Special file. Tunisia’s obstacles are the shortcuts sometimes taken by our industry to describe it and the marketing that emphasizes ease, that which imprisons the destination – like so many others! – in this frozen image where all-inclusive and beach are necessarily synonymous with a successful trip.
The table is set… Salt lake covered with sand, a few grains from Tozeur. Photo: Isabelle Chagnon
Tunisia is an incredibly attractive destination (who can boast of having their head in the Mediterranean and their feet in the Sahara?), where you have to get outside and explore your world, and whose people are not devoid of hope and dreams, but who must deal with winds, sometimes breathtaking, sometimes contrary.
Welcome to Tunisia! Photo: Isabelle Chagnon
The geographical position of the country gives it the best – among the most beautiful postcards in the world – and the worst – sometimes cruelly conflicting contexts.
But does this tarnish its desert beauties? Is it annihilating its sublime oases? Does it cancel out its irresistible gastronomy? Does it blacken the architectural works and craftsmanship of its people?
Oh what not.
Photos: Isabelle Chagnon
An invitation…
After responding to the invitation from the Tunisian National Tourist Office of Montreal, to attend, three weeks ago, the great end-of-year celebrations of the Gregorian calendar (the one which states that we are in 2024) which take place in the south of the country, Open Jaw Québec in turn invites you, dear readers of our industry, to browse this special edition which focuses on what we are convinced that we must focus on.
Yes, at the end of the year, the big hotels in Djerba, Tozeur and Tunis hang up Christmas baubles to entertain foreign tourists. But the real Tunisian version of the end-of-year celebrations have nothing to do with the shiny plastic nuggets that sparkle under a spotlight.
Djerba in all its glory… Photos: Isabelle Chagnon
Direction the desert, and underground
In this special edition on Tunisia, we take you to the majestic Sahara Desert, where, in Douz, the incredible International Sahara Festival takes place every December.
Each country has its “be careful!” » Photo: Isabelle Chagnon
We also share with you the addresses where we stayed and where we enjoyed ourselves and stopped off in a sphere above and below ground, and whose popularity continues unabated: that of Star Wars.
Then, we tackle a subject which was a revelation for us, during this recent trip: traveling in a predominantly Muslim country – Tunisia – in the company of a female guide-accompanist.
Good reading!
Photo: Isabelle Chagnon
Photos: Isabelle Chagnon
To access the other articles in this special report on Tunisia, click here:
The Douz Sahara Festival: an extraordinary event to experience once in your life
Traveling with a female guide in a Muslim country
Where to sleep in Tunisia: a small book of good addresses
Tunisia is also – and more and more so! – for gastronomy
Our journalist was the guest of the Tunisian National Tourist Office of Montreal, in collaboration with Tunisair.
2024-01-18 17:40:13
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