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Djerba's small capital - Houmt Souk
csordila Says: Houmt Souk is the main town of the island of Djerba. There was no city here originally, the marketplace of the island received place here merely. The settlement altogether hardly one and a half kilometres long, but in the knowledge of the diverse history of Djerba , in...
csordila Says: The name Guellala means “strange death,” which came from a legend of killing somebody by a stone. There are said to be some 450 potters in this tiny village, the center for the hand manufacture of exquisite ceramics ("les Dieux de l’Argile"!!!). If you are interested in...
An Oasis in the desert - Farm of Crocodiles
csordila Says: For people fascinated by funny creatures, next to the lighthouse on the way to Midoun the Farm of Crocodiles is the place for a frightening encounter. In a great park, constructed like a traditional village you can find the farm, home to hundreds of "man-eater" Nile River...
The oldest synagogue on the island of Djerba
csordila Says: The La Ghriba ("Wonderworking") synagogue is the oldest one in the world, dating from around the time of the second temple in Jerusalem, but the present buildings are not older than cca. a century. Legend about its foundation says, that the site was chosen when a "holy...
3 Reviews and 23 Opinions One of the oldest hotels in Djerba was the first one over the lagoon for years, which could be seen...
1 Review and 48 Opinions A clean fairly standard hotel in the zone touristique. The hotel is all inclusive, rooms are clean...
Best place to discuss with the locals
adema29 Says: Being for few hours in a restaurant with some friends, you shouldn't expect many impressions from me.Even the name of the place is a mystery for me but I put this on the difficult pronunciation :)It could be probably interesting for you that you'll always find somebody there...
The Tunisian kitchen: Food of the Sun
csordila Says: Tunisia has the spiciest food among the North African countries. It offers the “food of the sun” or the “sun cuisine”, based mainly on olive oil, spices, a variety of vegetables such as cucumbers, eggplants, lettuce, tomato, green pepper, green beans, zucchini and parsley, a...
csordila Says: Djerba has an international airport earlier called Djerba-Mellita, since 1992 Djerba-Zarzis. The new terminal building with a yearly capacity of 4 million passengers, has been put into operation in 2006.The airport is situated in the North-West of the Island in a nearly...
Wafro Says: Our hotel was located 400 meters away from the beach. The hotel management offered the guests the opportunity to take the tourist train to the beach. While we waited for the train we could walk the route 10 times up and down. So forget the train when you are able to walk the...
Wafro Says: The art of ceramics and pottery is rooted in the local traditions of the Maghreb countries . Indeed, one used, since the antiquity, the terracotta tanks like the earthenware jars to store and preserve harvests of corn, lens, dates and olive oil. Oil lamps and small figurines...
csordila Says: Bargaining is expected in the souks!!If you want to buy something, there is no question, that the bargaining is unavoidable. The life without bargaining is no life for the Djerbian vendors! Actually the prices indicated first have nothing to do with the real price of the...
Tunisia from A to Z - Some funny explanation
csordila Says: Ali baba: His companions were the forty robbers, whose descendants - according to some tourists - are the merchants of Tunisia.Allah: He is the God of the Muslims. The lazy muslims abuse his name often, saying: Insallah - the will of Allah. Baksheesh: That's what you do not...
Wafro Says: Many resorts in the “zone touristique” offer you the opportunity to rent a safe. You can store your valuables and money in there during your stay. Not that you can’t trust the hotel staff, but you’ll never know.
Don't buy wildlife or wildlife products
Wafro Says: I think you can buy wildlife products all over Djerba, but I can only speak for Midoun.Tortoises, scorpions, birds, snakes and so on are for sale in many souvenir shops. Remember it is NOT OK and most of time illegal to buy them as a souvenir. Check-out CITES You will need...
Take care with renting a horse on the beach
adema29 Says: I did it and once, and as I've been first time trying to ride a horse, I was expecting to get some help from the "nice" local guide.Instead of this he just help me "climb" on the back of the horse and run away. I have been trying to become a cowboy by self-education, without...
adema29 Says: It is mentioned everywhere that you shouldn't drink the tap water.As a small bottle of water in the minibar is expensive, probably some of the "poor tourists" spending their holiday at the Sofitel Hotel have found the solution to save some money by re-filling the botles with...
Kid-A Says: Most of these deals you can find include hotel and airfare. Remember that your bags will probably be limited to 20 kilos each. Pack light so you can bring home the souveniers for all your friends and colleagues. :) It's not so warm in Tunisia in winter. It's warmer than...
adema29 Says: I'he been not so lucky to be sick one day in Djerba.It was 100% because of the tap water. I have got a plastic botle from the fridge but I am sure that it was tapwater inside as I haven't checked if the bottle was sealed... more details on "traps".I've been then to the...
Kid-A Says: Ali Berbere is an old man who makes pottery and is happy to give you a history (in French) of pottery and the making of olive oil on Djerba. This history he explains of how they made olive oil in former times is especially interesting. He lives in Guellala, a village on the...
csordila Says: Tunisia is one of the few places in the world where hotels, money changers give in most cases a better exchange rate than the banks. The country is the most sophisticated, relaxed and tolerant state in North Africa. Women travelers are very safe when traveling alone.The best...
Wafro Says: The dinar was introduced in 1960 and it is subdivided into 1000 millimes. There are 4 banknotes and 8 coins in circulation, although the small ones aren’t that common. 1 EURO = 1.7796434 Dinar1 Dollar = 1.25823204186 Dinar
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There are two ports in Jerba from where you can cross to mainland Tunisia by ferry. At Ajim in the South-West of Jerba there is a ferry every 30 minutes to...
Q: Ciao all Is it possible to rent a nice beach house/apartment in Djerba for the weekend? looking for 3 to 4 bedroom house for...
A: I don't think that you'll find much like that to rent in Djerba. We returned from there on Tuesday (4th visit) the accommodation that we were hoping for was full, we...
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Houmt Souk is the capital of Djerba island. It is a quiet little town, very touristy. For us, it was the beginning of our round trip in southern Tunisia, at the edges of the Sahara desert and mostly...
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I am pretty much disappointed with Djerba because it is not what I've heard about. The island itself have little to offer, just a few interesting historical sights, one small town worth of note and......
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I decided to go to Djerba to take a little rest from work and to get more sun warmth. Djerba or Jerba as Arabs call it is an island in Tunisia.It is situated in the southern part of the country, in...
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The island of Djerba is 514 sq km big and situated in the south-east of Tunisia on the Gulf of Gabes. They call the island the Polynesia of the Mediterranean, but this is a little exaggerated. Ten...
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