Aïn Draham, a mountain station perched at 800 m in the Kroumirie range (North-Western Tunisia), offers an unexpected face of Tunisia: dense cork-oak forests, wild boar, springs, hiking and hunting.
Aïn Draham, a mountain station perched at 800 m in the Kroumirie range (North-Western Tunisia), offers an unexpected face of Tunisia: dense cork-oak forests, wild boar, springs, hiking and hunting. Its cool climate (8 °C in winter, 25 °C in summer) makes it a summer refuge for Tunisians. The Hammam Bourguiba thermal station nearby adds a wellness retreat dimension.
Kroumirie is inhabited by the Berber Kroumirs, tribes long resistant to central powers. In the 9th century, the Kroumirs resisted the Aghlabides and then the Hafsides. Under the Ottomans, the region remained semi-autonomous. In 1881, an incursion of Kroumir tribes into Algeria served as a pretext for France to establish a protectorate over Tunisia (the 'Kroumirs Affair').
Under French protectorate, Aïn Draham became a summer retreat prized by colonial officials who built alpine chalets and hotels there. The exploitation of cork-oak (production of corks and insulation materials) became the main economic activity. After independence, the station developed for summer Tunisian tourism. El Feija National Park (1990) protects wildlife (wild boar, lynx, birds of prey).
5 must-see sites selected by our local team.
60,000 hectares of dense forests, one of the largest in North Africa. Wild boar, lynx, birds of prey.
Protected national park: reintroduced Barbary stags, wild boar, migratory birds.
Thermal spring and wellness retreat. Sulphurous water at 49 °C. Hammam Bourguiba Hotel with integrated spa.
Springs and waterfalls in the forest. Walk.
Ancient Numidian marble quarries, archaeological museum.
Journey through the eras that shaped Aïn Draham.
French colonial resort architecture: wooden chalets, Belle Époque hotels (Hôtel Beauséjour, Hôtel Rihana). Some buildings still operating, testaments to colonial tourism.
Car: 9 hours. Challenging journey, combinable with nearby Tabarka (40 km).
Car essential. Forest tracks.
To discover a green and cool Tunisia, opposite to the Saharan image. Dense forests, hiking, pleasant summer climate, Alpine atmosphere. Ideal for escaping summer heat.
Tabarka (40 km, beach and coral) in 2 nights, mountain-sea complementarity. Bulla Regia (40 km, Roman ruins). Le Kef (1.5 hours, Ottoman citadel) for North-West circuit.
Our local team designs your ideal Aïn Draham programme. Private car or group place, the cheapest on the market.
