Tours to Tunisia from Warsaw — Last-Minute Deals

Tunisia is a Mediterranean country of long sandy beaches, thalassotherapy centres and Roman ruins, and for Ukrainians the easiest way there is through Poland. Tour operators' charters from Warsaw reach the Tunisian resorts in about three hours, and on arrival a transfer takes you straight to your hotel. Warsaw itself is reached by rail or coach, and from western Ukraine many people simply drive.

The package includes Warsaw–Tunisia return flights, transfers, a hotel room with your preferred meals and medical insurance. It also matters for entry: on a tour operator's charter programme, Ukrainians need no visa (details below). To compare options for your dates, open the tour search; for help choosing the resort, ask our manager.

Where Tours from Warsaw Land

From Kyiv to Warsaw people take trains with a change in Przemyśl or Chełm, or an international bus; from Lviv they go via Przemyśl or drive through the Shehyni–Medyka crossing. Charters depart from Chopin Airport, with the main programme running from spring to autumn. Build in a buffer for the border queue and reach the airport no later than three hours before departure.

Tunisia's Resorts

• Hammamet and Yasmine Hammamet. The country's oldest resort, with a medina, gardens and thalassotherapy centres; the newer Yasmine area adds a marina and the Carthageland theme park.
• Sousse and Port El Kantaoui. A lively city with a UNESCO-listed medina and nightclubs, next to a yacht harbour lined with restaurants.
• Monastir and Mahdia. Quieter places with a seafront ribat, long beaches and many hotels geared to families.
• Djerba. A southern island with mild winters, date palms, flamingos in the lagoons and thalasso centres in the hotels.

Each resort's location is shown in our article Tunisia on the world map.

Excursions

• Carthage and Sidi Bou Said. The ruins of the ancient city-state and a blue-and-white village perched over the gulf.
• El Jem. A 3rd-century Roman amphitheatre, among the largest in the world and almost completely intact.
• The Sahara in two days. Douz on the desert's edge, the underground houses of Matmata where Star Wars was filmed, the salt flats of Chott el Djerid and the palm oases around Tozeur.
• Kairouan. The Great Mosque, the Maghreb's holiest site, and workshops where carpets are woven.
• For children. The Friguia safari park with lions, giraffes and elephants between Hammamet and Sousse, and a water park in Port El Kantaoui.

Our detailed sightseeing guide: top sights of Tunisia.

When to Go

• May – June. Daytime +25…+30 °C, with the sea warming to +20…+23 °C, comfortable for excursions and first swims.
• July – August. Heat of +32…+35 °C and the warmest sea, around +26…+27 °C.
• September – October. Velvet season, with warm water and a softer sun.
• November – April. The resort season closes in early November, after which it turns cool and rainy, but this is the time for thalassotherapy and low-priced sightseeing; Djerba stays warmest.

Prices and Money

Tunisia remains one of the most affordable Mediterranean destinations. The resort, the hotel's star rating and the departure date all affect the price, plus the trip to Warsaw; most resort hotels offer all inclusive. The Tunisian dinar cannot be taken out of the country: money is changed locally, and leftovers can be changed back into dollars or euros only with the receipt from the first exchange. Airport duty-free shops do not accept dinars, and exporting carpets requires purchase receipts. Locals speak Arabic and French, hotel staff understand English, and bargaining is normal in the souks.

A tourist tax is paid at hotel check-in, and its amount depends on the hotel category. Sunbeds and umbrellas cost extra at many hotels, and beach towels are usually not provided, so bring your own.

Entry and Documents

• Visa-free on a charter. Ukrainians travelling on a tour operator's charter programme get a free entry stamp on arrival, allowing up to 30 days in the country. Carry your hotel voucher and return ticket; the migration card is handed out on the plane or taken from a desk before passport control and filled in in English. Travellers on scheduled flights, or anyone staying longer than a month, must get a visa from the embassy in advance.
• Passport. Biometric only, with six months' validity left on your return date. Passports with an extended validity are not accepted on flights from Europe.
• Voucher at boarding. The airline may ask for proof of accommodation at the gate and refuse boarding without it, so keep the voucher to hand.
• Children. Bring the original birth certificate and, if the child travels with one parent or without adults, a notarised consent to travel.
• Neighbouring countries. The tourist stamp does not cover trips to Algeria or Libya: you may be let out but not let back in.
• EES. On entering Poland you give fingerprints and a photo for EES, and passport checks at Warsaw airport happen when you leave and again when you come back, since Tunisia is outside Schengen.
• Leaving Ukraine. Check martial-law restrictions for men and the rules on taking children abroad before you pay.

All tour operators' offers for the country are gathered under last-minute tours to Tunisia. Other destinations with departures from Poland: Egypt from Rzeszów and Turkey from Rzeszów.