About Sousse

Sousse,a prized destination, is known as "the Pearl of the Sahel" due to its central location on Tunisia's eastern shoreline. It is a popular destination, especially with Europeans due to its excellent beaches. The city has many fascinating attractions, from ninth-century Great Mosque to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Medina. No tourist visa is required for citizens of some countries. Be sure to check in advance if you need one.

Weather is usually pleasant in Sousse all through the year and it determines which is the best time to visit. If you are a trekker, late September to November and March to early May will be the ideal time. The daytime will not be too hot and the nights will be a little chilly. May, June, and September are the perfect times for visiting beaches. Tourists visit Tunisia in July and August when beaches are filled with life and sun shines every day. 

Public Transport System

Public transportation system is less convenient but trains are faster than buses. Bus :Local buses No 12 and 18 leave every 30 minutes from the bus stop just outside the medina.Long-distance buses depart from the bus station southwest of the medinaTrain: The main train station Sousse Voyageurs, is located just west of Pl Farhat Hached. There are eight trains a day north to Tunis, four to Sfax and one to Gabès and one or two to Gafsa.The modern above-ground métro connects Sousse to Monastir Habib Bourguiba Airport and it takes one hour, 45 minutes. These depart from the Bab Jedid station next to the port every 45 minutes or so from 6 am to 8 pmAir:Monastir Habib Bourguiba Airport. 15 km south of the city center and Enfidha-Hammamet Airport 42 km north of the city are used for seasonal international and charter flights

Cleanliness and Efficiency

Public transport in Sousse is somewhat comfortable, efficient and clean despite financial strains Trains are more convenient and faster travelling mode

Mode & Cost of Transports

Bus :Local bus fare is approximately 0.6DT

Train:  Fare, Sousse to Tunis:  1st class 10.9DT. 

Sousse to Sfax,  Fare: 1st class 9.9DT, 

Sousse to Gabès Fare: 1st class 17.8DT 

Sousse to Gafsa :1st class Fare:18.8DT

Métro
 Sousse to Monastir Habib Bourguiba Airport: Fare 1DT and  To Mahdia Fare is 2.5DT

Taxi:
1. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): 1.00 DT    

2. Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)    10.00 DT    

3. Gasoline (1 liter)    1.95 DT    

4.Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)    50,000.00 DT    

5.Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)    51,953.52 DT    
 

 

Basic Items & Cost

Name Price
Water Bottle TND 1.00
Cup of Coffee TND 3.00
Milk Carton Pack TND 1.00
Rice/Kg TND 2.00
White Bread TND 0.00
Eggs (12) TND 2.00
Combo Meal TND 8.00
Fine Dining TND 45.00
Bottle of Coke or Pepsi TND 1.00
Domestic Beer TND 4.00
Imported Beer TND 3.00
Bottle of Wine TND 13.00
Cigarettes (20 Pack) TND 6.00
Taxi ( 1 km ) TND 1.00
Ticket in local transport (Single way). TND 60.00
Rent ( One Bed Room) TND 425.00

Do(s)

  1. Exchange your currency at the nearest bank when going out as you can’t take out foreign currency.  
  2. Do keep British Pound Sterling. It’s readily accepted for exchange. Euros and US dollars are also accepted.
  3. Take a swim in the sea or go sunbathing on the beaches.
  4. Smoke a water pipe, also known as chicha or hookah.
  5. Visit a hamam, mixed (male-female) found in the bigger hotels. 
  6. Enjoy yacht sailing. A world-famous freediver is from Tunisia, Akim Adhari. He organizes courses from time to time.
  7. Get yourself vaccinated for typhoid and hepatitis. Be up-to-date with your polio and tetanus vaccines. Sousse is malaria-free.
  8. Do get your passport stamped after you enter Tunisia. It will allow you to stay for 3 months without entry fees.

Don’t(s) 

  1. Don’t kiss in public places. However, you can hold the hands of your spouse.
  2. Don’t forget to purchase your departure stamp before you return to the airport. It should be available at your hotel.
  3. Avoid going out at night. Since the terrorist attacks targeting tourists in Sousse hiked from 2015, the city has become security sensitive.
  4. There are cases of getting harassed by "guides". Avoid taking guide services.
  5. Don’t flaunt valuables like cameras, laptops, smartphones, and jewelry.
  6. Don’t consume liquor in public places. Although alcohol is legal and publicly consumed, it is being hotly debated here whether the country should allow consuming liquor publically.
  7. Avoid drinking tap water. Bottled water is very cheap and available almost everywhere.
  8. Visitors are prone to typhoid through contaminated food or water in Sousse. CDC recommends vaccines for most travellers, especially if you are an adventurous eater.

Night Life

Sousse is one of few places in Tunisia with a somewhat animated nightlife. It is confined mostly to the high tourist season. Being a city in a Muslim country, alcohol is hard to find and quite expensive. Some cafes and stores sell wine and beer as many locals also drink these beverages. It's available for 2-3 dinar for a 0.3 bottle of local beer and 2-12 dinar for a bottle of local wine in a store. The rate is double in a bar. Hotel bars sell 50 ml of vodka or gin for 3-6 dinar. State-owned stores are the only authorized agencies to sell hard liquor. A bottle of gin or whiskey costs about 80-120 dinar. No alcohol is sold on Fridays.

Here are some tips:

Living, Banana-Saloon disco. Free entrance, 5 dinars for beer, party time 0:00 - 04:00 every day. Located in Sousse hotel zone near Samara Hotel and Movenpick.

Be One/B1 club disco. Free entrance, 5 dinars for beer, party time midnight - 4:00 a.m. every day. Located in Port Kantaoui near Houria Palace Hotel and Vincci Resort.

Edge bar. 4 dinars for beer, party time 11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. every day. Located in Cesar Palace hotel between Sousse and Port Kantaoui, Avenue 14 Janvier, near Les Oliviers.

Cafe: There are many cafes in Sousse filling the gaps in nightlife like Le Petit Cafe Maure, Besties, Café El Kasbah, Café Sidi Bouraoui, Café Yasmine. Presse Cafe (Offers Brazilian coffee), and then a Western-like movie set Saloon Disco Pub opposite the Mövenpick Hotel.

Must See

Medina of Sousse: A  UNESCO World Heritage Site and a typical example of the architecture of the early centuries of Islam in the Maghreb.

Sousse Archaeological Museum: An archaeological museum, founded in the 11th century AD.

Tower of the Ribat: In Northwest of Sousse's Great Mosque, this is the city's major landmark. 

Dar Essid Museum: The edifice of a family of aristocrats. The museum retraces the daily city life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Port El Kantaoui: A tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city around a large artificial harbour that provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts for sporting activities.

AQUASPLASH Thalassa Sousse Aquapark: A beautiful place for fun water games, parachute, jet-ski slides, pools, green spaces, etc.

Kasbah: One of Sousse's grandest monuments. The 30-meters Khalaf-al-Fata tower is one of the oldest towers still standing in North Africa. 

Sousse Great Mosque: A fortress-like Great Mosque designed on the model of the Sidi Oqba Mosque in Kairouan. 

Souk District: A perfect place to poke around for an afternoon, trying to find some special treasure to take home.

Zaouia Zakkak:  17th-century Zaouia Zakkak's striking octagonal minaret reminiscing Renaissance architecture.

Sousse Market: The Sunday Market held near the entrance to the Catacombs of the Good Shepherd. 

Experiences

Beach Life: If you like beaches, then head to Sousse. There are beautiful beaches and it's better to stay at a hotel near the beaches. July and August are the best times when the beaches are full and there is sunshine every day.

Water Park. Enjoy the watersports with family at Aqua Park. It's a great place to visit.

Amusement Park: Sousse City Climbing Amusement Park will be a great source of pleasure. You must see it with the family.

Ancient Sites: The city has many ancient sites to be seen from 9th-century Great Mosque to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Medina.

Shop in the Souks as there are quite a few busy markets in Sousse.

Enjoy the night life in Sousse. It's quite different from the Western World.

Activities

Shopping

AHLA CENTER
Shopping Malls
14 Habeeb Burguiba St, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
5.5 km
5eme Avenue
Shopping Malls
5eme Avenue, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
4.3 km
CRC SOUSSE
Shopping Malls
Avenue Hedi Nouira, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
8.1 km
KING SILVER
Handicrafts and Souviners
PLACE RIBAT & GRANDE MOSQUÉE, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
6.2 km
Best Sublimation Tunisie
Handicrafts and Souviners
Hamid El Ghazali St, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
7.1 km
Yves Rocher
Handicrafts and Souviners
Avenue Taha Houssein Centre Commercial Slim Centre, Avenue 14 Janvier, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
2.6 km
LM Shopping Center
Shopping Malls
Rue d'Angelterre, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
6.8 km
Our Car Sousse Shopping
Shopping Malls
Avenue Habib Thameur, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
6.2 km
Séville Centre
Shopping Malls
Séville Centre, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
4.2 km
Le Vicomte
Shopping Malls
Le Vicomte, Sousse, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
4.1 km
Mall of Sousse
Shopping Malls
Kalaa Kebira, Tunisia
Distance From City Center
15.8 km
  • Handmade Ceramic Plates: 100% made and decorated by hand, using rich colours and traditional motifs
  • Handmade Chess Set: Tunisian two-tone chess set/coffee table comprises a board hand-carved out of a piece of olive wood
  • Balgha Slippers: A heel-less leather slipper, a fine blend of tradition, made by hand
  • Soft Leather Luxe Pouf: cool soft leather luxe pouffe bean bag, totally handmade having a threaded pattern on the top
  • Silver Gift Articles: Retains the same passion as it had on Day One of its creation
  • Hand-Painted Tajine: Hand-made and hand-painted by a single artist
  • Handmade Bag/Couffa: A large range of baskets for day-to-day use
  • Tunisian Darbuka: A group of instruments used in every celebration
  • Carpet/Kilim: A historic crossroads of many civilizations
  • Kaftan/Jebba: A Tunisian costume, "Jebba" for men and "Kaftan" for women
  • Chechia: A close-fitting traditional red skull cap worn in Tunisia
  • Rob Date Syrup: A by-product of Tunisian date industry, best dates in the world.

Official Language

Arabic

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Currency

Tunisian Dinar (TND)

Population

0.27 (Millions)

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Weather

Few Clouds 18.78°C

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TimeZone

09:28 AM (GMT +01:00)

 

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Ambulance

190

 

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Police

197

 

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Type C
Type C ( 220 V 50 Hz)
Type E
Type E ( 230 V 50 Hz)
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Airport Name / IATA Code

Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport - MIR

Airport Name / IATA Code

Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport - NBE

Best time to visit

The summer months of March, April, May, and June; and then October, November, and December are the best times to visit Sousse. During these months, temperatures hover around 20°C with a cool sea breeze. It is a comfortable time to relax on the beaches.

Moderate time to visit

July, August, and September are the warmest time to visit Sousse. In August temperatures rarely drop below 24.7 degrees C at night. Nevertheless, the average temperatures in Sousse vary greatly by humidity. Most of the year, except for some hot weeks in the summer, weather is moderate in Sousse all through the year. Sousse is more temperate with 63rd percentile for pleasant weather compared to other tourist destinations worldwide.

Worst time to visit

January and February are the worst time of the year with the cold and the dry weather. The weather is not at all conducive for outdoor activities.

Taxi

Start Tariff: TND 0.50

1 Km. Tariff: TND 1.00

1 Hour Waiting Tariff: TND 10.00

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