Tunisia-Med-Sahara
Tunisia-Med-Sahara
Day 1
Day 07-02 - Monday, March 16, 2009 - Arrive in Tunis/Welcome Drink and Dinner
The flight back to Casablanca was at 6:15am. Our alarm went off at 3:30! It was a short night.
The hotel had “breakfast” for us but it was only coffee and a few cookies. Both Adil...
Day 2
Day 08-03 - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - City Tour and Bardo Museum/Visit Sidi Bou Said/Explore Ancient Carthage/Visit North Africa American Cemetery/Visit Sidi Bou Said
We were back to a reasonable wake-up call – our alarm got us up at 6:30am. Breakfast was back on the first floor where we...
Day 3
Day 09-04 - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Optional Tour of Ancient Roman Dougga Archeological Site
Today we had an optional tour of Dougga, the best-preserved ancient Roman city in North Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We were up before the alarm went off at 6:30 and then...
Day 4
Day 10-05 - Thursday, March 19, 2009 - Cross Cap Bon/Explore Hammamet/Travel to Sousse
Today was a travel day so we had to have our bags out at 8:00. There were many smokers at breakfast this morning so the hostess helped us to find a non-smoking table.
It was chilly...
Day 5
Day 11-06 - Friday, March 20, 2009 - Optional tour to El Djem/Roman Amphitheater/Museum/Mosaic Workshop
We managed to jury-rig the shower so we could use it more easily this morning and were down to the breakfast buffet by 7:15. Twelve of us chose to take the optional excursion to El...
Day 6
Day 12-07 - Saturday, March 21, 2009 - Travel to Kairouan/Introduction to Islam Discussion and Mosque Visit/Visit Carpet Factory/Home-hosted Lunch
The telephone rang at 6:15 this morning – someone else’s wake up call! We got up at 6:45 so we had plenty of time to pack our bags for our...
Day 7
Day 13-08 - Sunday, March 22, 2009 - Travel to Tozeur/Visit Sbeitla
We had a long day on the road so we set the alarm for 6:30. Our luggage had to be out at 7:30 and then we went down to breakfast.
The buffet this morning was as nice as...
Day 8
Day 14-09 - Monday, March 23, 2009 - Mountain Oases Optional Tour
We woke up to bright blue skies and a sunny day. It was warmer today; 57º and 49% humidity here in the oasis. Some of our California friends do not like this cool weather!
The alarm woke us...
Day 9
Day 15-10 - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - Red Lizard Train Excursion/Ride in Horse-drawn Carriages Through Tozeur Oasis/Adobe Brick-making Demonstration
Another beautiful day at the Oasis! It was 55º and 54% humidity.
Last night at 10:30 when we finished posting the journal, Khamis told us we would have to leave...
Day 10
Day 16-11 - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - Travel to Douz/Chott El Jerid/ Camel ride/Discover Bedouin Wedding Traditions
This is a travel day so we got up a little earlier to organize our belongings. We were ready for breakfast at 7:35. Several groups were leaving this morning so the portico...
Day 11
Day 17-12 - Thursday, March 26, 2009 - Travel to Djerba/See Matmata Cave Dwellings/Tour Djerba and Visit El Ghriba Synagogue
We only spent one night in Douz at the oasis. Our bags had to be out at 7:15 and were already being loaded on the bus when we left breakfast...
Day 12
Day 18-13 - Friday, March 27, 2009 - Galleon Cruise/Farewell Dinner
The sun came up early but we did not have to get up until 7:00. We had a nice breakfast with Margo, Michelle, Ed and Linda.
We left the hotel at 8:30 for our excursion and more shopping on...
Day 13
Day 19-14 - Saturday, March 28, 2009 - Fly from Djerba to Tunis
This morning we flew back to the mainland and to Tunis.
Our alarm woke us at 6:15 and we were out to breakfast by 7:00. The luggage was collected and we helped the driver to put it...
Day 14
Day 20-15 - Sunday, March 29, 2009 - Flight from Tunis to JFK/Visit to NYC and finally to Denver
There were still people in the streets when I looked out the window at 2:00am. We received our wake-up call and our alarm went off right on time; double coverage on...
Day 15
Personal Evaluation of Overseas Adventure Travel -- Tunisia: From the Mediterranean to the Sahara
Once we arrived in Tunis, Tunisia from our pre-trip to Morocco we quickly saw that things might be different. Our new Tour Director (TD) Khmais was waiting for us but we did not see him. We...
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