About The Tunisia Guide
Tunisia is one of those countries that surprises people who actually go. Most travellers have a mental image that is either blank or wrong — and the gap between expectation and reality is where The Tunisia Guide comes in.
The country packs an absurd amount of variety into a small geography. You can stand inside the amphitheatre at El Jem in the morning, eat fresh seafood in a Sousse harbour restaurant at lunch, and watch the sun set over the Sahara the same evening. Carthage, Dougga, and Bulla Regia hold Roman ruins that rival anything in Italy or Turkey, yet draw a fraction of the visitors. The medinas of Tunis and Kairouan are working parts of cities, not museum pieces. Djerba operates at its own pace entirely.
Why we built this
When we first researched a trip to Tunisia, the English-language information was sparse and contradictory. Safety advice was often outdated by years. Accommodation recommendations fell into two extremes — budget hostels or luxury resorts — with nothing useful about the mid-range places most people actually want. Tour options were buried behind agency websites that hadn't been updated since 2015.
We started writing the guides we wished had existed before that first trip, and kept going because the information gap was still there.
Breaking assumptions about North Africa
A recurring challenge with Tunisia is that people apply assumptions about the entire MENA region to a country that doesn't fit neatly into any of them. Tunisia is secular by constitution. Alcohol is widely available. Women travel independently without difficulty. The tourist infrastructure is well-established but underused — which works in your favour on price and crowd levels.
We don't pretend every aspect of travel here is effortless. Public transport connections between cities can be slow. French is far more useful than English outside Tunis and the resort zones. Navigating medinas takes a certain tolerance for disorientation. We cover these realities directly rather than glossing over them.
Scope of the guides
Destination coverage runs from the capital through the Sahel coast, Cap Bon, the northwest hill towns, the southern oases, and the Sahara circuits. We write hotel picks based on actual stays and confirmed reports, not press releases. Tour comparisons cover archaeological day trips, multi-day desert expeditions, and the cultural routes that most agencies don't publicise well. Practical pages handle visas, transport, money, mobile data, and seasonal timing.
Revenue and editorial standards
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Reach us
Spotted an error, have a question, or want to share an update from your own trip? Email hello@thetunisiaguide.com.