Tunisia

A brief description

Why go ?

Capitol : Tunis
Surface Area : 373071 square miles
Population : 1.5 million people
Currency : Tunisian Dinar
Language : Arabic, French
Climate : hot and pleasant in the sprint and Autumn. Summer is very hot but the marine breeze will cool you down if you're on the coast.

Passport, visa : Passport 

Health : Bring medicine for diarrhea and upset stomach.   

  
Time difference : - 1 hour

Flight time 

Paris Tunis  2 1/2 hours

Paris Djerba   3 hours

Tunisia, located in Northern Africa, on the Mediterranean, has 800 miles of coastline.  Its diversified landscape of colors and light, its warm, welcoming people and its recently developed tourism industry will all contribute to a very pleasant holiday for you whether you would just like to lay on the beach or go on the adventure of a lifetime...

What to see!

The city of Carthage, 

Djerba and its beaches

Matmata, a troglodyte village

The chot El Djérid, the gates to the desert.

Climate : average temperatures

April

June

August

October

Tunis

21°/11°

29°/17°

33°/21°

30°/23°

Djerba

23°/12°

28/17°

33°/21°

25°/16°

Tourist Office Paris

Embassy, Consulate

32, avenue de l'opéra
75002 Paris
Phone : 01 47 42 72 67

17/19 rue de Lubeck 
75116 Paris
Phone : 01 53 70 69 10

When to go ?

Temperatures are very comfortable in the springtime and get hotter throughout the summer, but they remain tolerable thanks to the marine winds on the coast.

Budget ?

A week in Tunisia with a flight from Paris will cost you about £250.