Want to no if i have to order travellers checks to go to tunisia or can i just go to travel shop and get them?

going tunisia wed and havent got travellers cheques yet they dont open till tues and you cant take our moeny into there country does anyone no if i will have to order them or can i just go and get them

you can just get either sterling or euro or even us travel cheques without preordering from most travel agents you cannot get tunisian currency outside of tunisia but i think you can take sterling into Tunisia without any problem.

get your money there through your atm its a better rate and the local currency is dinar. Dont change money there in the streets as its a con and watch for pick pockets there and be prepared to bargain. They will grab at you until you part with cash so don't let it happen stand your ground. I went alone with my daughter and we went everywhere by taxi which is so cheap but you must have your wits about you all the time. watch your bag on the beaches but have fun.

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 and Tunisian law prohibits the export or import of Tunisian bank notes or coins. Tunisian law permits the export of foreign currency that was 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 your original currency. 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. I personally wouldn't bring travelers checkes 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 credit 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 equipped to handle them. 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 little by little when you are in Tunisia. Tunisia is one of the few places in the world where you will get a better exchange rate at most hotels than the bank. Or bring a credit/debit card and use it at the ATM's when you need money. There is a fee for using the ATM's though, and that varies from bank to bank. Mostly the fee is between 1,500 dinars and 2 dinars. Remember though, you also get charged a fee from your bank for having to convert your normal currency into local currency. You will have to check with your bank/credit card provider to find out how much that fee would be. Which ever way you go, keep only the necessary cash on you, and the rest in your hotel room.