Bardo Museum, Oudhna & Roman Aqueduct Tour: World's longest aqueduct at 132 km

The world's largest Roman mosaic collection, then the engineering feat that fed an empire.

A full-day tour of the Bardo Museum, the Roman aqueduct connecting Carthage to Zaghouan, and Oudhna archaeological park. You spend the morning inside the Ottoman-era palace viewing the planet's biggest collection of Roman mosaics, then drive 30 minutes south to walk the 132-kilometer channel that once carried water from the mountains, and finish at Oudhna's 16,000-seat amphitheater, Capitol and Byzantine underground vaults. A live guide in English, Italian, French or Arabic leads the day. Pickup is included from Tunis, Hammamet or Sousse depending on your option.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Bardo Museum and Roman sites

• Visit Bardo Museum mosaics
• See Malaga Cisterns aqueduct end
• Drive to Roman aqueduct near Oudhna
• Explore Oudhna Archaeological Park

The experience

The Bardo Museum opens the day. The building itself is a 19th-century royal palace from the Ottoman era, and inside it holds the world's largest collection of Roman mosaics: thousands of them covering floors, walls and ceilings across dozens of rooms. You move through the galleries with your guide, who points out the technical detail and the stories the images tell: daily life, gods, hunting scenes, geometric patterns that took months to lay. The scale of the collection is what sets this museum apart. No other single building holds this many intact mosaics from the Roman period.

After the museum, you drive south toward Oudhna. The route passes the Malaga Cisterns in Carthage, where the aqueduct ends: 18 massive underground water containers that once held up to 32,000 liters per day. From there, the road climbs into drier country. The aqueduct itself is the engineering story: built under the Roman emperor Hadrian, it ran 132 kilometers from the mountain springs of Zaghouan down to Carthage, channeling water through an open channel carved into the landscape. You walk sections of it and see how it was built, how it survived, and what it meant to keep a city supplied when wells alone could not.

Oudhna archaeological park is the final stop. The centerpiece is a Roman amphitheater that seated 16,000 spectators: smaller than the Colosseum but still a major structure, with stone seating and underground passages still visible. Nearby stand the Capitol, a temple with some of the finest mosaics on the site, and Byzantine-era underground vaults cut into the bedrock. The park sits on open ground, so you move between the ruins at your own pace while the guide explains what each structure was and how it functioned. The day ends here, roughly six to seven hours after it began.

What’s included

• All entry fees and taxes.
• air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
• live guide in your chosen language.
• pickup from your hotel in Tunis, Hammamet or Sousse depending on your option.

Options for this experience

4 options

Transportation Tunis HammametGuide in 4 languages · 00:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00Private car tour from Tunis or Hammamet, including entry tickets and pickup

Transportation Sousse MonastirGuide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 00:00, the last at 11:00Private air-conditioned car tour from Sousse or Monastir, including entry tickets and pickup

All-inclusive tour from Tunis or HammametGuide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 00:00, the last at 11:00Tour with a licensed guide and local lunch from Tunis or Hammamet, in a private air-conditioned vehicle, including entry tickets and pickup

All-inclusive tour from Sousse or MonastirGuide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 00:00, the last at 11:00Tour with a licensed guide and local lunch experience from Sousse and Monastir, in a private air-conditioned vehicle, including entry tickets and pickup

You pick the guide language when booking.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00

Book up to5h before

AgesAdult (18 to 95 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (1 to 2 years): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French, Italian and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tunisia cultural tours

Is this one for you?Choose the all-inclusive option if you want lunch and all entry fees covered in one price. Pick the transportation-only option if you prefer to arrange your own meals or already have entry tickets. Both options include the guide and vehicle for the full six to seven hours.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French, Italian and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (1 to 2 years): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's actually inside the Bardo Museum that makes it the world's largest collection?

The Bardo Museum holds thousands of Roman mosaics from across North Africa, displayed throughout the Ottoman palace. They cover floors, walls and ceilings and show scenes of daily life, mythology, hunting, and geometric patterns: the sheer volume and preservation of intact pieces is what makes it the largest collection in the world.

How long is the aqueduct we actually walk, and what does it look like on the ground?

The full aqueduct runs 132 kilometers from Zaghouan to Carthage, but you walk sections of it near Oudhna. It's an open channel carved into the landscape. You can see the stone construction and how water flowed downhill from the mountain springs to supply the city below.

What can you actually see at Oudhna archaeological park?

Oudhna has a 16,000-seat Roman amphitheater with stone seating and underground passages, a Capitol temple with fine mosaics, and Byzantine underground vaults cut into the rock. The ruins sit on open ground, so you move between them and see how each structure was built and used.

Do I need to book from a specific city, or does pickup work from anywhere?

Pickup is included, but it depends on which option you choose at checkout: you can book from Tunis, Hammamet, or Sousse. Pick the option that matches where you're staying, and the driver will collect you from your hotel.