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On average about 5 million tourists visit Tunisia every year, half of those cram into the main resorts between July and August which is a shame as Tunisia has year-round sunshine. They come for the beaches, mile upon mile of magnificent soft clean sand, and visitors are also attracted by the shear elegance of the larger hotels, many offer luxury as standard compared to some of the Med's other top destinations. Nightlife is mainly hotel based as little else goes on - apart from in Hammamet. The beaches (all 700 miles of them) are great, so are the golf courses but best of all is the warm welcome and friendly service. |
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Djerba: The Isle of Djerba is situated in the south-east of Tunisia on the Gulf of Gabes. Jerba or Djerba (Arabic) has been called an island of ten thousand palm trees rising from the sea like a mirage. This small island in the Mediterranean is ringed by miles of fine sandy beaches and luxury hotels ready to welcome the traveller. The magnificent weather, clement in winter, warm in summer lends itself to a variety of sports and activities including year round windsurfing. There's plenty to do on Djerba, which offers a variety of sea sports, Roman sites and even a pirates castle, the ancient synagogue of the Griba , and fortress like mosques. Ferries from the mainland run every 20 minutes during the holiday season but there are direct flights in to Djerba which can be found by selecting Djerba from the dropdown "Island/Region" box above. |
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Hammamet: On the coastal motorway sandwiched between the Mediterranean and the Sahara desert, 40 miles (64km) south of Tunis, lies the pride of the 'Tunisian Riviera': the sophisticated resort town of Hammamet with its perfect sweep of beach, ancient and exciting medina, healing mineral baths and renowned top class modern hotels. Once a sleepy fishing village, Hammamet (the name comes from the Arabic al-hammamat, meaning 'the baths') was awakened to its tourist potential back in the 1920s when a flock of wealthy and arty Americans and Europeans decided to make the beautiful bay their playground. Today it has become a destination mainly for middle-to-upper range package tours from Europe, the streets abuzz with scantily clad holidaymakers speaking Swedish, German, English and French. |
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| Mahdia: On the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, 200 km south of Tunis and 60 km south-east of Sousse lies the town of Mahdia (Mahdi in Arabic). Tucked away like a precious jewel between Sousse and Sfax, this lovely port modestly conceals its prestigious and adventurous past. Proclaimed the capital of Tunisia in 921, Mahdia was long the center of a power struggle but the Mahdia of today is that of the fisherman mending his nets and the silk weavers in the Rue Sidi Jaber. |
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| Port El Kantaoui: One could be forgiven for imagining that the quaint blue
and white village of Port El Kantaoui had been built as a Hollywood stage set and simply uprooted and plonked down on the Tunisian coast, flanked by two long stretches of perfect clean sandy beaches. In fact, this is not far from the truth: El Kantaoui is a chic, purpose-built resort, which owes nothing to history, but everything to catering for the up-market tourist, seeking leisurely luxury in an enchanting setting. The El Kantaoui complex is built around a modern marina, which can accommodate more than 300 vessels, most of them moored by millionaires. Its complex of hotels centres on the cobblestone streets of the perfect reproduction of a typical medieval medina, abuzz during the day with souvenir hunters. In the evening the action switches to the bars and cafes opposite the marina. |
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| Monastir & Skanes: The resort of Skanes, with its beautiful and seemingly endless sandy beach, is a suburb of the Tunisian Mediterranean port town of Monastir, particularly popular with British holidaymakers. Monastir has happily given itself up totally as a tourist Mecca, centred on a modern marina and a revamped Medina crammed with souvenir shops and restaurants. Just a few miles from the centre of Monastir lies the extravagant stretch of grand hotels that have been built along the coast in the area known as Skanes. The Skanes hotels are well connected to Monastir and other nearby resort towns, like Sousse, by a tourist road train and a plethora of cheap taxis. Monastir also has the advantage of having its own international airport. Parasols mushroom on the beaches in
between watersports equipment stands and local vendors parading with a variety of wares, particularly pottery. |
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| Sousse: The captivating resort town of Sousse lies on Tunisia’s east coast, about two hours drive south of the capital, Tunis. The proliferation of modern resort hotels along the beachfront has not detracted from the charms of the inner city, and Sousse is still regarded as having probably the finest (though not the largest) old city, or Medina, in Tunisia. Sousse offers its many package-tour visitors all the facilities and surroundings of a relaxing seaside holiday, overlaid with the undeniably foreign and exotic atmosphere of North Africa, all at extremely affordable prices. |
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