Not only is it baking hot, but you’ll have to cope with the sandy sirocco – desert wind. In July and August, the soaring temperatures mean that exploring the Sahara is really only possible overnight.
Douz and Tozeur have desert festivals (see p292). November is just after the date harvest prices are cheaper. The best times to travel are from late September to November and March to early May. For desert trips, temperature is an essential consideration. The downside is that you’ll be sharing the beaches with about two million northern European holidaymakers, prices will be higher and accommodation chock-a-block. The Tunisian tourist authorities also run a number of superb festivals at old Roman sites see p291 for more details. However, if your holidays are in July and August, you are assured brilliantly sunny days, and coastal towns are at their liveliest. The countryside is at its prettiest after the winter rains in early spring. At these times, you’re almost guaranteed sunny, but not too hot, days, the sea is warm enough to swim (though perhaps not in April and October), and high season prices and crowds have not yet arrived. WHEN TO GO The best times to travel in northern and central Tunisia are from April to June, and from September to October. Reading – online or in old-fashioned book format – before your visit or while you’re there always adds to a trip, so give the travel literature and websites suggested in this chapter a try, and look out for the other book and online recommendations in the History, Culture, Food & Drink and Arts & Architecture chapters. This book’s itineraries (p17) give some pointers about routes, and the top 10 lists in this chapter suggest some highlights. Tunisia is an easily accessible country to visit – bureaucratic obstacles are few – so your preparations will mostly involve deciding where to go and what to pack. Print individual chapters from this guidebook.
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