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Offers opportunities for jetskiing, windsurfing, parasailing, scuba diving and pedaloes. Within half a mile is Mahdia town centre, with its various restaurants (serving excellent seafood - try the local speciality of sardines) and hotels, horse and camel riding, as well as a six lane bowling alley. And HabibBouguibaMonastirAirport is only 45km (27 miles) away.

Facilities

• Family friendly
• Horse/camel riding

Watersports

• Pedaloes
• Jetskiing
• Windsurfing
• Parasailing
• Scuba diving

Nabeul beach is long with beautiful sand in this, the Tunisian Saint-Tropez. There are also excellent opportunities for water sports such as paragliding, jet-skiing or banana boats, as well as camel or horseback riding. Nearby Nabeul is famed for its beautiful pottery and ceramics, and has a heaving market on a Friday, ideal for picking up a bargain. Also, only 2km (1.2 miles) away is Dar Chaabane, a village noted for its beautiful stone carvings.

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding
  

Watersports

• Banana boats
• Jetskiing
• Paragliding
  

A ribbon of golden beaches, still unspoiled by the masses of annual tourists. The water is as clear as crystal, and each beach is totally safe. There are not many attractions in this area bar the surrounding sleepy villages, but are perfect if you are looking to escape to somewhere low-key. It is also a noteworthy spot for birdwatchers, with many rare species on display during the annual trans-Mediterranean migrations.

Facilities

• Low-key
• Family-friendly

This stretch of Tunisia is famed for its clean, white sand, as well as cafes serving fresh and delicious food all along the beach, in case all that sunbathing makes you hungry!

Facilities

Watersports (available May to October)

• Windsurfing

• Water skiing

• Pedaloes

The long white sandy beach of Boujaffar stretches from the centre of Sousse to Port El Kantaoui, 10km (6 miles) away. In summer the beaches are packed with holidaymakers until late at night, when Tunisian families come to enjoy a picnic and the cooler air. A wide selection of watersports is available all along the beach including paragliding, windsurfing, waterskiing and jetskiing.

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding
• Paragliding

Watersports

• Banana boats
• Windsurfing
• Waterskiing
• Jetskiing

The long white sandy beach of Boujaffar stretches from the centre of Sousse to Port El Kantaoui, 10km (6 miles) away. In summer the beaches are packed with holidaymakers until late at night, when Tunisian families come to enjoy a picnic and the cooler air. A wide selection of watersports is available all along the beach including paragliding, windsurfing, waterskiing and jetskiing.

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding
• Paragliding

Watersports

• Banana boats
• Windsurfing
• Waterskiing
• Jetskiing

Located on the eastern coast of Tunisia, Kerkennah’s gently sloping shore means the sea remains shallow for yards and yards out, making the beaches here among the most child-friendly in the Mediterranean.

If you are in the Kerkennah Islands, you are looking to relax and escape. The island's main quality is that it is tranquil and unspoiled, with not much monopolising your time apart from exploring the sleepy villages, or the odd spot of birdwatching. You can cycle around the two main islands (joined by a causeway) and seek out the most isolated beaches; stroll north from the main resort at Sidi Frej to find the remains of an old Ottoman fort, or spend a day on a boat with local fishermen hauling in some denizens of the deep for your supper - octopus is the local speciality so try your luck!

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding
• Low-key
• Family friendly

Watersports

• Windsurfing
• Sailing

Surrounded by palm trees, with clear water and fine golden sand, Houmt Souk beach is quieter than many other tourist hotspots. However, there are still opportunities for beachside horseriding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, pedalos, sailing, and scuba diving, with cycle or motorbike hire, luxurious thalasso spas, and a world-class golfing range also nearby. You might even catch sight of the island's native flamingoes!

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding
• Low-key
• Family friendly
• Golf course nearby

Watersports

• Pedaloes
• Windsurfing
• Kitesurfing
• Scuba diving
• Sailing

The quaint town of Sidi Bou Said, on the Côte de Carthage, is famed throughout Tunisia for being an artist’s paradise as it is so picturesque. Lined with whitewashed walls, arched blue doors and balconies with intricate metalwork, and flowers everywhere, Sidi Bou Said is a close to picture-perfect as anywhere in the Mediterranean.

The beaches and surrounding ocean are clean and clear, and only a stone’s throw from Tunisia’s capital if you are looking to escape the city.

Despite the many tourists that visit each year, it still has a village atmosphere and the feeling of a low profile resort. If you feel like a break from the beach and are visiting the town, don’t forget to take a look round the impressive marina, or take a wander up the village path to the mountains if you’re feeling adventurous. There is also the innumerable ruins of Carthage, a major attraction in the area, and there are concerts to be enjoyed in it’s amphitheatre in the summer.

Facilities

• Horse/camel riding

Watersports

• Windsurfing
• Sailing