The best and worst from my trip to Tunisia | Recommendations for visiting Tunis & Sidi Bou Saïd
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2023
- The best places to stay in Tunis, Tunisia. I give some recommendations based on my stay in the Tunisian capital.
Here are the best and worst experiences during this trip:
GOOD
1. 00:47 Beautiful country
- 01:20 Best Places to Stay in Tunisia
2. 02:04 Accommodation (Prices)
- 02:25 Apartment Tour
3. 03:23 FOOD
- Fricassé, Bambalouni, Harissa
5. 04:06 Conversion Rate
6. 05:23 Beaches
7. 06:19 Weather
- 07:09 Médina (in the capital of Tunis)
8. 07:13 CULTURE
9. 08:46 People
10. 09:49 Communication
11. 10:10 National Pride
BAD
1. 10:30 Security
2. 12:20 Scams
3. 15:09 Public Transportation
4. 16:10 Cash culture
Thanks for watching and seeya in the next one, ciao ciao for now ✌🏽.
Jordan Patrick
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I stayed in the city center Hotel for about two months and nothing bad happened to me, people in the city center
were very friendly and warm. I have access to all kind of facilities and I also found good friend. I have rescheduled to travel to Tunis via Genoa with ferry in early June , I think there are bad people everywhere in the world, it is your responsibility to be careful, otherwise Tunisia is a very safe and secure country with fantastic beach and friendly people and cheap price to travel.
The bad things you said are normal to me as a Tunisian citizen, you just need to adapt to it and have a good time. And when they don't give you the full change in shops it's not only for tourists it happenned to me a lot of times you just need to verify before leaving the store.
Thank you for this video 🇦🇹
Just a gentle thought that you may not know. To “Gyp” is short for gypsy and is commonly known as a derogatory word towards gypsies. It’s similar to someone saying they Jewd you out of a quarter. No big deal. Thank you for your thoughtful and caring video. It was very informative.
Best beaches in Tunisia are in “ Cape Bon” ( hawaria, klebia, etc…). You can do scuba diving there which is just awesome. You should definitely come back and go there.
I hear it's amazing in the East along the coast for some really nice beaches, but i think you have to plan for it well in advance because places get booked up fast for housing!
@@JordanPatrickYou are welcome I can arrange for you a full week free accommodation in Kelibia (Cap Bon) ❤ not a bait or a joke I'm talking real welcome to Tunisia I'm living in UAE and I have 2 free houses there always closed sadly because i go there once each 2 years... But my parents living there Kelibia we can said still a virgin touristic place not a lot of people know about it and start being famous since 2015 though...
Very informative. I just had my last holiday in Tunis weeks ago, also visited Sidi bu Saeed, Hammama and Kairoun. I found people nice and friendly, however that doesn't mean I trusted all people or I wasn't careful about my belongings. The only issue I can mention was communication. You couldn't find many people speak English. I stayed close to Madina in Tunis and had a very nice experience.
Thanks for the comment! That's so nice you had a good experience!
Hi , how do you feel about safety? Also any tour groups? I’m thinking going with family but concerned about safety
Ah man u should have done some vlogs walking around tunisia. Good video still.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I actually faced exactly the same issues in Paris ( clealiness, scammers, safety issue and I was robbed) in Turkey worst experience, nice food and beautiful country but rude people, Prague wonderful country but lots of thieves... I think these issues you mentioned are very common in any touristic country. If we just focuss on the negative side, we would never leave our city. That's how I see it. Once again, thanks for sharing your experience.
‘Lacking a sense of security’. Have you been to Paris lately? I was robbed twice in the same day.
Hello yes, I live in Paris for 8 years...I'm sorry to hear you've been robbed here. Any big city has it's fair share of theft, which is why it's always important to keep your belongings close to you and not in back pockets or easily accessible in the front pocket of a back pack or purse. Fortunately I've never experienced theft during my 8 years here in Paris.
I was recently in Vietnam, now I’m originally from there and speak the language but it’s been years since being back. But everyone has the same thing to say be careful with your stuff. A sense of security is always that one thing on the back of your mind, especially when others tell you to be careful. It almost in way takes away from the excitement and the idea you have of that country. But glad I found your channel actually thinking of going to Tunisia for my honeymoon.
I am Tunisian, thank you for your honest video.
I want to say to anyone that visits, don't ever ever trust anyone in Tunisia that drinks, begs, or peddles. The only thing that keeps people here in check during these times of struggle and poverty is religion and social pressure/conformity. When you see anyone neglect either of these, stay clear, trust me.
Thanks for your comment John! I trust my Tunisian friends here in Paris who don't conform to social pressures or conformity, but I've built relationships with them over time through our sport connections. I think my fault was trusting these people I had only met that same day. I don't want to generalize or judge an entire population based on that one bad experience I had, so I blame myself mostly for that and moving forward I'll trust more my instincts and take what I've learned and apply it to future meetings.
I drink alcohol on occasion but I don't think that counts as breaking social norms/conformity in Tunisia. 50% of males drink here if not more. I don't think that half the population is untrustworthy. Same thing for girls, I noticed that those who conform too much tend to lie too much for fear of shaming and "social retribution". So with girls non prostitute drinkers (with some form of high education) are the most reliable. (trust me I know what I'm talking about).
But I totally agree on beggars and hasslers especially young adult males and women past their prime... they're bottom feeders who'd stub you in the back if given the chance.
Lastly and this is for you Patrick, here's my 2 cents: next time make Tunisian friends before coming to Tunisia, or come with your Franco-Tunisian friends from Paris. Even as a 28yo guy I'm not comfortable making friends on the spot.
Great video! I loved how the positive points outnumbered the negative by far and how you were so diplomatic about the bad stuff and yet so clear. Thank you, great help.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment! I tried my best to stay impartial and just tell it how it is from my point of view based on the experiences I had :)
Great information you shared, good warnings for anywhere, great positive to make one still want to visit.
Thanks and that's great to hear you still want to visit ! Just had a couple minor complications that could have been avoided, but everything else was spectacular :)
Hello Jordan. I had just recently found your channel and I am absolutely loving the videos that you make. I also have just subscribed to you. I would like to see a video on your channel of a tour of your current 20m2 Paris apartment.
Hey thanks for the reminder! I did say a while back I would give a tour of my place, but haven't got around to the finished version yet ! I'll try to do that soon and ask a friend to help me film it :)
Thinking about traveling to Tunisia for the first time and this was by far the best video about Tunisia on CZcams. Thanks!
Wow thank you so much for the compliment and hope it gave you some good insights about what to expect and tips on how to make the most of your experience!
Everywhere in the world, never say yes to someone you don’t t know asking to spend the night in your house! How did you accept this…I am really surprised. I am Tunisian and this is the first time I see this type of theft and scam on tourists! It s sad but it s very rare! Stay safe all. Tunisia is a very beautiful country❤
Hi jordan 😉
Amilcar is good from September to June. In the middle of the summer go to Gammarth.
Great advice, thanks for sharing! I had a great time in Gammarth during the evenings!
I'll be visiting both Paris and Tunis next week. Then back to the USA. Au revoir!
I think right now Tunis is better than Paris, because Paris is ruined by many things like bedbugs and many other things as for Tunisia nothing has changed except that we have more subsaharan africans there now.
Tunisia 🇹🇳❤
hey just watched ur video and wanted to say really loved it pretty spot on review as for the security concern as a tunisian i can tell you that the thugs , stealings , delinquants even being jumped ( much less for tourists than locals ) is just a phenomenon that's related to the life in the capital with it being the biggest metropolitant area in the country with a lot more people that didn't have the best upbringing and environment but its WAYYYYYYY less present in other great tourist spots to visit with complete safety and security along the sahel region in the east coast of the country like sousse - hammamet - monastir (where there's a lot of french residents that migrated here ) i guess u can kinda think about it like capital city security issues that's even present in the west like Stabbings in London and all the shit u see in New york for example xD
Good video, good haircut Bud.
Thanks man!
My view of Tunisia was mixed. I really liked Carthage-Sidi Bou Said, and there are some other magnificent sites from classical antiquity, such as Dougga (def worth a visit, as is the Colosseum, one of the world's best preserved). But I was based in the resort areas to the south (which I do not recommend, there are far prettier places in other parts of the Mediterranean). There were some very friendly people, but unfortunately also some very pushy, particularly street sellers who tended to hassle. Sometimes did not feel safe.
Hey thanks for the recommendations for the next time I visit! I think the next time will be with one of my tunisian friends because I will definitely feel safer with a local guide and what to watch out for! It seems you had some of the same experiences when it came to hassling, which isn't very comfortable at times, but I kinda expected that, so you have to have a max price in mind and if their suggestion exceeds that, be ready to walk away and more often than not they will end up reaching your reasonable amount ^^
beauty country and cool people .....lucky ...have a good trip..............🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💫👌👌👌👌👌💝💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Thank you, yes it was really nice !
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I agree with all the points you mentioned in your video. And thank you for not telling people how dirty and noisy Tunis (and Tunisia in general) could be xD
I can´t disagree with your negative points since the locals themselves are still struggling with these same issues.
Talking about security, you (sadly) get used to this feeling of insecurity as a Tunisian and we came up with ways to deal with it. That´s why most people do their best to get cars in Tunisia because it´s safer for themselves and their families. As a Tunisian, I´ve never been in that train that links Tunis to Sidi Bousaid because I know how unsafe it is.
My recommendation is to either rent a car or just always take a Taxi (It´s really affordable even when they try to scam you) and avoid being alone (specially at night). I also wouldn´t recommend showing off a nice phone or nice jewelry (Smart watches included) when you visit some crowded "popular" places like downtown Tunis.
Just one last thing, even though safety is an issue in Tunisia, it´s not a lot better in some european big cities. I´ve been once in Brussels and I felt very uncomfortable there. It didn´t feel safe as a city at all. And a lot of people I know said the same about Paris and some other big french cities.
تدافع على بلادك بالطريقى هذى ؟
mala ta7an mar5sik 3abd
m chleyek eli kifk bled mechia w tebrik makhyen mandhrek
ياخي ديرربكم لي معلقينلوا يكذب عليكم ؟ هاكي حقيقتكم و اقعدوا هكاكة ماتعترفوش برب اغلاطكم و تخبّوا و تخافوا مالفضيخة. في عوض تصلحوا نن رواحكم ماخذينها بلغة حرب تدافعوا على البلاد؟
البلاد كان فاها خير ماترميش اطنان من لحم ولادها في البحورات باش ياكلهم الحوت. انتم يا طحانة ياللي عاملين تعليقات على الولد، ظين ولديكم كان بلاد من اوروبا ترميلكم فيزا راكم كيف الكلاب تجروا تاخذوها. علاش تراه علاخطرها بلدان كيف تولي مواطن فاها تحترمك و تعطيك قدرك و محافظة على نسبة وعي لشعبها يخليه ما يطيشش الزبل متاعو في الكياس و يخليه شعب متحضر.
تفوووه على رب نفاقكم يا عالم ثالث !!!!
It didn't occur to me when I was visiting Tunisia. I was very gullible back then. I just thought rounding down the change was a common practice in Tunisia.
It wasn't a huge amount, maybe under 5 dinars, so I didn't pay much attention. To be fair, if there had been 10 dinars, I would have noticed.
Thanks for your comment ! Oh ok, so I'm not the only one who experienced the round-down ! You're right it's not a huge amount, but still you'd expect your change back at a place like a supermarket right..I guess it's something people should be aware of when visiting!
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Nice to see you've kept your innocence and naiveté... Be careful, though! Not everybody is like you!
Also, do not forget that haggling over prices is a North African tradition! Never pay what you're asked for! Always bargain over the prices. First say it's too expensive, then make a low offer, then leave the shop (they'll call you back in!) and haggle again until you pay about 30-50% of the original price.
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Thanks for your honest review. Tunisia has seen better days and things will get worse before they'll get better again. But we're still safer than 90% of the world, our temperament is spicy but we're good at heart! Also that guy who stole money from you is real scam..
Tunisia looks like a real country!
LOL yes it's 100% a REAL place....imagine that
Oh that's a new info 😅🤣🤣🤣 of course my country is a real one
@@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee Tunisia seems to be very interesting, I hear the food there is superb (lebleawbi 🍜, kiftaj).. I'm looking forward to visiting it someday 🤍
@@nostalgic6979 aren't you à Tunisian yourself ?!! I think I saw you commenting on other videos saying that you are Tunisian or Am I mistaken ?!! If you're not Tunisian then welcome and come visit
@@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee One of my two comments above is actually a joke.. I'll let you decide which is which!
Interesting - as an older traveler, I don’t go to night clubs anymore. Something you really need to be careful about, especially in foreign countries.
Yeah you're right, I'm going out a lot less now than I was in my 20's ! The party itself was fun and cool, it was the aftermath that was a lot less cool ^^
Where did you exchange your money?
You have plenty of currency conversion places everywhere. I used the airport exchange for a small amount just to last me for the taxi getting to my place and a lunch...then in Sidi Bou Saïd there was an exchange that I went to a couple times during the rest of my trip. Depending on where you're staying, I'm sure you'll find a few exchanges nearby.
Is tunisa cheap for tourists
yes very
You have now an English - French accent , so cute.
Tu as maintenant un accent Français - Anglais, super mignon.
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Haha I can play it up a bit, j'aime bien faire le jeu avec les accents !
Went to Tunisia years ago didn't like it one bit ,have been to a few countries over the years but this is one country i swore id never go back to and never have
Can u explain further?? Can you at least elaborate?? You said years ago that explains a lot; please note that Tunisia since 2011 was in a difficult situation,then the terrorist attacks, then COVID and many other things it's been only 2 years( since 2022)that things are getting better, but only in the tourism aspect .
Also I don't recommend you searching places on Google many times they are just wrong I advise you some Instagram pages and there are many local people that will take you to awesome places and not only the typical hotels 🏨.
Also you are putting in a group many different things. I mean you said "didn't like it one bit", even the food?even the historical places? Maybe you had some problems in the airport or maybe you've been scammed or maybe you didn't like the hotel that you stayed at. Just because one thing is bad about a country doesn't mean the whole country is bad.
Sometimes one single bad experience in the country can sour your opinion about the whole country and the whole population.
I've been scammed so many times in Egypt and Morocco I was robbed in Mexico does that mean that I should judge a whole country? In these countries I also met beautiful people that helped me and invited me into their home I saw beautiful landscapes and tasted good food so I think you should open your mind a little bit.
I agree Tunisia lacks in some things like infrastructures and transportation and the controls on the airport are very difficult even for the local people but it's such a beautiful country with its history, culture and traditions. And this is why we travel, to discover new things and new traditions etc .... Look at India I mean it's not a paradise there but I went there to discover a new way of living etc ...
Very nice country but very money hungry place always ask the locals for the real price that’s what I did
Yeah I made a list of basic prices for things that my Tunisian friend informed me of the prices, like taxi costs from my area to another area wasn't supposed to be more than 8€, which made uber/bolt more trustworthy because they tell you the price up front. I went to restaurants a few times during the week, but I also tend to cook my own food when I travel with local ingredients and products to discover what normal life would be like living somewhere. I'd like to go back to Tunisia another time to discover more regions!
im sorry for the bad things happen to u in my country but its good to say to change this attitude 🙋♂️
Your “s’s” are pretty satisfying
Bringing strangers to you flat is a no no anywhere in the world including France and USA. I leave in Boston and I’m told always to be careful not to go to NY manhattan Harlem guess what never anything happened to me over the yearsssssss when visiting. As giving the wrong change it happen to me when I was waitressing n my teenager days did not don’t on purpose just miscounted. There is just typically type of people that are paranoid and live their lives ton mistrusting others and usually bad things happen to them. At last always keep your cash in your socks and under your pillow when you sleep. And no one will dare. 😂
dima fadh7in zboubna yazebi
Going clubbing w strangers, then inviting em back home? Not good. C'mon !
I know ...it wasn't like I actually invited them over, their car was parked nearby so they asked if they can just chill a bit to sober up first and I'm not gonna say no to that ....but maybe next time I'll say sorry, sleep it off in your car !
Yea but I am like him I would of done the same so it’s normal in our western countries to trust
@@JordanPatrickTunisia is a tourist country its population is sophisticated, sophisticated and very safe and it is known for this impression in the Arab and African world 👌
This is the difference between a developing and developed country. You need to watch out for yourself. For your belongings at all times. Kinda stressful. I am Romanian and grew up in post-communist Romania. Where there is poverty, there will always be people trying to get one over on you. These are things that happen way less in the US. In the US you have the corporations trying to get you 😂
@JordanPatrick They probably "pretended" to be drunk just to rip you off. Sorry, but I'm laughing.🤣 Trust NO ONE, dude. By the way, I'm headed there in the near future with some friends. But thanks for the warning.
Ay wtf do we have the same name?????
poor camera and sound....
Yup... people in Tunisia steal a lot.
I am Tunisian, and my aunt from Tunisia had her phone on her hand while standing on the street and suddenly two guys on a bike rode by and snatched it from her hand. Basically, be cautious of your belongings at all times. Tunisia is a poor country and people will try to steal and sneak by
Don't say gyp, it's an ethnic slur
Ok thanks for the awareness recommendation! You're totally right, next time I'll use "scammed" or "cheated" instead of gypped.
@@JordanPatrick sorry it came off rude, cool video besides!
a total wrong idea nothing bad happened to any of the tourists and tunisia is very safe cause of hhow good are people u can be a guest for any tunisian familly just keep a space from people looking for beers anyway good people and bad people are everywhere and yeah bad people are actually looking bad
So you only like the parts of Tunisia that is like your country
So as a colonizer you want to make the world like where you’re from
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Not everyone finds happiness in material things and Alcohol and partying