Travel in Tunisia

Country Overview

With a fairly firm grip on power, the government of Tunisia keeps things fairly safe even for independent travel all the way to the country's desert interior. It's a great place to roam for weeks and just discover what's out there. Rarely considered by the masses, Tunisia should be on every explorers itinerary.

Tunisia Photos

Blog posts about Tunisia

Sidi Bou Said
Submitted by chris  
on Wed, 12/20/2006 - 17:13
From Tunis we took the TGM train to Sidi Bou Said, an upscale town just north of central Tunis. It took us about 30...
Day in the Old City of Sfax Tunisia
Submitted by chris  
on Tue, 12/19/2006 - 22:45

Our mini-bus left Houmt-Souk around 10am after we sat in it for 2 hours until it was full. We then waited at the ferry terminal for another hour and finally arrived in Sfax...

Jerba & Houmt Souk
Submitted by chris  
on Tue, 12/19/2006 - 22:28
After leaving Matmata we headed for Jerba where we planned to stay for 3 days. To get there we first had to backtrack through Gabes and catch another mini-bus to Houmt Souk, the...
Metloui
Submitted by chris  
on Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:33
One of the things that made our visit to Tunisa so fun was that we really didn't know where we were going to go until we got there. After we arrived in Tunis and finally got our...
Touzer
Submitted by chris  
on Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:07

After our ride on the Lezard Rouge in Metloui we caught a mini-bus to Touzer, an oasis town on the edge of the Sahara. Touzer is the central city in this region of the country...

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