To book a holiday to Tunisia on my own with 2 kids?

I lived in Tunisia for a while and whilst it was a long time ago I didn’t have any real problems.

I had a friend there who was a travel rep and it was in Sousse, we were in our twenties and went out a lot alone - even at night.

It will be very hot in August and people might pester you to sell things but I find men will be more respectful if you have kids.
We did get chatted to by men and they could be pushy at times but we were assertive and they backed off, it’ll be different if you are guests in the resort. I found the staff to be respectful when I was staying in hotels and it was when I was wandering about on my own or with my friend that I was stopped for conversations.

Tunisia is a poor country and my eyes were opened in my time there, out of the resorts you can see that it’s a developing country. I was treated with so much kindness when I lived there and I did have to make adjustments like cover my hair and wear modest clothes and I made an effort to learn Arabic but I was welcomed by everyone and treated with nothing but respect.

I can understand why it seems basic to some people if they compare it to countries that are wealthier and the locals aren’t desperately poor. If you are just staying in the resort then I’ve stayed in that hotel and it’s very nice and the beaches are beautiful.

Please do let us know what it was like when you’ve been? I was considering going back for a holiday later this year.

Sousse is horrible. It was dirty & smelly. It will also be unbearably hot in August.

Going forward if he wants to go away in October, I'd consider Morocco or Eygpt. I used to have to go away on my own because of working patterns. It's fine to do that.

Tunisia will be unbearably hot in August. If your boys haven’t been abroad before and experienced that degree of heat, I’d personally chose somewhere else. You should absolutely go abroad if you can though!

I'd definitely go on hols!

Not sure about Tunisia though... It's not very "white-woman-friendly", and you'd definitely be "stuck" in the resort.

It’s the only country I’ve been to that I would never go back to. Both myself and my friend (male) were groped in separate incidents. Did not feel safe other than in the hotel grounds.

Also just checking you are white as if you are black you might not get a good response from locals.

I agree with you that Djerba is much nicer than souse and hammamet. The nicest place we've stayed was just outside Zarzis and it was paradise.

Is it TUI Magic Life? We went there with DC and it was perfectly safe. You won't need to leave the hotel as there is so much to do for kids etc.

Exactly. By that reckoning, no one should visit the UK too.

I e been to Tunisia many times and have travelled around extensively, with just my husband and then later with our daughter and I've always felt very very safe. Tunisian food is wonderful outside the hotel complexes and Tunisian people are warm and friendly. It wouldn't worry me at all travelling there on my own with children. Although it will be very hot in August, the heat is much dryer than most of Europe and I find it much easier to cope with 40 degrees in North Africa than 30 degrees in Greece for example.

No chance in hell. Travel agent of 20 years here.

It's cheap for a good reason.

I expect I would find something ‘odd’ about you too🙄

Fair enough, I guess I just find it odd when people are stuck on one incident from 10 years ago as a reason not to visit somewhere, you're more likely to be shot by a terrorist in the UK at the moment to be honest.

@Mammyloveswine malta is reasonable and great with kids, loads of beaches, boat trips, places to eat and it’s safer than Tunisia. I’d definitely go with the two kids though, they’re old enough to enjoy and you’ll get a change of scenery. Leave the miserable sod at home!

I been to all those places…..but some things just stay in a persons head….and for me that’s the Tunisia beach shooting…. 🤷‍♀️

Would you never go to London, Manchester, New York either?

Go! It will be warm and sunny and your boys will be in the pool all the time, make friends etc. Offer it to your DH/DP, if he doesn't go, it's on him.

I would never go to Tunisia without children….would no way take children there…..I always remember that shooting a few years ago on the beach in sousse…..all those tourists shot…..it has stayed with me….and put me off the place for good

It’s gonna be warm, it’s got a pool and if it’s got ice cream on tap the DC will LOVE it…. Do it!!!

Sorry I missed your update. Good luck with the holiday!

Come back and let us know how it was!

NBU to go on holiday but I would try to find somewhere else other than Tunisia in August even if you have to book flights hotel etc yourself. I think two weeks is a LONG time to be in an all inclusive hotel too and might get pretty boring. I'd rather take them somewhere for a week or ten days where I could actually go out and feel safe wandering around. Maybe a less popular area of Spain or Croatia.

@Mammyloveswine it was around 30 years ago so I guess things could have changed. And you're right, men can be disgustingly lecherous the world over. I hope you have a wonderful time!