Port El Kantaoui Travel Guide: Travel and tourist information, things to do and see in Port El Kantaoui

One could be forgiven for imagining that the quaint blue and white village of Port El Kantaoui had been built as a Hollywood stage set and simply uprooted and plonked down on the Tunisian coast, flanked by two long stretches of perfect clean sandy beaches.

In fact, this is not far from the truth: El Kantaoui is a chic, purpose-built resort, which owes nothing to history, but everything to catering for the up-market tourist, seeking leisurely luxury in an enchanting setting.

The El Kantaoui complex is built around a modern marina, which can accommodate more than 300 vessels, most of them moored by millionaires. Its complex of hotels centres on the cobblestone streets of the perfect reproduction of a typical medieval medina, abuzz during the day with souvenir hunters.

In the evening the action switches to the bars and cafes opposite the marina. The entire town has been termed a "tourist ghetto", but it is indeed a delightful and highly successful one, enhanced by its Mediterranean location and Moorish flavour.

Locality:

Port El Kantaoui is on the north east coast of Tunisia, (80 mls SE of Tunis and its international airport. 5 mls N of Sousse. 25 mls NW of Monastir airport). It is situated on the south west shore of the Gulf of Hammamet, backed by a fairly flat nondescript landscape of olive groves and arable land.

Like the entire resort, the shopping centre and model 'souk' in Port El Kantaoui is geared to tourists, stocking mainly souvenir items with prices higher than elsewhere in Tunisia. Bargaining for goods is an entertaining experience, however, for better bargains and a more realistic Tunisian bazaar experience take an excursion to nearby Sousse.

El Kantaoui bristles with excellent restaurants serving all sorts of cuisine. Most of the best restaurants are fronting the Marina, like sophisticated La Daurade, or Les Emirs, which serve up traditional specialities, and Le Mediterranee. Prices are modest by European standards, but higher than elsewhere in Tunisia.

Nightlife is low key, but most visitors can find something to their taste whether it be simply lingering over a delicious meal, sipping drinks at a waterfront cafe or enjoying the in-house entertainment at one of the hotels. There is also a casino about five minutes away.

From the Marina a variety of boat trips are offered, whether it is pleasure cruises, glass-bottomed boat tours, fishing expeditions or dolphin viewing experiences. The close proximity of the older, more established resort town of Sousse, just six miles (10km) away, means that visitors can enjoy the best of both worlds and travel by the local "Noddy Train" between the two, sampling the beaches and watersports on offer.

The two resorts also share two golf courses. Other pursuits include quad biking, horse riding and beach camel rides, as well as a variety of excursions to choose from like shopping trips to Tunis, expeditions to view the Roman ruins at Carthage, the pretty village of Sidi Bou Said, or an evening in the desert at a Bedouin Feast.

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Population: 10.075.000
Languages: Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Currency: Tunisian dinar
Currency code: TND
Local Times:
Tunisia - Tunis

Country Dialling Code: +216
Voltage: 127/220V 50Hz
Electrical plugs:
2 Parallel circular prongs

2 parallel circular prongs with a female earth connector

'Schuko' type with two earth connectors on the sides

2 circular prongs with ft earth connector

2 circular prongs aligned with earth connector

Tunisia is the hospitable land of colors and contrasts, spices and scents invites you to enjoy its natural beauty, ancient cities , lively festivals and warm friendliness of its people. Welcoming visitors to its shores has long been an honored Tunisian tradition and an impressive infrastructure of modern hotels , restaurants , international airports , tourism offices and information centres has been developped to add to guests comfort and pleasure.

In this land of the familiar and the exotic one can watch the sunrise over the Sahara , enjoy a gourmet meal at a seaside resort and top off the evening with a midnight swim in the pool of a modern comfortble hotel .

Whether you prefer a long walk along miles of sparkling beaches, wind surfing the cool Mediterranean breezes, exploring ancient sites and legendary cities a game of golf or just a long lazy day relaxing on the warm golden sands, Tunisia has it all.

Well known seaside resort areas - Sousse , Monastir , Hammamet and Nabeul , Djerba and Tabarka offer their visitors the finest sand beaches and crystalline water along with a dizzying choice of waterfront hotels featuring sun and sea sports as windsurfing and sailing , underwater sightseeing, fishing and short boat rides. Nearly Hotels are built with the visitor's comfort and enjoyment in mind and their restaurants feature both international as well as Tunisian Cuisine .

During the peak summer season no effort is spared to provide the maximum of activities at the hotel and throughout the region .Summer festivals held nearby invite you join in with your Tunisian hosts to celebrate Father Neptune, share their local folklore, enjoy a concert or or just have fun.

While Tunisia has a justified deserved reputation for beautiful beaches and sparkling clean seas, with the mild year round climate,this blessed land is also a heaven for the sports minded. Sea sports enjoyed during the summer can well be practiced for most of the year in southern resort areas.
Sports such as golf, tennis, diving, hunting, riding, surfing, sailing, hiking and discovering the numerous sites, cities and museums are year round recreations.

Where some sports are not available at your hotel, clubs with small entry fees furnish additional facilities. For the amateur, these clubs can provide lessons at a very reasonable cost and som ewill rent the necessary equipment.

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