Sousse Diary – February 2024

Day 1 (Sousse) – Enfidha-Hammamet Airport

It is hard to fathom that one has visited more than 35 countries (at the time of writing) but yet to step foot on the African continent. This changed today when we touched down at Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport in Tunisia. Enfidha-Hammamet is a relatively new airport sandwiched between Hammamet...

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Day 2 (Sousse) – Medinas and Ribats

Sousse is a very walkable city with all the main sights being within a 10 minute radius of each other thus making for a pleasant stroll/roll for a few hours. As I mentioned, the Marriott Pearl hotel is located around a 20 minute walk from the centre with the...

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Day 3 (Tunisia) – El Jem Amphitheatre

The El Jem Amphitheatre has been on ones bucket list since first researching Tunisia. There are two ways of travelling to said place from Sousse; you can either catch the train which is in no way accessible to an electric wheelchair (and a little unreliable so I have been...

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Day 4 (Monastir) – The Famous Ribat and Mausoleum

Before visiting Tunisia, one had no idea about the significance and fame of Monastir which is just a 30-40 minute drive from Sousse. As I mentioned yesterday, one decided to catch a conventional taxi to save on costs etc, our driver even waited around for 3 hours to guarantee...

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Day 5 (Sousse) – Return to Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport

One was becoming to the soothing sound of the call to prayer at 5:30am each morning, however it was time to return to the UK today via Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport. The country’s motorway network makes traversing Tunisia’s major cities (and said airport) pretty easy hence if your taxi driver...

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