Tunisia

I’ve just returned from a trip to Tunisia with Ham.  We took the SafirgoTravel tour package and it was well worth the RM 7,390 per pax that we paid for the 9D7N trip. We left by Emirates for Dubai on 15 Dec at 03:00 in the morning.  From Dubai it was just 5 hours to Tunis and we were scheduled to arrive at 2:00 pm local. But we arrived at 5:00 pm because of delays at Dubai due to some technical faults with the A340. We changed aircraft and took off 3 hours later.
A lot had to be covered in the 7 days in this country that is full of historical – Roman, Goths, Vandals, Arab, French – heritage. The Arab legacy, however, prevailed to this day; and Tunisia is one of the 5 countries – Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania -- of the African Maghrib.
Our tour started with Tunis, the capital city, to Kairouan to Tozour, to Douz on the edge of the Sahara; then along the Mediterranean coastal highway to Monastir with stops for the sights at Sousse and Nabeul before returning to Tunis for a final 2N stay. Most memorable were the 1 hour camel ride into the dunes of the Sahara and a 4x4 trip to the Atlas mountains. A visit to a date plantation by horse cart was equally memorable (see video).

Camel riding at Douz	Early start for 4x4 trip to Atlas Mtns.

At a date plantation in Tozour, Tunisia