Kairouan City Tour
Discover Kairouan, one of the great spiritual cities of the Islamic world, with its mosque, medina, carpets, and historic monuments.
Kairouan city Tour
Tour Highlights
Explore the holy city of Kairouan and visit the oldest mosque in north africa with the oldest standing minaret in the world Great. . Tour of Tunisia’s spiritual capital, Kairouan was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1988, a tour departing from Tunis city, Hammamet, Sousse or Monastir to visit the major sites in the city.
Itinerary at a glance
14h00: Drive back to your hotel. 01h00
Detailed itinerary
Kairouan
Kairouan Also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan, . The spiritual capital of Tunisia was the capital of ifriqiya (In medieval history, Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah was the area comprising the coastal regions of what are today western Libya, Tunisia, and eastern Algeria. This area included what had been the Roman province of Africa. At various times, the rulers of this area also conquered Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula what is now the southern part of spain. This city remains a purely Arab city filled with outstanding examples of the finest Islamic architecture in Tunisia: the Great Mosque of OKBA, the oldest place of worship in North Africa, and the mausoleum of Sidi Sahab, a companion and a disciple of of the Prophet Mohamed. We will see the impressive water reservoirs, built in the 9th century to collect and store winter rainwater. Then into the Medina (old town), the ancient marketplace encircled by 11th-century walls. Then a walking guided tour. through workshops bakeries magnificent houses and religious monument.
Tour informations
You should wear comfortable clothes. Men and women should keep their shoulders and knees covered for entrance into the Gand mosque. Women should cover their head for entrance to the Grrand mosque
What’s Included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle / transport.
- Professional driver.
- English-speaking or multilingual licensed guide.
- Entrance fees to listed sites and museums.
- 4×4 excursion if specifically listed in the tour.
What’s Not Included
- International airfare.
- Travel insurance.
- Drinks.
- Tips / gratuities.
- Personal expenses.
- Lunches unless stated.
- Optional activities such as camel ride, ULM flight, caleche, quad/go-kart, boat trip, folkloric dinner.
- Camera/video fees on some older day tours.
- Any service not clearly mentioned as included.
Private Tour Quote
| Group size | Total private tour quote | Price per person |
| 1 person | 381 EUR | 381 EUR |
| 2 persons | 400 EUR | 200 EUR |
| 4 persons | 438 EUR | 150EUR |
| 6 persons | 475 EUR | 150EUR |
| 8 persons | 513 EUR | 150EUR |
Prices are indicative and subject to final confirmation according to travel dates, hotel availability, rooming, guide availability and tailor-made requests.
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A tour followed by a local team
Tunisia Horizon remains a selective family-style service. We do not accept a high number of tours every year, because we want enough time to prepare, follow and adjust every request carefully.
- Saif manages the first contact and request follow-up.
- Monsef brings more than 40 years of tourism experience in Tunisia, speaking Arabic, French, English, German and Italian.
- Mehdi, an archaeology guide, supports heritage tours in French and English.
- Depending on the route, we work with carefully selected freelance licensed guides to cover more languages and special interests.
The same itinerary can be adapted to economy, mid-range or luxury budgets. You choose the comfort level, and we adapt the organization.
