Travel planning
Accessible Travel in Tunisia
The coast and the modern capital are workable. The archaeological sites are not, and no amount of planning changes loose stone on a hillside.
Every Echoes of Africa guide and essay filed under Tunisia: entry rules, safety, money, transport, packing, food, culture, festivals and heritage.
Heritage
Tunisia and Diaspora Reconnection
UNESCO inscribed Djerba for a settlement pattern built by communities of different faiths, and names the synagogue and the churches among its parts.
Events and Festivals
Tunisia Festivals and Celebrations
Tunisia marks its year with harvests, a Saharan gathering at Douz and a fishing season in the Kerkennah Islands that UNESCO inscribed in 2020.
Culture
Tunisia Culture and Etiquette Guide
Tunisia is Arab, Amazigh and Mediterranean at once, and its craft traditions are inscribed heritage rather than souvenir production.
Food
Tunisia Food Guide
Tunisian cooking is the spiciest in the Maghreb and harissa is the reason. Both the paste and the couscous around it are inscribed by UNESCO.
Travel planning
Tunisia Travel Safety Guide
Tunisia is US Level 2 and has been under a formal state of emergency since 2015. Six areas are named Do Not Travel and none is on a normal itinerary.
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Getting Around Tunisia
Trains along the coast, shared taxis everywhere else. The louage is the thing to understand: it leaves when it is full, not when a timetable says.
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Tunisia Packing List
Tunisia is compact enough that a single week can take you from a Mediterranean beach to a salt lake in the Sahara. Pack for both.
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Tunisia Currency and Money Guide
The dinar is a closed currency and you are not allowed to take it out of the country at all. Keep every exchange receipt from the first day.
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Tunisia Visa and Entry Requirements
Most visitors get 90 days without a visa. Two things catch people out: an unstamped passport, and a tourist tax nobody mentions until check in.