Tourism in Tunisia Attractions

Tourism in Tunisia Attractions

Tunisia's attractions are of different types according to the region:

• Tunis, the largest city and capital and its suburbs mainly Le Bardo, and the northern suburbs of Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, La Goulette and La Marsa
• Bizerte and its surroundings
• The North-West for its forests in Ain Draham and picturesque coastal mountains close to Tabarka
• The Cap Bon: Hammamet, Nabeul and surroundings
• The Sahel, Tunisia: the beach resorts of Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia
• The religious city of Kairouan, the former capital of the country, the fourth capital of Islam and the city of the oldest mosque in Africa Great Mosque of Kairouan
• The island of Djerba
• The Sahara and the touristic and relaxing cities of Douz, Tozeur and the famous Tataouine, one of the locations of the Star Wars saga.

Tourism in Tunisia Theme Parks

Tunisia offers several theme parks and water parks in each of the main cities and tourist resorts and among them:

• Carthage Land in Hammamet
• Aqua Palace in Sousse
• Aqua Splash in Sousse
• Aqua Land in Yasmine Hammamet
• Dreamy Sea Waterpark in Hammamet
• Aqua land in Berges du Lac, Tunis
• Big Splash in Djerba
• Le Pirate in Djerba

Tourism in Tunisia Desert and Film Sets

The Tunisian desert represents a major tourist destination in the country. The oases add some greenness and shade to the aridity of the pristine environment and the hot sun of the Saharan dunes.

Since the Arab invasions on Tunisia, a growing population settled in the arid environment of the Numidian regions Medenine, Tataouine and Tozeur where they created oases as havens and also souks and old towns as new urban centers.

Tozeur benefited from its extremely authentic old town and its souks to develop the tourism industry especially for the winter and spring seasons. Several hotels and maisons d’hote opened in Tozeur as well as some upscale units such as the world-famous Thai brand, Anantara in 2019 which is ranked as the best hotels in the world.

Taking a horse carriage to visit the oases and to taste the delicious Deglet Nour as well as going to Chott el Djerid, the largest salt lake in the Sahara Desert are must-do activities in the region. The canyons and rocky mountains of the south as in Mides and the Berber village of Chebika, Tozeur can be visited while taking the old and luxurious Lézard rouge train for a few ride hours stopping at many natural stations.

With George Lucas's inspiration for Star Wars protagonist Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine coming from Tunisia, the Tunisian City Tataouine and Matmata's underground houses became tourist destinations. Numerous other Hollywood movies were filmed in the Tunisian south, such as The English Patient.