Cluster · Tunis

Carthage (Byrsa Hill)

Morning ruins cluster: Byrsa Hill, the museum and the nearby Punic sites; cover your head and bring water.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 6′
Places: 2

Rules in force · 10Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Medina lanes are stepped, narrow and shared with carts

Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
North Africa ↗Plan links between North African countries by air or by ferry via Europe; the only regularly usable land borders for visitors are Tunisia–Algeria and Morocco–Mauritania via Western Sahara.
North Africa ↗Book Saharan nights (dunes, desert camps, oasis tours) between October and April; from May to September desert day temperatures regularly exceed 40 °C and many tours stop.
Tunisia ↗Check entry rules for your passport with official Tunisian government sources or your nearest consulate; visa exemptions depend on nationality.
Tunisia ↗The Tunisian dinar is a closed currency: it cannot legally be taken in or out; exchange on arrival and keep receipts to change leftovers back.
Tunisia ↗Do not bring a drone without prior authorisation; they are confiscated at customs.
Tunis and Carthage ↗Jun–Sep the midday heat makes ruins and lanes hard work: go early and rest indoors.
Tunis ↗Medina lanes are stepped, narrow and shared with carts: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
Tunis ↗The dinar is a closed currency: change money on arrival, keep the receipts and change leftovers back before you leave.

Actions

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Byrsa Hill and the ruins beside it (approximate box).

Slope: gentle
Stairs: Some steps
Shade: low
Surface: dirt and paving
Sleep here or visit: visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Hill museum café

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · Toilet · works in any conditions

Hilltop benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Site gate kiosk

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Road shelter

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Station square

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Villa quarter shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Carthage archaeological sites (Byrsa Hill)
Go early: hillside ruins in full sun; a combined ticket has covered several sites, so confirm what yours includes.
Antonine Baths of Carthage
The largest Roman baths in Africa, on the coast; go in the morning or late afternoon, use the combined Carthage ticket, and allow 45–60 minutes.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Sidi Bou Said village	Taxi or TGM north-east	~12 min	flat

Red lines here

Do not climb on the ruins or take stones.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.