Ten Tips for a Top Tunisia TripCategory: Travel & Holidays
Article added by: Paul Collins
1. Treat yourself with a top-class Tunisia hotel
Hotels in Tunisia are absolutely first-rate. This writer, though, has always been a fan of the Riu Palace Oceania. One of the nicest hotels in Hammamet, it’s luxurious, but it doesn’t come with the usual exorbitant price-tag. A real highlight of any trip to Tunisia in its own right.
2. Try a round of golf
Golf in Tunisia may not be have quite the reputation of, say, the likes of Spain. But the Panorama Course in Port el Kantaoui, still manages to tempt its fair share of Spanish golfers to swap the greens of Marbella for viajes Tunez (or trips to Tunisia). And, let’s face it, they should know!
3. Go history mad!
Few places in the whole of Africa can match Tunisia for historical sightseeing. Given the country’s history as the destination of choice for the Phoenicians and the Romans, there are more than enough ruins to go round. Carthage is obviously fantastic, but Dougga and El Djem, are, if anything even better!
4. Stuff yourself on shorba frik
Good Tunisian food can be a little hard to come by. But when it’s good, it’s very, very good. ‘Shorba frik’ is a type of simple lamb stew that, with a bit of ‘khobz tabouna’ (Tunisian bread) and fiery ‘harissa’ sauce on the side, will rarely disappoint.
5. Make mine a mint tea!
Although alcohol can be ordered in most parts of Tunisia (especially, of course, the hotels), it’s still a Muslim country – albeit a moderate one. A good way of blending in a bit with the locals – and also trying out a Tunisian institution – is to sit over a cup of hot, sweet mint tea and watch the world go by.
6. Explore the souks
As with its North African neighbor, Morocco, Tunisia towns are riddled with souks (crowded street markets). The medinas (old towns) of the popular resort towns, Sousse and Monastir, are not just the place to shop for a bargain on local handicrafts, but also a fascinating spectacle in and of themselves.
7. Go Diving
Diving in Tunisia has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. Up to the north of the country (near the border with Algeria) the coastline off Tabarka is lined with some impressive reefs, as well as a smattering of underwater caves to explore.
8. Be stunned by the Sahara!
The Sahara Desert is Tunisia’s most awe-inspiring natural resort, and no Tunisia trip would be complete without experiencing it at first hand. There are plenty of companies that run excursions into the Sahara desert – on most of them you even get the chance to hop on a camel!
9. Get arty at the Carthage International Festival
Running from the middle of July to the middle of September, the Carthage International Festival is the highlight of the Tunisian cultural calendar. Few things could be more atmospheric than attending a classical recital in the old Roman amphitheater.
10. Take it easy on a Tunisia beach
But a Tunisia trip doesn’t have to be all about charging around. Tunisia beaches are amongst the very best to be found in the Mediterranean, and there’s little that can beat stretching out on the sands of Hammamet, Sousse or Djerba, and doing absolutely nothing… After all, you’re on holiday!
Posted By: Paul Collins
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| Having been on countless viajes Tunez (or Tunisia trips!) travel writer Paul Collins knows the country like the back of his hand. Along with his other passions – the Canary Islands, the Caribbean and Spain – his passion for Tunisia remains undimmed. |
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