- Where are the best hotels in Djerba or Sousse?
- Thalassotherapy
- Entertainment and attractions
Tunisia is still slightly inferior to Egypt and Morocco in the field of tourism, but, as local authorities assure, this is a temporary phenomenon. This country has all the conditions to organize the rest of the guests at the highest level.
Today, travelers who are going to visit the Black Continent ask themselves the question, Djerba or Sousse, in the near future the choice will be much more difficult. Let's try to figure out what are the similarities and differences between the two Tunisian resorts, what specific entertainment and interesting sights they can offer.
Where are the best hotels in Djerba or Sousse?
The island of Djerba has not yet been fully explored by tourists. This Tunisian resort has several zones, one might say, the concentration of tourist life. Most of the hotels are grouped on the north and west coast, the center of resort life is located in the town of Houmt Souk. The southern part of the island in the area of the town of Midoun is also at the mercy of guests from Europe and America. The hotel line is represented by a sufficient number of hotels with 4 * and 5 *, providing the highest level of services.
Sousse is called one of the most popular Tunisian resorts; it is aimed at the younger generation of travelers who are not too concerned about living conditions. For this category of tourists, entertainment on the beach, and in the resort itself, is much more important. The hotel row is also representatives of the well-known world chains of the 4 * and 5 * categories, and in this resort you can also find many inexpensive hotels of the 2 * class, offering quite a decent vacation at symbolic prices.
Thalassotherapy
Tunisia is one of the countries that offers a wide variety of thalasso programs. Large resorts have centers, spas, beauty clinics. Small resort towns also offer a course of seaweed wrapping in salons and beauty parlors.
On the island of Djerba there are a sufficient number of thalassotherapy centers, they are located in hotels with 4 * and 5 *. Finding out which hotel complex has such a service is easy and simple - the word Thalassa is present in the name, for example, Cesar Thalassa 5 *, Athenee Thalassa 5 *, Thalassa Djerba 4 *.
Sousse, despite the fact that most of its guests are young tourists, is also ready to offer a wide variety of thalassotherapy programs. The centers providing services of this kind are located in the hotels of the highest category. Many of them have the prefix Thalassa in their names, which is a kind of hint for those wishing to take a course of magical seaweed and mud wraps.
Entertainment and attractions
The island of Djerba is ready to please lovers of medieval history; many ancient monuments have been preserved on its territory. The main attractions, dating back more than one hundred years, are located in Houmt-Suk:
- The old city, surrounded by a majestic fortress wall;
- Borj el-Kebir, a fort built during the Middle Ages;
- the most beautiful Muslim religious buildings.
To get acquainted with the life of the indigenous inhabitants of Djerba, travel agencies are advised to visit the village of Gellala, where the expositions of the Museum of Folk Traditions are located. Tourists are amazed by its rich collections of antique jewelry, samples of traditional ceramics, wood carvings, and clothing.
The main entertainment that Sousse offers to its guests is music and dancing; there is a real discotheque zone that stretches for several kilometers, turning the city into one dancing resort. Other active entertainments include bowling, a water park, a botanical garden with exotic trees and flowers.
Many young people come to Sousse, dreaming not only of having fun, but also of discovering the ancient world. Such travelers have all the possibilities for this, firstly, Sousse has its own Medina, it is surrounded by a fortress wall around its perimeter, and this place is very loved by tourists. On the territory of Medina, you can see the most beautiful mosques with history, medieval towers, catacombs, which contain ancient burials. Secondly, the City Museum of the resort is ready to offer interesting artifacts, including masks, mosaics, sculptures.
Now we can draw several conclusions about who and which resort to choose.
Djerba Island will give the most vivid impressions to those guests who:
- like to relax on the islands, not the mainland;
- prefer secluded hotels 5 * or 4 *;
- dream of taking a thalassotherapy course without leaving the hotel;
- love historical sites.
The resort of Sousse, located on the mainland of Tunisia, is suitable for tourists who:
- prefer the mainland to the islands;
- want to have the right to choose a hotel in accordance with their financial capabilities;
- love thalassotherapy, but do not make a cult out of it;
- love dancing until the morning in the style of disco and outdoor activities.
