch at the restaurant in La Goulette was very disappointing, particularly when compared with lunch at the hotel Dar Ammar on the tour to Kairouan and El Jem.
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Louise

June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple

Average

Liked Sidi Bou said. Long journey (2 and half hours on coach) , lunch not very good. Not much time at any of the locations. Museum was nice.
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Halo

June 2025
From United States of America

Average

The food was very poor and significantly detracted from the overall quality of the experience
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Natali

April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as Alone - 39 years old

Excellent

I like everything; the tour was amazing!
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Erin

April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 12 years old

Great

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour guides information given about Carthage and loved exploring the archaeological park - our two children could’ve explored that all day. Sidi bou Said is pretty but busy. The men with the falcons didn’t take no for an answer at all. Unfortunately the food was inedible. The chicken was dry and the pasta cold, there was lots of busy, nice looking places but we were taken to the empty one and was also served mouldy fruit as a dessert. Despite that a very good day!
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Anonymous

April 2025
From United States of America

Excellent

Excellent guide and transport. However, the lunch was very poor and, to be honest, hardly edible. I didn't expect 5 star, but this was not good by any means.
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Zay

March 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as With friends - 21 years old

Average

The guide was very nice, friendly and knowledgeable but the trip itself was not what we were expecting. Classic TUI trying to cram too much into a trip, everything felt very rushed. The trip is branded as a Carthage tour and we spent 25 minutes at 'Carthage' we didn't get a chance to have a good look around and we didn't even see Byrsa hill and yet we spent an hour and half in Sidi bousaid which I didn't travel all the way to Tunisia to see.
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George

February 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Great

A lovely trip, well organised and very good guide but very overpriced for Tunisia.
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John

January 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Excellent

An excellent dat. Hugely enjoyable. Highly recommended.
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Ateam

October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Great

Enjoyed Carthage more than Saidi bou Said. Would have liked more time in Carthage. Personally didn't rate Sidi bou Said, too busy. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made sure we were safe. He did tend to repeat everything
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margaret

September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Excellent

Fesra was very good, full of fun, very caring and very knowledgeable. He walked us for what appeared like miles. I was surprised that this excursion was not marked like the excursion we completed two das later which said it was not suitable for people with poor mobility
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Richard

September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 53 years old

Excellent

Excellent guide
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EleanorD

August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Average

Guide spoke on microphone from his seat in the bus. We were in row 4 and found it hard to hear. He was very professional and fluent in both German and English but showed no empathy or interest in anyone or anything. Off-bus, he marched on talking as he went, and those not close to him simply would not hear. Lunch was typical of an excursion lunch, very poor quality and surly incompetent servers. I believe we .missed out on a planned stop in Carthage due to road closures, though no explanat
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Nadia

August 2024
From United Kingdom

Great

Faris was an exceptional guide..he was engaging and knowledgeable and really took the time to.get to know everyone..he was so kind and helpful. Even spotting us at the cafe in sidi bou said and taking the time to come over and recommend the Lemon drink with almonds..so lovely
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Clare GB

August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Great

Enjoyed seeing more of Tunisia, despite long bus journeys. Thought visit to Carthage was not long enough & would have liked some free time to explore it without the guide. Felt we were rushed through it, probably because we were due at a restaurant for lunch. Also found it difficult sometimes to follow what the guide was saying, as he kept swapping between French, English and German. Would have been better if he just spoke in English only.
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Natasha

June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 34 years old

Great

Carthage was awesome. . Sidi bou said is very dirty and not like the pics advertised.
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Pauline

June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as With friends - 49 years old

Excellent

Wished we could have spent more time in carthage and sidi bousaid. Would like to explore a bit more.
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Mark

May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Great

Our guide was first class. He had lots if information to impart. However we didn't get enough time at the Carthage sites to look round on our own and too long at Sidi Bou Said. Could easily have missed out on Sidi Bou Said, it was full of tourist tat available anywhere. Lunch was nice but I was not able to specify gluten free and veggie ( my wife is both) so she missed out on the main and desert.
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Rob P

April 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 40 years old

Average

Felt like a very long day….particularly with numerous hotel pick ups/drop offs. Overall am glad I did trip (just) although bits of it felt a bit under whelming. Sidi Bou in particular whilst pretty also felt like a bit of a tourist trap.
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Noel

April 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Great

I liked seeing the ruins and enjoyed seeing the blue and white buildings
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Dario Vieira

September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

Excellent

Everything. The Guide was very knowledge. As a tourist we pay local city taxes. This money should be use to make this city much cleaner. It is a shame not having a sustainable policy and use of plastics. This message should be passed to the government. I also mentioned tonthe guide this issue
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Flow

September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

Average

Having information repeated was onerous and held up the tour which made it less enjoyable. It also reduced free time at each place. We were surprised that there was no explanation that lunch was a set menu or any checking of dietary needs.
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Ryan

September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 12 years old

Average

The "lunch" wasn't nothing more than half a bag of microwave rice and a few chunks of chicken. I would have rather had longer at Carthage and sidi bou said and paid for a cheaper ticket. We could have got lunch at sidi bou said and it would have be better experience and better value of money. We had 18 mins to "look" round carthage and the church on the hill. 90% of the coach had to use the toilet after the drive and we queued up to use them so we even got less time.
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Mark

August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Average

The guide spoke German and English and spent far longer explaining more in German than in English. He also left the bus on the way back after asking a passenger to sort out tips for himself. The journey was 2.5 hours each way, not the 1.5 we were ADVISED.
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Geo

August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Great

The guide was excellent, very informative and professional. She had a sense of humour which was nice and genuinely wanted the people on the trip to enjoy their time in Tunisia.
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G

July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 31 years old

Excellent

Excellent all round, fantastic guide Mohammed and driver.
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Robert AH

July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Excellent

The guide was very informative and friendly. The stops, sometimes, felt a little rushed.
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JJ

June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

Excellent

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Ruby

April 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 19 years old

Great

Best excursion of all the ones we did in Tunisia.(El Jem second!) Loads of stops, great value. Long day with early start.The coach starts collecting guests at Sousse hotels then an hour to Hammamet to collect more TUI guests - take a book to read on coach. Great history of Carthage. Lots of walking so need good shoes. Sidi town was beautiful, great views & lots of market shops. Lunch bland basic & disappointing-take sandwich from hotel. Guide (Radwan) was excellent; friendly & knowledgable.
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Anonymous

March 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 35 years old

Great

Guide was very knowledgeable. Driver was friendly. Only downside is that it's a very long day. Lots of driving
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Kelle

January 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 19 years old

Great

Trip was great but my issue is we didn’t get much time in Sidi Bou said. Only 1.5 hours, needed at least 3. There was a spot by the marina I wanted to visit and didn’t have the time. That’s my only problem with the tour. If we could get more time there that would make the tour much better.
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Liam

December 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 16 years old

Excellent

The trip itself was excellent, very informative guide, stunning sights and a lovely lunch. The excursion was totally worth the money and I would highly recommend it. The one aspect that let it down: I booked it on the app in advance of my holiday for a Sunday. At 17:10 the night before I was due to go on the trip I was told it had been postponed to the Thursday. The rep admitted Sundays are always unlikely to operate-this option should either then be removed from the app or honoured to guests.
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Basil

November 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 33 years old

Great

The trip was lovely, the driver was not. He felt the need to go far too fast and Tunisian roads are not exactly smooth. The only downside was 2 hours in Sidi Bou Said, it was far too long and the guide was too keen to steer us towards the gift shops he wanted us to buy from rather than showing us Sidi Bou Said. Overall, the trip is good, but less time in Sidi Bou Said for shopping and more time spent showing the town.
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Jon

October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 39 years old

Excellent

Wasn't keen on being on a coach for 12 hours, it was a very long day. Guide and drivers were brilliant. The food was nice though as an all inclusive holiday maker I found it odd having to pay for drinks. 1 drink should be included.
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Rpay

October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Excellent

Very enjoyable day trip with informative guide Mohammed. Would have liked a little longer at Carthage and not quite so long in Sidi bou said. Lunch place was very busy with coach loads of tourists but meal was nice. All in all good value for money.
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Debs

August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Average

Good experience, however very little time spent at the ruins. No time to explore and wander around. This, for me was the attraction for the trip, it was a long coach journey to get to the Roman village and we spent approx 20 mins there. We quickly moved on to Sidi Bou Said and were given almost 2 hours there to look around the market and cafes. Personally, would have liked longer in the Roman village and less time at the market.
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Shelley

July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 47 years old

Excellent

Our tour guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable about everything on the trip .
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Gareth

July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 22 years old

Great

The staff were all very friendly and professional. My room on the 4th floor was clean and modern with safe and A/C The beach was white sand, clean and nice shallow warm sea. Plenty of loungers too. Nice local food on the buffet. The wifi router was quite often full, which meant connecting was sometimes hard. Although the beach directly in front of the hotel was clean, I suggest a daily clean up of plastic/rubbish for 100m either side of the hotel front - lots of plastic waste washed up.
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Maria

May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Excellent

An amazing but long day. Very good value for money If I could have scored more than 10 for the guide I would have done. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about not only the places we visited but also the country as a whole. I would definitely recommend it.
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Chris

May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 8 years old

Great

The guide was friendly and knowledgeable, however we were not given much time at all at Carthage. Most of the site was overlooked as we had to follow our guide theough to the end, meaning that we only ended up having around 25 minutes to look at the archaeology - as archaeologists ourselves, it was disappointing. Moreover, we were not informed that the Carthage museum was closed and under renovation. Instead, we were given far more time at Sidi Bousaid, which for many (including us) was not the main allure of the trip. Moreover, the ‘lunch’ provided was abissmle; the vegetarian option was only chips, and we were not informed that drinks were not included until we arrived at the cafe.
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caz

March 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 38 years old

Excellent

very enjoyable trip with a knowledgeable guide. Lunch was included and was very tasty. Toilet stops were frequent and the guide and driver did all they could to keep the trip safe and on time. The roman ruins were well worth seeing.
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John Stuart

January 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Great

Hotel and staff ( Haida the drinks waiter , Farida the housekeeper and also the head waiter, forgot his name, sorry ) were all excellent, rep Sarah always on hand to help and advise. Little disappointed at our trip to the Atlas mountains being cancelled, understandable, but maybe a solution for smaller groups could be looked at.

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