Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB

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Originally Posted by C-Freak (Post 636372)

A summary of my trip. Entering Tunisia was easy. It started at the port of Genova where I needed to show my return ticket before leaving, plus pay 20 Dinar (possible in EUR too). That was all for the departure.

After arriving it was enough to show a Booking.com screenshot of the hotel in Tunis where I only booked the first night. One of the other passengers was staying at a hotel with family and he didn’t have a reservation, which apparently wasn’t an issue. Didn’t hear or see anything regarding hotel vouchers.

Customs is cumbersome so keep your patience and do as you are told, you need to pass by around five or six people in sequence to get through. There is somebody that will try to help you fill in the blue import form but I got fixer vibes so I did it myself.

I never had to show any form of vehicle insurance (I did have it with me, green card with TN on it). Or travel insurance, or COVID paperwork. Only my pasport and vehicle registration (carte grise).

At a couple of archeological sites my license plate was written down by the tourism police. Plus where I was coming from and where I was going to. Both times I asked the police officer to watch my bike while I roamed around the ruins and they happily helped. At most hotels I was asked to fill out a form with similar questions.

Parc Jebil was fully accessible but I did have a tour guide to ride in front. For the rest of the trip I was able to ride my planned itinerary.

Big bikes are rare here. Only saw them in the capital. Everyone rides those Asian mopeds. Expect many stares and waves as you enter cities with your European/Japanese adventure touring motorcycle, a lot more than Morocco where tourism appears to be normalised.

And a bit of a thumbs down for GNV. Ship was supposed to leave at 18:00 and arrive at 18:30 the next day. Without any communication we arrived at around 00:00 and it took about 45 minutes waiting in the parking deck before we could leave. Not fun with those fumes. Riding into Tunis at night also wasn’t the plan as the travel advice advices not to travel after sunset. Luckily the hotel had a 24-hour reception and was close to the harbor. Plus it was behind a police checkpoint that didn’t let anyone through, so I had great security for my motorcycle.

Highly recommended country to travel to. Many fun things to see and do, wonderful people and easy to navigate.

My own report, from my ten days transiting Tunisia at the end of November, from Algeria going to Genoa.

In short, there were no problems at all - customs guys at the border with DZ were super helpful, particularly in sorting my insurance late in the evening when the shop was shut, pretty efficient and went the extra mile to ensure I was looked after.

Embarking from Carthage on the boat was smooth and pretty easy. Once again guys were all very helpful.

No problems with the police. They didn't stop me at all or even show any interest.

No one wanted to check my hotel reservation or departure ferry ticket from Carthage.

I really don't think anyone has anything to worry about by going there. Crack on, I say.

Ed