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From Romans to Star Wars, there are many different sides to Tunisia. Adam Shaw rounds up some of its best culture-packed touring product


DESTINATIONS TUNISIA | ESCORTED TOURING


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here can you see both ancient Roman history and otherworldly desert landscapes that double up as Star Wars filming locations? Tunisia may


not be the first place you’d expect, but the country is home to much more besides warm weather and white sandy beaches. And as the country seeks to reboot its tourism industry – it’s eyeing an uplift in flight capacity and a jump in visitor numbers – the tourism board is particularly optimistic about trade bookings in the escorted touring sector. While visitor numbers in 2022 were just over half of those seen in 2019, Sami Tounsi, trade manager at the Tunisian ²


Star Wars’ Mos Espa


spaceport in Tozeur, built for the fourth film in the series PICTURE: Shutterstock/leshiy985


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