Tunis-Zaghouan-Takrouna-Hammamet-Tunis

Highlights of the Tour:

This  is a  one day  trip  to  one of the sorrounding areas  of Tunis  : Zaghouan  and Hammamet 

Tunis-zaghouan (60Km)

After  breakfast, we start  off  to Zaghouan ,on the way  to Zaghouan  we will stop to  contemplate the  roman aqueduct  of Carthage  ,which used to  conduct water from Zaghouan to Carthage.

Then we Will  continue  to Zaghouan  ,visit of the temple  of water  ,then  we  will drive  to the old city of  Zaghouan  for a walk through one of the  water fountain streets  to end  where the Roman arch  still lies.

Zaghouan lies seductively on a few hills below the dramatic Zaghouan Mountain, which rises 1,295 out of almost nothing but flat plains.
It was an important town in Roman times, administering one of the most important water resources for Carthage. A few interesting traces of this past is found in town, like a triumphal arch and a fountain as big as a temple but most of it is from the resettlement in the 17th century by immigrants from Andalucia.

The Water temple of Zaghouan dates back to Roman times, and was not a temple, simply a grand fountain.
Its location is as impressive today as it must have been in the 2nd century CE. Above it rises the 1,295 meter high Zaghouan Mountain, and in front stretches the fields. You may almost see the Mediterranean Sea on a clear day.
Its decoration has similarities with what you would find in a temple. There are 12 niches each having a life size statue representing the 12 months of a year. In the middle there was really a temple, of which only the central niche remains.
The basin below the platform is shaped like the figure of 8, and served to filter the water before letting it on to the aqueducts.

Lunch at a local retaurant

Zaghouan –Takrouna-Hammamet(80Km)

Continuation to the Berber village of Takrouna,a small village constructed on top of a hill with a beautiful view of the plains and surrounding area.

The Eighth Army’s last obstacle on the way to Tunis in April 1943, this hill was in the hands of Axis forces. The Allies, predominantly New Zealanders, won the battle but at the cost of heavy casualties.

  Visit of  the  old  city of Hammamet  and a walk  down town .

Visit  of the  touristic resort  of  Jasmine Hammamet  with its  beautiful harbour .

Possibility of an extra balad on board  of a ship if available in the marina.

n  Back  to Tunis  hotel  and end of  my services

Hammamet, the Tunisian Saint Tropez. Located on the fertile Cap Bon Peninsula, about 40 miles south of Tunis, the bayfront resort is surrounded by verdant hills and citrus groves.

Included in the Tour:

• -transport during the various visits

• -Guide / driver service

• -tickets for museums and historical sites

• -photo /video tickets

Not included:

•        accommodation
  

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  •   Lunch/drinks
    
  • -flight to/back from tunis
  •  -tips for guide, services