Tunisia is known as the tourist-rich country, therefore, there are a lot of interesting things to do in Tunisia. In fact, one of the cities in Tunisia is one of the cheapest tourist cities in the world due to lower transportation costs. Average taxi fare for a single trip in Tunis is only about U.S. $ 2.59, the second lowest after Malaysia. The city is named Tunis, which is located near the Mediterranean Sea became one of the tourist paradise in Tunisia.
Republic of Tunisia is an Arab Muslim country in North Africa, precisely on the Mediterranean coast. Tunisia is bordered by Algeria to the west, and Libya to the south and east. Among the countries that lie in the range of the Atlas Mountains, the region is among the most eastern Tunisia and the smallest. 40% of the Tunisian Sahara desert form, the rest is fertile soil. Below are 15 most popular things to do in Tunisa.
1. Port El Kantaoui
Port El Kantaoui is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse in central Tunisia. It was built in 1979 specifically as a tourist centre, around a large artificial harbour which provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, hosting sporting activities from water skiing to paragliding, and several golf courses. The 36-hole PGA approved championship course makes Port El Kantaoui a popular destination for golfing. The architecture, although modern and dazzlingly white, has been modelled on the more traditional buildings in Tunisia, complete with narrow streets and arches. The hotels that line the beachfront extend from Sousse itself along miles of sparkling clean sea to the harbour of Port El Kantaoui and to the north of the harbour.
2. Dougga
Dougga or Thugga is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia, included in a 65 hectare archaeological site. UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa”. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions. Thugga’s size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Punic-Libyan mausoleum, the capitol, the theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis.
3. Al Zaytuna Masjid
Al-Zaytuna Masjid, or Ez-Zitouna or Ezzitouna Masjid is a major masjid (masjid is Muslim's building for pray) in Tunis, Tunisia. The masjid is the oldest in the Capital of Tunisia and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances. It has 160 authentic columns brought originally from the ruins of the old city of Carthage. The masjid is known to host one of the first and greatest universities in the history of Islam. Many Muslim scholars were graduated from the Al-Zaytuna for over a thousand years. From Ibn 'Arafa, one of the greatest scholars of Islam, Imam Maziri, the great traditionalist and jurist to the famous Tunisian poet Aboul-Qacem Echebbi and countless others all taught there.
4. Bardo National Museum
Bardo National Museum is a museum located in Tunis, Tunisia.The museum's building was originally a 13th-century Hafsid palace, located in the suburbs of Tunis. It contains a major collection of Roman mosaics and other antiquities of interest from Ancient Greece, Tunisia, and the Islamic period. The museum displays objects ranging from pre-historical artefacts to modern jewellery.
5. Great Masjid of Kairouan
Great Masjid of Kairouan also known as the Masjid of Uqba is one of the most important mosques in Tunisia, situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan. Built by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi from 670 AD (the year 50 according to the Islamic calendar) at the founding of the city of Kairouan, the masjid is spread over a surface area of 9,000 square metres and it is one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world, as well as a model for all later mosques in the Maghreb. The Great Masjid of Kairouan is one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa, its perimeter is almost equal to 405 metres (1,328 feet). This vast space contains a hypostyle prayer hall, a huge marble-paved courtyard and a massive square minaret. In addition to its spiritual prestige, the Masjid of Uqba is one of the masterpieces of both architecture and Islamic art.
6. El Ghriba synagogue
The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira, several kilometres southwest of Houmt Souk, the capital of Djerba.The synagogue is the destination of an annual pilgrimage of many Tunisian Jews for the holiday of Lag BaOmer, which takes place 33 days after the beginning of the celebration of Passover.
7. Ichkeul lake
Ichkeul Lake is a lake in northern Tunisia, located 20 kilometres ( 12 miles) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stopping-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds each year. Among the lake's visitors are ducks, geese, storks, and pink flamingoes. The park has been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1980, and between 1996 and 2006 the park has also been on the group's list of World Heritage in Danger. Dam construction on the lake's feeder rivers has produced major changes to the ecological balance of the lake and wetlands.
8. Saint Louis Cathedral
Saint Louis Cathedral is an old Roman Catholic cathedral located in Carthage, Tunisia. Situated on the peak of Byrsa Hill and near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city, the cathedral is no longer used for worship but hosts concerts of Tunisian music and classical music. The only Roman Catholic cathedral operating in Tunisia is now the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis. Built between 1884 and 1890, under the French protectorate, the cathedral acquired primacy for all of Africa when the title of primate of Africa was restored for the benefit of Cardinal Lavigerie, titular of the Archdioceses of Algiers and of Carthage, united in his person. The building was consecrated with great pomp in the presence of numerous ecclesiastical dignitaries.
9. Byrsa
Byrsa was the walled citadel above the harbour in ancient Carthage. It was also the name of the hill it rested on. The name is derived from the Phoenician word for citadel. In Virgil's account of Dido's founding of Carthage, when Dido and her party were encamped at Byrsa, the local Berber chieftain offered them as much land as could be covered with a single oxhide. Therefore, Dido cut an oxhide into tiny strips and set them on the ground end to end until she had completely encircled Byrsa. This story is considered apocryphal, and was most likely invented because Byrsa sounds similar to the Greek word βυρσα, meaning oxhide. The citadel dominated the city below and formed the principal military installation of Carthage. It was besieged by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus in the Third Punic War and was defeated and destroyed in 146 BC.
10. Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum, along with the Bardo National Museum one of the two main archaeological museums in Tunisia, is a national museum displaying archaeological items; it is sited at the hill of Byrsa in the heart of the city of Carthage. Founded in 1875, it is one of the country's most extensive museums. Located near the Cathedral of Saint-Louis of Carthage, it allows the visitor to appreciate the magnitude of the city during the Punic and Roman eras. Some of the best pieces found in excavations are limestone/marble carvings, depicting animals, plants and even human sculptures. Of special note is a marble sarcophagus of a priest and priestess from the 3rd century BC, discovered in the necropolis of Carthage. The Museum also has a noted collection of masks and jewelry in cast glass, Roman mosaics including the famous "Lady of Carthage", a vast collection of Roman amphoras. It also contains numerous local items from the period of the Byzantine Empire. Also on display are objects of ivory.
11. Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
The Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tunis. Dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity, the cathedral is the see of the Archdiocese of Tunis. It is situated in the Place de l'Indépendence in the Ville Nouvelle, a crossroads between Avenue Habib Bourguiba and Avenue de France, opposite the French embassy. The church was built in a mixture of styles, including Moorish revival, Gothic revival, and Neo-Byzantine. Construction began in 1893 and the church was opened at Christmas 1897, albeit with temporary wooden belltowers owing to a shortage of funds.
12. Pupput
Pupput is an archaeological site near Hammamet, in northern Tunisia. A settlement existed here since as early as the 1st century BC (perhaps of Berber-Punic origin), and was a simple village at the time of the rule of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (2nd century AD), it became a colony under Commodus (185-192). According to an inscription in the Bardo National Museum, dedicated to emperor Licinius (4th century), the Roman name of the town was Colonia Aurelia Commode Pia Felix Augusta Pupput. Historical sources mention the existence of a Capitol, a theatre and amphitheatre, of which no traces exist today. Remains include aqueducts parts, cisterns, some edifices with mosaics, and baths which gave the name to the nearby Hammamet (from Arabic hammam, meaning "bath"). At 300 meters is a large Roman necropolis, the largest in Africa.
13. Sousse Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sousse is a museum located in the Tunisian city of Sousse, the old Hadrumète. It has the largest collection of mosaics in Tunisia after the National Museum Bardo.Il includes an important collection of Roman mosaics covering the period from the second century to the fourth century and objects - terracotta figurines, stelae, ex-votos, pottery, funerary objects, etc.. - From archaeological excavations carried out on the ancient sites of the Tunisian Sahel region, mainly the ancient cities of Hadrumetum (especially at Sousse catacombs) Thysdrus (current El Jem) and Salakta.
14. Sidi Toui National Park
The Sidi-Toui National Park is a national park in the south of Tunisia, 20 km from the border with Libya, about 50 kilometers south of Ben Gardane. It was established in 1991, since then the plant and animal populations have recovered significantly. White Vermouth The protected area covers an area of 6,315 ha and is enclosed all around by the sands of the Sahara. The annual rainfall is between 100 and 150 mm, while the lowest temperatures are 5 ° C, the highest at 38, in the head at 50 ° C. In the area there is no water, you can see from a single water source. There, especially birds gather.
15. Sfax Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sfax is a Tunisian museum located in the city of Sfax, ancient Taparura. It includes a large collection of ancient archaeological discoveries in the city and sites Thaenae, Skhira and Acholla: Roman mosaics but also coins, ceramics and glassware pieces. The museum is located in the municipal building and is open during the hours of municipal services.
2. Dougga
Dougga or Thugga is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia, included in a 65 hectare archaeological site. UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa”. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions. Thugga’s size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Punic-Libyan mausoleum, the capitol, the theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis.
3. Al Zaytuna Masjid
Al-Zaytuna Masjid, or Ez-Zitouna or Ezzitouna Masjid is a major masjid (masjid is Muslim's building for pray) in Tunis, Tunisia. The masjid is the oldest in the Capital of Tunisia and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances. It has 160 authentic columns brought originally from the ruins of the old city of Carthage. The masjid is known to host one of the first and greatest universities in the history of Islam. Many Muslim scholars were graduated from the Al-Zaytuna for over a thousand years. From Ibn 'Arafa, one of the greatest scholars of Islam, Imam Maziri, the great traditionalist and jurist to the famous Tunisian poet Aboul-Qacem Echebbi and countless others all taught there.
4. Bardo National Museum
Bardo National Museum is a museum located in Tunis, Tunisia.The museum's building was originally a 13th-century Hafsid palace, located in the suburbs of Tunis. It contains a major collection of Roman mosaics and other antiquities of interest from Ancient Greece, Tunisia, and the Islamic period. The museum displays objects ranging from pre-historical artefacts to modern jewellery.
5. Great Masjid of Kairouan
Great Masjid of Kairouan also known as the Masjid of Uqba is one of the most important mosques in Tunisia, situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan. Built by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi from 670 AD (the year 50 according to the Islamic calendar) at the founding of the city of Kairouan, the masjid is spread over a surface area of 9,000 square metres and it is one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world, as well as a model for all later mosques in the Maghreb. The Great Masjid of Kairouan is one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa, its perimeter is almost equal to 405 metres (1,328 feet). This vast space contains a hypostyle prayer hall, a huge marble-paved courtyard and a massive square minaret. In addition to its spiritual prestige, the Masjid of Uqba is one of the masterpieces of both architecture and Islamic art.
6. El Ghriba synagogue
The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira, several kilometres southwest of Houmt Souk, the capital of Djerba.The synagogue is the destination of an annual pilgrimage of many Tunisian Jews for the holiday of Lag BaOmer, which takes place 33 days after the beginning of the celebration of Passover.
7. Ichkeul lake
Ichkeul Lake is a lake in northern Tunisia, located 20 kilometres ( 12 miles) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stopping-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds each year. Among the lake's visitors are ducks, geese, storks, and pink flamingoes. The park has been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1980, and between 1996 and 2006 the park has also been on the group's list of World Heritage in Danger. Dam construction on the lake's feeder rivers has produced major changes to the ecological balance of the lake and wetlands.
8. Saint Louis Cathedral
Saint Louis Cathedral is an old Roman Catholic cathedral located in Carthage, Tunisia. Situated on the peak of Byrsa Hill and near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city, the cathedral is no longer used for worship but hosts concerts of Tunisian music and classical music. The only Roman Catholic cathedral operating in Tunisia is now the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis. Built between 1884 and 1890, under the French protectorate, the cathedral acquired primacy for all of Africa when the title of primate of Africa was restored for the benefit of Cardinal Lavigerie, titular of the Archdioceses of Algiers and of Carthage, united in his person. The building was consecrated with great pomp in the presence of numerous ecclesiastical dignitaries.
9. Byrsa
Byrsa was the walled citadel above the harbour in ancient Carthage. It was also the name of the hill it rested on. The name is derived from the Phoenician word for citadel. In Virgil's account of Dido's founding of Carthage, when Dido and her party were encamped at Byrsa, the local Berber chieftain offered them as much land as could be covered with a single oxhide. Therefore, Dido cut an oxhide into tiny strips and set them on the ground end to end until she had completely encircled Byrsa. This story is considered apocryphal, and was most likely invented because Byrsa sounds similar to the Greek word βυρσα, meaning oxhide. The citadel dominated the city below and formed the principal military installation of Carthage. It was besieged by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus in the Third Punic War and was defeated and destroyed in 146 BC.
10. Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum, along with the Bardo National Museum one of the two main archaeological museums in Tunisia, is a national museum displaying archaeological items; it is sited at the hill of Byrsa in the heart of the city of Carthage. Founded in 1875, it is one of the country's most extensive museums. Located near the Cathedral of Saint-Louis of Carthage, it allows the visitor to appreciate the magnitude of the city during the Punic and Roman eras. Some of the best pieces found in excavations are limestone/marble carvings, depicting animals, plants and even human sculptures. Of special note is a marble sarcophagus of a priest and priestess from the 3rd century BC, discovered in the necropolis of Carthage. The Museum also has a noted collection of masks and jewelry in cast glass, Roman mosaics including the famous "Lady of Carthage", a vast collection of Roman amphoras. It also contains numerous local items from the period of the Byzantine Empire. Also on display are objects of ivory.
11. Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
The Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tunis. Dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity, the cathedral is the see of the Archdiocese of Tunis. It is situated in the Place de l'Indépendence in the Ville Nouvelle, a crossroads between Avenue Habib Bourguiba and Avenue de France, opposite the French embassy. The church was built in a mixture of styles, including Moorish revival, Gothic revival, and Neo-Byzantine. Construction began in 1893 and the church was opened at Christmas 1897, albeit with temporary wooden belltowers owing to a shortage of funds.
12. Pupput
Pupput is an archaeological site near Hammamet, in northern Tunisia. A settlement existed here since as early as the 1st century BC (perhaps of Berber-Punic origin), and was a simple village at the time of the rule of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (2nd century AD), it became a colony under Commodus (185-192). According to an inscription in the Bardo National Museum, dedicated to emperor Licinius (4th century), the Roman name of the town was Colonia Aurelia Commode Pia Felix Augusta Pupput. Historical sources mention the existence of a Capitol, a theatre and amphitheatre, of which no traces exist today. Remains include aqueducts parts, cisterns, some edifices with mosaics, and baths which gave the name to the nearby Hammamet (from Arabic hammam, meaning "bath"). At 300 meters is a large Roman necropolis, the largest in Africa.
13. Sousse Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sousse is a museum located in the Tunisian city of Sousse, the old Hadrumète. It has the largest collection of mosaics in Tunisia after the National Museum Bardo.Il includes an important collection of Roman mosaics covering the period from the second century to the fourth century and objects - terracotta figurines, stelae, ex-votos, pottery, funerary objects, etc.. - From archaeological excavations carried out on the ancient sites of the Tunisian Sahel region, mainly the ancient cities of Hadrumetum (especially at Sousse catacombs) Thysdrus (current El Jem) and Salakta.
14. Sidi Toui National Park
The Sidi-Toui National Park is a national park in the south of Tunisia, 20 km from the border with Libya, about 50 kilometers south of Ben Gardane. It was established in 1991, since then the plant and animal populations have recovered significantly. White Vermouth The protected area covers an area of 6,315 ha and is enclosed all around by the sands of the Sahara. The annual rainfall is between 100 and 150 mm, while the lowest temperatures are 5 ° C, the highest at 38, in the head at 50 ° C. In the area there is no water, you can see from a single water source. There, especially birds gather.
15. Sfax Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sfax is a Tunisian museum located in the city of Sfax, ancient Taparura. It includes a large collection of ancient archaeological discoveries in the city and sites Thaenae, Skhira and Acholla: Roman mosaics but also coins, ceramics and glassware pieces. The museum is located in the municipal building and is open during the hours of municipal services.
