DESTINATIONS WINTER SUN | TUNISIA
WHERE TO stay DJERBA
Iberostar Selection Eolia Djerba
This family-friendly, five-star beachfront resort features five pools, including one for children. Youngsters can choose from 140
activities at the kids’ clubs, while adults unwind by the pool or at a beach bar with Bali beds. Dining options include a buffet and an à la carte restaurant serving Tunisian dishes
such as tajine maadnous (an oven-baked omelette). A night’s all-inclusive starts at £140 in a double room.
iberostar.com
Royal Karthago Resort & Thalasso
The property celebrates its location on Djerba’s east coast with a lagoon-style
pool, private beach, saltwater pools with massage jets and thalassotherapy treatments galore. The whitewashed hotel is just 10 minutes by car from Djerba Golf Club. A night in a standard room costs from £96.
royalkarthago.com
Iberostar Waves Mehari Djerba Dining is a highlight at this
four-star family resort, with themed restaurants serving Arabic, Mediterranean and international cuisine, alongside several bars and a shisha cafe. Facilities include large outdoor and family
pools, a spa, a fitness centre and a kids’ club. Double
rooms lead in at £135 a night on an all-inclusive basis.
iberostar.com
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connection to the local area. Standouts include the Royal Karthago Resort & Thalasso, where guests can enjoy entertainment in an open-air amphitheatre or dine at a restaurant fashioned after a Bedouin camp, complete with candlelight, clay tagines and woven tents.
HEALTH AND HEALING
Many of Djerba’s four and five-star hotels feature thalasso (from the Greek for ‘sea’) in their names, with spas that source treatments straight from the ocean. The restorative algae scrubs, seaweed compression wraps, saltwater pools and hydromassages are as old as time. As an extra selling point, all-inclusive hotels such as
Cesar Thalasso include up to two treatments in a stay, while all-day spa packages are an affordable £90 per guest (including massage and hammam) at Ulysses Thalasso. Indeed, affordability plays a key role in Djerba’s
allure, with seven-day holidays often significantly cheaper than in more-popular Mediterranean hotspots.
Lyndsay Mylchreest, travel consultant, Go Cruise&Travel “You don’t have to fly to the Caribbean
to get guaranteed sunshine and beautiful beaches. The hospitality here is phenomenal – you could come for three nights and have a great relaxing break. Djerba caters to lots of budgets, from families and couples to groups of friends.”
While many clients will recall the 2015 terrorist attack in Port El Kantaoui, some 250 miles away from Djerba, Tunisia has been building links with the UK trade, expanding adventure travel product and expecting £350 million in hotel investment over the coming years. Tearing myself from Djerba’s breezy beaches and peaceful spas is an arduous task, but one that comes with the reward of jasmine wafting in market squares and silk or pottery stalls to browse in the medina. Preparing to leave the island, I recall Jamal’s words: to not be the same person leaving as I was coming in.
TW BOOK IT
EasyJet holidays offers seven nights’ all-inclusive at the Royal Karthago Resort & Thalasso from £529 per person, based on two adults sharing a Standard double room with a garden view. The price includes 23kg luggage, shared transfers and flights from Luton on April 21.
easyjet.com/holidays
views AGENTS’ views
Kaitlan Timothy-Quye, travel consultant, East of England Co-op Travel “I expected Djerba to cater more to
resort-goers, but it is perfect for culture lovers. I loved the Guellala Museum and El Ghriba Synagogue.”
Evie Bodycote, travel consultant, Hays Travel “I was blown away by this hidden gem – and interest in the area is
at a peak. I’d recommend the Iberostar Selection Eolia Djerba to couples for a more laid-back, luxury experience, and the Cesar Thalasso or Royal Karthago Resort for families who want to use the kids’ clubs and animation activities.”
travelweekly.co.uk
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: A mausoleum in Borj El Ghazi Mustapha fort; the Iberostar Selection Eolia Djerba; the agent group PICTURES: Shutterstock/Angela N Perryman; Rory Buccheri
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