Tunisia Holidays

When on a holiday in Tunisia you’ll be exposed to some tremendous sights and sounds. Imagine the orchestral notes of the country’s malouf music as you walk through one of the many souks teeming with bustling market traders and shoppers. Browse, buy, or simply settle for a little people watching with a glass of mint tea in hand.

With contrasting images of clear waters from the Mediterranean Sea to the northeast, and the Sahara desert to the south, this popular destination has a multitude of differing scenes to explore and set in the sights of your camera lens!

Luxury holidays in Tunisia

For a slice of luxury on your Tunisia holidays, the five star Residence hotel offers an exclusive spa with indulgent treatments, fine dinning, and extensive amenities all set in an elegant piece of modern architecture.

You’ll be surrounded by sophistication on the northern coast of Tunisia. Imagine your soft supine on the sand beneath umbrella shade as you sip cocktails and day merges into night. Your exploration of Tunisian luxury will live with you forever!

10 great reasons to holiday in Tunisia

• Great spas with thalassotherapy (sea therapy) treatments
• Go hiking in the Ichkeul National Park
• Great Museums documenting the regions rich historic past
• Power through expanses of desert on motorbike
• A host of watersports to enjoy
• Beautiful scuba-diving locations!
• For a true desert exploration, traverse the sands on camel
• Open up stunning views on a hot air balloon ride
• Visit this world-class golf location and check out some of the greenest fairways and smoothest greens in Africa
• Delicious culinary dishes to try like Asida, Lablabi, and Merguez sausages

Interesting things to do on holiday in Tunisia

You’ll find that there’s more to experience than meets the eye as this area has a historically dense past waiting to be explored. Check out the National Bardo Museum. Established in 1882, the exhibits are housed in a nineteenth-century palace, boasting a wonderful collection of Roman mosaics, pieces from Ancient Greece and the Islamic period. The Carthage National Museum is also another place of interest for the historians among you.

The Red Lizard Train, once owned by the Bey of Tunis and used in the late nineteenth-century to transport phosphate, is now open for public exhibition and it’s a fascinating ride. For an hour and a half you’ll pass a gorge as the train opens up some exquisite views of the mountainous landscape.

Interesting facts about Tunisia

• Area – 163,610 sq. kilometres
• Population – 11,245,284
• Capital – Tunis
• Currency – Tunisian Dinar (TND)

Tunisia holidays 2012

If you’re looking for a multi-centre African holiday, let Kenwood Travel take care of all the details. For all inclusive packages, weddings and honeymoons give us a call, we’ve been creating the perfect holiday for more than 30 years now! Call us now to book your 2012 and 2013 travels to this popular destination.