Tunisia Landmarks and Opening Times
Hours and closing days
Opening times at Tunisian sites shift with the season and with Ramadan, so treat this table as a guide and confirm at the gate.
| Site | Usual hours | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Bardo National Museum | 09:30 to 16:30 in winter, 09:00 to 17:00 in summer | Mondays |
| Carthage sites | about 08:00 to 17:00 in winter, later in summer | check at the gate |
| El Jem amphitheatre | about 08:00 to 17:30 in winter, later in summer | check at the gate |
| Great Mosque of Kairouan | about 08:00 to 14:00, Saturday to Thursday | shorter on Fridays, about 08:00 to 12:00 |
Travel advice, 31 October 2026. Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO pages: parts of the border regions and military zones are off limits to tourists. The US rates Tunisia Level 2. The FCDO (revision of 24 July 2026) advises against all but essential travel to Kasserine Governorate, where Sbeitla stands, and against all travel to Chaambi Mountains National Park. Leave both off your plans.
What you will pay
New heritage fees applied from 1 April 2026. The top category runs around 30 TND for foreign adults, rising to 45 TND in January 2027, and the second category is 20 TND, rising to 30 TND. Residents, Tunisians and Maghreb citizens pay lower rates. Accompanied children under 12 and students pay 2 TND. The joint Bardo and Carthage ticket is 45 TND now and 70 TND from January 2027. Personal photography is covered.
Punic and Roman sites
Carthage. Founded as a Phoenician colony and later the capital of Roman Africa, it is spread over a seaside suburb about 15 km from the centre of Tunis. One ticket opens the Antonine Baths, Byrsa Hill and its museum, the Tophet of Salammbo, the Punic ports, the Roman villas, the theatre and the amphitheatre.
Bardo. The museum fills a beylical palace in Le Bardo, 15 km west of Carthage, and reopened on 15 September 2023. Its mosaics came from villas across the country. Look for the portrait of Virgil found at Sousse and the large Neptune panel from Acholla.
El Jem. Built around 238 AD with space for about 35,000 spectators, the amphitheatre rises roughly 36 m and keeps its underground galleries.
Dougga. A UNESCO-listed Roman town on a hillside south-west of Tunis, with the Capitolium of 166 AD and a theatre for 3,500 people.
Kerkouane. The UNESCO site on Cap Bon preserves the layout of a Punic town.
Islamic sites
Kairouan Great Mosque. The mosque dates from 670 AD, and its 31 m minaret is the oldest standing in the world. Non-Muslims can enter the courtyard and see into the prayer hall through open doors. Dress modestly, cover women’s heads, and keep voices low in a working place of worship.
Medina of Tunis. A UNESCO site since 1979, with more than 700 monuments. The Ez-Zitouna Mosque, from 732 AD, can be viewed from the courtyard in the morning, but not entered by non-Muslims. Avenue Habib Bourguiba, the 1890s boulevard of the new town, lies outside the listed medina.
Sidi Bou Said. The village is free to stroll, and Dar El Annabi there is an 18th-century house museum.
Sousse Ribat. The fortified monastery was founded in 796 AD, and you can climb its watchtower. The kasbah holds the town’s archaeological museum.
Money
Pay in Tunisian dinars, carry a bank card and keep currency exchange slips.
Read more: walking routes , day trips and the Tunisia 3 day itinerary .
Tickets and guided visits for Carthage can be searched on Viator . Further reading: Bardo Museum , UNESCO Dougga , La Presse on the 2026 fees and the UK FCDO page .