The first time was in Tunisia. We flew from Minsk. We chose the hotel on a family basis. We flew five people - two adults and three children, two 2 years old and one infant. I must say right away with such small children it is better not to fly either to Tunisia or to this hotel. The flight is long and difficult for kids, it takes another two hours to get to the hotel from the airport.
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The first time was in Tunisia. We flew from Minsk. We chose the hotel on a family basis. We flew five people - two adults and three children, two 2 years old and one infant. I must say right away with such small children it is better not to fly either to Tunisia or to this hotel. The flight is long and difficult for kids, it takes another two hours to get to the hotel from the airport. The hotel itself, although it calls itself a family hotel, is designed for families with children somewhere from 5 years old and older. There are no ramps for wheelchairs, but there are a lot of stairs and the descent to the sea is all in the stairs and the ascent to the hotel too. The elevator descends the current to the first floor, and again the stairs to the restaurant. There is no park area to walk with the baby in the stroller. There is a small playground. The staff in the cafe cleans slowly, constantly a lot of dirty tables, but there are chairs in the restaurant for kids. Our two-year-old children arrived and caught some kind of rotavirus, or so the adaptation took place and who felt sick, we were not alone in the hotel. Already a hundred times with a friend regretted that they did not go to our beloved Bulgaria. Well, I wanted adventures and we got them in full. The sea is warm, good, there were no jellyfish, which pleased. In the pool after 18.00 you can no longer buy, they fill in the disinfector. On the beach, none of the staff will help you move the sunbed, there are no towels, but you can leave a deposit at the reception for a blanket, then they will give it back. There are a lot of people, the hotel is big, the territory is small. It was stressful. With small children, it is better to choose smaller hotels, it will be more comfortable. Plenty of buffet food to choose from. There is a children's kitchen. There are many spicy dishes in the local cuisine. I liked breakfast, they even baked pancakes. But lunches and dinners were the same, it felt like they didn’t eat it for lunch, they gave it for dinner. Of the fruits were watermelons, melon, grapes, rotten peaches. Lots of sweets and ice cream. Drinks alcohol, tea coffee on the beach, around the pool all inclusive. The tea is delicious and green and black, the coffee was not pleasant. There is an exchange office and a shop on site. Outside the territory is dirty and there are many small shops. In general, the holiday was not successful.
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First of all, please note that this is a very subjective review of a tourist who: a) not once rested in Turkey and once in Egypt. b) visited Tunisia for the first time and in a 3* hotel. c) got to the end of the season, when IMHO everywhere the staff was "tired" of vacationers. The choice fell on Bel Azur Thalassa 3 *, because "everything is like in a five-star hotel, only without a towel and a refrigerator" + "the general infrastructure of the Bio Azur Thalassa complex.
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First of all, please note that this is a very subjective review of a tourist who:
a) not once rested in Turkey and once in Egypt.
b) visited Tunisia for the first time and in a 3* hotel.
c) got to the end of the season, when IMHO everywhere the staff was "tired" of vacationers.
The choice fell on Bel Azur Thalassa 3 *, because "everything is like in a five-star hotel, only without a towel and a refrigerator" + "the general infrastructure of the Bio Azur Thalassa complex. " Why pay more? For an additional 50 c. u. you will be offered a sea view. Probably, it was possible to bargain, but I did not. Therefore, the vigilant conscience of the manager on duty made us "give" us 2 cocktails and a basket of fruit. And then!
It should be noted that the hotel (and the whole complex) is not for youth. A contingent with a clear predominance of age ladies. Many come for thalassotherapy, Russian-speaking about half of the vacationers. There are many Germans and French who come here not for the first time. The staff is polite. I did not notice discrimination against "Russians", however, I prefer to speak with the staff in English, almost everyone understands it. They speak Arabic (? ) and French among themselves.
For discerning tourists I will say: three stars are three, not five. No matter what they say. Hotel Bel Azur Thalassa 3 * saw once and better times, redecoration was needed the day before yesterday. Cleaning in the room is not a fountain (despite 1 td for tea), for a tip you get flowers in bed and a bedspread laid in a special way and not the best cleaning at all. If you say to change the towels - they will change, do not say - then they will remain the same.
But on the other hand, (if not to quibble, but to rest) food at the level of the average five in Turkey (adjusted for half board. Lunch at a restaurant on the side (for example, 350-gram grilled sea bass) will cost 50-60 t. d. , in a local restaurant 10-12 thousand pizza or 6 thousand French fries), a large well-groomed territory of the complex and an excellent park, warm sea and exotic North Africa. What else do you need for a romantic trip?
True, during the indicated period (at least this year) it was quite fresh (and in the water too), out of 7 days, only 2 did not storm the sea. But that didn't stop us from having a great time!
So, in general, you can relax completely. But there are nuances. . .
We did not like, like many, the host travel agency. First, the guide on the bus said that "there is practically no crime in Tunisia. " For which, having relaxed, several of our compatriots paid the price. Some of the wallets left in the room were robbed of all large bills (there is a safe at the reception 1 td. per day, the hotel is not responsible for the safety of things in the room). But here, at least you can ask: why did they tempt the maid? Another incident took place in the Medina in Tunisia. One girl had 2 chains with pendants torn from her neck in broad daylight. Local merchants pretended that nothing had happened. The guide "froze" and did not take any action...
Secondly, there are no Russian-speaking guides on excursions to Carthage (and not only). Go, they say, see for yourself, what else is there to tell? I won’t even talk about the punctuality of the host workers...
I also didn’t like that the beaches (at all hotels) were cleaned poorly, the garbage was simply buried in the sand.
And yet Tunisia must be seen! Just be cheerful, but alert. And don't let anyone ruin your vacation! Good luck!
For reference: the rate is 1 USD = 1.4 etc.
1 EUR = 1.8 etc.
a) not once rested in Turkey and once in Egypt.
b) visited Tunisia for the first time and in a 3* hotel.
c) got to the end of the season, when IMHO everywhere the staff was "tired" of vacationers.
The choice fell on Bel Azur Thalassa 3 *, because "everything is like in a five-star hotel, only without a towel and a refrigerator" + "the general infrastructure of the Bio Azur Thalassa complex. " Why pay more? For an additional 50 c. u. you will be offered a sea view. Probably, it was possible to bargain, but I did not. Therefore, the vigilant conscience of the manager on duty made us "give" us 2 cocktails and a basket of fruit. And then!
It should be noted that the hotel (and the whole complex) is not for youth. A contingent with a clear predominance of age ladies. Many come for thalassotherapy, Russian-speaking about half of the vacationers. There are many Germans and French who come here not for the first time. The staff is polite. I did not notice discrimination against "Russians", however, I prefer to speak with the staff in English, almost everyone understands it. They speak Arabic (? ) and French among themselves.
For discerning tourists I will say: three stars are three, not five. No matter what they say. Hotel Bel Azur Thalassa 3 * saw once and better times, redecoration was needed the day before yesterday. Cleaning in the room is not a fountain (despite 1 td for tea), for a tip you get flowers in bed and a bedspread laid in a special way and not the best cleaning at all. If you say to change the towels - they will change, do not say - then they will remain the same.
But on the other hand, (if not to quibble, but to rest) food at the level of the average five in Turkey (adjusted for half board. Lunch at a restaurant on the side (for example, 350-gram grilled sea bass) will cost 50-60 t. d. , in a local restaurant 10-12 thousand pizza or 6 thousand French fries), a large well-groomed territory of the complex and an excellent park, warm sea and exotic North Africa. What else do you need for a romantic trip?
True, during the indicated period (at least this year) it was quite fresh (and in the water too), out of 7 days, only 2 did not storm the sea. But that didn't stop us from having a great time!
So, in general, you can relax completely. But there are nuances. . .
We did not like, like many, the host travel agency. First, the guide on the bus said that "there is practically no crime in Tunisia. " For which, having relaxed, several of our compatriots paid the price. Some of the wallets left in the room were robbed of all large bills (there is a safe at the reception 1 td. per day, the hotel is not responsible for the safety of things in the room). But here, at least you can ask: why did they tempt the maid? Another incident took place in the Medina in Tunisia. One girl had 2 chains with pendants torn from her neck in broad daylight. Local merchants pretended that nothing had happened. The guide "froze" and did not take any action...
Secondly, there are no Russian-speaking guides on excursions to Carthage (and not only). Go, they say, see for yourself, what else is there to tell? I won’t even talk about the punctuality of the host workers...
I also didn’t like that the beaches (at all hotels) were cleaned poorly, the garbage was simply buried in the sand.
And yet Tunisia must be seen! Just be cheerful, but alert. And don't let anyone ruin your vacation! Good luck!
For reference: the rate is 1 USD = 1.4 etc.
1 EUR = 1.8 etc.
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Travel time 18-26 September. Perhaps I'll start by saying that I'm not a very picky tourist. The choice of the Bel Azur hotel was originally due to the desire to go to Thalassa procedures, but looking ahead I will say that I did not need it. Now I will explain why: 1) There was beautiful weather and a wonderful sea; 2) Looking at those who go there, I realized that it is too early for me to go to such procedures; 3) Using the Azur network, I went to the pool where there is a hydromassage and a jacuzzi, I think the effect was certainly not comparable with Thalassa, but it suited me.
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Travel time 18-26 September.
Perhaps I'll start by saying that I'm not a very picky tourist. The choice of the Bel Azur hotel was originally due to the desire to go to Thalassa procedures, but looking ahead I will say that I did not need it. Now I will explain why:
1) There was beautiful weather and a wonderful sea;
2) Looking at those who go there, I realized that it is too early for me to go to such procedures;
3) Using the Azur network, I went to the pool where there is a hydromassage and a jacuzzi, I think the effect was certainly not comparable with Thalassa, but it suited me.
Now let's go back a little. Tour operator TUI accompanied me (special thanks to them). I had no problems with transfer or accommodation. The rooms correspond to the category 3 *, I did not change the number, like some of our compatriots, they cleaned every day a little badly, but the floor was washed every day. Regarding towels: when you want to change a towel, you throw it on the floor or put it on the edge of the bath, that's the whole trick and you will definitely change it. For one week, no one bed me, and it is not customary in hotels of this category to change linen every day. The food is excellent for me: 5 or 6 types of meat, fish, not enough fruit, but there is a lot of sweet and very tasty. You should try to eat first, because our compatriots probably eat for the future for about three days, but every day.
The hotel is not for youth, rather for those who need a quiet holiday. During this period, there was practically no animation, so in the evenings some shows were 3 balls in a stretch. For some reason, I don't remember any obvious cons. If you are in the mood for a good rest, then so be it. Have a nice holiday everyone.
Perhaps I'll start by saying that I'm not a very picky tourist. The choice of the Bel Azur hotel was originally due to the desire to go to Thalassa procedures, but looking ahead I will say that I did not need it. Now I will explain why:
1) There was beautiful weather and a wonderful sea;
2) Looking at those who go there, I realized that it is too early for me to go to such procedures;
3) Using the Azur network, I went to the pool where there is a hydromassage and a jacuzzi, I think the effect was certainly not comparable with Thalassa, but it suited me.
Now let's go back a little. Tour operator TUI accompanied me (special thanks to them). I had no problems with transfer or accommodation. The rooms correspond to the category 3 *, I did not change the number, like some of our compatriots, they cleaned every day a little badly, but the floor was washed every day. Regarding towels: when you want to change a towel, you throw it on the floor or put it on the edge of the bath, that's the whole trick and you will definitely change it. For one week, no one bed me, and it is not customary in hotels of this category to change linen every day. The food is excellent for me: 5 or 6 types of meat, fish, not enough fruit, but there is a lot of sweet and very tasty. You should try to eat first, because our compatriots probably eat for the future for about three days, but every day.
The hotel is not for youth, rather for those who need a quiet holiday. During this period, there was practically no animation, so in the evenings some shows were 3 balls in a stretch. For some reason, I don't remember any obvious cons. If you are in the mood for a good rest, then so be it. Have a nice holiday everyone.
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Tunisia? Definitely yes! Let's start with the fact that you can fly to Tunisia only from Kyiv, Borispol airport. The road, very unexpectedly for us, was not as tiring as it might seem. On the contrary, everything was very fun. We went there with a full bus of some Tajiks, expectations and plans for a vacation, in a light alcoholic intoxication to Poltava and half asleep after.
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Tunisia? Definitely yes!
Let's start with the fact that you can fly to Tunisia only from Kyiv, Borispol airport. The road, very unexpectedly for us, was not as tiring as it might seem. On the contrary, everything was very fun. We went there with a full bus of some Tajiks, expectations and plans for a vacation, in a light alcoholic intoxication to Poltava and half asleep after.
We flew to Tunisia very well! By the way, on an Airbus, and not on a flying “karus” MD-82, like all those that fly from our native Kharkov. The flight was delayed by 2 hours. But this did not bother us at all, so we calmly went for a walk to the Kiev duty-free, hung there near the Swarovski stones, then near the glasses and, finally, near our last destination for this moment - alcohol.
Whiskey or rum? martini or asti martini? tequila or baileys?
- what to take with you on a trip - a question that made us think before answering correctly. But then the Khokhlyatsky brain came to the rescue and answered: what is more profitable! - and we took 3 for the price of 2-liter bottles of Baileys and an economical 3-liter bottle of Martini Bianco. Well, try Bacardi Mohito, of course! ! !
We killed time, but the landing was not announced. While they called all friends and relatives, a little more passed. I got lucky with my friends though! ! ! One of my friends, a very experienced traveler, was extremely surprised that we had not drunk anything in the morning and advised us to start this exciting trip with alcohol. After the next visit to the duty-free, we organized German brut champagne, and it was cold. Who came up with this wonderful idea to open another taste of Bacardi Mojito? And then mix it with champagne?
The effect was achieved: here we are, as soon as we opened the bottles, and in the next moment - we are already on board the plane. Yes, it was a little nauseous at first, but then it was good to sleep.
It is strange that we were even allowed into the country, because at passport control we were laughing at the whole line, singing songs and flirting with all the men)))
At the customs in Monastir, they were a little surprised by the amount of alcohol per capita arriving in the Muslim country, but then they just smiled, and soon laughed when I tried to squeeze through the automatically opening door. (All the same, it turns out that we slightly exceeded the amount legally allowed for import))))) By the way, Tunisia is a visa-free country.
Thanks to the tour operator, the transfer was quite safe, and the resettlement was quick (the rooms in almost all hotels are in the national blue and white style with the same color tiles), and even with cold grapefruit juice and some kind of fruit in the room. We took a shower, put on summer sundresses and went out for dinner....
It was then that I realized that we were not mistaken with the choice of the country ! ! !
Considering that we were, to put it mildly, out of shape: a half-sleep night on the bus to Kyiv, hours of waiting at the airport, flights and transfers affected, but as soon as we entered the restaurant, all the waiters, cooks, hotel workers and other vacationers. It was a blast!
After dinner, which impressed us with the abundance of various dishes and their quantity, and the hotel is only 3+, we went to explore the area. It was really very dark, but at least we figured out where we were, and where the beach was, and where everything else was... like the hookah and the bar.
We wandered around quite a bit, because on the territory of 16 hectares there is also the hotel "Soul Azur" 4 and "Royal Azur" 5, which have a common infrastructure.
In general, we wanted to take a quick walk, but then we got hooked somewhere, then we talked there and found that our balcony in the room turned out to be overlooking the sea!
In the morning, at breakfast, the continuation of yesterday's epic awaited us: and who came to us? ! From these views sometimes it became uncomfortable, but you get used to everything! The omelet fried in front of you was amazing and the melted cheese pancakes just melted in your mouth! Then there was a meeting with a hotel guide and we bought a 2-day trip to the Sahara (215 dinars with jeeps and camels), persuaded a couple who flew on the same flight to go, met and agreed to meet later on the beach.
We have already gone to the beach with Baileys, so it is not surprising that both the sun was amazing and the sea was overflowing. Even then, on the first day, I realized that the rest will succeed!
Our new acquaintances pulled up and we spent the first half of the day on the beach, and after lunch we went to the pool. I danced some salsa at the animation, and then we found 10 dinars and quickly decided to drink them. A cold beer after a hot salsa was just right. Dinner was, as always, delicious, and the four of us went to smoke a hookah, which turned out to be suspiciously cheap - 3.5 dinars, with our money something about 20 UAH.
The trip to the Sahara began with the fact that we and our friends overslept. And how could the four of us have not rung alarm clocks ? ? ?
And it was like this: I woke up in the morning from the fact that the mula sang a call to prayer, it was clear that there was a mosque somewhere nearby. I lie, listen to these oriental tunes, I think: “No, well, just like in Turkey. There, too, they called out closer to morning ...”and this thought shot me a little, that now it’s not earlier than half past five. I look at the clock, it clearly says 4.37.
And we had to get up at 4.10, and our things were not packed for 2 days of the trip, and we were not washed, and the Martini was not poured on the road ...uuzhzhzhaassss.
- Lila! ! ! ! How much time do you have on your watch? I have 4.37
- And I have 4.38, - said Lily.
- The bottom line is that we overslept anyway and were late for breakfast! ! !
And it began: herds to the bathroom, herds to the balcony for towels and bathing suits, to dress at a gallop. And then it dawned on us: I wonder if our neighbors woke up? And if you wake up, then why don't they come in? We ran to them, and it turned out that they had got up 5 minutes ago because their alarm clocks had not rung! Some kind of poltergeist! In general, we ran out of the rooms already flushed, but how can we miss the sacred - breakfast?
Breakfast was like artistic juggling with rolls, peaches and cookies, and someone else quickly tried to pour yogurt into himself))) Then it all ended with my bag opening and everything from the plates fell into it, and that's all in the meantime for now a bus with a guide was waiting for us at the entrance.
And the trip was great. Well, firstly, we came across an awesome guide, whose mother is from Moscow, and her father is Tunisian. Alexey from Carthage Plus - hello! Therefore, he is thoroughly familiar with Russian features and traditions, speaks fluent Russian and naturally Arabic, as well as French, English and several other languages. The competence of his knowledge also includes the entire Arabic flavor and the history of the Ancient World, the customs, culture, cuisine of many countries - for which he received the nickname "Wikipedia" from us.
And he pleasantly impressed us with his trademark pipes and national Berber outfits: on the first day he was in all white - a spacious shirt, Aladdin pants, wonderful sandals-sabs and a man's headdress; in the evening he changed into an outfit the color of coffee with milk - a long dress, a huge scarf on his shoulders and some equally funny sandals; and in the morning the style of the outfit coincided with yesterday's white, only appeared in all black ! ! !
Full national flavor!
We visited Kairouan, the 4th most sacred Muslim city after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, had lunch on the way, transferred to jeeps and went to a mountain waterfall. We met with local residents who wanted to buy my girlfriend for n number of jeeps))). Then we drove in jeeps through desert dunes and sand dunes. It was quite extreme and the driver's fervent cry in broken Russian: “Hold on!
"in front of a steep hill made us sweat a little))) From there we moved to the star city, where the Hollywood director Lucas built the scenery for the movie" Star Wars ".
But another mode of transport was waiting for us - horse-drawn carts that took us to the oasis of date palms, where 389 thousand of these same palm trees grow. There we were shown how dates grow, they gave us a taste of fresh harvest dates, as well as date palm juice. They also gave us something to smoke, some kind of local potion, which made our throat very tickle. In the same place, we all bought these very fresh harvest dates and, satisfied and happy, went for dinner and an overnight stay at a transit hotel. The hotel turned out to be quite decent with small cozy rooms, a spacious bathroom and a huge balcony, as well as two swimming pools (regular and thermal) that work around the clock.
Wake up service was funny enough - at 3.50 am we just knocked on the door.
After breakfast, our bus took us to the desert to the salt lake to meet "...dawn in Africa ... ", after which we had a 45-minute camel ride and free time, which some spent riding buggies, quad bikes, motorized hang gliders, and some, t i. e. we decided to smoke a hookah with a local Bedouin who looked incredibly like a camel and spoke a mixture of Arabic and French. But as Lilya said: “Everything was clear in the eyes”, besides, no one has yet canceled the sign language.
Well, as true women, we could not deny ourselves the purchase of local rags and immediately decided to put everything on ourselves, like monkeys. After that, I became completely similar to an Arab))) And in this beautiful form, we went to have lunch at the national Berber restaurant - a stylized cave of troglodytes.
By the way, the Berbers are the general name of the tribes living in the south of Tunisia, which includes Bedouins, troglodytes, Tuareg and many others. And we have many funny moments connected with food in Tunisia, which mainly consisted in the fact that we were afraid everywhere don't eat! For example, they brought us bricks - national pasties with potatoes and eggs - according to the number of people sitting at the table, and rice with vegetables, we divided them among those present, ate baguettes, we were afraid that we would be hungry, and right there, they immediately bring a huge dish of couscous (I call this dish “everything in the fridge” - porridge, potatoes, peas, carrots, pumpkin, cabbage, meat and seasonings), which we no longer counted on and our stomach too. And then more melons… And so it is everywhere: Lilya and I went to a restaurant – no, perhaps the restaurant is another story, I’d better finish about the Sahara.
The end point of our two-day tour was the El Jem Amphitheatre, the second largest amphitheater in the world after the Colosseum. By the way, the film "Gladiator" was filmed in El Jem. It is really very big and impressive.
We had very little strength left, the whiskey and cola really helped us a lot, and the rest of the journey was as entertaining as the whole trip: we pestered our wonderful guide with our stupid questions: for example, why does he marry a girl from Tunisia, and not in Russian, or is the handsome prince who built a falconry farm? Upon arrival at the hotel, our enthusiasm was only enough for dinner, after which everyone fell asleep like groundhogs.
The next day, we had planned a stupid lying on the beach by the sea, which we did with pleasure. And for lunch, we decided to go to the city to eat "shapati" - as we were told, these are local hamburgers with tuna, egg and tomatoes.
After 15 minutes, we got lost: Lilya and I went to stare at shoes and handbags, and the programmers were brought to the grocery store - and who, where, who was still waiting for a mystery. We didn’t find hamburgers very much, but we were already hungry enough, so we decided to go to the Cap Azur restaurant not far from the hotel, where there was a menu in 4 languages: Russian, English, German and French. We were embarrassed by only one thing: that they were going to the city straight from the beach in swimsuits, sundresses and licked wet heads. And the Arabs were not embarrassed! It seemed that for them we are the most beautiful girls on the planet! We ordered lasagna and local swill - tibarina. And we really hoped that alcohol would be brought to us immediately, but the waiter immediately let us know that you should eat first and then drink. “Somehow it’s not our way, ” we exchanged surprised looks among ourselves. They immediately brought us baguettes, olives, salad, local adjika - harissa, spices ....AND….
after 10 minutes asked why we do not eat? I tried to answer that we were waiting for the main course (to no avail, for me) and immediately remembered the guide's story about the local cuisine, where it is customary to eat these light snacks, wetting a baguette in harissa diluted with olive oil. We immediately corrected ourselves and ate to such an extent that when they brought us lasagna, it was no longer up to it. All this time, 2 waiters were spinning around us and trying to find out “we are madams or mademoiselles”)))) But when they brought tibarin, it tastes like a mixture of whiskey, sambuca and becherovka, which was also accompanied by a fruit platter of melon, watermelon and grapes , - it was beyond our strength! We crawled to the hotel like Gummi bears, and the eccentric from the restaurant chased us for a long time, it turns out, just to say goodbye! (lunch cost us 30 dinars).
Near the pool, we found “Gavriks” lost in the city, who surrounded themselves with their miracle equipment, which they brought from Kyiv more than I even have at home: a telephone, a smartphone, a pcp prefix, an e-book, a huge camera with a tripod and a laptop. Do you know why a laptop? Not even for the Internet! Attention! To charge the console!
Someone drove for a martini and the celebration of life continued. We moved the sun loungers around the pool, turned on the music and enjoyed the pleasant conversation, the warm September evening and the opportunity to relax without thinking about the things that occupy our heads at home. We went to dinner for the sake of decency, because lunch at the restaurant, probably, was digested only by the next dinner, so we only ate ice cream and then through force. But our friends ate shrimp and cauliflower in batter on both cheeks, and we just looked at them and envied them.
In the morning, we paid for a boat trip on a pirate ship (45 dinars), the day promised to be cloudy, and my face already looked like this after arriving late yesterday) I really didn't want to go. But our unimportant mood lasted exactly to the seaport: as soon as we saw pirate ships, heard loud groovy music and felt that we had come for a reason - the feeling of a holiday of life came again) It is almost impossible to convey our feelings in words - we just squealed with delight. It all started according to the old scheme with martinis, then we met with half of the crew of pirates who were on the ship. By the way, they put on an unforgettable show on deck. In the beginning, they, like real monkeys, climbed the ropes and decks, jumping from one mast to another and holding on, sometimes with one foot, hung upside down.
One of the pirates was named Antonio, and I think he smelled the martini from the other side of the deck and went to sniff. We drank, smoked and he pulled me out to dance on the podium! Then there was a wonderful dance animation, at the end of which everyone was doused with a huge jet of salt water from a hose. There was also swimming in the open sea. What’s more, they fed us! And I didn't even have to stand in line! One of the pirates brought us everything with home delivery! I lost my sandal, we met crazy people from Algeria, a cheerful couple of immigrants from Kazakhstan and, of course, how can you forget those eyes! ! ! Yes, it's a pirate fakir. A man with a capital "M". Emotionally, this trip was the most intense of all the rest, the impressions are unforgettable and indelible from memory! After lunch, by the way, the sun came out and we went to the beach, where our imaginary friends were already waiting for us.
We all decided to go to Medina, but at the last moment I changed my mind and somewhere in the dinner area, I finally put myself in order, put on an evening dress and put on makeup. Just in time for 20.00, the freaks returned from a walk and we went for dinner, animation, hookah, baileys ....and we were offered to go to a disco in South Hammamet. We agreed quickly, jumping into a cab with an almost full bottle of Baileys and half a bottle of gin in my bag. Our path lay in Latino Bar. There were not overcrowded people, the fun was in full swing! We danced to green tomatoes. By the way, the Tunisian disco is a separate action that deserves a part of my story. Let's start with the fact that back in Kharkov I wanted to attend some dances in order to compare them, for example, with our discos or Turkish ones.
And so I got there: I would immediately like to note the girls there, 10 percent of all those present, the rest are half-starved guys, though not all Arabs, but the majority. A little further after midnight, everyone is dancing where they can: on chairs, tables, in the aisles - everywhere))) And everyone is constantly trying to cut you off, so if you didn’t come by yourself, just hold on to your hands all the time, and that doesn’t always help)
We returned to the hotel in the morning and all together went to the sea. In the afternoon, we all got out together to the Medina, went to eat in a beer pub (we ate pizza with tuna - quite tasty - 8 dinars), then walked around the city, bought sweets and even went shopping.
A young Arab on a scooter, letting me pass on the road, involuntarily created a traffic jam))) In general, the city is very colorful: shops of fresh spices, spices and olives (there are a lot of olives and dates in Tunisia), oriental, Arabic and French sweets, national crafts and jewelry and much, much more.
We went to dinner on the last day sad - very sad, the hookah didn’t work that day, so after sitting a little on the animation, we changed clothes, immediately packed our things and went to the sun loungers we had chosen for a long time near the pool with bedspreads and Baileys.
There were 2 hours left before our departure, and I remember this time no less strongly than the Sahara, a boat trip and the whole time I was in Tunisia: the night sky, the light of the stars, not a soul anywhere, the sound of waves in absolute silence, and a complete lack of understanding that in fact, it's all over, has come to its logical conclusion and it's time to pull yourself together and tune in to the return trip and return home. I am saying all this now after a month has passed since my arrival, and then I did not understand anything, I only felt that something good was being interrupted, something unusually joyful and exciting, and frantically tried to delay these minutes, remember them forever and not cry . Because I wanted to cry to disgrace ...
I got such a maximum and positive from this trip that so far life in Ukraine seems to me non-existent and somehow unreal, and the present will still be - somewhere in a year, I know...
Goodbye Tunisia!
Let's start with the fact that you can fly to Tunisia only from Kyiv, Borispol airport. The road, very unexpectedly for us, was not as tiring as it might seem. On the contrary, everything was very fun. We went there with a full bus of some Tajiks, expectations and plans for a vacation, in a light alcoholic intoxication to Poltava and half asleep after.
We flew to Tunisia very well! By the way, on an Airbus, and not on a flying “karus” MD-82, like all those that fly from our native Kharkov. The flight was delayed by 2 hours. But this did not bother us at all, so we calmly went for a walk to the Kiev duty-free, hung there near the Swarovski stones, then near the glasses and, finally, near our last destination for this moment - alcohol.
Whiskey or rum? martini or asti martini? tequila or baileys?
- what to take with you on a trip - a question that made us think before answering correctly. But then the Khokhlyatsky brain came to the rescue and answered: what is more profitable! - and we took 3 for the price of 2-liter bottles of Baileys and an economical 3-liter bottle of Martini Bianco. Well, try Bacardi Mohito, of course! ! !
We killed time, but the landing was not announced. While they called all friends and relatives, a little more passed. I got lucky with my friends though! ! ! One of my friends, a very experienced traveler, was extremely surprised that we had not drunk anything in the morning and advised us to start this exciting trip with alcohol. After the next visit to the duty-free, we organized German brut champagne, and it was cold. Who came up with this wonderful idea to open another taste of Bacardi Mojito? And then mix it with champagne?
The effect was achieved: here we are, as soon as we opened the bottles, and in the next moment - we are already on board the plane. Yes, it was a little nauseous at first, but then it was good to sleep.
It is strange that we were even allowed into the country, because at passport control we were laughing at the whole line, singing songs and flirting with all the men)))
At the customs in Monastir, they were a little surprised by the amount of alcohol per capita arriving in the Muslim country, but then they just smiled, and soon laughed when I tried to squeeze through the automatically opening door. (All the same, it turns out that we slightly exceeded the amount legally allowed for import))))) By the way, Tunisia is a visa-free country.
Thanks to the tour operator, the transfer was quite safe, and the resettlement was quick (the rooms in almost all hotels are in the national blue and white style with the same color tiles), and even with cold grapefruit juice and some kind of fruit in the room. We took a shower, put on summer sundresses and went out for dinner....
It was then that I realized that we were not mistaken with the choice of the country ! ! !
Considering that we were, to put it mildly, out of shape: a half-sleep night on the bus to Kyiv, hours of waiting at the airport, flights and transfers affected, but as soon as we entered the restaurant, all the waiters, cooks, hotel workers and other vacationers. It was a blast!
After dinner, which impressed us with the abundance of various dishes and their quantity, and the hotel is only 3+, we went to explore the area. It was really very dark, but at least we figured out where we were, and where the beach was, and where everything else was... like the hookah and the bar.
We wandered around quite a bit, because on the territory of 16 hectares there is also the hotel "Soul Azur" 4 and "Royal Azur" 5, which have a common infrastructure.
In general, we wanted to take a quick walk, but then we got hooked somewhere, then we talked there and found that our balcony in the room turned out to be overlooking the sea!
In the morning, at breakfast, the continuation of yesterday's epic awaited us: and who came to us? ! From these views sometimes it became uncomfortable, but you get used to everything! The omelet fried in front of you was amazing and the melted cheese pancakes just melted in your mouth! Then there was a meeting with a hotel guide and we bought a 2-day trip to the Sahara (215 dinars with jeeps and camels), persuaded a couple who flew on the same flight to go, met and agreed to meet later on the beach.
We have already gone to the beach with Baileys, so it is not surprising that both the sun was amazing and the sea was overflowing. Even then, on the first day, I realized that the rest will succeed!
Our new acquaintances pulled up and we spent the first half of the day on the beach, and after lunch we went to the pool. I danced some salsa at the animation, and then we found 10 dinars and quickly decided to drink them. A cold beer after a hot salsa was just right. Dinner was, as always, delicious, and the four of us went to smoke a hookah, which turned out to be suspiciously cheap - 3.5 dinars, with our money something about 20 UAH.
The trip to the Sahara began with the fact that we and our friends overslept. And how could the four of us have not rung alarm clocks ? ? ?
And it was like this: I woke up in the morning from the fact that the mula sang a call to prayer, it was clear that there was a mosque somewhere nearby. I lie, listen to these oriental tunes, I think: “No, well, just like in Turkey. There, too, they called out closer to morning ...”and this thought shot me a little, that now it’s not earlier than half past five. I look at the clock, it clearly says 4.37.
And we had to get up at 4.10, and our things were not packed for 2 days of the trip, and we were not washed, and the Martini was not poured on the road ...uuzhzhzhaassss.
- Lila! ! ! ! How much time do you have on your watch? I have 4.37
- And I have 4.38, - said Lily.
- The bottom line is that we overslept anyway and were late for breakfast! ! !
And it began: herds to the bathroom, herds to the balcony for towels and bathing suits, to dress at a gallop. And then it dawned on us: I wonder if our neighbors woke up? And if you wake up, then why don't they come in? We ran to them, and it turned out that they had got up 5 minutes ago because their alarm clocks had not rung! Some kind of poltergeist! In general, we ran out of the rooms already flushed, but how can we miss the sacred - breakfast?
Breakfast was like artistic juggling with rolls, peaches and cookies, and someone else quickly tried to pour yogurt into himself))) Then it all ended with my bag opening and everything from the plates fell into it, and that's all in the meantime for now a bus with a guide was waiting for us at the entrance.
And the trip was great. Well, firstly, we came across an awesome guide, whose mother is from Moscow, and her father is Tunisian. Alexey from Carthage Plus - hello! Therefore, he is thoroughly familiar with Russian features and traditions, speaks fluent Russian and naturally Arabic, as well as French, English and several other languages. The competence of his knowledge also includes the entire Arabic flavor and the history of the Ancient World, the customs, culture, cuisine of many countries - for which he received the nickname "Wikipedia" from us.
And he pleasantly impressed us with his trademark pipes and national Berber outfits: on the first day he was in all white - a spacious shirt, Aladdin pants, wonderful sandals-sabs and a man's headdress; in the evening he changed into an outfit the color of coffee with milk - a long dress, a huge scarf on his shoulders and some equally funny sandals; and in the morning the style of the outfit coincided with yesterday's white, only appeared in all black ! ! !
Full national flavor!
We visited Kairouan, the 4th most sacred Muslim city after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, had lunch on the way, transferred to jeeps and went to a mountain waterfall. We met with local residents who wanted to buy my girlfriend for n number of jeeps))). Then we drove in jeeps through desert dunes and sand dunes. It was quite extreme and the driver's fervent cry in broken Russian: “Hold on!
"in front of a steep hill made us sweat a little))) From there we moved to the star city, where the Hollywood director Lucas built the scenery for the movie" Star Wars ".
But another mode of transport was waiting for us - horse-drawn carts that took us to the oasis of date palms, where 389 thousand of these same palm trees grow. There we were shown how dates grow, they gave us a taste of fresh harvest dates, as well as date palm juice. They also gave us something to smoke, some kind of local potion, which made our throat very tickle. In the same place, we all bought these very fresh harvest dates and, satisfied and happy, went for dinner and an overnight stay at a transit hotel. The hotel turned out to be quite decent with small cozy rooms, a spacious bathroom and a huge balcony, as well as two swimming pools (regular and thermal) that work around the clock.
Wake up service was funny enough - at 3.50 am we just knocked on the door.
After breakfast, our bus took us to the desert to the salt lake to meet "...dawn in Africa ... ", after which we had a 45-minute camel ride and free time, which some spent riding buggies, quad bikes, motorized hang gliders, and some, t i. e. we decided to smoke a hookah with a local Bedouin who looked incredibly like a camel and spoke a mixture of Arabic and French. But as Lilya said: “Everything was clear in the eyes”, besides, no one has yet canceled the sign language.
Well, as true women, we could not deny ourselves the purchase of local rags and immediately decided to put everything on ourselves, like monkeys. After that, I became completely similar to an Arab))) And in this beautiful form, we went to have lunch at the national Berber restaurant - a stylized cave of troglodytes.
By the way, the Berbers are the general name of the tribes living in the south of Tunisia, which includes Bedouins, troglodytes, Tuareg and many others. And we have many funny moments connected with food in Tunisia, which mainly consisted in the fact that we were afraid everywhere don't eat! For example, they brought us bricks - national pasties with potatoes and eggs - according to the number of people sitting at the table, and rice with vegetables, we divided them among those present, ate baguettes, we were afraid that we would be hungry, and right there, they immediately bring a huge dish of couscous (I call this dish “everything in the fridge” - porridge, potatoes, peas, carrots, pumpkin, cabbage, meat and seasonings), which we no longer counted on and our stomach too. And then more melons… And so it is everywhere: Lilya and I went to a restaurant – no, perhaps the restaurant is another story, I’d better finish about the Sahara.
The end point of our two-day tour was the El Jem Amphitheatre, the second largest amphitheater in the world after the Colosseum. By the way, the film "Gladiator" was filmed in El Jem. It is really very big and impressive.
We had very little strength left, the whiskey and cola really helped us a lot, and the rest of the journey was as entertaining as the whole trip: we pestered our wonderful guide with our stupid questions: for example, why does he marry a girl from Tunisia, and not in Russian, or is the handsome prince who built a falconry farm? Upon arrival at the hotel, our enthusiasm was only enough for dinner, after which everyone fell asleep like groundhogs.
The next day, we had planned a stupid lying on the beach by the sea, which we did with pleasure. And for lunch, we decided to go to the city to eat "shapati" - as we were told, these are local hamburgers with tuna, egg and tomatoes.
After 15 minutes, we got lost: Lilya and I went to stare at shoes and handbags, and the programmers were brought to the grocery store - and who, where, who was still waiting for a mystery. We didn’t find hamburgers very much, but we were already hungry enough, so we decided to go to the Cap Azur restaurant not far from the hotel, where there was a menu in 4 languages: Russian, English, German and French. We were embarrassed by only one thing: that they were going to the city straight from the beach in swimsuits, sundresses and licked wet heads. And the Arabs were not embarrassed! It seemed that for them we are the most beautiful girls on the planet! We ordered lasagna and local swill - tibarina. And we really hoped that alcohol would be brought to us immediately, but the waiter immediately let us know that you should eat first and then drink. “Somehow it’s not our way, ” we exchanged surprised looks among ourselves. They immediately brought us baguettes, olives, salad, local adjika - harissa, spices ....AND….
after 10 minutes asked why we do not eat? I tried to answer that we were waiting for the main course (to no avail, for me) and immediately remembered the guide's story about the local cuisine, where it is customary to eat these light snacks, wetting a baguette in harissa diluted with olive oil. We immediately corrected ourselves and ate to such an extent that when they brought us lasagna, it was no longer up to it. All this time, 2 waiters were spinning around us and trying to find out “we are madams or mademoiselles”)))) But when they brought tibarin, it tastes like a mixture of whiskey, sambuca and becherovka, which was also accompanied by a fruit platter of melon, watermelon and grapes , - it was beyond our strength! We crawled to the hotel like Gummi bears, and the eccentric from the restaurant chased us for a long time, it turns out, just to say goodbye! (lunch cost us 30 dinars).
Near the pool, we found “Gavriks” lost in the city, who surrounded themselves with their miracle equipment, which they brought from Kyiv more than I even have at home: a telephone, a smartphone, a pcp prefix, an e-book, a huge camera with a tripod and a laptop. Do you know why a laptop? Not even for the Internet! Attention! To charge the console!
Someone drove for a martini and the celebration of life continued. We moved the sun loungers around the pool, turned on the music and enjoyed the pleasant conversation, the warm September evening and the opportunity to relax without thinking about the things that occupy our heads at home. We went to dinner for the sake of decency, because lunch at the restaurant, probably, was digested only by the next dinner, so we only ate ice cream and then through force. But our friends ate shrimp and cauliflower in batter on both cheeks, and we just looked at them and envied them.
In the morning, we paid for a boat trip on a pirate ship (45 dinars), the day promised to be cloudy, and my face already looked like this after arriving late yesterday) I really didn't want to go. But our unimportant mood lasted exactly to the seaport: as soon as we saw pirate ships, heard loud groovy music and felt that we had come for a reason - the feeling of a holiday of life came again) It is almost impossible to convey our feelings in words - we just squealed with delight. It all started according to the old scheme with martinis, then we met with half of the crew of pirates who were on the ship. By the way, they put on an unforgettable show on deck. In the beginning, they, like real monkeys, climbed the ropes and decks, jumping from one mast to another and holding on, sometimes with one foot, hung upside down.
One of the pirates was named Antonio, and I think he smelled the martini from the other side of the deck and went to sniff. We drank, smoked and he pulled me out to dance on the podium! Then there was a wonderful dance animation, at the end of which everyone was doused with a huge jet of salt water from a hose. There was also swimming in the open sea. What’s more, they fed us! And I didn't even have to stand in line! One of the pirates brought us everything with home delivery! I lost my sandal, we met crazy people from Algeria, a cheerful couple of immigrants from Kazakhstan and, of course, how can you forget those eyes! ! ! Yes, it's a pirate fakir. A man with a capital "M". Emotionally, this trip was the most intense of all the rest, the impressions are unforgettable and indelible from memory! After lunch, by the way, the sun came out and we went to the beach, where our imaginary friends were already waiting for us.
We all decided to go to Medina, but at the last moment I changed my mind and somewhere in the dinner area, I finally put myself in order, put on an evening dress and put on makeup. Just in time for 20.00, the freaks returned from a walk and we went for dinner, animation, hookah, baileys ....and we were offered to go to a disco in South Hammamet. We agreed quickly, jumping into a cab with an almost full bottle of Baileys and half a bottle of gin in my bag. Our path lay in Latino Bar. There were not overcrowded people, the fun was in full swing! We danced to green tomatoes. By the way, the Tunisian disco is a separate action that deserves a part of my story. Let's start with the fact that back in Kharkov I wanted to attend some dances in order to compare them, for example, with our discos or Turkish ones.
And so I got there: I would immediately like to note the girls there, 10 percent of all those present, the rest are half-starved guys, though not all Arabs, but the majority. A little further after midnight, everyone is dancing where they can: on chairs, tables, in the aisles - everywhere))) And everyone is constantly trying to cut you off, so if you didn’t come by yourself, just hold on to your hands all the time, and that doesn’t always help)
We returned to the hotel in the morning and all together went to the sea. In the afternoon, we all got out together to the Medina, went to eat in a beer pub (we ate pizza with tuna - quite tasty - 8 dinars), then walked around the city, bought sweets and even went shopping.
A young Arab on a scooter, letting me pass on the road, involuntarily created a traffic jam))) In general, the city is very colorful: shops of fresh spices, spices and olives (there are a lot of olives and dates in Tunisia), oriental, Arabic and French sweets, national crafts and jewelry and much, much more.
We went to dinner on the last day sad - very sad, the hookah didn’t work that day, so after sitting a little on the animation, we changed clothes, immediately packed our things and went to the sun loungers we had chosen for a long time near the pool with bedspreads and Baileys.
There were 2 hours left before our departure, and I remember this time no less strongly than the Sahara, a boat trip and the whole time I was in Tunisia: the night sky, the light of the stars, not a soul anywhere, the sound of waves in absolute silence, and a complete lack of understanding that in fact, it's all over, has come to its logical conclusion and it's time to pull yourself together and tune in to the return trip and return home. I am saying all this now after a month has passed since my arrival, and then I did not understand anything, I only felt that something good was being interrupted, something unusually joyful and exciting, and frantically tried to delay these minutes, remember them forever and not cry . Because I wanted to cry to disgrace ...
I got such a maximum and positive from this trip that so far life in Ukraine seems to me non-existent and somehow unreal, and the present will still be - somewhere in a year, I know...
Goodbye Tunisia!
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Service sucks Food sucks Room sucks But the territory is good, but for this reason I do not recommend anyone to go there
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Service sucks Food sucks Room sucks But the territory is good, but for this reason I do not recommend anyone to go there
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I would like to recommend this hotel to those who are looking for an affordable option for a family vacation of good quality, right on the seashore. For myself, for the entire stay, I didn’t see the point in overpaying for Sol Azur 4 * or Royal Azur 5 * - the territory and beaches are common, the rooms have everything you need (for example, a hairdryer), and what you don’t (minibar-fridge) you can get for an additional fee.
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I would like to recommend this hotel to those who are looking for an affordable option for a family vacation of good quality, right on the seashore. For myself, for the entire stay, I didn’t see the point in overpaying for Sol Azur 4 * or Royal Azur 5 * - the territory and beaches are common, the rooms have everything you need (for example, a hairdryer), and what you don’t (minibar-fridge) you can get for an additional fee. The staff responded to requests instantly (tips were left regularly).
It's boring in the evenings - animation and entertainment are mainly for children, but for 5 dollars (7 dinars) you can take a taxi to a disco. We were in Latino, admission is free, until 24 Happy Hour - drinks with a 50% discount. Despite Ramadan, everyone had a lot of fun!
Instead of excursions, we took a car with a driver ($ 90 per day) and a guide - we did not regret it!
The beach, the sea and the climate are another story. Imagine, in Kyiv it was +40, and in Tunisia + 28. The sea is very clean, and the beaches are not crowded. Once I was stung by a jellyfish, a tomato helped, you just need to wipe the burn.
The main disadvantage of a vacation is the need to return home!
It's boring in the evenings - animation and entertainment are mainly for children, but for 5 dollars (7 dinars) you can take a taxi to a disco. We were in Latino, admission is free, until 24 Happy Hour - drinks with a 50% discount. Despite Ramadan, everyone had a lot of fun!
Instead of excursions, we took a car with a driver ($ 90 per day) and a guide - we did not regret it!
The beach, the sea and the climate are another story. Imagine, in Kyiv it was +40, and in Tunisia + 28. The sea is very clean, and the beaches are not crowded. Once I was stung by a jellyfish, a tomato helped, you just need to wipe the burn.
The main disadvantage of a vacation is the need to return home!
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Honestly, after reading some reviews of our aching tourists on the eaves of tourists, I was afraid to go to this hotel for a long time, which I regretted very much. The hotel is excellent, is part of a network of hotels of the same structure, 5 *, 4 *, 3 * located in the same area with the most beautiful park, the territory of these hotels, the greenest in this city and the most beautiful.
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Honestly, after reading some reviews of our aching tourists on the eaves of tourists, I was afraid to go to this hotel for a long time, which I regretted very much. The hotel is excellent, is part of a network of hotels of the same structure, 5 *, 4 *, 3 * located in the same area with the most beautiful park, the territory of these hotels, the greenest in this city and the most beautiful. This is without false modesty. The labyrinths of the park can be wandered for a long time, discovering new sea views every day))). In the evenings the flowers smelled so bad that I didn't want to go back to my room. Rooms: cozy, nice, in the Arabian style, the furniture is not new. new good condition. Our room overlooked the courtyard, it did not bother us at all and did not pay extra for sea views)). Cleaning in the rooms is probably the only thing that left much to be desired, but let's be honest, in which barns in the Crimea do we live for the same money?
Just do not be afraid to tell them that you have wrong in the room, and they will correct. We didn't have cockroaches, we didn't steal money))) though we didn't keep them in mind ...Food for slaughter, especially in the evening. 5-6 types of meat, 2-3 types of fish, side dishes, fruits, pastries, separate grill menu. From the meat we tried lamb, rabbit! , grilled king prawns just lick your fingers ...Their cakes are just a work of art. In the morning it is a bit monotonous, but you will not run away hungry. And tell me, does every hotel have fresh fruit for breakfast? we had at least two species. Necessarily orange and melon / strawberry alternated every other day. In the morning
all drinks are free, in the evening all for extra. salary. Water and juices were bought in the shop opposite the hotel. 2.5-3 dinars 1 liter of juice, 3 dinars 2 liters of water. Oh yes, the kids were still eating ice cream, 3 species were definitely at dinner every day. .
The beach is 50 meters away, just walk through the pool and go down the stairs.
On the beach, we did not wait until we had all the bed, but just to drive away the amount eaten, came, put, spread, sunbathed)))
Animation, dance entertainment))) at 16.00 it seems you could go to learn Arabic))) ...every night on the street played the pianist around 9-10 was a small show program, usually dancing animators with animators))) on the last day was Turkish evening? white is shown a turkish wedding? camels were brought to the hotel, the children were delighted, everything in the kitchen was prepared according to Turkish recipes. After the children were put to bed, went to the disco in the azure salt, it's 4 * there it all started after 12, let there and local citizens. You can go boldly, no one will touch you if you do not want to, although the attention will certainly be increased.
City of Hammamet: went to the restaurant "Cap Azure" worth noting grilled sea bass, Tunisian salad, brick, at the end of the meal is usually from the restaurant for free a large dish of fruit, leave room))) Near the medina in the city center a beautiful cafe overlooking the seas national color. Be sure to try the green hour with mint and pine nuts, it's something! For the sake of the children we went to the amusement park: you pay for the entrance and ride on any attraction as much as you want! ! ! ! ! you can spend at least a whole day there, there is a water park in the same park, take a swimsuit with you, in addition, there is a mini zoo in the same park! ! ! lions, tigers, camels, monkeys, horses, etc. Oh yes, it's in Yasmin Hammamet, a taxi costs 8 dinars, I do not remember. In general, Yasmin Hammamet has a lot to see besides this park. A beautiful port with luxury yachts, a promenade with shops and cafes like Nice.
In the city in ordinary shops things and shoes are much cheaper than in our country.
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Just do not be afraid to tell them that you have wrong in the room, and they will correct. We didn't have cockroaches, we didn't steal money))) though we didn't keep them in mind ...Food for slaughter, especially in the evening. 5-6 types of meat, 2-3 types of fish, side dishes, fruits, pastries, separate grill menu. From the meat we tried lamb, rabbit! , grilled king prawns just lick your fingers ...Their cakes are just a work of art. In the morning it is a bit monotonous, but you will not run away hungry. And tell me, does every hotel have fresh fruit for breakfast? we had at least two species. Necessarily orange and melon / strawberry alternated every other day. In the morning
all drinks are free, in the evening all for extra. salary. Water and juices were bought in the shop opposite the hotel. 2.5-3 dinars 1 liter of juice, 3 dinars 2 liters of water. Oh yes, the kids were still eating ice cream, 3 species were definitely at dinner every day. .
The beach is 50 meters away, just walk through the pool and go down the stairs.
On the beach, we did not wait until we had all the bed, but just to drive away the amount eaten, came, put, spread, sunbathed)))
Animation, dance entertainment))) at 16.00 it seems you could go to learn Arabic))) ...every night on the street played the pianist around 9-10 was a small show program, usually dancing animators with animators))) on the last day was Turkish evening? white is shown a turkish wedding? camels were brought to the hotel, the children were delighted, everything in the kitchen was prepared according to Turkish recipes. After the children were put to bed, went to the disco in the azure salt, it's 4 * there it all started after 12, let there and local citizens. You can go boldly, no one will touch you if you do not want to, although the attention will certainly be increased.
City of Hammamet: went to the restaurant "Cap Azure" worth noting grilled sea bass, Tunisian salad, brick, at the end of the meal is usually from the restaurant for free a large dish of fruit, leave room))) Near the medina in the city center a beautiful cafe overlooking the seas national color. Be sure to try the green hour with mint and pine nuts, it's something! For the sake of the children we went to the amusement park: you pay for the entrance and ride on any attraction as much as you want! ! ! ! ! you can spend at least a whole day there, there is a water park in the same park, take a swimsuit with you, in addition, there is a mini zoo in the same park! ! ! lions, tigers, camels, monkeys, horses, etc. Oh yes, it's in Yasmin Hammamet, a taxi costs 8 dinars, I do not remember. In general, Yasmin Hammamet has a lot to see besides this park. A beautiful port with luxury yachts, a promenade with shops and cafes like Nice.
In the city in ordinary shops things and shoes are much cheaper than in our country.
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I flew with a friend to Hammamet from TO "Elite Travel". We chose the Bel Azur 3 * hotel, although our manager advised us. Why is he big. Excellent thalla center. After the procedures you feel so light. Territory ogrovnas with a beautiful park. The room is clean and comfortable. The furniture is a little old, but in good condition.
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I flew with a friend to Hammamet from TO "Elite Travel". We chose the Bel Azur 3 * hotel, although our manager advised us. Why is he big. Excellent thalla center. After the procedures you feel so light.
Territory ogrovnas with a beautiful park. The room is clean and comfortable. The furniture is a little old, but in good condition. Nice staff. Excellent animation. Decent food. The hotel can even position itself as a 4 *.
Very worthwhile, and most importantly inexpensive, and especially if on special offer.
I advise. You will not regret it!
Territory ogrovnas with a beautiful park. The room is clean and comfortable. The furniture is a little old, but in good condition. Nice staff. Excellent animation. Decent food. The hotel can even position itself as a 4 *.
Very worthwhile, and most importantly inexpensive, and especially if on special offer.
I advise. You will not regret it!
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We were with my wife in Hammamet from September 25 to October 5.2009. A ticket for 10 days cost 48.000 rubles. For the same money it was possible to take 4ku, but the tour operator persuaded me to take 3 Bel Azur. She was probably right, as they were generally satisfied with the rest. We were lucky with the weather - practically not a single day of a storm.
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We were with my wife in Hammamet from September 25 to October 5.2009. A ticket for 10 days cost 48.000 rubles. For the same money it was possible to take 4ku, but the tour operator persuaded me to take 3 Bel Azur. She was probably right, as they were generally satisfied with the rest.
We were lucky with the weather - practically not a single day of a storm. Only in the evening it became cold and an unpleasant wind blew.
The room was settled quickly, but in a hole. Promptly slipped $ 25 at the reception, and were immediately moved to a room corresponding to a good three-ruble note. Do not take 2 beds. There was a tiny 2-bed in the "hole", so 2 single beds were moved in the new one (so much better) - pay attention when booking. There are no refrigerators. There is air conditioning.
The biggest plus of the hotel is that it is located in a luxurious park along with Sol Azur and Royal Azur. The second plus is that it is closest to the sea, and the lounge area is shared with the 5 * Royal Azur. Do not take a bungalow - they are closest to the sea, but are located on the promenade (hosh-no-hosh - look) and are actually a 2-storey corridor-type hotel without reception.
Take NV. Breakfasts, apart from sausages, are good. Tea, coffee, baked goods, var. eggs, yoghurts - pretty well for a healthy lifestyle.
Dinner is not so rosy. Only poultry was deliciously prepared from meat, although in the city for a penny ($ 7-10 for two for lunch) all sorts of beef shacks and other grilled food were made well. Once I got addicted to Stolovsky salads (then I noticed that there were really rotten vegetables in the vegetable slices - Arabs's). Baked is great. Especially cakes (every other day). Ice cream is chemical. There are no fish at all. And in the city it is, only in restaurants ($70-100 for two). So, in the crisis year 2009, there was a complete flight for seafood.
The most serious disadvantage of dinners is the lack of included drinks. Firstly: there is no tea in the evening menu at all. You have to order either wine or water (maybe I don’t remember having coffee), but you have to wait until the waiter serves you and pay him a tip, despite the fact that for everything else you serve yourself according to the rules of the buffet (in my opinion, nonsense and extremely inconvenient ). You can advise to take a large bottle of wine and water, and then ask to leave not drunk until tomorrow.
Buy water at the Fix Price store right in front of the hotel gate (no cheaper). You need to bring it to the hotel in closed bags and no one really digs. In the same manner, you can steal fruits and baked goods from the canteen (everyone steals and did not catch anyone). The set of fruits is the same as in Moscow shops (even poorer): apples, grapes, pears, watermelons. From the exotic, only cactus fruits - you can eat.
Drink alcohol in duty free. Local wine varies in quality from bottle to bottle, although its sale is controlled by the state. Branded drinks are very expensive there.
For nightlife go to Sol Azur or nearby nightclubs (ask taxi drivers). In general, Bel-Azur is for lovers of silence and total relaxation. The first 7 days - what you need, but then fed up and we began to go to the Memphis salt-azure pub.
For shopping, you can pay attention to locally produced shoes (not bad in quality and cheap - $ 15-20 for a pair of leather shoes). In general, local leather cases cost a penny if you like Arabic style. Women stocked bags (fake brands). The quality is crap, but... very cheap. By the way, bargain boldly. The first price that you will be called will not be far from Moscow. In the process of trading, it decreases from 2 to 8 times (as long as you have enough patience).
Do not go to Medina, there is a concentrated accumulation of criminal trading elements. We got off with swearing, but we talked about unpleasant incidents with women (such as “either buy or you won’t go anywhere” and they really hold you, they don’t let you in - there are such nooks and crannies).
The sea for 7 days was perfectly clean - white sand at the bottom is visible at 2-3 meters. A couple of times it brought algae and once rubbish (bags, newspapers, etc. - it was disgusting), then it takes it away and it was like nothing happened. Algae are cleaned by trained personnel.
Local thalasso at prices somewhere around $ 20 for the procedure, and something like $ 500 for a 7-day course. I thought and could not understand what the joke was (wholesale is not cheaper). Once we went to the aquatic (the whole day in a tubular pool with waterfalls - $ 20 per person) - nothing, it's cool.
We rode camels - Arab affairs! They promised some unforgettable show in the desert with the Berbers. As a result: they were taken to some local slums (we really shied away! ), ripped off 6 dinars for rags on our heads, drove around the outskirts of Hammamet (beautifully, but without training for camel riding, my legs became very numb). Then they brought us to the village, where there really were ethnic Berbers (they walked barefoot and had tattoos on their legs, as we were told from black tea). They offered tea from unwashed dishes, dressed in their rags - that's the whole show. But they brought them safe and sound to the place, let them off the camels free of charge, and baksheesh was shouted - generally without incident, but also a pleasure so-so, for a lover of ethnic affairs. But then they explained to us that nothing more should be expected from the Arab shows.
The general feeling of the rest: in general, a comfortable, quiet stay for very little money. They took with them 20.000 rubles. - and in 10 days they could not spend everything, which in our case is nonsense!
We were lucky with the weather - practically not a single day of a storm. Only in the evening it became cold and an unpleasant wind blew.
The room was settled quickly, but in a hole. Promptly slipped $ 25 at the reception, and were immediately moved to a room corresponding to a good three-ruble note. Do not take 2 beds. There was a tiny 2-bed in the "hole", so 2 single beds were moved in the new one (so much better) - pay attention when booking. There are no refrigerators. There is air conditioning.
The biggest plus of the hotel is that it is located in a luxurious park along with Sol Azur and Royal Azur. The second plus is that it is closest to the sea, and the lounge area is shared with the 5 * Royal Azur. Do not take a bungalow - they are closest to the sea, but are located on the promenade (hosh-no-hosh - look) and are actually a 2-storey corridor-type hotel without reception.
Take NV. Breakfasts, apart from sausages, are good. Tea, coffee, baked goods, var. eggs, yoghurts - pretty well for a healthy lifestyle.
Dinner is not so rosy. Only poultry was deliciously prepared from meat, although in the city for a penny ($ 7-10 for two for lunch) all sorts of beef shacks and other grilled food were made well. Once I got addicted to Stolovsky salads (then I noticed that there were really rotten vegetables in the vegetable slices - Arabs's). Baked is great. Especially cakes (every other day). Ice cream is chemical. There are no fish at all. And in the city it is, only in restaurants ($70-100 for two). So, in the crisis year 2009, there was a complete flight for seafood.
The most serious disadvantage of dinners is the lack of included drinks. Firstly: there is no tea in the evening menu at all. You have to order either wine or water (maybe I don’t remember having coffee), but you have to wait until the waiter serves you and pay him a tip, despite the fact that for everything else you serve yourself according to the rules of the buffet (in my opinion, nonsense and extremely inconvenient ). You can advise to take a large bottle of wine and water, and then ask to leave not drunk until tomorrow.
Buy water at the Fix Price store right in front of the hotel gate (no cheaper). You need to bring it to the hotel in closed bags and no one really digs. In the same manner, you can steal fruits and baked goods from the canteen (everyone steals and did not catch anyone). The set of fruits is the same as in Moscow shops (even poorer): apples, grapes, pears, watermelons. From the exotic, only cactus fruits - you can eat.
Drink alcohol in duty free. Local wine varies in quality from bottle to bottle, although its sale is controlled by the state. Branded drinks are very expensive there.
For nightlife go to Sol Azur or nearby nightclubs (ask taxi drivers). In general, Bel-Azur is for lovers of silence and total relaxation. The first 7 days - what you need, but then fed up and we began to go to the Memphis salt-azure pub.
For shopping, you can pay attention to locally produced shoes (not bad in quality and cheap - $ 15-20 for a pair of leather shoes). In general, local leather cases cost a penny if you like Arabic style. Women stocked bags (fake brands). The quality is crap, but... very cheap. By the way, bargain boldly. The first price that you will be called will not be far from Moscow. In the process of trading, it decreases from 2 to 8 times (as long as you have enough patience).
Do not go to Medina, there is a concentrated accumulation of criminal trading elements. We got off with swearing, but we talked about unpleasant incidents with women (such as “either buy or you won’t go anywhere” and they really hold you, they don’t let you in - there are such nooks and crannies).
The sea for 7 days was perfectly clean - white sand at the bottom is visible at 2-3 meters. A couple of times it brought algae and once rubbish (bags, newspapers, etc. - it was disgusting), then it takes it away and it was like nothing happened. Algae are cleaned by trained personnel.
Local thalasso at prices somewhere around $ 20 for the procedure, and something like $ 500 for a 7-day course. I thought and could not understand what the joke was (wholesale is not cheaper). Once we went to the aquatic (the whole day in a tubular pool with waterfalls - $ 20 per person) - nothing, it's cool.
We rode camels - Arab affairs! They promised some unforgettable show in the desert with the Berbers. As a result: they were taken to some local slums (we really shied away! ), ripped off 6 dinars for rags on our heads, drove around the outskirts of Hammamet (beautifully, but without training for camel riding, my legs became very numb). Then they brought us to the village, where there really were ethnic Berbers (they walked barefoot and had tattoos on their legs, as we were told from black tea). They offered tea from unwashed dishes, dressed in their rags - that's the whole show. But they brought them safe and sound to the place, let them off the camels free of charge, and baksheesh was shouted - generally without incident, but also a pleasure so-so, for a lover of ethnic affairs. But then they explained to us that nothing more should be expected from the Arab shows.
The general feeling of the rest: in general, a comfortable, quiet stay for very little money. They took with them 20.000 rubles. - and in 10 days they could not spend everything, which in our case is nonsense!
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Just arrived from this hotel. Let me tell you right now that everything is ok. The rooms were cleaned daily. A couple of times fresh fruit was brought to the room, beautifully packaged, and flowers were placed on the pillow. My husband and I went on our honeymoon. The hotel fully meets expectations. Our room was with a sea view.
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Just arrived from this hotel. Let me tell you right now that everything is ok. The rooms were cleaned daily. A couple of times fresh fruit was brought to the room, beautifully packaged, and flowers were placed on the pillow. My husband and I went on our honeymoon. The hotel fully meets expectations. Our room was with a sea view. The food is excellent. The breakfast is rather monotonous, but there is plenty to choose from. Dinner exceeded all our expectations. 5-6 cooked meats, plus chef-prepared meats, salads, side dishes, and seafood. gave a lot of fruit. We even took them to our room with us. The desserts are amazing and of course the ice cream. In general, after talking with people from Royal Azur 5 * and Sol Azur 4 *, we realized that we have better food and rooms. Of course, 4 and 5 * hotels look more solid, but it makes no sense to pay only for the appearance. We walked all over the hotel) And our beach was the best. Water is really expensive in the hotel. We shopped at the shop across the street. Souvenirs were also bought there. From trips they took only a "pirate ship" directly from the captain at the hotel. I liked it very much, it was fun, we swam in the open sea and ate grilled meat. And rode camels) In general, I advise everyone to such a hotel) You will not regret it!
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