Morning:

• 9:00 AM: Meet our guide in the hotel lobby.
• 9:15 AM: Depart for the Aqueduct (45 km from the residence).

Aqueduct:

• 10:00 AM: Visit the aqueduct at Jebel Zaghouan.
  • Highlights:
    • A subterranean spring bursts from the rock into the aqueduct.
    • This section converges with another aqueduct from Jougar, flowing 132 kilometers to the immense cisterns of Maalga in Carthage.

11:00 AM: Depart for Oudhna.

Oudhna:

• 11:30 AM: Explore the ruins of Uthina, providing insights into Carthage's architecture.
  • Highlights:
    • Despite sporadic excavations, the site is under continuous excavation and restoration.
    • Few houses have been discovered, with only one fully unearthed. The buried ruins remain largely unexplored under a considerable layer of earth.

12:30 PM: Depart for Zaghouan.

Zaghouan:

• 1:00 PM: Arrival in Zaghouan, where Hamilcar (father of Hannibal) defeated mercenaries rebelling against Carthage after the 1st Punic War.
  • Highlights:
    • Carthage was defeated by the Romans in 241 BC and forced to pay a heavy war tribute to Rome.
    • Visit the Water Temple, a grand semi-circular temple built over the springs of Zaghouan.
      • Likely constructed around the time Emperor Hadrian ordered the building of the aqueducts to Carthage.
      • The main room above the spring was dedicated to a god of water, enclosing a fountain surrounded by twelve niches. Each niche previously held a statue depicting one of the twelve months of the year.

Lunch:

• 1:30 PM: Enjoy lunch at a unique guest house in the region, featuring Tunisian couscous with vegetables and lamb or chicken.

Afternoon:

• 3:00 PM: Depart for the hotel.

Evening:

• 4:00 PM: Return to the hotel.

Services Included:

• Air-conditioned transport
• Professional English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fees to the sites
• Lunch at the guest house
• Water during the trip