University of Wyoming Journey – Tunisia: Archaeology, Culture & Community

University of Wyoming Journey
Tunisia: Archaeology, Culture & Community

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Tour Dates

November 6-15, 2027

Registration Deadline: May 10, 2027

$6,285 USD per person*

Friends of UW, meet UW’s friends in North Africa! Go behind the scenes with University of Wyoming faculty to learn the rich history and culture of Tunisia, right up to today.

Experience the land of Hannibal—where the Allies won their first major victory in WWII. Join the special partnership between the first territory to recognize women’s right to vote, and the first country in North Africa to do the same. See the places, meet the people, learn the history, enjoy the wonderful food.

Double occupancy, based on a minimum of 10 travelers in the group. Single occupancy supplement available.

UW Community Tour Highlights

The massive remains of Carthage (UNESCO site) and its spectacular mosaics

The Carthage aqueduct, the Water Temple at Zaghouan, and the colosseum at El Djem (UNESCO site)—more exquisite than Rome.

The fishing town and fort of Monastir. The Life of Brian was filmed here!

A museum celebrating modern Tunisia’s founding—and women’s right to vote.

Olive orchards, oil production, local cuisine, and historic communities.

The desert south, where George Lucas filmed Star Wars

Ancient city of Kairouan with its Grand Mosque (UNESCO site)

Modern Tunis, the North Africa American Cemetery (WWII), and the tiny blue and white Mediterranean town of Sidi Boussaid.

TRIP INCLUDES

9 nights’ accommodation at 4-5* hotels per itinerary

MEJDI Tour Leader/Coordinator for 9 days

Local guides, experts and site curators as needed per locale

8 days private coach transportation per itinerary

Group airport transfers for arrival and departure

Meals listed in itinerary: 9 breakfasts, 7 lunch, 9 dinners

All entrances and activities per itinerary

Customary tips for guides, drivers and hotel staff

24/7 on-ground emergency support from MEJDI’s logistics team

$6,285

TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE

International Airfare

Travel Insurance-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Single Supplement = $1,290 USD

Additional meals other than those included on the itinerary

Individual airport transfers

Anything not explicitly mentioned in the included section

University of Wyoming Group Leaders

Caroline McCracken-Flesher directs the Center for Global Studies at the University of Wyoming and has led three UW delegations to Tunisia. She has held a Fulbright Specialist Award in North Africa, and has a special interest in America’s touristic history in the Mediterranean. A professor of English, she works daily on her Arabic— when she is not teaching British (especially Scottish) literature, or Mark Twain’s travels to Palestine. She was educated at Edinburgh, Oxford and Brown universities, and at UW has served as Faculty Senate Chair and Department Head. She has won numerous awards for teaching and research, including the George Duke Humphrey, UW’s highest recognition for faculty achievement and service.

Paul V. M. Flesher is a UW Professor of Religious Studies whose expertise lies in the peoples of the Mediterranean world, from the Canaanites/Phoenicians—who founded Carthage—to their neighbors, the Israelites and Philistines, to the Romans—who conquered the Carthaginians and made their territory Rome’s first overseas colony. With degrees from Rochester, Oxford and Brown universities, as well as extensive study in the Middle East and North Africa, he has spent his career teaching and researching the history, religion, culture and archaeology of Mediterranean peoples, ancient and modern. Presently he directs UW’s American Heritage Center, where he works to preserve the historical records of America and the West.

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