Tunisia guides
Every Tunisia article on the Simtegre blog, newest first.
Layover checklist for a Tunisian traveler in an English hub
Transiting through an English-speaking hub airport on the way to your final destination? Here's what to sort about connectivity before you land.
Traveling for client meetings — reliability beats price on data
Tunisian remote workers and freelancers traveling to meet clients need one thing from a travel eSIM: a call that doesn't drop. Here's how to buy for that.
Tunisian students in English programs — before you leave Tunis
Admitted to an English-taught program abroad? Here's what to sort about your phone and your first days before you leave Tunis, not after.
Ichkeul National Park outside peak birdwatching season
What to actually expect at Ichkeul if you're not visiting during the winter migratory season, so you don't plan a trip around birds that aren't there.
Louage or rental car for a coast-to-desert backpacking route
When a shared louage covers a Tunisia coast-to-desert route just fine, and when its station-to-station model makes a rental car worth the extra cost.
Sidi Bou Saïd: a quick photo stop or worth a half-day
What's actually in Sidi Bou Saïd beyond the blue-and-white photo spots, and whether it's a genuine half-day outing or a 30-minute stop on the way to Carthage.
Star Wars filming locations: Matmata and Tozeur for fans
Which Matmata and Tozeur locations were used for Star Wars and The English Patient, what's still recognisable today, and how to combine both in one trip.
A Tunisian professional relocating to the Gulf: a checklist
A pre-relocation connectivity checklist for a Tunisian professional moving to a Gulf job: what to sort before you fly and what waits until you land.
Carthage: a first-timer's guide to the site layout
Carthage isn't one ruin, it's several spread across a hillside suburb. Here's how the pieces fit together and how to find a genuine English-speaking guide.
Djerba: what the island is actually known for
Before you book, here is what sits behind the resort photos: a walled old town, a pottery village, and island communities older than any hotel.
El Jem day trip: logistics and an English-speaking guide
El Jem works as a half-day trip from Sousse once you know the travel time and how to arrange an English-speaking guide on site rather than at the gate.
Hammamet all-inclusive: what your wristband covers
The wristband is a scanner-read boundary, not a general pass. Here is exactly where it stops working and what that means once you step past the gate.
Sousse medina: spotting an official taxi from your resort
A licensed Sousse taxi has specific, checkable markings. Here is what to look for before you get in, and what an unofficial driver looks like instead.