I am still in Tunisia.
No problems
The border people only offered a week, when I told them where I wanted to go
they sent me further up the ladder and they gave me 3 months

I was here for 3 months before covid (2019) no problems then either.

fwiw I booked the first week in Hammamet.

Mark

Just a quick update about the situation.

Hotel voucher is still required to board on GNV ferry from Italy to Tunisia.

This info is not on the italian government website (https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/country/TUN) nor on the GNV website (or, if it is, it is very difficult to find)

If you are planning to go to Tunisia, do yourself a favour and contact GNV call center before booking.

Thank you Mark for the current information. We’ll continue to watch closely, with hopes of entering Tunisia from Sicily at the end of April.

Thanks for the info! I’ve reached out to Pavel of Far & Further and he said the same thing about vouchers. I guess we’ll just have to plan out our trip more in depth than our normal routine of showing up and finding accommodations each evening.

As a local i can confirm that all the news on some journals and on tv are completely false and no rallies or protests around the country and everything operates as normal.

You are most welcome anytime in case you need any help planning your trip or while in Tunisia.

Not surprising about the news. Thank you. We’ll let you know if we need any assistance.

Fyi TravisGill: Moroccan vehicle ferries from Spain are said to resume on Monday.
Less aggro and more interest all round, unless you are dead set on Tun.

I've ridden extensively in both Morocco and Tunisia recently, and I agree 100% with Chris's comment - you will have a much, much better time in Morocco than you would in Tunisia.

To me, the choice is a no-brainer, and that's not because of the bad experience I had there last year, it's because Morocco is much more "dense" than Tunisia, and has far better infrastructure all around. It is also geographically far more varied and interesting than Tunisia.

Michael

PS to Travis: Be aware that the holy month of Ramadan takes place from April 1 to May 1 this year. Ramadan is not a good time to travel in Islamic countries. Everything slows down, especially in the afternoons, due to the fasting, and although non-Muslim visitors are not expected to fast, it is impolite to eat, drink, or smoke in front of those who are fasting.

There is an excellent article in the Washington Post newspaper (America's quality newspaper of record) discussing food supply problems in Tunisia that have arisen as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

The Washington Post has a paywall, but if you clear your browser cache you can usually read one or two stories before the paywall kicks in. If you are thinking of going to Tunisia this year, this story is a "must read:.

Here's the link: Tunisia among countries seeing major economic consequences from war in Ukraine.

I'm not trying to crap on Tunisia, but I would have very serious concerns about going there this summer. Between the general malaise caused by the suspension of normal governance in the country, and now the effect of food shortages, there is great potential for civil unrest.

Michael

We’ll see… Ferries have been expected to resume for months so I’m not holding my breath. I was hopeful in March but lost most of that after having three ferries be canceled on us.

As for Tunisia… We just want to experience the country - The history, culture, and sites. We want to do the same for Morocco as well. However, based on recent events in Tunisia with political climate and food shortages, we are having second thoughts.

Thank you Michael for the link. I was unable to read the article but found other articles from other news agencies that discussed the hoarding of food not helping the situation. Tunisia is not looking promising for tourism…

Agreed. This is very unfortunate, because it is a pleasant country with nice people and interesting geography.

I am afraid, though, that the country is heading for hard times during the next 3 to 5 years. I can't see any way out of the current food crisis as long as the conflict in Ukraine persists (not a political issue, but simply a logistical one, because Ukraine was a major food supplier to Tunisia), and the food crisis is going to aggravate the already quite serious domestic political problems in Tunisia.

Michael

That's a big lie i can say, especially the picture showing a queue of people waiting to buy bread, as this was shot during the month of Ramadan, and in Tunisia we are used to big queue on front of any bakery during the month of Ramadan as must people are used to eat meals with bread.

This is a big shame for such a big name like washingtonpost, i don't see any supply problem as of today due to the war in Ukraine.

I do know very well that Tunisia has a long run to improve for tourism and first is the infrastructure but not as it's being shown in western media.

Almost 90% of the hotels are fully booked for the easter holiday, why would they if the country has supply problem ?

Thank you for the first-hand information. There is a saying that goes like this: “If you don’t watch the news, you are uniformed. If you do watch the news, you are misinformed.”

I’m currently in Tunisia riding around, solo. Been here a couple of days, everything seems fine.. people walking around with full plastic bags of baguettes, and I’ve had my share at brecky and dinner. I saw a demostration in Tunis (hotel clerk said it was for higher salries), but I heard they are common in Tunisia.
I got here with Grimaldi, didn’t have a ”voucher”. They asked for it, but I just showed my booking-reservations and my return-ticket, and they let me pass. Didn’t know there might have been problems, got lucky I guess.
But everything seems fine, and my embassy here said I’m gonna have a nice holiday