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for Tunisia - Holiday (Tunisia)

Rating Summary based on 29 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		11
  • 4 Stars
    		14
  • 3 Stars
    		1
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		3

Detailed rating

  • Ease of getting around
  • Family Friendly
  • Nightlife
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  		• 3.8
  		• 3.6
  		• 2.7
  		• 3.4
  		• 3.5
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  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 mumsymary

    Member since 23/09/2002

    Reviews written: 2083

    4 Stars We flew here to convalese 26/05/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages warm weather

    Disadvantages Disadvantages busy in high season

    Hammamet My husband and I were both recovering from illnesses, well mine is surgery on my foot. Both of us fed up decided to book a last minute week’s break in Tunisia. We booked on the Thursday flew on theSaturday. We have never visited Africa or Tunisia before but decided the weather in Feb would be warmer than here. We were looking forward to visiting somewhere different. We booked At the Barceló hotel recently name change from Miramar we usually camp. Hammamet has several hotels offering BB half board or full board. Getting there We flew from Stanstead to Monastir flight about 3 hours ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ajaybie

    4 Stars "Come and have a butchers!" 29/03/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages So different to anywhere I have ever been

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Death by yellow cabs!

    About this time last year, my parents decided to book a family holiday for the summer. They went into the local travel agents, knowing roughly how much they wanted to spend and that we wanted somewhere hot, and came out with a holiday booked to Tunisia. ABOUT TUNISIA Other than knowing roughly where it was, we knew very little about this place before we went, so we bought the Eyewitness guide to Tunisia, which we found very helpful. For those of you who don't know, Tunisia is in the north of Africa, and according to the travel guide, is the most visiter-friendly of the north African countries ... more
  • 54 of 54 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 fizzytom

    Member since 21/07/2003

    Reviews written: 986

    4 Stars A Week in Hammamet 15/01/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Potential for year round good weather, pleasant resort

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Depends where you stay

    The reason I chose Tunisia for a holiday was that I was thinking about taking more adventurous holidays but wanted to test the water first and try somewhere a little bit different from my usual destinations - the Greek Islands, Canaries, Spain, etc. I wanted to see how I would fare in a country with customs quite different to those I was used to. Tunisia seemed to fit the bill - a Muslim country on a continent I had never visited before and one I thought might be quite different from previous holiday destinations. We booked a package through Panorama/Manos having seen very good prices on the ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    millie45

    3 Stars Hotel Phenicia in Hammamet 18/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good value, nice hotel

    Disadvantages Disadvantages lack of facilities

    Me and my husband stayed in The Hotel Phenicia in Hammamet at the end of October this year. i think it cost approximately £342 with Thomsons all inclusive basis. Accomodation The rooms are very clean and quite spacious. The rooms are numbered in the 1000s even though there are not 1000s of rooms. We stayed in 2080. there are 5 floors and the top floor has a patio area which you can go out on and have an amazing view of the hotel grounds and surrounding area.The rooms seem to be all twin-bedded. We did ask for a double when booking but I wouldnt bother again as I dont think there are any ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sarah20

    4 Stars Tunisian Holiday - Part One 22/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The Culture

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Being hassled to buy and the weather

    +Kairouan, The Great Mosque and a bit of Haggling+ An Anniversary Treat Having decided to give ourselves a little anniversary treat, myself and my boyfriend, Mark, thought it would be nice to get away for a bit, and go find some warm winter sun. Flicking through the brochures we found a lovely, luxurious looking hotel……in Tunisia. Now Tunisia was not somewhere id ever thought about going. I didn’t really know much about the country, and to be honest had no real wish to go there, but the hotel looked fantastic, as did the beaches, and it was a good price. We booked for a week in mid-November ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    hogwash

    5 Stars Tunisia - historical enthralling mysterious 03/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages everything you could wish for in a holiday

    Disadvantages Disadvantages nothing - the bad things are just a state of mind

    Tunisia: historical entralling mysterious DO NOT go to Tunisia if: You are typically English and expect everything to be done “just so”, this is not the place for you! However, if you have an open mind, a willingness to learn about a new culture and like adventures, enjoy sightseeing as well as sunbathing, then this country will definitely appeal to you. Having never visited the country before I did not know what to expect, and in our beginnings of a war with Iraq, being in an Islamic country, I was certainly edgy before I travelled there. But I needn’t have been. The Tunisian people are a ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lareine

    4 Stars Hotel Phenicia, Hammamet -- the best in the area 27/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good facilities, clean, great food

    Disadvantages Disadvantages twin beds, no hairdryer, not much English-language television

    We stayed for a week in the Hotel Phenicia in Hammmamet, as part of an Airtours package. We paid about £330 each which included flights and half board at the hotel. Accomodation The rooms in the Phenicia appear to be all twin-bedded. We didn't specifically ask for a double, but nor did I see any mention of double beds anywhere in the brochures, and all the rooms I looked into when they were being cleaned had twin beds too. So, not a hotel for honeymooners! The rooms however were clean and quite large, and each have their own balcony with a table and two chairs outside. Our room faced a small ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    rustifer

    5 Stars Hammamet-Yasmine 07/07/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Food is pretty cheap and excursions aren't too dear either

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The only one I can think of is the hassle in the markets

    In May this year we decided that we would go for a week’s holiday in Tunisia. I used to work in Monastir as a travel rep so we thought it would be a good idea to stay in Hammamet as I’d only visited it for one day during my stay. Colin had never been to Tunisia and I hadn’t been there since I stopped working in Monastir in 1992 so we were both very excited about the trip. We booked an, allocated on arrival, 4* half board Hammamet supersaver break organised by Panorama and costing £260 per person. I have only one complaint about this trip and, as it turned out, it didn’t ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    shadow_weaver

    1 Star Lots to see yet a lot of hassle 09/12/2006
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Tourism in the country has lots of potential

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Everybody is money hungry.

    I have read some pretty disparate reviews for peoples' experience in the country and it seems that people are divided into two separate camps: those not on a budget or who travelled and those who stayed put at a hotel most of the time. I recently went on a one week tour of the country which, as any visitor would attest to, means lots of early starts and many hours travelling in a sweltering coach. The journey (which took 8 days) took in Tunis, Dougga, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, an oasis, Nefta, Tozeur, Chott El Djerid, Douz, the island of Djerba, Matmata and Sfax. Almost each stop involved ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    flashpointz

    4 Stars Tunisia...Land of Sun Sea Sand and Star Wars 02/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages beautiful beaches, history, culture, picturesque places

    Disadvantages Disadvantages oh that damn haggling - and the beggars

    I had always fancied going to Tunisia for a holiday - but for some reason we had never got around to it. We'd been all across the Mediterranean, the Canaries, USA and obviously Britain, but Tunisia...well, I just don't know why. So we finally took the plunge and encountered all the Sun, Sea and even Star Wars (?) we could manage. You'll get the latter reference later! ~~~~~~ HAMMAMET Three years ago we took a Winter break in one of the country's major resorts - Hammamet - just 7 days, but we took the opportunity to see a couple of other places too. That was the fortunate part, because after a ... more
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