Are there any cash points in tunisia (sousse ) or is it traverlers cheques only ???and do they take debit card

Travelers鈥?checks and credit cards are accepted at some establishments in Tunisia, mainly in urban or tourist areas. The Tunisian dinar is not yet a fully convertible currency. Tunisian law prohibits the export or import of Tunisian bank notes or coins. Tunisian law permits the export of foreign currency declared when entering Tunisia. Tourists are expected to make foreign exchange transactions at authorized banks or dealers and to retain receipts for dinars obtained. Under foreign currency regulations, a tourist can reconvert to foreign currency 30 percent of what has been exchanged into dinars, up to a maximum of 100 dollars. Declaring foreign currency on entering Tunisia and obtaining a receipt for dinars purchased thereafter will facilitate reconverting dinars to U.S. dollars. Keep all receipts of monetary transactions for presentation when leaving the country.


Now that the government part is over, there are cash points (ATMs) all over Tunisia, mainly in touristicy areas, and at banks. Plenty in Sousse because it's a touristic city.

I personally wouldn't bring travelers cheques as it will take a long time for them to process it when you check out because not many people use them. Really the only place that they are valuable at is a bank.

And because Tunisia is still a developing country, most places aren't set up to accept cresit cards or debit cards. You'll find that only you're major stores, such as Carefour (in Tunis), and Monoprix, and Magasin General, plus a few major resteraunts are equiped to handle that. Most major hotels can handle them as well, but not your smaller local ones.

My best suggestion to you is to bring the amount of money you want to have and change it when you get to the airport in Tunisia. Or bring a credit/debit card and use it at the ATMs when you need money. There is a fee for using the ATMs though, and that varied from bank to bank. Mostly the fee is between 1,500dinars and 2 dinars. Which ever way you go, keep only the necessary cash on you, and the rest in your hotel room.

I was in Port El Kantaoui in March this year, which is just about 5 mins drive from Sousse. There were plenty of cash points there.

I withdrew cash using my debit card, but I didn't try making payments with it.

Most major cities and tourist centers have plenty of ATM machines. In fact, pretty much any bank has one. You can cash travelers checks at most of the banks along Avenue Bourgiba in Central Tunis and probably other major cities like Sousse and Sfax.

I would recommend taking a combination of Cash, Travelers Checks, ATM card and Visa. Keep plenty of cash on hand if you are going to leave the major cities along the coast and head inland as banks are not as common, if you can find a major bank at all.

Although some of the large tourist hotels will take a credit cards, its usually preferred that you pay cash. If you get to the end of your trip and run low on money, then you can cash your travelers checks or get money from an ATM. Its all about keeping your options open. It may also be good to keep your cash in a seperate place from your credit cards just in case.