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day of adventure in Zaghouan and the temples of the waters
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Reviewed May 10, 2015

We took a day trip to the ruins, which whilst great to see and experience, the heat was unbearable and not many places to find shade. No shops on site to purchase water so just make sure you take enough to last the whole trip.
Colleseum was great, the rest of it wasn't as exciting. Its also quite overpriced for what it is.

Date of experience: June 2014
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Reviewed December 3, 2014

This is a must visit as lots to see and explore and see. It is amazing how the mosaics are preserved and still in brilliant condition after so many years

Date of experience: June 2014
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Reviewed October 12, 2014

We had not heard of Uthina before we visited and as soon as we saw the excursion we knew we had to go see it. We went as part of an organised tour in September 2014.

We saw some of the Roman aquaduct remains on the way there, this transported water from the Water Temple in the mountains to Carthidge / Tunis. Then we went to the Uthina site which is very impressive - so much to see!

We started off at the temple / forum site, going up the steps you see the pillars and then get some great views of the surrounding area and other sites from the high platform area. Descend the steps to go underneath this building. You are free to explore the rooms and corridors.

The next part of the site were the public baths, where you can go down some steps (abit wobbly!) to the basement areas which you can look around.

The private baths were next, this appears to be at ground level. You can see mosaic floors and floor layouts / walls.

The last area is the collosseum / amphitheatre. Whilst much is intact we were told part of the upper wall area has been rebuilt. I was surprised that much of it is in tact and that you can walk around the corridors freely, we were even taken to the underground part. I was not expecting this and was pleased we could go down there, although there isn't as much to see as there is at El Djem.

The whole site has recently been opened to visitors as entrance fees go toward further excavations. It is a great place to visit, made all the more enjoyable by the fact that it's not one of the main tourist attractions so was very quite - quite often our tour was the only group there.

We would have liked more time to fully explore the site as our tour felt rather rushed. It is a very interesting place, remember to bring a camera as there are loads of fantastic photo opportunities.

Points to note are:

The toilets are located by the temple which was the first part of the tour and there are no facilities at the amphitheatre which was the last part.

There is a stall selling drinks by the temple but no other places on site.

It is very hot on this site, especially in elevated areas. Whilst you can go to some shaded areas, it is a good idea to take a hat to protect yourself from the sun.

Wear comfy / flat shoes as the

Definitely come here for a visit if you can, it was one of the highlights of our holiday.

Date of experience: September 2014
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Reviewed October 1, 2014 via mobile

I visited Uthina without being quite sure what to expect. It was awesome.

On the way there I saw the Roman aqueduct that carried water 130 km from the mountains to Carthage. The site is amazing, excavated in recent years to reveal an amphitheatre, public baths, temple, forum and many mosaics.

It is not yet a tourist site so don't expect great facilities. It is wonderfully underdeveloped and if you get the chance you should go.

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Reviewed June 23, 2014

Recently extensively excavated with an amphitheater, main center, villa's as part of a 4x4 day out including Roman water system and temple sights.

Date of experience: May 2014
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