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Coast to Chott
The Cap Bon coast, the olive Sahel, and the salt flats of the Chott el Djerid.
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TUNISIA · Tourism
Carthage, the Sahel and the Desert
Carthage on the bay of Tunis, Roman Dougga and El Jem, the Sahara at Douz and Tozeur, and a Mediterranean coast that has been in the tourism business for sixty years.
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Carthage, the Sahel and the desert southKnown for
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Featured destinations
Where the country actually takes you.
The Dorsale
The Atlas tail crosses the north — Jebel Chambi is 1,544 metres and the highest point.
The Oasis Cascades
Chebika, Tamerza and Mides — the mountain oases of the west, with water in a dry country.
Photo Radwan Menzer / Pexels
The Medjerda
The only permanent river, running out of Algeria and across the northern plain.
Photo Павел Хлыстунов / Pexels
The Mediterranean
Hammamet, Djerba and Cap Bon — twelve hundred kilometres of it, and warm from May.
Photo Elijah Cobb / Pexels
Cork Oak in the North
The Kroumirie forest of cork oak in the north-west, which surprises everyone.
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Wildlife & safari
What lives here, and how you see it without disturbing it.
Wildlife
Ichkeul and the Desert
Ichkeul's wintering waterfowl, and the desert fox and gazelle of the south.
Not a Safari Country
The wildlife here is birds and desert species, and Ichkeul is the reason to bring binoculars.
Photo Dmytro Koplyk / Pexels
Oasis Water
The oasis irrigation of Tozeur and Nefta, managing water in the driest place in the country.
Photo Wijs (Wise) / Pexels
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Culture & heritage
The part of a country you cannot photograph from a vehicle.
Culture
Punic, Roman, Arab, Berber
Four layers, all of them still visible, and often in the same town.
The Berber South
The ksour of Tataouine, and the underground houses of Matmata.
Photo wael belkahla / Pexels
Couscous, Brik and Harissa
Friday couscous, brik straight out of the pan, and harissa on everything.
Festivals & CelebrationsCarthage and the Sahara Festival
The Carthage film and music festival in summer, and the Douz Sahara festival in December.
Photo Asma Jhabli / Pexels
Mosaic, Ceramic and Silver
Roman mosaic technique still taught, Nabeul ceramic, and Berber silver from the south.
Photo Talha Kılıç / Pexels
Carthage, Dougga, El Jem
El Jem's amphitheatre seats thirty-five thousand and is standing almost complete.
The Medinas
Tunis, Sousse and Kairouan — Kairouan's mosque is among the oldest in the Maghreb.
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Cities & everyday life
Where people actually live between the landmarks.
CitiesTunis and Sfax
Tunis at the head of its lake, and Sfax's walled medina working as a medina still.
Whitewash and Blue
Sidi Bou Said's blue and white, and the vaulted ksour of the desert south.
Photo Louizi Ayoub / Pexels
The Souk and the Café
Mint tea with pine nuts, and a souk that still mostly sells to the people who live there.
Photo Moussa Idrissi / Pexels
Two Hours from Europe
Short flights, shallow warm sea, and resorts that have been doing families for decades.
Photo Ayyeee Ayyeee / Pexels
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Adventure & outdoors
For travellers who would rather walk it than watch it.
Adventure
Desert, Diving, Dunes
Camel treks from Douz, dune camps on the erg, and diving off Tabarka.
Photo Elias Strale / Pexels
Outdoor ExperiencesDesert and Dive
Dune trekking from Douz, quad routes on the chott, and diving at Tabarka.
Photo Mo Eid / Pexels
Luxury TravelRiad, Dar and Dune Camp
Restored dar houses in the medinas, and desert camps beyond the last palm.
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Travel inspiration
The frames people come home with.
Light on White
Whitewash, blue, and desert light — the reason the film crews keep coming back.
Photo Reyyan / Pexels
Hidden GemsKsar Ouled Soltane
Vaulted grain stores stacked four storeys high, and almost nobody there.
Why Visit This Country
Rome, and the Sahara, in One Week
An amphitheatre on Monday and a dune camp on Thursday, in a country the size of England.
Rome, and the Sahara, in One Week
An amphitheatre on Monday and a dune camp on Thursday, in a country the size of England.
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