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After coming under the control of the German company Der Touristik in 2019 - a good option for a holiday on the Aghir coast. One Main Buildng and eleven 2-storey bungalows on a compact, relatively green area with a swimming pool. Quite decent rooms (renovated in 2019). Normal food, polite staff, but no frills service. Own sand beach with a rocky entrance to the sea in places in front of the hotel area.


Location

The hotel is located on the seashore in the south-eastern part of the island of Djerba, 29 km from Zarsis airport, 7 km from Midoun, 24 km from the town of Houmt Souk. The hotel was opened in 1987, the last renovation took place in 2019. The total area of ​​the hotel is 30,000 sq.m. Since May 2019, the hotel has been part of the COOEE hotel chain and is managed by the German company Der Touristik.

The hotel was previously known as Hari Club Beach Resort Djerba and Sangho Village Djerba.

In a hotel

The hotel consists of twelve 2-storey bungalows. There are 217 rooms in total, of which...
. 50 Superior Room GV/SSV: 22-26 m2, 1 bedroom, balcony/terrace;
. 167 Bungalow GV/SSV: 26 m2, 1 bedroom, balcony/terrace;
. 37 Family Room Bungalow: 26 m2, 1 bedroom, bunk beds, balcony/terrace;
. 10 Family Room Superior Bungalow: 38 m2, 2 separate bedrooms, balcony/terrace;
. 10 Junior Suite Bungalow SSV:: 8 m2, 1 bedroom and living room, balcony/terrace;

Nutrition

AI - all inclusive: breakfast 07:00-10:00, lunch 12:30-14:00, dinner 19:00-21:00, snacks: fast food, pizza, chips, barbecue 12:30-14:30. Drinks at the main bar 06:00-02:00.

Checkout time (check in/check out)

Beach

Own sandy beach, first coastline. Umbrellas, sun loungers - free of charge, towels - for a deposit.

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Visa to the Tunisian Republic

For citizens of Russia and citizens of all countries of the former USSR (except Armenia), who book a tour to Tunisia through a travel agency and arrive in the country by direct flight, for a period of up to 90 days, a visa is not required.

Upon arrival you must present your travel voucher, return tickets and completed migration card (see below). The entry stamp is issued upon arrival at the airport.

Please note that entry is based on tourist voucher does not imply the possibility of traveling to third countries and returning back. For example, you cannot use a trip to Tunisia to travel to neighboring Algeria or Libya and return back to Tunisia (i.e. one-time entry).

List of required documents

A passport valid for another 3 months after the end of the intended trip. The OPP must be certified by a seal and correctly executed: the last name and first name columns are filled in in Latin letters, gender, place and date of birth, citizenship, date of issue and expiration date of the passport, signature of the owner are indicated; the passport must have two blank pages for visa application; all corrections must be certified by OVIR or another authorized body.

Additionally, if you are traveling with a child

Upon reaching the age of 14, children must have a separate OZP;
. For children under 18 years of age traveling to Tunisia without parents, a power of attorney must be issued. A power of attorney is issued by parents for an accompanying person or for the child to travel independently.

Rules for entering the country

  • The hotel is located on south coast Djerba islands in Agira, overlooking the sea and snow-white beach
  • Djerba Airport is 30 km away.
  • Year of restoration 2017

Accommodation

  • Main building– one 2-story building
  • Bungalows – a complex of 2-storey bungalows
  • Room types:
  • Superior Garden View (12-16 m2, one room, max. 3 people)
  • Superior Side Sea View(12-16 m2, one room, max. 3 people)
  • Bungalow Garden View (12 m2, one room, max. 3 people)
  • Bungalow Side Sea View (12-16 m2, one room, max. 3 people)
  • Family Room Bungalow (16 m2, one room, double and bunk beds, max. 2+2 people)
  • Family Room Superior Bungalow (24 m2, two bedrooms, interior door, max. 3+1 people)
  • Junior Suite Bungalow Side Sea View (24 m2, bedroom, living room, max. 3 people)

In the room

  • TV (satellite or cable TV)
  • Split air conditioner
  • Safe (in the room - free of charge, except for bungalow rooms; at the reception - for a deposit)
  • Shower or bath
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Balcony or terrace internet connection (Wi-Fi, free)

Territory

  • 1 outdoor swimming pool with children's section
  • The indoor pool is heated in winter period(from November to March)
  • 7 tennis courts
  • SPA center
  • Wi-Fi throughout the hotel (free)
  • Amphitheater
  • Hairdresser paid
  • Laundry for a fee
  • TV room
  • The shops
  • Car rent

Entertainment and sports

  • Tennis court
  • Table tennis
  • Darts
  • Archery
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball
  • Aerobics
  • Mini golf
  • Disco
  • Entertainment programs
  • Music shows from 21:00-23:00
  • Professional animation team
  • Disco from 23:00-02:00 (adults only)

For children

  • Children's section in outdoor pool. Opening hours: 09:30 – 12:30 / 14:30 – 17:30
  • Children's menu in the restaurant
  • Baby chair
  • Playground entertainment programs
  • Mini-club (daily from 09:30-12:30,14:30-17:30): HARI Minis for children from 4 to 7 years old; HARI Juniors for children from 8 to 12 years old. Children are supervised by the animation team.
  • Game room
  • TV
  • WiFi
  • XboxOne® or PlayStation4®
  • Games adapted for children of each age group
  • Every 2 weeks children prepare a performance
  • Mini golf for children
  • Nanny for children from 4 to 12 years old upon prior request from 18:00-00:00.
  • HARI Teens for children from 13 to 16 years old. Special animation program, sports games, entertainment
  • Children's bed for children 0-1.99 years old.

Nutrition

  • Ultra All Inclusive Concept
  • Breakfast: - in the main restaurant (buffet) from 06:00-10:00. - late breakfast (continental buffet / MAC HARI) from 10:00-11:00. - early breakfast (continental buffet/main restaurant) from 04:00-06:00.
  • Lunch: - at the restaurant LE GOURMET (buffet) and HARI Mini Buffet for children from 12:30-14:30; - in the restaurant LE COCO DE MER (buffet or a la carte) from 12:30-15:00 (from May to October). + Fast food and snacks: at MAC HARI from 14:00-17:00 (from May to October).
  • Dinner: - in the main restaurant LE GOURMET (buffet), 3 themed dinners per week and HARI Mini Buffet for children from 18:30-21:30. - at LE COCO DE MER (a la carte): 19:00-22:00 (from May to October). - at LA TENTE BERBERE (a la carte): 19:00-22:00 (from June to September).
  • Late night snacks at MAC HARI (mini sandwiches, mini pizza, hot dogs, hamburger) from 23:00-02:00.
  • Special snacks (chips, cheese, olives) from 17:00-19:00.
  • Drinks in bars: - lounge-lobby bar LE MARQUIS from 08:00-00:00. - oriental cafe LA KASBAH from 16:00-00:00 (from April to October). - MAC HARI pool bar 24 hours a day (April to October). - beach bar LA CABANE from 10:00-18:00 (from April to October). - disco bar from 23:00-02:00 (for guests over 18 years old). - weekly party open air on the beach from 23:00-01:00 (from July to August; for guests over 18 years old).
  • Note: - Hot drinks: coffee, tea, cocoa. - Cold drinks: concentrated juices, soft drinks, iced tea made in the hotel. - Local alcoholic drinks: beer, spirits, red, white and red wines. - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails (with concentrated juices). - Drinks are served at the table or in bars. Most drinks are served in glasses. - Alcoholic drinks are served in bars from 10:00-0:00. - Alcoholic drinks are served only to persons. Over 18 years old.
  • For a fee: freshly squeezed fruit juices; drinks in packages, bottles (carbonated drinks, juices, beer, wine), imported drinks, special wines (a la carte), cigars. Dress code in restaurants for dinner.
We had a good rest, but there are some nuances.
When choosing a hotel on the island, preference was given to small, family-run hotels after renovation, located on the first line by the sea. We chose Hari Club Beach Resort 4* (formerly Sangho Village Djerba 3*), which is located on the southeastern coast of Aghir, 30 km from the airport, has been operating for the second year after partial renovation and renaming. The main contingent of the hotel is French (half), somewhere equally divided between Poles and Russians, a few Tunisians and representatives of other countries. We bought the tour from TO "Sanmar" using early booking - meeting at the airport, transfer, guides (we didn't take any excursions, but communication worked out) all without any complaints. Flight with Royal Flight airline - departures from Sheremetyevo and Zarzis on schedule, clean planes, attentive flight attendants - in-flight drinks (tea, coffee, juices), light breakfast (salad, puff pastries, gingerbread). Before boarding in Djerba, migration cards were distributed, the top part of which was taken to passport control at Zarzis airport, the lower one must be kept (it is presented upon the return flight home). Next, I will try to briefly talk about what we liked about Djerba and what we didn’t - about the hotel where we spent the first week of August, and our adult children the second, about the sea, about walks around the island and a trip to the Sahara.

HOTEL. Having landed at Djerba Zarzis airport at 17:30, we were at the reception by 20:00. We were offered to leave our luggage and go to dinner, which did not particularly impress us, but did not disappoint. And since we weren’t hungry, we had a light snack and went to look at the room (we booked a standard bungalow overlooking the garden). Bungalow F, in which he was located, was located in the corner of the hotel farthest from the reception. The advantages of this location were absolute silence (you can’t hear the animation sounds) and good internet (the room is next to the broadcast tower). The quality of the Internet in the hotel area varies - ours in F15 was good, in D15, where our children lived (first line by the sea) it was worse, the signal was not stable; on the beach, in the restaurant, at the reception - excellent. The room on the first floor overlooking the courtyard (where the balconies of the other four rooms overlooked) greeted us with a pleasant coolness, which could not but please us, since a working air conditioner in a bungalow turned out to be a rarity. It was in the room (adjacent F12) with a non-working air conditioner (it did not cool - the temperature was not regulated) that our children were first accommodated (they joined us on the sixth day of our stay in Djerba). Thanks to my acquaintance with the hotel manager and his director, and good knowledge of English on the day of their arrival (late in the evening), they managed to call technicians who tested the system and reported to management that the condo was “Kaput!” After which the room was changed to D15 (bungalow D), where the air conditioning cooled well. At the beginning, the receptionist at Hanene assured that “there are no rooms”, “the hotel is at a standstill”, “it will be possible to change only in 2 days and that’s not a fact.”
Let's go back to the number. Personally, I liked it - ascetic and sweet in a Tunisian way, my husband not so much - there wasn’t enough light (the balcony was behind the shutters, there was no overhead lighting - only side lamps). On the one hand, the room remained cool and the African sun did not prevail, on the other hand, they lived in twilight (“in a crypt,” said the husband). It was possible to open the balcony shutters, then the whole room would be flooded with sun, but we didn’t do this (we didn’t want to make unnecessary movements in the heat).

The room has a fresh cosmetic renovation (the walls are painted white). Shower, sink, toilet are not new, but in working order. There were no sewer smells, nor were there any problems with showers flooding. A clean snow-white curtain in the shower, a set of gels, shampoo, soap, a small window in the restroom. Double bed, dressing table (collapsed on the last day - laughter, and that’s all...) with a mirror; built-in wooden wardrobe with hangers, bedside lamps to the right and left of the bed. There are tiles on the floor, woven rugs on each side of the bed. Plasma TV with a lot of French channels and a couple of Russian ones (TV remote control for a deposit of 10 USD). Sockets are French standard - an adapter is needed if the plugs of the gadgets are not adapted to the French standard. Sometimes ants ran by (singly, in pairs, rarely as a family) - we didn’t touch them and they didn’t touch us either, they treated their smaller brothers with love. One day there was a thunderstorm - water from the street (there is no threshold in the room - the floor level inside and outside is the same) rushed inside and dripped from the ceiling in the hallway. Probably, in the autumn-winter period, when it rains in Djerba, this turns into a problem for those living on the first floors of the bungalows (threats them with flooding).

But the biggest problem with the bungalow rooms was the intermittent power outages. During the eight days we stayed at the hotel, this happened five times and once in the morning for about three hours. It was not possible to solve the problem, since it would require a radical update of the power supply system, and no one was going to do this during the peak season. Therefore, if you consider this hotel for a holiday (and in principle it’s not bad) - book a superior room right away, the difference with a bungalow is only 10 euros/day, but your holiday will work out. In any case, for the money you give (especially if early booking), get the optimal price-quality ratio. Maybe during the winter period, in preparation for the new season, the situation will change for the better, but perhaps not - so it’s better not to take risks.

ROOM CLEANING - here is another big “minus” that we encountered for the first time. Our roommaid from Tunisia was sweet, smiled from ear to ear, understood, naturally, only French (and we don’t speak French, only English + sign language) and didn’t clean anything up!!! And this, despite the fact that they left a tip - she took the tip, but did not do the cleaning. One day, I brought a bouquet of flowers - it was nice, of course, but no one canceled throwing garbage out of the bin, just like doing everything else. The towels were not changed regularly - if I picked up dirty ones, I had to run for clean ones, and then they started hiding them so that I could at least dry myself with something. The linen was also never changed during the week (well, okay with that - it didn’t seem dirty). To be fair, it should be said that our children were luckier - regularly and cleanly (maids and bungalows are different). We tried to improve the service through the reception a couple of times, but it didn’t help.

THE HOTEL TERRITORY is neither large nor small, well-groomed, it is scrubbed, cleaned, and watered from morning to evening. Most of it is occupied by a complex of two-story bungalows in traditional Tunisian style - white walls (“the color of the sun”) and blue shutters of the balconies (“the color of the sea”). Each has ten rooms (five per floor) with individual entrances and different types from the windows (to the courtyard-well, to the garden and to the sea). Eat main building(also two-story) with a reception, SPA, Le Gourmet restaurant, superior rooms, which, unlike the “standards” in the bungalows, are better updated. They have a safe and refrigerator, in bungalows there is a refrigerator on request for an extra charge, a safe is available at the reception for free. The hotel also has several tennis courts (lit), minigolf courts (all free), volleyball, minifootball, table tennis tables, a children's club, two swimming pools (indoor in the SPA and outdoor - we didn’t go, we always swam in the sea ). Sports equipment can be borrowed from the animators for a deposit of 20 dinars in the booth by the pool, and beach towels are also available there (no deposit, by room number).

I really liked the SEA (video https://youtu.be/kUHWRmiSTSQ), warm, clean! The water feels like +30 in the morning, in the afternoon, compared to water thermal spring oasis of Ksar-Ghilen Sahara, where she all year round+35, no less. It’s a paradise for children, and for us too, we swung on the waves for hours. True, it is impossible to swim long distances in such “boiling water” (it’s hard to breathe), so long swims were postponed to the morning, when the water was noticeably cooler. At sea I liked the smell of the sea - algae, this is the first time we have seen this in the Mediterranean, usually this is our Crimea. Undersea world moderately interesting - large and small fish in schools and alone. One day there was an invasion of white stingrays (it’s a pity I didn’t take my camera with me - the beauty remained in the memories), crabs are found everywhere - on the stone islands of the Hari Club beach and on the stone breakwaters of the Castile and Palm Azur hotels. Before arriving, we were worried about entering the sea.

Some wrote that the sharp stones made it impossible to enter the sea. Indeed, the bottom is not uniform - sand, sometimes there are stones (remnants of corals) - they are not visible when the sea is stormy, islands with grass (a little further from the shore). But to the right of the first palm tree with a stone breakwater there is a cleared sandy entrance without stones; we went there and had no problems (we didn’t use slippers, some swam in them). There were those who went to the beach of the neighboring abandoned hotel Sidi Slim (300 m to the right, if you are facing the sea) - there is a gentle sandy entrance without stones, but there are “cons” - locals relax, there are no sun loungers, no umbrellas and no shower.
There were also those who wrote that the sea was “dirty.” I don’t agree with this - algae is not dirt, but a useful natural factor, and there weren’t many of them, only when the sea was stormy. We had a dirty sea in Vietnam, that’s where the horror was - heaps of household garbage floated mixed with animal corpses!!! During our stay on Djerba we saw different seas - calm and clear, like a tear (without algae); with small waves; two last days- thunderstorm and rain, big waves and a lot of algae (the tractor was cleaning the coast). After we left (the children remained at the hotel), the sea was stormy, cloudy, began to calm down (there was a lot of algae, a tractor was cleaning the coast) and by the end of the first ten days of August it became clear again.

The beach, unlike the beaches of neighboring hotels, was located on a hill - we liked it. Coastline beautiful,
especially at sunset, all in palm trees. You can enjoy the beauty of the sun setting into the waters Mediterranean Sea, you will find this in Tunisia only in Djerba. There is a constant breeze on the shore, there is a haze in the sky, so you don’t feel much heat, you can burn unnoticed (the sun is very active - we applied 30 and 50 factor cream). Free sunbeds could always be found (new sunbeds and mattresses) - there were none by the pool. Entertainment on the shore is standard - riding camels, horses and donkeys, jet skis, banana boats. Animals do not create any inconvenience, they do not make it any dirtier, but they add a special flavor to the coast.

FOOD AT THE HOTEL. From the beginning of the high season until its end (from July 15 to October 31), the hotel operates “UltraALL”. Besides animation program(children's club, evening shows, activities during the day) includes the work of THREE restaurants: 1) The main “Le Gourmet” (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and two ala cartes (by appointment - you can sign up for each one once, but at If you wish, you can go more often): 2) Mediterranean “Le Coco de Mer” (daily lunches and dinners, except Sunday) and 3) Berber “La Tente Berbere” (dinners on Wednesdays and Saturdays - Tunisian cuisine).
BARS are open: on the beach “La Cabanne” (water and soft drinks from 10:00 to 18:00), by the pool “Mac Hari” (24 hours) - from 10:00 - 11:00 light breakfast, from 14:00 - 17:00 and 23:00 - 2:00 - fast food and drinks (beer, water, alcoholic drinks, fast food), from 00:00 - 10:00 - only light drinks. Lobby bar “Le Marquis” (8:00-00:00) - local alcohol, water, non-alcoholic drinks; Every day after 19:00 you can take a 0.5 liter bottle of water per person. Eastern Mauritanian shisha bar “Le Kasbah” (16:00-00:00) - hookah for a fee, Tunisian tea (free).

MAIN RESTAURANT “Le Gourmet” (breakfast 6:30 - 10:00; lunch 12:30 - 14:00; dinner 19:00-21:00) - you won’t go hungry, everything is edible, but quite modest (no digestive problems was).
BREAKFAST - apart from croissants and baguettes (very tasty, freshly baked), fruits, cereals, vegetables and boiled eggs, there was practically nothing to eat. There is a constant problem with scrambled eggs (omelet) - even if there are two people in front of you in line, the waiting time is 10-15 minutes, because the cook is a “brake”. At first, my husband tried to wait, but then he gave up and switched to boiled eggs (the same story with pancakes/pancakes/pizza). Sausage and cheese are not edible, but delicious ricotta, what would I do without it! And very strange milk for breakfast - diluted to a translucent liquid.

LUNCH and DINNER - the choice is much more varied. Liked: tuna salads, couscous, stewed vegetables, sauces, ice cream (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, lime). Beef (always tough), chicken (soft, tasty), lamb on the bone, turkey (tough, the translation into Russian made me laugh - “Steak from Turkey”), liver (delicious - it’s hard to spoil it), fish (fried, grilled). For lunch there are always two types of soups - vegetable and spicy Tunisian puree soup with rice. French fries, rice, pasta, pickles, olives, desserts (not particularly impressed - that's for the better). For dinner twice a week there are mussels and crabs - there is nothing special in them, but just right for photos! There are a lot of fruits (mostly tasty, ripe ones) - watermelon, melon, grapes, apples, peaches, pears, plums (green), dates (we’ve only been there a couple of times, which surprised us - after all, Tunisia is a date country?). Personally, I missed the greenery. The dry wine is ordinary (I liked the pink one more than the red one), the beer (not bad) - everything is convenient, democratic, you pour it yourself. Tea and coffee in the restaurant are only available for breakfast (for lunch and dinner - only in the bar), but there was always a water cooler in the restaurant. We always found a free table for lunch and dinner (for breakfast - there were no problems with this at all, we came after 9:00) - we went to the far part of the restaurant on a hill, where the air conditioning worked well. I liked the waiters - always attentive, with a smile, as you treat them, so they treat you. They promptly changed tablecloths, took away dirty dishes, Ali is generally a great smart girl!
Once we went for dinner at a la carte “Le Coco de Mere” (a different menu every day) - we liked pasta with seafood, national briki pies with tuna, Mediterranean fish, steak, national dish with chicken and vegetables. These dishes were not available in the main restaurant, so it’s worth going. The waiter was amused - after he brought the menu and we looked at it, we realized that we were unlikely to be able to finish the whole range of dishes (we weren’t healthy enough). Therefore, they tried to bypass one of the menu lines - to which they received a refusal: “You can’t skip!” It turned out that in order to order pasta with seafood, you must first try the steak or roast. The waiter stood his ground, called for order and made no concessions. And since we still really wanted pasta, we had to muster our will and order roast. Only after we tried it did they bring us pasta - it was, of course, worth it, but it was difficult. Impressed by the first ala carte (“Le Coco de Mere”), we didn’t get to the second one (Berber), probably in vain - the reviews were good.

WALKS IN THE EVENINGS. While going to Djerba, we heard that on the island there is usually nowhere to walk outside of the hotels - a road, olive plantations, abandoned hotels, single dwellings of Tunisians with random shops. You can’t reach the tourist area on foot (10 minutes by taxi), and the pedestrian path towards Midun (on the road to the right) ends 500 meters from the hotel gate. But we still managed to find an acceptable, if not the most picturesque, five-kilometer route for evening walks. From the hotel we walked to the left (there is a pedestrian path) past the abandoned Sidi Slim, hotels Castil 4* and Palm Azur 4*, Seabel Alladin 3* to a store with a camel. It is approximately 1.5 km (15 minutes on foot) and then to the militarized security post at the entrance to the Djerba tourist area and back. Some people went to the store with a camel by taxi (1 dinar with a meter, without a meter - 3 dinars, bargains up to 2 dinars, tell the driver to Palm Azura), or by horse-drawn cart or camel wagon (5 dinars).
The “With a Camel” store has the lowest prices on the island - it’s definitely not worth going to Midoun for shopping. Here they accept dinars, dollars, euros, rubles (the exchange rate is not favorable), you can pay for purchases by bank card. In the store you can buy: products with ethnic flavor (ceramics, leather goods, straw, textiles), shoes, knitwear, sponges, soap (including black seed oil), dates, olives, halva, oil (olive, argan for hair, coconut for body/hair, snake oil), harissa paste. Locals also recommended visiting the jewelry shops of local craftsmen (jewelry making is a traditional craft of the island’s Jewish diaspora). In August after Ramadan (when the wedding season begins), you can buy exclusive oriental-style jewelry there at a good discount. ALCOHOL in Djerba is sold in two stores - “General” in Houmt Souk and “Al Jazira” in Midoun. We didn’t make a special trip, but we already tried premium quality Tunisian wines in Moscow - we liked the dry white Muscat de Kelibia and the reds: Phenicia and Cuvee Magnifique. Price per bottle in wine boutiques of the capital from 1 thousand rubles.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE - money was changed at the reception for 20 USD. per day per room (you can also do it at the airport, but the rate is not favorable). On your return flight home, you will be asked to exchange the remaining Tunisian dinars for dollars and euros - there is a shortage of paper money in Tunisia, so taking them out is prohibited. Duty free no longer sells anything for dinars. We also encountered the fact that in airport bars (before the boarding gate) they have a habit of not giving change (from 0.5 euros or less). If this is important to you, prepare money for payment or pay by card.

TRAVELING AROUND THE ISLAND - the main means is a taxi, always at hand, affordable, but the cars are well-worn (when we returned home, the economy version of Yandex taxi seemed like a luxury!). Once we were driving in a car, the door of which was fastened on the word of honor, and when they began to open it, it creaked, hung and got stuck on the curb, and it was difficult to close it. To which the driver reacted calmly, apparently not for the first time. There are two tariffs for taxis - day (from 05:00 to 21:00) + boarding 0.500 dinars, night - (from 21:00 to 05:00 - 50% higher) + boarding 0.750 dinars. Travel from one end of the island to the other takes 20 - 30 minutes - 10-15 dinars (250-380 rubles), to and from the airport +3000 dinars for landing.

WHERE TO GO and WHAT TO SEE in DJERBA. There is an opinion that Djerba is boring and there is nothing special to see, with which I disagree - although, to each his own, what is interesting to me will not necessarily be interesting to you and vice versa. The standard set of island attractions includes: visits to medieval forts, mosques, synagogues, museums folk traditions Gelala, Djerba Explorer Park, Blue Lagoon, SPA, boat trip on a Pirate ship, jet skiing, buggy riding, parachuting, camel riding, horseback riding and donkey riding, diving (diving centers “Blue dolphin”, “Archimede”, “Sirenede”). Well, number one is, of course, the Sahara, but this is outside the island. Taking into account that we did not have a long vacation, and we did not want to organize a race for sights, we nevertheless planned to visit interesting places where you can feel the spirit of Djerba and feel the unique atmosphere of Africa. Therefore, priorities were set as follows:
1) Must see- Sahara and Djerbahood;
2) If you have time and desire, visit a couple more places:
KHUMT SOUK is the capital of Djerba with a medieval medina, market, promenade, fortress and art galleries.
GELALA - museum of folk traditions on the very high point islands (53 m above sea level) with panoramic view to the surrounding area, sea and mountains. Visit to a potters' village with the opportunity to participate in the process of making white clay products.
MIDUN with the Djerba Explorer Park, an ethnographic Berber village, a crocodile farm and reptile feeding (a hit with children).

As a result, I managed to get to the Sahara and visit DjerbaHood, and our guys (after our departure) were able to walk around Houmt Souk in the evening, stopping by one of the colorful restaurants on the coast, “Haroun”. And in last night Before departure, accompanied by a newly made Tunisian friend - hotel security guard Mohammed, walk through the streets of the night Midoun.

1. DjerbaHood (video https://youtu.be/xUJnEVrD-9o) - the most modern attraction of Djerba, which is included in the top twenty most interesting places Africa (according to Tripadvisor). This is a residential Jewish quarter covered with graffiti, located in the village of Hara Sigira (or Riyadh, which is the same thing), which is considered one of ancient settlements in Tunisia, lives its own life. Walking along it is a pleasure; the locals have absolutely nothing to do with you!
Haara Sigira was chosen for the project because of its traditional architecture: Arabic-style white houses and blue doors, which are a source of special pride for Tunisians. They believe that doors bring good luck - and this tradition is several thousand years old. Therefore, every owner strives to make the front door of his house special - using unusual handles, decorations in the form of fish in Christian symbols, forged patterns, painting, graffiti, framing it with flowering shrubs and arranging cute couches at the entrance for relaxing during the day. Everything looks very cute and colorful.
The idea of ​​creating DjerbaHood belongs to Mehdi Ben Cheikh, a Tunisian artist, founder of the Street Art Gallery in Paris, who invited 150 artists from five continents (including our compatriot Pavel Chervyakov - pseudonym “Wais”) to create art objects on the walls of residential buildings. The artists worked all summer, leaving behind graffiti inspired by the idea of ​​mutual respect and tolerant attitude toward each other of representatives of different cultures and religions living in the same space of the island and the world as a whole for thousands of years. The opening of Djerbahood took place in 2014 - it became for Djerba historical event, was covered in many countries around the world. The place is colorful and photogenic, and if we had not visited there, our impressions of Djerba would not have been so vivid.

We walked around Djerbahud for an hour and a half. We arrived at sunset (it takes 30 minutes by taxi from the hotel - 13 dinars one way) - the time was comfortable, extreme heat no, but it gets dark quickly. Therefore, we didn’t have time to go around everything - a lot of interesting things remained on the outskirts in dilapidated buildings. You shouldn’t expect cleanliness and polish from Djerbahud (after all, this is a typical world of the African hinterland - and that’s all its charm!) with the undeveloped winding streets, the beauty of the doors, the facades of houses painted with graffiti, garbage underfoot, skinny cats, Djerbians on mopeds and bicycles, Tunisian women in national clothes with string bags of baguettes in hand and, most importantly, with a special atmosphere.

The most memorable were the graffiti with animals (octopus, cats) and insects, mysterious mythical creatures, ethnic ornaments, portraits of people, women’s eyes on the central square near the coffee shop; Earth, the upper part of which passes from the wall to the menzel protruding above the roof. Under the influence of natural factors (rain, wind, temperature fluctuations), graffiti fades over time (this is the peculiarity and essence of street art), but new ones appear, the exhibition is constantly updated (there are works from 2018). That's why some of the paintings are in poor condition. Finally, we looked into the art gallery (we looked at paintings by local artists - admission is free). We went to an art salon, where we found a real Djerbian exclusive - a handbag made of leather and straw. And in souvenir shop, whose owner amusingly manipulated an ethnic “Majik” teapot in the shape of a camel to make cappuccino, bought a colorful aroma lamp in the shape of a Tunisian woman. In the same village they wanted to visit the oldest synagogue in Africa, El Ghriba (translated as “foreigner”), located in the opposite part of the settlement, but they arrived late after closing (at 17:00) and didn’t get there.

2. SUGAR (video https://youtu.be/z7o4MEem2ww). You can travel to the Sahara from Djerba with a tour operator or by purchasing a tour from private travel agencies, officially operating in the tourism market. But since I didn’t want to travel in the heat on a bus and with a large group, the tour operator’s proposals were immediately dismissed and they began to explore other options. I had no experience of traveling independently (without maintenance) in Africa, so there were certain concerns, but everything turned out well. Even before flying to Djerba, we contacted the head of a Tunisian-Russian agency that offers a wide range of excursions with a flexible approach (routes can be changed depending on the wishes and interests of the customer) in VIP format and at the price of a TO group tour. From the proposed options, we chose a one-day relaxation tour with a visit to the Ksar Gilan oasis and swimming in mineral spring. Land options were not considered - I still have fresh memories of a trip to the pyramids of Egypt, where in the midday heat, exhausted from the heat, I wanted to cool off somewhere, but there was no such opportunity (if you do not take into account the lawn watering system in Giza). The cost of the trip per adult was 60 dollars with lunch from the Berbers (drinks not included) plus a 10 dollar camel ride.

On the appointed day and hour (5:30) a Toyota Land Cruiser jeep with a professional driver Omar (hereditary Berber with more than 20 years of driving experience) and a guide arrived at the hotel gates. Everything was clear and on time, as agreed. The car is clean with working air conditioning. Besides me, there were already two tourists there - a young mother and her 7-year-old son. Such a pleasant company (driver, guide and three tourists) set off towards the Roman road connecting the island with the mainland (isthmus 7 km away) - they watched the most beautiful crimson-violet dawn with the sun rising from the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. There was not a soul on the road, it seemed that we were the first to cross the border of the island. I really wanted to sleep, but our guide Alexandra began to animatedly talk about Tunisia, its traditions and the peculiarities of life in the country. During the conversations, we didn’t notice how we got to a small roadside cafe, where we cheered up with aromatic coffee and freshly baked croissants and drove on.

The path lay through the desert plateaus to Medina, a more prosperous city of Tunisian smugglers than the settlements of Djerba, located at the intersection of roads leading to Libya and Algeria. They sold a lot of things here on the roadsides - old windows, torn doors, washing machines, used furniture, clothes and other utensils. I was struck by the color of the butcher shops - if they sell beef, the head of a slaughtered animal is hung in front of the entrance, from the cut of which you can judge the freshness of the meat. Chicken meat in separate stores, at the entrance to which there are cages with live birds. We stopped for freshly baked baguettes for an oasis, and then, passing Medina, headed for Ksar Khalouf - a small abandoned Berber settlement located on a hill.

The ruins of Ksar Khalouf, barely noticeable from a distance, turned out to be two-story traditional Tunisian houses - ksars with sloping roofs, united like cells (gorfs) into a single chain. Ksars are fortified barns in which the Berbers hid the harvest, protecting it from the raids of Arab nomads (they keep cool well and the grain does not spoil for up to 5-7 years). In some of them traces of antiquity have been preserved - the “hand of Fatima”, oil presses with a mill stone moved by a donkey. As the guide told us, donkeys are at a high price in Tunisia. From birth (like carrier pigeons), they are trained to transport smuggled goods over long distances - to skillfully hide in the desert, evade pursuit and return to the route again. That’s why the saying “Dumb as a donkey” doesn’t work in Tunisia - local donkeys are smart, hardy and capable of great feats! Having even one such “combat unit”, a Tunisian is provided for the rest of his life.

After wandering around the ksars and climbing inside the mountains, we took a photo against the backdrop of a mountainous landscape with a mosque and a Berber settlement and went further - to the Great Eastern Erg, where the border of the “great” Sahara lies.
Our next stop on the edge of the desert was the Ksar Gilan oasis, man-made by the French after World War II (they drilled a well in search of oil, but the water began to flow and an oasis was formed, date groves grew). The oasis itself is not large (about 0.7 km by 1.2 km). In its center there is a lake with mineral water(rich in sulfur with a water temperature of +35), around are date groves, one-story Berber buildings, tents for tourists, ATV sites, camel caravans and other living creatures. We arrived (as everywhere else) first, and immediately went to the camels - in Tunisia these are one-humped dromedaries. They were already waiting for us at the very edge of the sand dunes, where the vegetation ends and the sand begins. And, judging by the fact that the “ships of the desert” were without muzzles (which meant they were good-tempered and kind), the walk promised to be pleasant. Clouds were gathering in the sky, the African sun did not burn, and when our caravan set off, it even began to rain. Nobody expected this, but it was great! About halfway we stopped for a photo session - while the camels were resting (some of them fell asleep - we had to wake them up to get back), we stormed the dunes. They are an incredible color of ripe orange with cool (maybe because they were there in the morning), flowing, pleasant to the touch and sand fine as dust. I have never seen such sand either in Egypt or Vietnam!!! They wanted to take a handful as a souvenir, but there were no bags, and they got confused.
After the camel ride, two more pleasant moments awaited us - swimming in the mineral lake of the Ksar Gilan oasis (water bubbles gently enveloped the body, making it weightless) and a delicious lunch with the Berbers (couscous with chicken, salad, national briki pies with egg and onions). The heat intensified, the oasis was filled with people, bustle and noise from arriving jeeps and ATVs, and we, happy and rested, were ready to set off on the way back. This time the road went through the Beni Khdesh mountain range (where the Star Wars episodes were filmed), at its top we made a stop to look at the unusual “Martian” landscapes and went further. The road turned serpentine, going down the mountain. Outside the window, desert landscapes with sparse vegetation, Tunisian settlements, ksars on the hills, mosques popping up like mirages from nowhere and disappearing into nowhere, salt lakes - shotts, flashed by. Before the Roman road we stopped at a familiar cafe (where we invigorated ourselves with coffee in the morning) - this time we tried the Tunisian sweet “Gazelle Horns” (tubes with nuts and honey). We returned to the hotel by 16:00.

My impressions of the trip were good. The experience turned out to be interesting, the photos were colorful, the organizers worked clearly and competently. Despite the fact that the road took most of the time, the journey was not tiring (even a 7-year-old child could do it). However, it didn’t have much of a “wow” effect. Perhaps because at times the effect of “déjà vu” made itself felt - it seemed like a new experience of immersing in the unknown space of the largest hot desert in the world, but at the same time something similar had already happened to me... Memories of a trip to the dunes of Vietnam (but the quality of the sands is different), to Pamukkale (although the size and landscape in which the springs are inscribed were radically different), an elephant ride through the Thai jungle (here instead of elephants there were dromedaries - it’s fun to ride them, but less comfortable) . The familiar “Three in One” (sand, animals and spring), but in a new frame and with a new flavor. Probably this was not enough... Perhaps, in order for the Sahara to make a stronger impression on me next time, I need to try a multi-day route (as some do) with sunsets and sunrises in the middle of the desert and with a complete separation from civilization...

Concluding my story about my vacation, I would like to emphasize:
1) Tunisia is a poor country, whose tourism industry has suffered losses over the past 5-6 years (many hotels were and continue to be closed) and is only beginning to revive;
2) The beaches of the island littered with algae, on the one hand, indicate a good ecology (according to Tunisian legislation, there is a ban on cleaning algae if their width does not exceed 1.5 meters), on the other hand, they can spoil the impression of a vacation, especially when the sea stormy;
3) On some coasts, the entrance to the sea can be difficult (there are rocks) - if this is important to you, choose a hotel with a clean sandy entrance (and there are such);
4) The “star rating of hotels” (which guides told us more than once) in Tunisia does not guarantee quality - some 3* hotels will give a head start to 4*, so focus primarily on reviews, and not on the official status of the hotel;
5) Hotel HARI CLUB BEACH RESORT 4*, if it improves its service, replaces the chef and completely renovates the bungalows (not just paints them) and, most importantly, solves the problem with air conditioning and electricity, there will be no price for it. In the meantime, there is room to grow.

After all of the above, a reasonable question arises - if there are so many problems and risks, why go to Djerba? We flew for the sea and the sun, for the silence, for the original atmosphere, African flavor and new impressions. And they got what they wanted, albeit with nuances. And as our adult children told us: “It’s cool when digital images of computer games of the harsh life of the African hinterland come to life before our eyes, acquiring real features. And if one day the world improves so much that it becomes ideal, the islands of original color that can still be found on Djerba must be carefully guarded and preserved.” Therefore, the main conclusion is that when planning a trip to Djerba, place the emphasis correctly. This will allow you to gain satisfaction from your stay in this country; high expectations, on the contrary, will bring disappointment. Relax on the positive and everything will work out. Good luck to everyone who read to the end, new experiences and travel in the new 2019!

COOEE Hari Beach Club 4* is a club hotel located in the southern part of the island of Djerba. It consists of one two-story building and a complex of snow-white bungalows surrounded by numerous palm trees.

The hotel's main parameters are suitable for family and youth holidays: fresh rooms, green well-groomed territory, sandy beach with good access, varied food, exciting animation.

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In 2017-2018, the number of rooms was restored. The rooms in the main building are decorated in a modern style. The equipment and furniture there are newer than in the bungalows. However, according to vacationers, the houses are much quieter and more comfortable.

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