Tunisia

Nikkisun

Hi - we've booked to go to Tunisia next year and have a couple of questions (I've had a quick google but it comes back with conflicting information)!

Do we need vaccinations?

What electrical adaptors do I need?

Thanks.

pinkstarsx

No vaccinations are compulsary - just had a look and it says only yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas.
They recommend Tetanus and Hepatitis A.

bingo_bango

Agreed. My doctor recommended Hep A. and combined polio/tetanus/diptherium shots last week for my trip to Tunisia.

I did try to tell him I don't intend sleeping with any camels.......

Nikkisun

Thanks - my polio and tetanus are up to date - probably won't get them done to be honest (watch for my post next year saying we all came down with diptheria!!)

spheric

As for the electrics, I was in hammmamet in june and was fine with a euro adapter... Same as for France/Germany etc...

interstellaflyer

We go to Tunisia a lot, Vacinations are not really necesary however being up to date with tetanus is recomended.

Electrical adapters 2 pin europe.

Take with you:
Insect repelant (the mossies can be hungry)
Imodium
Paracetamol etc, these can be very expensive to buy at resort, infact this goes for any over the counter medicines.

Don't:
Buy cigarettes from street or beach sellers, they will be fake and contain all sorts of nasties.
Photograph any Military or police personel, vehicles or buildings
Drink tap water, bottled water is cheap if bought outside your hotel complex but a rip off if bought on site

interstellaflyer

stevie56g wrote: »

some really good advise here, especially moizzie repelent. Dont be fooled if you dont get bitten at first, it only takes one bite to ruin your holiday. They are really bad around dusk

enjoy, and have a great time :beer:

Stevie

Correct and if you get bitten treat with some antiseptic cream, don't be tempted to scratch as this will result in infection getting in, you will see in reviews that a lot of people blame the infection on poor hygiene conditions, this is complete rubbish, scratch an insect bite and you run the risk of it becoming infected anywhere in the world, regardless of hygiene conditions.

Remember, Tunisia is a very hot country especialy from July through to mid October, drink lots of bottled water during the day, we see so many people sitting by the pool drinking alcoholic drinks all through the day and taking very little water, then they blame any stomach upsets on the food.

We love Tunisia but unfortuantly a lot of British holiday makers go expecting to find something akin to Benedorm, if this is what you want then you will be very disapointed, Tunisia is nothing like any of the usual Euro resorts, Suosse has a lot of themed bars ie Irish and English style pubs, restaurants that cater for all types of cuisiene, night clubs and even a Casino so that's about as close as you will get to a euro resort, what you won't find is MacDonalds, Burger King, KFC or Pizza Hut. Sousse is also a real life working city with local people going about their everyday business, the Souks have a combination of tourists buying touristy tat and locals buying their everyday essentials.

I recomend:
2 Day Dessert Safari, ok it's now getting a little touristy but you will see some truly stunning sights.

Tunis, Sidi Bou Siad, Carthage and the Bardot Museum, this is a full day trip, you will visit the beautifull village of Sidi Bou Said which looks over Carthage bay, all the houses are painted white and have blue doors and windo frames, it can get a bit crowded in high season but it is lovely. Carthage, this tends to be a visit to the Baths of Antininos so Roman period Carhage as opposed to Hanibal. Tunis, this is a couple of hours to walk round the city center. Bardot Museum, truly amazing, lots of mozaic floors lifted from various Roman Villas plus other relics from Tunisias long and varied history.

leo2moss

stevie56g wrote: »

some really good advise here, especially moizzie repelent. Dont be fooled if you dont get bitten at first, it only takes one bite to ruin your holiday. They are really bad around dusk

enjoy, and have a great time :beer:

Stevie

I can confirm that the mosquitoes are particularly vicious - I got a bite just above my eyebrow two years ago and it's still there. And, yes, I must have scratched it in my sleep! That's the only one though - since then I've been very careful - even putting some on before I get on the plane since it generally arrives after dark.

The food is good there, very fresh - especially the locally baked bread. Hotels usually serve fresh omelettes and fresh pancakes for breakfast - these usually with a dark chocolate sauce - very nice. Just watch out for the stuff that looks like tomato ketchup - it's harissa paste. A chilli paste that is normally served on the side of dishes to dip bread, etc, in. It will blow your head off if you're not used to it! Oh and if the guy making the omelette asks if you want "ham" in it - it won't actually be ham - they're a strict Muslim country so you're not going to find bacon and eggs for breakfast!

Usually the hotels have their own spa and they offer lots of treatments at a much better rate than you'd get at home. Also - if you're likely to book several treatments don't forget to ask if they can offer you a deal, as they often will.

I agree with previous posters - this isn't the usual Med holiday and people either love it or hate it - but I suspect the latter is caused by them expecting a Benidorm/Lanzarote style holiday.

Have a lovely time

murphy306

Lucky you Tunisia is lovely, we stayed in Mahdia all inclusive hotel was on the beach.....however be warned if you are like myself and blonde they love blonde ladies, they asked my other half to buy me for 900 camels lol, needless to say he was unable to think of how he would get them home so stuck with me lol. It is really warm and a really nice place to holiday, the markets are really good for picking up bits and bobs for gifts too

PompeyPete

Me and the missus are off to Tunisia at the beginning of November for 3 weeks.
We're going D-i-Y on a 'shoestring'.
Flying into Tunis, staying in a B&B (La Maison Doree) for 5 nights, day tripping from there. Done my homework, so will have an itinerary sussed.
Then doing as we please for the rest of the time, getting round by train, bus and shared taxi.
I'll be wearing a thobe (maybe a ghutra) in the more 'local' local areas, and the missus an abaya (+ scarf + niqab if necessary).
Should be fun!:)

interstellaflyer

PompeyPete wrote: »

Me and the missus are off to Tunisia at the beginning of November for 3 weeks.
We're going D-i-Y on a 'shoestring'.
Flying into Tunis, staying in a B&B (La Maison Doree) for 5 nights, day tripping from there. Done my homework, so will have an itinerary sussed.
Then doing as we please for the rest of the time, getting round by train, bus and shared taxi.
I'll be wearing a thobe (maybe a ghutra) in the more 'local' local areas, and the missus an abaya (+ scarf + niqab if necessary).
Should be fun!:)

Have a great time, we are going next week, I would love to do the shoestring bit and travel arround more however my 7 year old daughter likes some swimming pool and beach time so as usual we are doing All Inclusive. Tunisia is cheap, especially if you buy your esencials outside the of hotel complexes as I mentioned earlier.