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One traveller from England never had to wait more than Hitchhiking in Tunisia is easy, especially in remote areas. Maximum expected waiting time is usually around 10 -15 minutes at most towns for . A small contribution can be expected so make it clear before getting on board. Also there can be the possibility to hitch with tourists driving with rental cars. There are many private taxis and shared minibuses called ''louage''. Drivers are very helpful and they usually drive extra to take you to a ride, and only one hour at good sport or a sightseeing place. It's common that the desolate and remote Ksar Ghilanedrivers want to gave money to take a ''louage'' (shared minibus). In bigger cities like [[User:PhysicsHipster|PhysicsHipsterTataouine]] or [[Medenine]] had similar luckyou have to walk a lot to find a good spot, and got from Tozer it's worth to Tunis in three liftstake a louage, all of which were under 10 minute waitsespecially if it's hot because it's difficult to find shades along the road. Speaking French is a huge asset. As a single [[women hitchhiking|woman]] you may have to think of some extra [[hitchhiker's safety|safety]] measures.
* [[South Tunisia]]
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'''TunesiaTunisia''' is a country in [[Northern Africa]]. There are borders with It is bordered by [[Algeria]] to the west and southwest, [[Libya]]. Hitchhiking in Tunisia seems to be easythe southeast, especially in remote areas. A small contribution can be expected so make it clear before getting on board. Also there can be and the possibility Mediterranean Sea to hitch with car renting tourists. There are many private taxis the north and minibuses. As a single [[women hitchhiking|woman]] you may have to think of some extra [[hitchhiker's safety|safety]] measureseast.
== Getting in ==
== Climate ==
Tunisia is arid and hot, especially during the summer. Be sure to not get stuck somewhere in the dessert and to have enough water with you and protect your head from the sun. The south of the country is desert and merges into the Sahara. The terrain in the north is mountainous. A series of salt lakes, known as ''chotts'' or ''shatts'', lie in an east-west line at the northern edge of the Sahara, extending from the Gulf of Gabes into Algeria.
== [[Health]] ==
Generally the health system in Tunisia is in a good condition. To avoid diarrhoea wash your hands before eating and only drink bottled water. Most towns have a pharmacy and bigger towns have hospitals but these are sometimes overcrowded. Doctors mostly speak French because it is likely that they did their studies in [[France]] or [[Belgium]]. English is rarely spoken.
Be aware of wild animals and dogs because rabies (always deadly) is common. Make sure to have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies_vaccine rabies vaccine] before traveling to Africa. Don't get bitten of snakes or scorpions.
== Cities ==
* [[Sfax]]
* [[Tunis]]
== Literature ==
