Print
 

A Trip to Tunisia: A Perfect Blend of Mediterranean Resorts and North African Exoticism
Category: Travel & Holidays
Article added by: Paul Collins


With its lively resorts and its mile after mile of sparkling white beaches, few places can match Tunisia for summer sun. Add to this, of course, the staggering remains of ancient civilizations that dot its evocative landscapes and, all in all, it’s hard to imagine a more complete destination.

<b>Getting there – and staying there:</b>

As an increasingly popular holiday spot, there are obviously a number of different companies that do excellent Tunisian packages. Thompson do a range of deals; Firstchoice often come up with some good prices, while lastminute.com offer some pretty attractive late packages.

But for Spanish-speaking holiday-makers, at least, the best offers on Tunisian holidays come from Logitravel. Their <a href=" http://www.logitravel.com/viajes/ofertas+a+Tunez_es_25.html">viajes Tunez</a> (or Tunisian trips) come in all manner of different forms, from flights and hotels only, to all-inclusives and even a range of fantastic excursions.

<b>Resorts:</b>

The north coast of Tunisian is lined with attractive resort towns. A short journey from Carthage International Airport and Tunis (most tourists’ first point of call) is the pleasant resort of Hammamet. Here, lazy days can be spent lounging on the beach or popping into a hotel bar for a cooling drink.

A little further down the coast, Souse and Port el Kantouai are equally as attractive – both as resorts and towns – while the island of Djerba (classically the destination of the Lotus Eaters) is a wonderful place to while away a lazy couple of weeks holiday in the sun.

<b>Major sights:</b>

And should the beach begin to tire, Tunisia has some of the most remarkable historical monuments in the whole of Africa. A clutch of important Roman remains stand out: El-Jem Colosseum, Sufetula and Dougga, Words can barely describe, though, just how impressive the sprawling Roman remains of Carthage are.

Movie fans should obviously make a beeline for Matmata, whose unique cave dwellings were famously a location in Star Wars. Other sights that merit a visit, meanwhile, include Kerkouane and Hamman Mellegue, in amongst a host of lesser known monuments.

<b>Excursions:</b>

Having scrambled all over the country’s many wonderful historical sights for a few days, another of the more engaging things to do on holiday in Tunisia is take a 4x4 tour in the Sahara. There are a range of tours available, including taking a camel trek into the desert from the town of Douza!

And it’s out here, surrounded by the rolling sands of the Sahara, or indeed the barren beauty of the high steppe of Jugurtha’s Mesa, that you get a real feel of what Tunisia is: Stark and breathlessly exotic, it’s a place like no other.


Posted By: Paul Collins
Contact: e-mail


About the Author:
Paul Collins is a UK-based travel writer who specializes in the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and Tunisia. A Spanish-speaking, self-confessed Tunisia addict, Paul Collins tries to fit in <a href=" http://www.logitravel.com/viajes/ofertas+a+Tunez_es_25.html">viajes Tunez</a> (or trips to Tunisia!) whenever he can - often from Spain, another of his great loves.