10 Feb 2023
We spent 2 full days with Tarek - one day going to Dougga, and another day going through Carthage. These were some of the funnest days we've ever had traveling, and certainly the best tour-guide led experience we've had. Tarek is very knowledgable, could intuit what our party needed, and was a great person to spend a day (actually, two days) with.
Carthage is right there in Tunis, but it's kind of spread out - if we had tried to do it on our own, we would not have seen most of the sights Tarek took us to. For example, we would never have found the cisterns, which were kind of mind blowing. We heard that there was an American Military Cemetery in Tunis, and Tarek was like, "let's go".
The Roman city of Dougga is about a 90 minute drive from Tunis, but very much worth the day out. Incredible archeological site - you're basically strolling the town as the Romans did. Great lunch on the way at a resort's restaurant, and stopped in a village known for it's tailor shops on the way back.
We'll definitely return to Tunis, and when we do we'll basically be asking Tarek "where else can you take us?" Truly a joyful time.