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Tunisia 2005

Welcome to my travel blog: Southern Circuit + Tunez Hammamet.

The trip to Tunisia was strange, since we are not convinced at first, and when we finished the trip we loved it! The trip-price ratio is very attractive, and is about 2 hours flight from BCN.

For Tunisia have to travel much, and it is best to take a combined. We recommend the South, so you see the real Tunisia, and the best, the Sahara desert (awesome).

The combined caught us was 3 days in Hammamet (hotel and beach, nothing else) and 4 days route, combined with: 2 nights Hammamet - Route 4 nights - 1 night Hammamet.

1st and 2 nd day:

The chosen hotel was the Karthago (4 *), and the truth is that this very well, near the beach and promenade.

Hammamet area is made purely for tourists: there are only hotels, beach and shops, so do not expect to see there's nothing special (recommending, take a walk around the medina new).

This combined all the lunches and dinners are included except the 2 meals you do in Hammamet. We went both times to a sort of terrace which is near the new medina, the "Lella Meriam, and for 10 dirham (about 6 €) ate 2 pizzas, a Tunisian salad (very good) and two Cokes Who ... gives more?

The new medina have several places to take your tea with pine nuts and smoking shisha while listening to live music. On the issue of being out there at night no problem, it is super safe Tunis and Hammamet more yet (as there are cops at the entrance to the area and monitor). You have to think that Tunisia is the most westernized Arab country, and are opening to tourism, so I do not care much to have a bad reputation.

After two days a paunch begins the highlight, the southern route. For 4 days we will share your trip with about 30 people from different parts of Spain to spend time with great fun and a guide, always the same, we will make it go even better.

3rd day:

The route begins with a 3-hour trip by coach to Kairouan, where we visited the Great Mosque and barber Mausoleum . These first 2 visits are OK, but nothing spectacular. In the mausoleum may see some kid party dress, which she will be circumcised (bufff!!).

Then visit the medina (auténtico!), and take you to see a carpet looms where they ... a suckling pig!

In the afternoon we Tozeur where we visited the museum of arts and traditions, which is right next to the hotel where we overnight, the Hotel Dar Cherait (5 *), in Spain would hardly April 1 *. Not bad, reminds Andalusian patios and has a waiting room next to reception very nice. They all did the same, go to bed as soon as possible for two reasons: one, by the fatigue of travel, and the other because the next day I got up at 5.

Up here, the journey does not just kill, and I started to think that there would be a great trip ... nothing further from reality ...

4 th day:

hit us after the early start, had breakfast and, even at night, we got into groups of 5 in some all-terrain ... we went to the Sahara desert! . From there, we see the sunrise in the desert next to a nomad family who teach us their huts and make us bread.

Later, path through the wilderness, up and down dunes, some very big ... very fun!. The drivers are very horny and like to do stupid things with cars, so I can assure you it'll feel great! It is often a tip to drivers at the end.

The route continues around scenarios "The Wars" that are in the desert (you have to see where George Lucas gave to ride this!).

Later we Chebika (the new, as the previous was destroyed by the rain), where we see a real oasis. It's impressive, waterfalls and all!. It makes a walking tour through the oasis, a half hour or so, pretty cool.

... and then cross a salt lake (Chott el Djerid), where stopped at a shop on the middle of the road (50 º c) quite picturesque.



For late-night arrival in Douz, where you dress up as Berber and take you to a "dinner show" ... De this mean several things: the show is normalito (camels, stocky dancer dancing belly dancing, a Berber doing henna tattoos ...). Other than that, it becomes very heavy, as it is all the time like these with a dream that you die, you're dressed (remember that under the guise and they're dressed in the desert in a haimas) and give you soup hot (good by the way). Result: two of our group fell collapsed (and were two men) with a faint ... Imagine that scenario, so I do not recommend ESA OR DINNER JOKE!.

5 th day:

In the morning we return to early, and go to Douz, known as the "gateway to the desert." We ride on the back of a camel and experience another unforgettable trip, take a walk through the Sahara desert on the back of one ... amazing!. Halfway, we stopped and we feel in our feet touch the sand. We take some pictures (like the blog header!), And return. Without doubt, the best of your trip!

Making

to buy here the famous desert roses. Are all over Tunisia, but this is where they are cheaper. If you bargain well, about 8 roses for 1 dirham ...

continue the journey to Matmata where we see a typical lunar landscape (it looked much like the desert of Almeria), and visited one of the famous troglodyte houses there. The houses are carved into the rock. In the same Matmata is a hotel (we visited), where he filmed scenes of "Star Wars." Hotel Sidi Driss flame, and still retain the sets.

the afternoon we Sfax, which is the second largest city in Tunisia, where we rested in the hotel Abou Nawa Sfax (4 *) . The hotel is not bad, but our room was a bit shabby (a lamp half fall, it did not open the door, the TV was broken ...), but otherwise, well, with its swimming pool and good views.

the evening left with some of the party and went to tea with pine nuts and smoke shisha.

6 th day:

Last day route. We leave in the morning to the Jem, where we visited the famous Roman amphitheater, one of the best preserved of the world. was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO , and came to house more than 35,000 a spectator. The amphitheater is located in the heart of the city.

On the outskirts of the city have all sorts of shops where you feel that you little to buy.

About noon we Hammamet, where we divided by the hotels. After several days with the group and guide, we decided to eat a seafood, the restaurant "La Bella Marine." is a bit expensive for prices that are out there, but just to the ears of food!. At night, again left with some of the group and we go to the medina new to drinking tea, smoking shisha and tell the stories of the trip!.

Day 7:

As the flight does not leave until the afternoon, took the opportunity to go to the beach, give us a massage at the Hotel ( cheap and delicious!!) and rest. Return

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