2 Days Kef, Kesra & Makthar

AOUES TRAVEL

Explore the village of kesra Explore the archeological site of Makthar Visit the kasbah of El Kef Enjoy the Jugurtha table

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Jugurtha is a Numidian king who lived during the second half of the 2nd century BC, we will follow his steps to discover the Berber: architecture and culture.

Day1: KESRA - MAKTHAR :

Northeast of Tunisia, about fifty km from Siliana, on the road to Kairouan, rises the village of Kesra on a hill of 1200 m above sea level. This Berber village considered the highest in Tunisia is characterized by a Berber architecture based on the construction of large blocks of stone. This hilltop village is known for the quality of its spring water cascading by creating, with the greenery of the plains, a breathtaking landscape.
To better understand the way of life of Berbers, we advise you to visit the museum of arts and popular traditions of the village. It offers you a beautiful collection of traditional clothes and jewels and exposes some habits of the daily Berber.
Continue to Makthar area, just 16 km from Kesra. Your next station will be the archeological site of Makthar (the ancient Maktaris). This site of Numidian origin, later Romanized, is home to a unique collection of Roman and Numidian monuments such as megalithic dolmens and schola juvenes as well as the great baths and the Trajan's Arch.
Do not miss the visit of the site museum if you have the possibility, several objects that were discovered during the excavations are exposed. If you arrive at the Kef before 16h, visit the Kasbah of Kef, a fortress built in 1600 by the Ottomans to defend the city of Kef.
Overnight at a hotel in Kef City.

Day 2: EL Kef & Table of Jugurtha - Back:

Do not get up late to dive into a little known history of Tunisia: one of its former inhabitants, the Numidian’s. In Ellès, in the region of Kef, they left dozens of dolmens (or megaliths) of impressive dimensions: up to 15 meters long
Ellès is a small village in western Tunisia, located between the city of Kef and the archaeological site of Makthar. It is actually in the heart of a vast city of the dead. There are 71 megalithic tombs scattered over 8 hectares, some of which are well-preserved. These were collective tombs that gathered the burials of many dead.
The dolmens of Elles are particularly sophisticated: they usually include a central corridor surrounded by seven mortuary chambers and areas to celebrate funeral rites. Each of the rooms was used several times.
This exceptional ensemble was presented by Tunisia in 2016 for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, along with other pre-Roman tombs and mausoleums

Next discovery is dedicated to the visit of Jugurtha Table. Buy your Kef food and take the road to Kalaat Snan where a 1271 m high plateau, a rare or unique geological structure in the world, rises. The Jugurtha Table is so called because it served as a fortress for the army of the Numidian king Jugurtha during his war against Rome.
The Table is accessible by a staircase cut in the rock. Caves and ponds are also dug; the caves served as granaries for the basins, they were necessary for the collection of rainwater. Do not get too close to the coast; the cliffs they form are a bit dangerous.