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Tunisia Complete Guide 2026: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, El Djem, Kairouan & the Sahara

Browse more guides: Tunisia travel | Africa destinations Tunisia Complete Guide 2026: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, El Djem, Kairouan & the Sahara TL;DR I planned three Tunisia trips before I finally booked, and the country surprised me on every front: a UNESCO old city in Tunis, the third largest Roman amphitheatre on earth at El Djem, a clifftop blue and white village at Sidi Bou Said, a 670 CE Great Mosque at Kairouan that ranks fourth holiest in Islam, original Star Wars filming locations from 1976, and a Jewish community on Djerba island roughly 2,000 years old. India passports get 90 days visa-free. Budget 8 to 12 days, fly into Tunis Carthage (TUN), split time between coastal north and Saharan south. Why visit Tunisia in 2026 Tunisia in 2026 sits at an interesting moment. Fifteen years have passed since Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Sidi Bouzid on December 17 2010 triggered the Jasmine Revolution, and the country felt confident rather than uncertain. Bou...