El Jem: The 15 Best Tours to the Roman Amphitheatre

1.Fun VIP Tour: El Jem, Kairouan, Monastir/Sousse (PICKUP ALL City)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 451 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $30Our pick

Review of Tunisia’s private El Jem, Kairouan, and Monastir tour, with itinerary advice, costs, transport tips, and honest value guidance.

“We are a family of 6 (2 adults and 4 children; age 7, 6, 4, 3). We had booked a Fun VIP Tour to Kairouan, El Jem, and Monastir on 13 April 2025. The day before, we got extra information for the tour send to us by WhatsApp and also the number of our driver. We had some troubles with the starting hour because we had made a reservation from 09:00AM but the organisation asked if we could change it to 08:30AM, wich was no problem for us. When we made contact with our driver he said the starting hour would be 09:30AM?? So after a few calls and messaging…”

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2.Private Tour to Kairouan, El Jem & Monastir from Tunis_hammamet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 301 reviews · from $98

Review of a private Tunisia day tour to Kairouan, El Jem, and Monastir, with mosque, Roman amphitheater, medina, and Ribat visits.

“Belir was a wonderful tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to make sure we saw everything on our tour even when one of the locations closed early.”

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3.Daytrip to Kairouan and El Jem Colosseum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · from $151

Explore Kairouan’s Great Mosque and El Jem’s Roman amphitheater on a private Tunis day trip with transport, guides, and museum entry.

“This was an excellent trip with a friendly, professional driver/guide. El Jem was incredible and I prefered the mosaic in the museum here to Bardo. Mosque at Kairouan was also interesting, and I liked walking down the streets.”

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4.Private Half Day Tour Roman Coliseum EL JEM

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $80

Explore El Jem from Sousse on a private half-day tour with transport, tickets, a Roman amphitheater, and a remarkable mosaic museum.

“Alaa was a great guide. Really informative with lots to tell us and did not hurry us. Great site and well worth the visit.”

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5.Half-day excursion from Sousse to the amphitheater of El Jem

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $75

Review of the Sousse to El Jem half-day tour, with practical advice on transport, guides, costs, tickets, timing, and who should book.

“A really great morning visiting the incredible colosseum and museum of El Jem. Very comfortable drive and knowledgeable guide Nadhmi who took me to all the best photo shots.. Highly recommend!”

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6.Kairouan and El Jem Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · from $85

Visit Kairouan’s sacred mosques and El Jem’s Roman amphitheater on an $85 private day tour from Tunis with lunch included.

“The cities were amazing, El Jem was a beautiful surprise with the level of details and how preserved it is. Each city has its unique character and definitely worth visiting. However, the guide ruined the whole trip; he didn’t follow the timelines, he didn’t give directions or Read more”

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7.Private and Guided Tour to Kairouan and El Jem and Monastir

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · from $98

Review of a private Tunisia tour from Hammamet to Kairouan, El Jem, and Monastir, with mosque, Roman amphitheater, medina, and Ribat visits.

“It is worthy. Katrouan, El Jem and Monastir are wonderful places to visit in Tunísia, very close if you are in Hammamet”

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8.Private Half Day Tour to Roman Coliseum EL JEM from Monastir

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

Review of the private El Jem half-day tour from Monastir, with Roman ruins, mosaics, private transport, guide tips, value, and practical advice.

“Lovely tour, our guide Abdellah was very friendly and gave us the right amount of information complimented with a few stories. We had a enough time to wander around, perfect for a half day tour. Thanks :-)”

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9.Kairouan Holy City and El Jem Colosseum Tour from Sousse

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $85

Visit Kairouan’s sacred mosques and El Jem’s Roman amphitheatre on an 8-hour Tunisia tour with lunch, guide, pickup, and entrance fees.

“This is the kind of experience that everyone would enjoy no matter their preferences or ages. We had great fun. Pick-up was on time and our tour guide knew everything about the places we were visiting. The lunch was provided at a very nice hotel outside El Jem with great food.”

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10.Daytrip 3 Unesco Sites El Jem Kairouan and Sousse Medina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $129

Explore El Jem, Kairouan, and Sousse from Tunis with private transport, local guides, Tunisian food, and a Hergla flamingo stop.

“Our guide was awesome, he explained everything in detail and allowed us freedom to spend more or less time at each stop as we wanted. We saw a lot in just one day and it was exactly what we wanted! The food he recommended was delicious, and overall the value for money was excellent! If you’re in Tunisia, you can’t miss El Jem!!!”

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11.El Jem and Monastir Full-Day Tour with Lunch from Tunis or Hammamet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $105

Explore El Jem’s Roman amphitheater, mosaic museum, Monastir’s Ribat, and Bourguiba Mausoleum on a private full-day tour from Tunis or Hammamet.

“Had a great day tour to El Jem. The museum with all the mosaic was incredible. Our guide Boubou (hope I spelled it right) was very knowledgeable and had a great driver. Highly recommend.”

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12.Full-Day Kairouan and El Jem Tour from Tunis

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $151

Review of the Tunis to Kairouan and El Jem tour, with mosque visits, Medina time, lunch, Roman ruins, transport, pricing, and practical tips.

“I visited Tunis during the last days of holy month Ramadan and Eid-al Fitr festival, which affects most of social activities across the country, despite of several date changes, I hada good private tour with the guide Mr.Lamjed and the driver. He Read more”

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13.Kairouan & El Jem Small Group Tour from Tunis, Hammamet or Sousse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $70

Review of the Kairouan and El Jem tour from Tunis, with mosque visits, Roman ruins, museum time, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“this was a great tour! at first all the tour companies required a minimum of 2 people to go, but my sister didn't want to take the tour, so eventually I found a listing online for this tour and I was allowed to sign up with just one person. I expected other people on the tour with Read more”

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14.El Jem, Monastir, and Kairouan Medina Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $57

Explore Kairouan, El Jem, and Monastir on a private Tunisian day tour with hotel pickup, flexible timing, and a multilingual driver host.

“I had an amazing tour of El Jem, Monastir, and Kairouan Medina! The historical sites were breathtaking, especially the amphitheater in El Jem and the Ribat in Monastir. A must-do experience for anyone visiting Tunisia!”

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15.Kairouan and Roman Colosseum El Jem Day Trip from Sousse

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $151

Review of the private Sousse day trip to Kairouan and El Jem, with mosque, medina, Roman amphitheatre, museum, transport, price, and tips.

“A really nice tour, particularly enjoyed the masjid and the mosaics in the El Djem museum. Only slight problem was we didn’t get the English speaking guide we had booked, we only had a French speaking driver, so my friend had to put up with my rusty French and bad translations all day. Nevertheless he was charming and we managed!!!”

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