Anyone been / going to Djerba / Tunisia???

Going this saturday 29th - have heard mixed reviews. Hotel named on arrival so don't know which one.

Djerba is beautiful. It is is the largest island off North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes ans is a popular tourist destination.

You can find a list of Djerban hotels here: http://www.tourismtunisia.com/hotels/dje...
This will give you an idea of what to expect from the hotels when you do arrive.

Food and drink are going to be expensive in the hotel, as that is where they gain a good portion of their revenue. You would do better to go out into the city for yourself and eat at a local resteraunt. You will get bigger portions at better prices.

Alcoholic beverages are not widely sold in public. Only the upper scale, more expensive resteraunts sell it, as well as your hotel. And it isn't cheap.

While the tap water is safe to drink, almost everyone buys bottled water, and that is what you will be served and charged for unless you specifically ask for tap water (which by the way is free).

There is no dress code for tourists. You can come wearing shorts, tank tops, short sleeved/shirtless shirts, flip-flops, bikinis, basically, whatever. Women even swim and sunbathe topless.

There is no dress code for tourists. You can come wearing shorts, tank tops, flip-flops, bikinis, basically, whatever - As long as you are in the touristicy part of the city. Women even swim and sunbathe topless.

Once you go into the main city, because this is a Muslim country, you should show some respect and dress a little conservatively. I'm not saying cover yourself up or anything like that. Conservative Western street clothing (shorts, short sleeved/sleeveless shirts) is appropriate. Attire for women should be more conservative, such as dress lengths should be below the knee. I myself wear shorts that are about mid-theigh length, flip-flops or sandals, sleeveless or short sleeved shirts, skirts that are a little above my knee, and dresses that are that length, and I've never had any trouble. And keep in mind, that since I live there, I don't just hang around the touristicy areas, I go to all parts of the city, and I have been to very many cities throughout Tunisia.

In short, just use your common sense. If you want, take a look at some of my Photo Albums that I have on my page and you'll see how we dress, how we live, and what some parts of Tunisia look like. We only got the camera recently, so I don't have pictures from all the places that we have visited, but you'll get an idea..

If you need any more help, feel free to contact me, and I'll do my best to help you out!

I went to Tunisia about 10 years ago. It is a beautiful country, but the men are very over powering, they think they have the right to 'buy' you. I took a trip across the dessert, which i highly recommend, and if you have the chance, go on a camel ride, it's scary but fun. Be careful of the food and water though I came home with salmonella food poisoning.

I went to Tunisia few years ago at christmas-we stayed in Port El Kantaoui, and had a great time!!The hotel was pretty nice with immediate access to the beach(wasnt hot enough to swim but really beautiful all the same)the food was good, plenty of variety, and booze was cheap, in the hotel anyway. The only downside is the men, theyre really pervy and can be quite intimidating. I went with my friend and her mum and they were trying to chat us up even with her mum telling them to get lost!!Theyre also very physical too, touching, trying to pull you away from whoever youre with so be careful. Other than that it was amazing!Beautfiul places to see and lots to do-I recommend a camel ride in the Atlas mountains, incredible!

It's really nice. Food is nice and also cheap. The people trying to sell things can be a bit overpowering at first but once you get used to it and just say no they're fine.If you get a chance, go on one of the 'safari' type trips around the country. You see a lot more of the culture than you do staying in your resort and get a chance to ride a camel through the sahara, we did it as the sun was setting which was amazing.