Country Info
- Tunis
- Capital
- Tunisian Dinar (TND)
- Currency
- 9,705,102
- Population
- TN
- Country Code
Tunisia Slideshow
Top Hotels in Tunisia
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Maritim Hotel Alhambra Thalassp Hammamet
203 reviews -
Abou Nawas Djerba Midoun
2 reviews -
Palm Beach Palace Tozeur
51 reviews
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Sangho Le Syphax Sfax
22 reviews
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Saadia Hotel Monastir
444 reviews -
Melia Flora Park Hammamet
247 reviews
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Delphin Jardin Hammamet
8 reviews
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Yadis Oasis Kebili
6 reviews
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Marina Palace Hammamet
152 reviews
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Hotel Elhana Beach Sousse
186 reviews -
El Hana Beach Sousse
186 reviews
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Hotel Mehari Tabarka
94 reviews
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Magic Life Africana Imperial Hammamet
193 reviews -
Samira Club Hammamet
379 reviews
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Karthago Le Palace Gammarth
21 reviews
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El Mouradi Hammamet
377 reviews
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Hammamet Garden Resort & Spa
587 reviews
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Hotel Dar El Morjane Tabarka
21 reviews
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Barcelo Carthage Tunis
156 reviews
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Hotel Bahia Beach Hammamet
85 reviews
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Dar Khayam Hotel Hammamet
750 reviews
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Abou Nawas Montazah Tabarka
18 reviews
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Le Saharien Paradise Douz
16 reviews
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Kinza Hotel Hammamet
106 reviews
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Alkantara Thalassa Djerba
511 reviews
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Hotel Les Ambassadeurs Tunis
19 reviews
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Hotel Mediterranee Thalasso Golf Hammamet
151 reviews
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Hotel Bel Azur Thalassa Hammamet
187 reviews
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Le Zenith Hotel Hammamet
302 reviews
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Golden Tulip Sfax
24 reviews
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Hotel Sindbad Center Hammam Sousse
65 reviews -
El Mouradi Djerba Menzel Midoun
923 reviews
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Hasdrubal Thalassa & Spa Hammamet
86 reviews
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Hotels Jinene and Royal Jinene Sousse
213 reviews
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Zodiac Hammamet
136 reviews
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Marhaba Palace Hotel Port El Kantaoui
623 reviews
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Occidental Allegro Riviera Sousse
569 reviews
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Hotel Le Pacha Tunis
36 reviews
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El Mouradi Palm Marina Port El Kantaoui
328 reviews
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El Mouradi Tozeur
58 reviews
Tunisia
Travel Blogs from Tunisia
Civitavecchia to Tunis by Ferry
... board in 40C heat for 6 hours before we were on our way again. We arrived in Tunis at 6pm, hoping by some miracle that Tunisia would be like the last 4 borders we went through. Boy were we to be disappointed. The first section of Customs went relatively ...
Hammamet - First Impressions
... . It turned out it had been purposefully built for tourists, and because of this it looked remarkably banal and misrepresentative of Tunisia. Thankfully we were staying in North Hammamet, at the Bel Azur hotel, which was a 3 star place, perfectly nice, ...
Into the desert!
(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send ...
La Marsa
Beach in La Marsa. Luckily for us, there was a football game in TV during the afternoon (local cup final), so the beach was more or less abandoned by 4pm and was nice and ...
Finally, some relaxation!
(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send ...
Day 87 - Luke's House
... do before I wasted time with my friends. Old sourpuss. He'll get his comeuppance. So a little on Tunisia.... First thing I noticed is that is is very French. The streets are littered with battered old Peugeots and ...
Tunis and Sidi Bou Said
... built to honor Americans who gave their lives fighting in North Africa during World War II. Perhaps one of the most famous museums of Tunisia is the Bardo Museum located in the capital, Tunis. It is often referred to as "Africa's Louvre" and at one ...
Dougga, Tabarka, Bulla Reggia & Sbeitla, Wow!
... architecture as well as well-0reserved mosaics. From Bulla Regia we headed north south east to Dougga. This is Tunisia's largest Roman site which covers some sixty acres. Dougga was known as the city of temples and its existence is ...
Temporary update!
The computers here are insanely slow and I'm not allowed to upload the pictures I've got! I 've written all the entries from the last one up till now, but alas, they're on a USB card too (used ethan's phone to type them out so that I wouldn't have to ...
Yet another $2 travel adventure
... ; Indeed, there were the absolute must haves such as dried scorpions carefully mounted in plastic frames, stuffed camels with Tunisia emblazoned across their humps and silver trays waiting to tarnish as soon their new owners took possession. ...
Back to Sfax
Hotel Ennasr rue des Notaires Sfax - 25 Tunisian dinars per night - walk-in - no breakfast - same room we had in 2005! Although the price had almost doubled. - clean, twin beds, blankets supplied - communal clean bathroom - hot water ...
Day 88 - Kairouan
... the houses of just this one town, Enough to make the ol' ring burn just thinking about it. I've only been in Tunisia three days and I like it but I'm going to get on a boat. There's one leaving for an unpronounceable Italian place on ...
Tunisia's Holy City
... at the Mosque. There wasn't that much more to see though from the outside, save for the colourful streets surrounding it. In Tunisia they love pictures of the President everywhere, and they love flying the Tunisian flag. I think this is a pretty good ...
Whispers of the Medina
... I'll send another email when I finally do post the actual writing. Love to all. -Chels) Today in brief: We arrived in Tunisia! It's warm and busy and a little dirty, but very exciting. We wandered around the Medina (the old city was built within ...
Tunis Tunisia
... cities, founded in ancient trade, travel and warfare from the original uber-urban Carthage. 2010 Tunis is the capitol of Tunisia, a Muslim (uh…) democracy with a population of about 20 million people, 20% of whom live in the capitol. ...
Honemoon..
We stayed at this hotel for our honeymoon (9.5.07-16.5.08) and it was the best choice i had made. It was a top draw and I/we couldn't fault it in any way whats so ever. It was 5* hotel with all the amenities one would like to have. The staff were ...
Las playas de Tunez
Llegamos a las playas.... Hammamet tiene una medina super pintoresca y el fuerte esta impecable. En la parte de las playas esta lleno de hoteles tipo resort al que van todos los italianos. En cambio cuando llegamos a Sousse que tambien tiene fuerte y ...
El Jem
En tren nos fuimos a EL JEM... una de las perlitas de Tunez!!! Es el tercer Coliseo en tamanio construido por los Romanos & el que esta en mejores condiciones. La verdad es increible como la tormenta que nos agarro por el camino.... tuvimos que ...
Dessert, Matmata & little towns around
Alquilamos un auto.....y nos fuimos a pasear por todos lados... geniallllllllllllllllllllllll. Dormimos en Matmata donde se filmo Star Wars (La guerra de las galaxias) Usamos el auto de colectivo y levantamos a todos los que hacian dedo por el ...
Tunis and the north coast
... for the crossing and made my way onto the ferry. With little messing about we were soon on the open sea heading towards Tunisia. A big ship, with a handful of passengers and some rather rough seas. Not sure what to expect on arrival at the ferry port - I ...
Dash for the Desert
... 68 Moving(hrs.mim): 8.02 Ave(Km/h): 16.3 Total Ascent(m): 451 Max Altitude(m) 509 Max Speed(Km/h): 36.1 Cycling in Tunisia is great providing you have a thick skin and are good at dodging stones and rocks. Theft and abduction are not ...
Cartago
Bueno se termino el Ramadan, gracias!!! Nos fuimos a Sidi Bou Said & Cartago que son espectaculares o por lo menos lo que queda. Aca estaban los fenicios o cartagineses que despues de enfermar a los romanos en las dos primeras guerras punicas ...
A day on the train
(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send ...
Mid-day at the oasis …
... visit to a different souk. We learned a few Arabic words, a bit about the history, politics, religions, culture and economy of Tunisia (pronounced Tun eaz sha) interspersed with visits to the chechiens/fez (hat) souk, silk and camel wool carpet souk (with ...
Our first night in North Africa
... catch them in the act. The ferry was full of interesting Tunisian Africans and they were our first introduction to a very different world. Tunisia is great if you speak French or Arabic, but for the rest of us it can be difficult to communicate. Customs ...
Tunis & the blue doors of Sidi Bou Said
We rode the local train from a small station near Hammamet to Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. Saw the incredible Roman mosaics in their history museum and then met Sophie Thibault, the French exchange student who stayed with my family more than twenty ...
Ancient Arab city
Kairouan was an ancient Arab city, founded in about 900AD. We saw the exteriors of two mosques and walked through the old town, then drove through the dry desert countryside to the seaside resort of Port el Kantaoui. PEK was mainly a shopping destination ...