Reviews

No reviews yet

Enchanting Berber Villages Tour: Discover Takrouna & Zriba Alia

from $206

Duration

6 hours 30 minutes

Type

Guided, Private

Difficulty

Easy

Special Roman town DOUGGA through the Andalusian city Testour

Remains of the walls built in Late Antiquity, once believed to be Numidian fortifications

Explore the Ancient Roman Town of Dougga and Unique Testour Clock

Discover the captivating village of Takrouna, a key player in the Second World War’s Tunisian theater. This remarkable Berber village, alongside Zriba el Alia, showcases striking architecture, with beautifully crafted stone houses and inviting courtyards that demand your attention.

You will engage with a welcoming Berber family and indulge in exceptional olive oil paired with traditional bread and tea.

Experience the vibrant essence of Hammamet's Medina, where you will gain deep insights into Tunisia’s rich culture and history.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy an authentic Berber lunch in Zriba Alia, where an array of delightful flavors and breathtaking views awaits. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Berber villages and create unforgettable memories!

Inclusions

Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Indulge in the remarkable and authentic flavors of Berber cuisine with a fresh couscous salad enhanced by creamy cheese. This dish is a must-try for anyone seeking a true taste of tradition.
Food & drinks
WiFi

Tour Plan

Extensive ruins of a Roman town set on a hilltop, overlooking surrounding valleys with olive plantations. The road to Dougga passes through beautiful rural and scenic landscape. Unlike Roman ruins in Carthage or even in European towns where one or two remaining monuments are isolated in the middle of a modern city, at Dougga, the entire town is preserved, even the Roman streets. Without the barriers and the flocks of tourists, one can take one's time to climb in and out of houses and tunnels, temples and the theaters.
As with other sites in Tunis, Dougga's history is not limited to only the Roman period. One finds an old Punic temple here with a cleansing bath and walls from the Phoenician period, which was later transformed and reused by the Romans, and thus has Roman pillars. There is also an obvious funerary monument, the Mausoleum of Ateban, dating to 2nd century BC, one of three examples of royal Numidian architecture. Its inscription is housed in the British Museum, and the Punic-Libyan bilingual inscription was used to translate Libyan script.
Definitely worth the visit!

This site located about ten kilometers from Testour, not far from the site of Dougga, shelters the ruins of the ancient city of Thignica. The most impressive remains are remains of a Byzantine fortress.

The minaret of the Grand Mosque of Testour is equipped with a unique clock in the world. Its hands turn in the opposite direction of a watch and the numbers are placed upside down too.
After 300 years of installation by the Andalusians, Testour's counterclockwise clock, which has suffered a long downtime, has been back in existence since December 2014.

Itinerary

Expand All

Berber village Zriba el olya

The ancient village, Zriba Olia (Upper Zriba), of Berber origin, is located about three kilometers south of Hammam Zriba. Built between two rocky peaks, the village now in ruins offers a magnificent view of the Jebel Zaghouan

Takrouna

A small Berber village of the Sahel region, it is built on a rock culminating at 200 meters above sea level and overlooking a surrounding plain, overlooking the Gulf of Hammamet, Hergla and Sousse to the east, the Jebel Zaghouan to north and the plain of Kairouan to the south.

Medina of Hammamet

guided tour of the lovely medieval medina of Hammamet,