Hannibal & Carthage
Visiting the classical sites, ports, medinas, deserts and oases of Tunisia
7 nights from £597
Price reduction for Apr 18 - Save £50 per person
Key VJV Features
• VJV Special Event • VJV Sightseeing Programme • No Single Supplement • All Meals Included • Extension Options • Upgraded Flight Option • Maximum Group Size: 25
Alas, the youth of today are no longer required to plough through the writings of Livy or Polybius and their prodigious accounts of Hannibal and the Punic Wars, his campaigns against the Romans and the crossing of the Alps with elephants. Therefore, few will realise that Hannibal came from Tunisia and that Carthage, now a suburb of Tunis, was one of the great cities of antiquity, which thrived from the 8th century BC until the Romans finally razed it in 146 BC.
Julius Caesar founded a provincial capital here and during the 3rd and 4th centuries its university was the centre for the founders of early Christian thought. Those who choose to venture behind the glorious beaches and hotel complexes will discover a land rich in the remains of other Roman cities such as elegant Dougga and Sufetula, Islamic architecture, desert oases and Berber villages.
Special VJV Event - The Ribat of Sousse
A lecture on Tunisia’s history from a university professor in Sousse’s Ribat, one of Tunisia’s most famous and best preserved monastic fortresses. A Tunisian soft drink is included.
