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Tunisia: travel

  

Best on-line guides

Miftah Shamali 
Probably the most detailed on-line guide

http://www.cometotunisia.co.uk/

http://wikitravel.org/en/Tunisia

Tunisian National Tourism Office
Information about Bizerte, Carthage, Djerba, Dougga, El Jem, Hammamet, Kairouan, Mahdia, Matmata, Monastir, Nabeul, Nefta, Sidi Bou Said, Sousse, The South, Tabarka, Tozeur, Tunis

Lonely Planet guide
Places and practicalities

The Star Wars Traveller
One of Tunisia's claims to fame is that scenes from Star Wars were filmed there. This guide traces the locations: Tunis, Chott el-Gharsa, Sidi Bouhlel, Ajim, la Grande Dune, Matmata, Chott el-Jerid, Ksar Hadada, Tataouine

Kerkennah island
History and tourism information (in English, French, Spanish and German)


Basics

OK

Local weather

US State Department
travel advice

British Foreign Office
Travel advice

Electricity and phones 
Plugs, sockets, dialling codes, etc.

Tunisian climate (World Travel Guide Online)

Public holidays (World Travel Guide Online)

Currency converter 
Tunisian dinar (TND)

Tunis Air
The national airline


Food and drink

Tunisian food guide
Plus a variety of recipes

Tunisian wines 
A guide from the Tunisian National Tourism Office

Restaurant guide 
Clickable map showing restaurants in various towns and cities. ( Tunisian National Tourism Office)


Things to do

FESTIVALS

List of festivals 
(Tunisian National Tourism Office)

HISTORICAL SITES

Phoenician sites  
A brief introduction from the Tunisian National Tourism Office. 

Carthage 
The city of Hannibal. (More from Miftah Shamali)

Ksours (Ksars)
Tunisia's ancient castles. 

El Jem  
The vast Roman amphitheatre between Sousse and Sfax. (More from Miftah Shamali)

Dougga 
The ruined Roman city in north-west Tunisia. (More from Miftah Shamali)

MUSEUMS

SOUVENIRS

Souks and shopping 
Hints on what to buy (Tunisian National Tourism Office)

SPORT AND RECREATION

Diving, Golf, Sailing, Surfing, Tennis (Tunisian National Tourism Office)


Travellers' tales

Tunisia Travel Story  
By a group of Finnish travellers who visited Tunisia in 1998. Alternative site

Motorcycle Travels in Tunisia  
Six-week motorcycle journey in Tunisia as part of a round-the-world-trip, by Grant and Susan Johnson of Canada.

Tunisia Travelogue  
Personal recommendations from a tour representative in Hammamet.

Postcard from Tunisia  
Photographs of El Djem, Mahdia and Port Al-Kantaoui, by J M Farrugia (July 1996)

Sites and Sights  
A personal album from Ronald Kirk Haas

Tunisia holiday photos  
Collection of photos from a holiday in Jerba, by Andrew Wise


Tour companies

InfoHub 
Adventure, art, learning and sports vacations

Sabria Randonnées  
French company offering desert treks on foot or camel.

Caravan-Serai 
American company offering historical/desert tours for small groups.

Incredible Adventures Inc
Explore the desert by Land Rover, hot air balloon, ultralight, dunecart, hovercraft ... and camel.

Voyages Jules Verne (UK)
Roman ruins, deserts and oases

TunisUSA 
Land tours and custom itineraries

     

In the Tunisia travel section

  
 

In the Tunisia section

  

Books from Amazon

Lonely Planet Tunisia
by Abigail Hole and Daniel Robinson 
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Essential Tunisia 
by Michael Tomkinson
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

  

Tunisia (Rough Guide series)  
by Peter Morris
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Tunisia (Rough Guide map)  
by Daniel Jacobs
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Tunisia (Eyewitness Guides)
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

 
 
 
 


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