You must visit Tunisia
Guys, I want to share the real facts. not emotions about being in Tunisia. I went abroad for the first time and alone. I was scared, of course, but everything turned out great!
First. If you want to feel truly abroad, choose a hotel with a minimum of Russians. Hotel Riviera. I consider myself lucky. Russian 5 people in a huge hotel, I did not feel my discrimination, although the attention of the local staff is a little even redundant. When on one of the excursions I talked with women from the Tour Halef hotel. they admitted that they had the feeling that they were relaxing in Anapen - very good food, Russian obscenities, breaking dishes while drunk, cigarette butts stuck in the sand on the beach, etc.
Second. In the city of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui is considered a fashionable area for recreation. Therefore, if you want to live in a comfortable hotel, choose a hotel as close as possible to the port. In the port, the yachts of rich people from Tunisia and not only, therefore, the recreation area outside the hotel is very decent, no one will pester, tourists roam calmly even at 6 7 am, foreigners jogging, etc. Which hotels are Riviera, Iberostar, Abu Safyan, El Mouradi, Selima Club, El Kantaoui and a couple more . . In Tunisia, as the meeting person from Coral told me, the level of the hotel is the number of foreigners living there, therefore, even if this 4ka, but there are no Russians, then the hotel is definitely not bad, or even excellent.
Third. Tipping is necessary. Well, we always + leave 35-40 r in Russia, but for some reason people write on vacation - "dinars were extorted from us! " It's funny, funny . . I left 1 dinar for cleaning the room, and a dinar for a place under an umbrella (there are not enough umbrellas on the Riviera beach for everyone, so I went to the beach of the El Muradi hotel, nearby).
Fourth. People, do not chase the upper floors. Although, of course, I can’t vouch for all the hotels, in the Riviera, only I lived from the Russians on the 1st floor, otherwise the 1st floor is inhabited by foreigners and no one yells obscenities at the whole floor. By the way, Russian girls who lived on the second floor complained that because of the air conditioner from the restaurant they couldn't sleep peacefully - that's the "advantage" of the upper floors.
Fifth - no adaptation... Very mild climate, asthmatics did not even take their inhalers! Women who take products for hair, skin, etc. - there the skin becomes so moisturized that there is no need for a bag of cosmetics - take body milk, spf, and sometimes I even forgot to apply cream on my face. because one toner was enough and I have dry skin. The skin really becomes like that of a baby))) And for the hair, a moisturizing mask was not needed.
Sixth. Thalassotherapy. The girls who went are wildly delighted, and they were medical workers, they understand)))
Seventh. Go to the Sahara!! ! Absolutely safe excursion for 2 days, condos on the bus, you will be shown Tunisia completely different, different from the heritage of the French))). such strong impressions that it seems that it will be "so-so", but no! - each new stop is fraught with a storm of new, stronger sensations, so take the flag in your hands and go ! ! 155 dinars, that is, 130 dollars. They feed, at night they are placed in a 5 star hotel, the food there is super !!
By the way, the cuisine in Tunisia is quite simple, but very fresh - do not get poisoned by anything. And yet, for all excursions, dress not in shorts and tops, and also sandals, or slippers - it’s just nonsense, but a thin T-shirt, with sleeves, cotton trousers or long Bermuda shorts, and be sure to wear shoes with a fixed heel, t. to. you will have to walk not on asphalt, but on uneven places - fly away into the abyss to hell)). And always with a thick sole - the stones are uneven, bumpy, dig through a thin one. you are tormented by shaking sand out of your sneakers. And why closed clothes - the skin will burn. Girls in glamorous flip flops, tiddly shorts were already whining by 11-00, pulling shorts lower, tk. were all on fire. And you will still buy souvenirs, etc. , and the straps of bags with them dig into the skin in the heat, so protect yourself. No one needs your beauty there... Treat yourself carefully)))
Eighth. Take 2 flash cards to the camera, or one large one with a capacity of 500 frames, no less. Or a camera. because it's impossible to get away
Ninth. Purchases. Tunisian in Tunisia is leather, ceramics, wood products, dates, woven products, carpets, olive oil. Everything else is China.
Where to buy. You will be told about medinas - city centers throughout Tunisia, where there is nothing, but... ! Merchants are well aware of the prices in state stores, and no one will drop the price below them!! ! I was told about this by a woman who has been living there for 13 years, a Russian. So what's the point of going there? but they can pull off the bag from the shoulder (((. There are 2 shopping centers in Sousse - one in the city center, the other in the port of El Kantaoui - "Hawai Center". That's it - everything your heart desires !! ! The only thing, the cheapest leather bags - in Kairouan, 16-18 dinars, and get there only if you go to the Sahara. Similar bags in the Hawaii center cost from 30 dinars, in the markets - more expensive. And in general, the cheapest souvenirs in Kairouan, for example, original ashtrays 1 dinar, and in Sousse, already 10 dinars.
The course is 1 dollar - 1.5 dinars.
Well, everyone have a great holiday, brothers in mind !! )))