Timeless Tunis: Carthage, Bardo & Sidi Bou Said Discovery

This is supposed to be a tour that visits four different locations. We had already been to two of them so I tried to contact the tour provider to let the know we only wanted to go to the Medina and the Museum so we could just spend more time at those two locations. The Medina is interesting but the Bardo museum is a most. The issue with this tour was the tour guide who during the Medina walk was always 20 steps ahead of us. Not sure so he could speed things up or because he was constantly smoking which i have never seen a tour guide do in all my tours around the world. I finally got upset when we were trying to cross a street and he was already talking with the driver. He could tell I was very upset. I had mentioned to him earlier that my mother had trouble walking and that we would spend all day doing only the two locations. After this interaction he slowed downed at the museum but the situation was a little off. He needs to be aware that a tour guide is there for the tourist and not seem to be in a hurry and that smoking in front of clients is not acceptable. Even after all of this we still gave them both a tip. Giving a three score instead of two because our transportation was a large van we loved.

Amazing day. Our guide was very accommodating to our preferences and made our visit worry free. We asked to have lunch early at a seafood restaurant with a view and he made it happen for us. Highly recommend.

In addition to the famous mosaics, the Museum also collects some truly unusual masterpieces, such as the fully mosaicized proto-Christian baptismal font, magnificent elements of Islamic art and very interesting finds of Jewish figurative representations that can only be admired here (or in Damascus). Tunisia is home to around 1200 archaeological sites, with 40 museums housing its rich heritage. The country also boasts 8 sites classified as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, testimony to its rich history and culture. Not least the memory of the 22 victims of the 2015 terrorist attack

Ce fut une expérience inoubliable, des visites géniales, un moment plus qu’agréable… On s’en est mis plein les yeux et le guide très compétent, pas du tout avare d’anecdotes… Quelqu’un de sympathique dont on sent que son métier lui tient à cœur ! C’était pour moi la deuxième fois, Tunis, c’était la fois qui restera gravée à tout jamais tellement la journée était fantastique!

I am absolutely delighted with my excursion to the Bardo Museum, the ruins of Carthage and the village of Sidi Bou Said. It was incredible!