Maktar Transportation

Any louage between Kairouan and Le Kef will pass through Makthar, although you may have to pay the full fare. Louages specifically for Makthar are less frequent, and you may have to wait (I waited a couple of hours in Kairouan louage station...enough time to refuel on some Tunisian sausages!). From Kairouan, the journey takes 2 hours and costs 6TD. These louages and ones for Le Kef and nearby towns leave from outside the hotel.

For Tunis and places further afield, you need to head uphill one block to the main shopping street. A louage to Tunis takes around 3 hours and costs 8.3TD.

Wherever you're headed, the scenery around Makthar is beautiful, at times spectacular.