Tunisia travel guide

Visit without a guide. Many of Tunisia’s tour guides are highly educated and speak several different languages. Our tours include a main guide, and driver, as well as opportunities to visit cultural sites with local specialists. Travelling with a guide gives you that extra boost of confidence, and insider knowledge, as well as offering on-going employment and interaction with local people. Ignore the Romans. Tunisia has hundreds of examples of ancient Roman architecture. The extensive archaeological site at Carthage is exceptional; the Amphitheatre of El Jem is almost as large as its counterpart in Rome; and the original mosaics in the Bardo Museum in Tunis are incredibly well preserved. You don’t have to be a historian to find out what the Romans have ever done for Tunisia. Stay in an all-inclusive enclave. The high-rise hotels on the coast are often foreign-owned and aim to keep tourists and local people apart. Not only will you miss out on the country’s culture but local people won’t benefit from your stay. Which is a real shame as the food is amazing and the staff in locally-owned guesthouses and restaurants are always super friendly; in fact, everyone’s very grateful for visitors.

Tanner C. Knorr is the owner and founder of our Tunisia tour specialists, Off Season Adventures & Safaris. He first visited the country in the company of conservationist, ecotourism pioneer and Harvard Professor, Megan Epler Wood who introduced him to local tour operators and specialist local guides. "Compared to many of the other countries in the region, Tunisia is actually quite well developed and very welcoming to tourists. There’s lots going on; from Mediterranean beaches and desert safaris by 4x4 to some of the world’s most intact ancient mosaics and uncrowded UNESCO sites. This is a country that’s ready to get back on its feet and the special treatment you’ll receive as a guest is second to none."