Can you take euros into tunisia. will every where take them?

Any currency is convertible - in certain places. English pounds, US Dollars, and Euros will be the most widely accepted at banks, hotels, and the change counter at the airports.

Tunisian currency is not a fully convertible currency as of yet, so therefore it can only be purchased inside of Tunisia, 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.

Just a quick note: Tunisia is one of the few places in the world where you will get a better exchange rate at most hotels than you will a bank. Keep that in mind when you are changing your money.

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 if you do bring them you have to make sure you don't convert too much or you'll get stuck with having to leave money here due to the law I mentioned above.

You could 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. You could also use it at the bank, but they too will charge you a fee in the same amount as an ATM machine. I don't think you get charged a fee for using a credit/debit card at restaurants or stores though. REMEMBER: you will 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.

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. Which ever way you go, keep only the necessary cash on you, and the rest in your hotel room.

If I can be of any more help, feel free to contact me.

Euros are accepted everywhere however in Tunisia they have their own currency called the Dinah and you cannot import or export it therefore you can take any currency and change it over there. You will probably get a better exchange rate with pounds though

Before I went to Tunisia a few years ago, the currency confused me too.

Basically, they have a closed currency, which means you can't take it out of Tunisia, therefore you cant get it in banks outside of Tunisia.

So, what you need to do is take the currency you use [Euros] with you and exchange it IN Tunisia.
Don't worry- It's quite easy to do there, all the hotels & Airports have a Bureau de change!

Enjoy your trip to Tunisia!

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