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October 10. Early morning. Cloudy, +5 °C. A prickly wind drives fallen leaves along the pavement and gets into your collar. Avoiding the puddles, I hurry to the taxi that has arrived. Outside the window, the gray, dull streets soon give way to dark, rain-soaked fields. Road sign - turn to the airport... Noon. Clear, +25 °C. A light warm breeze pleasantly blows on your face. Bright sun, blue sky, white clouds. Slowly, I walk to the bus. Outside the window are silver-green olive groves, behind them on the horizon is a chain of low mountains. White houses appeared behind blank white fences. Road sign - turn to Yasmine Hammamet...

At the entrance to Yasmin there is a checkpoint, at the turn to the hotel there is another one. And here we are. It took us half an hour to get from Enfidha airport to the hotel.

We came to Tunisia by chance. In October, the choice of destinations for a beach holiday with direct and short flights is quite limited. I wanted a five-star hotel with good reviews, a warm sea and a sandy beach. And we found all this in Yasmine Hammamet.

In the 1990s, a new modern town was built on an empty seashore near the city of Hammamet, the infrastructure of which was designed only for tourists. In Tunisia, it is considered the most comfortable tourist complex. Yasmina has wide open streets. There are hotels and thalassotherapy centers, souvenir shops and shops, clubs and discos, cafes and restaurants. There are no narrow back alleys, stalls on the sidewalks, ancient ruins or Arabian exotica. This is all a few kilometers from here in old Hammamet.

Local means of transportation are steam trains, tuk-tuk auto rickshaws and horse-drawn calesha carriages. But it’s more about entertainment than transportation. The town of Yasmin is small and you can get around it on foot.

A promenade runs along the seashore - a wide and long palm alley.

Prices in millimeters. There are 1000 millimes in one Tunisian dinar. One Tunisian dinar = 28.3 rubles or 0.45 dollars.

The palm promenade starts from the yacht harbor. Marina Yasmine is considered the largest harbor in North Africa, the most modern and cleanest in Tunisia. It has been awarded the Blue Flag environmental award.

Near the harbor there is a large and beautiful green park. It and the harbor embankment are full of cafes, shisha bars and souvenir shops.

Most of Yasmina's hotels are located along the promenade. To get to the beach, their guests need to cross a road, or even two.

And only on the very outskirts of Yasmina, five hotels have direct access to the sea. Just like our Africana. And beyond them further south stretches the undeveloped coastline.

On the first evening we decided to take a walk and get acquainted with the surroundings. Having seen endless fences and not a single living soul outside the hotel gates, we did not dare to go into the unknown and returned to the hotel.

Then we realized that our fears were in vain. There are enhanced security measures, security everywhere, limited entry and almost no local population. During the day there are few people on the streets, all the people are at sea. In the evening there is some revival. In addition to the fact that tourists go out for a walk, wealthy locals from all over the area also come here, especially on weekends.

And what is an Arab town without a medina - an old city surrounded by a fortress wall!? They also built it in Yasmina. Her buildings are copies of real buildings from all Arab countries. We can say that the medina in Yasmina is an open-air museum of Arab architecture and everyday life. There is also a museum of the history of Tunisia “Crossroads of Civilizations and Religions”. For children there is the Carthageland amusement park and water park. Both are among the best in the country.

The places around Hammamet are ancient and historical. There are many attractions in and around the city. And those who are bored of spending all their days on the beach can have a very interesting time on excursions or travel on their own.
We limited ourselves to two trips. We had a wonderful time in Phrygia Park. This is a wonderful green oasis with beautiful specimens of African fauna and flora. Animals here are kept in natural conditions; walkways are laid over the enclosures with predators. The park is well-equipped - beautiful paths and houses, clear signs, benches in the shade for relaxing and gazebos for a picnic.

We also went to the center of ceramics - the city of Nabyul.

But the purpose of our trip to Tunisia was to relax at sea. Oh, what a sea this is! Clean, warm and very picturesque, different every day! Sometimes green, sometimes blue, sometimes all shades of gray. Either everything is covered in white foamy lambs, or it is a crystal clear surface. Can't stop looking at it! There were no jellyfish or algae in mid-October, but there were plenty of biting fish in the calm.

More details about everything in the following posts.

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At the entrance to Yasmin there is a checkpoint, at the turn to the hotel there is another one. And here we are. It took us half an hour to get from Enfidha airport to the hotel.

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A promenade runs along the seashore - a wide and long palm alley.

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Prices in millimeters. There are 1000 millimes in one Tunisian dinar. One Tunisian dinar = 28.3 rubles or 0.45 dollars.

So, I’ll continue... The trip was a great success! We lived in 4-5* hotels, fed for slaughter, weren’t shown very many hotels (tolerable, so to speak), took us on all the available excursions, in general, everything was in full =) I was just incredibly glad that I didn’t miss this opportunity and went!

Now I no longer work in tourism, but the memories are fresh, I can easily advise and choose a hotel in Tunisia, in any region of the country =) In general, in 2007, my friendship with Tunisia actually began. In 2008, I already went there on vacation on my own, and now, in 2011, I decided to go there again =)
Here's a little background!

Initially, when I was just looking for a trip, I already had a rough idea of where exactly I would like to go. There are several resort towns in Tunisia, one of them is Hammamet, a town that is an hour's drive from Monastir airport. I’ll tell you about it now, because it’s where I wanted to relax this time! The city itself is divided into Old Hammamet and New Hammamet (aka Yasmine Hammamet). I vacationed in the old city in 2008, this time I wanted to relax in Yasmine Hammamet, because I was captivated by it on previous trips! I chose a hotel in the city center, a 5-minute walk from the beach. The hotel is excellent, worth the money, nothing spoiled the impression =)

Now a few words of praise to the wonderful city of Yasmine Hammamet!!! So... Yasmine Hammamet is a resort, specially built part of the city. They call it the local “ruble”, because basically there are expensive hotels, a huge port with snow-white yachts, an island with villas, to which everyone sails on yachts, and much more. This is the kind of area in general =) Heh, that’s why I fell in love with it... I like this =) In addition, the city has a large and beautiful amusement park, Carthage Land, and a water park.

I'll tell you a little about Carthage Land. This park has various attractions for both children and adults. Entrance to the park costs 15 dinars, which is about 300 in rubles, and you can ride there all day, as many times as you like. The design of the park is incredibly beautiful, there are all sorts of cafes, ice cream shops, etc. I really liked the attraction where 6 people sit in a large round boat, float along a mountain river with rapids, waterfalls, waves, float through all sorts of caves, sometimes even water is poured into the boat, but this only adds to the emotions! Another water attraction is also on a boat, only this time in the likeness of a canoe, there are more extreme descents from high mountains, etc. In general, I advise everyone to visit this park!!! Also, when visiting this city, I advise you to go to the port and admire the yachts =)

If you need to buy souvenirs, etc., it is better to go to stores with fixed prices, but in the rest they will tell you the price after they evaluate you purely outwardly or by some other indicators, these shops are for those who love and know how to bargain ... I’m not one of those, so I prefer fix shops =) All the beaches in the city are sandy, as in fact throughout Tunisia.

During my previous trips to Tunisia, I went on all the main excursions, but this time I decided to go to the reserve, which is located 30 minutes from the city. I can confidently recommend this trip to parents with children, because the drive is close, the park itself is very beautiful in design, there are a lot of animals, plus for a fee you can go to a show at the dolphinarium. The reserve gives you an hour and a half of free time, which is enough to explore the entire park! After which everyone is invited to dinner in a large tent restaurant, where they are fed first, second, third and compote =)) in general, the food is very tasty and very plentiful! While all the guests are having dinner, there is a Zulu show on stage with songs and dances, very beautiful and lively, they are great. The excursion including the reserve, dinner and Zulu show costs about $45, which is totally worth it!!!

P.S. The country already feels quite normal after the revolution, everything has returned to normal, don’t be afraid to go there! Well, if you don’t like the intrusiveness of Arabs, then go to Europe =)

Everything here is subordinated to the needs of tourists, and everything is designed for an ideal, complete and carefree holiday. There are no residential areas, but in the vicinity of any hotel there are a lot of souvenir and grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and discos. In Yasmine Hammamet, you can stroll along the sea along a one-and-a-half-kilometer promenade generously lined with fluffy Mediterranean vegetation, visit the country's largest amusement park, dine on seafood on the street of restaurants in the pleasure yacht port, and take a ride in an open-air carriage. And of course, pamper yourself with thalassotherapy treatments in one of the many sea spas.

How to navigate

Yasmine Hammamet is the southernmost area of the resort area of the city of Hammamet. Although in Hammamet there is no clear division into separate areas (hotels are lined up one after another along the coastline), the beginning of Yasmin is considered to be the marina - the yacht port. If you go out to the seashore in Yasmine Hammamet, the Bay of Hammamet curves like a crescent on the left, ending in a cape with a fortress-medina - this is the old Arab city and the residential center of Hammamet. On the right hand will continue the coast of Yasmina, behind the Hasdrubal Thalassa 5* hotel turning into uninhabited - and so on for the next 40 km, until the recently opened Enfidha airport.

Maps of Yasmine Hammamet

Transport

You can get around Yasmine Hammamet on foot - the distances here are short, from the marina to the last hotel - about 6 km. In addition, there are comfortable and wide sidewalks for walking.

To get around the area, you can use the services of regular yellow taxis. A trip within Yasmina will cost no more than 3-5 TND per car. These same taxis can take you to central and northern Hammamet and the city of Nabeul (15 km from Yasmine). Pay using the meter (make sure the driver turns it on when boarding) and expect about 5-10 TND to the center of Hammamet and 15-25 TND to Nabeul.

In Yasmine Hammamet, everything is subordinated to the needs of tourists, and everything is designed for an ideal, complete and carefree holiday.

A very convenient and inexpensive way to travel between Yasmine, the center of Hammamet and Nabeul is the white and red buses of the municipal company SRTGN. Accordion buses on route No. 115 run every half hour from 7 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. in summer and until 10:00 p.m. in winter. Travel time from end to end of the route is 45 minutes (fare 2 TND), from Yasmin to the center - 25 minutes (1.6 TND). Boarding is at the back door, here you pay the fare to the conductor (you need to name your destination), exit is through the front door. Nimble minibuses of route No. 120 run once an hour from 8:15 to 22:15 in the summer and until 19:15 in the winter (departures from their final points at a quarter of every hour). Travel there is a little more expensive - 3 TND from Yasmine to the center of Hammamet. You can find out the exact schedule and other routes on the SRTGN website.

You can also travel around Yasmine Hammamet and beyond by open calèche carts drawn by a pair of horses (approx. 12 TND per round; need to arrange in advance), tourist trains and tuk-tuks (approx. 5 TND from Yasmine to center; the cost also needs to be discussed upon boarding).

Prices on the page are for April 2019.

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Beaches of Yasmine Hammamet

The beaches of Hammamet and, in particular, Yasmina, along with those of Mahdia, are considered one of the best in Tunisia. Their distinctive feature is a wide coastline, which allows you to stay at a comfortable distance from other vacationers even in high season. The bottom is traditionally flat for Tunisia, with a gradual increase in depth, which is especially convenient for families with small children. In isolated places on the beaches of Yasmine Hammamet, there may be accumulations of algae washed ashore by the waves, but such areas are regularly cleaned by the beach staff of the hotel to which they belong. As elsewhere on the resort coast, water activities are available to vacationers: parachute, scooter, catamaran and various inflatable bananas, bagels and rafts.

There is a boardwalk between most hotels in Yasmine Hammamet and the beach. Formally, hotels are considered to be on the first line, but in reality you need to cross the road.

Hotels and thalasso

Well-known thalassotherapy centers in Yasmine-Hammamet operate at the hotels Hasdrubal Thalassa 5* De Luxe (the largest and most luxurious in the resort), Alhambra 5*, Vincci Lella Baya 5*, Iberostar Solaria 5*, Iberostar Belisaire 4*, Laico Hammamet 5* and El Mehari 5*.

Cuisine and restaurants of Yasmine Hammamet

Yasmine Hammamet is the ideal place to immerse yourself in the delights of Mediterranean and Tunisian fish cuisine. Residents of Hammamet traditionally love seafood delicacies and are quite good at preparing them in different ways. Yasmin's restaurants are clustered in two strategic locations - the yacht port and the tourist medina (Médina Méditerranea), a specially built shopping and entertainment complex in the style of an old Arab city behind the fortress wall. On the restaurant street in the pleasure yacht port (perpendicular to the piers and slightly inland) there are about a dozen restaurants serving Mediterranean cuisine with an emphasis on fish and seafood, as well as an impressive list of Tunisian dishes on the menu. Expect to pay 7-12 TND for appetizers (caps with olives, harissa, tuna and other small food are served free of charge), 17-25 TND for main courses, from 8 TND per 100 grams. fish (dorado, sea wolf and other noble inhabitants of local waters; ordered whole) and from 17 TND to 25 TND for a bottle of local wine.

The second place where restaurants gather is the tourist medina. The local emphasis is on traditional Tunisian dishes: couscous, lamb in a pot, fish soups, shorbahs and all kinds of meat stews. Of course, you can also try wonderful fish dishes here. The price range is similar.

The Sheherazade restaurant hosts oriental dance shows on Fridays in the off-season and every day in the summer. Starts at 20:30, advance booking required. The cost of a set lunch and viewing of a 3-hour show is 50 TND.

You can also try Moroccan cuisine in Yasmina: the Alhambra Hotel has a wonderful restaurant with a rich oriental interior.

5 things to do in Yasmine Hammamet

Pamper your body and soul with thalassotherapy treatments at one of the many spas.
Feel like a child in the Carthage Land entertainment complex.
Try national cuisine in one of the restaurants in the yacht port.
Steam in the real hammam La Perle de la Medina.
On a fine evening, take a walk along the 1.5-kilometer promenade under the canopy of date palms.

Shopping and shops

Souvenir shops are located literally at every turn in Yasmine Hammamet: in every hotel, on the promenade and on the second main street, as well as in the tourist medina. This is very convenient, but not always beneficial for the wallet. We recommend visiting the medina of Hammamet or Nabeul to get an idea of prices before purchasing anything within walking distance of your hotel. In the Bravo supermarket (building of the Laico Hotel) you can buy groceries, cosmetics and small household items, as well as alcohol.

On Fridays, the wine department is covered with a cloth so as not to confuse the feelings of believers (this is a holy day for Muslims and the sale of alcohol in government stores is prohibited). But Bravo is a tourist-oriented store, so you can carefully take a rag and buy everything you need.

For interesting and off-the-beaten-path items, head to the Negrat boutique in the tourist medina of Yasmina. You will be offered hammered and forged items, blown glass, pretty ceramics, as well as a large selection of lamps and candlesticks.

You can stay in the medina of Yasmine Hammamet: the two-story buildings of the Diar Lemdina Hotel are scattered along the stylized Arab streets.

Side by side with the entrance to Bravo there is a swimsuit store with a very wide selection (in case yours suddenly gets washed away by the treacherous sea). There is a night pharmacy next to the El Mehari Hotel.

Entertainment and attractions in Yasmine Hammamet

The tourist medina of Yasmine Hammamet is a complex of buildings, covered markets, stylized houses and mosques, every corner of which is “copied” from some Tunisian landmark - for example, the Black Gate of Mahdia or the “On the Mats” cafe of Sidi Bou Said. There is a lot of entertainment here, from shops, restaurants and cafes to painting hands and feet with harcus (traditional black pigment) and taking photographs with a live fennec fox. There is also a casino on site. Among other things, you can live in this fairy tale: the two-story buildings of the Diar Lemdina Hotel are scattered along the streets of the medina.

In summer, Medina Yasmina is open until late at night - don't miss the opportunity to stroll through the beautifully lit streets.

The Carthage Land amusement park is located next to the tourist medina (the entrance to it is marked by sculptures of elephants with warriors from Hannibal's army) and consists of three thematic zones. The first includes 20 attractions for children and adults, from going down a turbulent river in a fragile boat to getting lost in the labyrinths of a lost city. The second zone is given over to water entertainment, this is the Aqua Land park. Well, the little ones will be delighted with the Ali Baba park: a children's labyrinth, horses, trains and cars. On the opposite side of the entrance to Carthage Land there is an attraction dedicated to the life and exploits of the pirate Hayreddin Barbarossa - a boat trip along an underground river, on the banks of which the main milestones of the pirate’s life are very realistically represented. Local sculptors especially succeeded in creating the grimaces of those dying in the unequal struggle with Barbarossa.

Entrance fees to Carthage Land depend on height (below or above 1 m 30 cm) and the number of areas visited. Three zones (Carthage Land, Ali Baba and Medina Voyage) will cost 29 TND and 22 TND respectively, and Aqua Land separately - 16 TND and 20 TND.

For adults, the Medina Voyage introductory program is offered, which includes visits to the Crossroads of Religions and Civilizations Museum, an attraction about Barbarossa, the Arabian Nights Palace (the world of Arabic fairy tales), and the Tunisian Odyssey - a light and music performance about the history of Tunisia.

On the territory of the tourist medina, although it is aimed at tourists, there is a real traditional hammam, Hammams of Medina Mediterranea - with red and green striped columns, straw mats and low beds in the cold hall, high vaulted ceilings and marble tables in the hall with warmth and real steam from vats of water boiling under the floor in the steam room. The staff is helpful and will wash you knowledgeably. There are also various wraps and massages.

For ice fans, there is a Blue Ice skating rink in the building of the Karthago Hotel - nothing outstanding, but the ice is real. The cost is 12 TND for 50 minutes, you can also rent skates here.

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