Backpacking Tunisia: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Tunisia, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
Read Tunisia stories- 1
Tunis
Tunis
Medina and Bardo mosaics.
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Carthage
Tunis
Ruins of the ancient rival.
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Sidi Bou Said
Tunis
Blue-and-white clifftop village.
4
El Djem
Mahdia
Giant Roman amphitheatre.
5
Kairouan
Kairouan
Holy city and Great Mosque.
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Douz
Kebili
Gateway to the Sahara.
7
Djerba
Medenine
Palm-fringed island.
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Tozeur
Tozeur
Oasis and film-set desert.
9
Dougga
Béja
Best-preserved Roman town.
10
Hammamet
Nabeul
Beach-resort and old medina.
Backpacking routes through Tunisia
Real trips through Tunisia, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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