All inclusive hotels in Tunisia: where to stay and what to check

What does all inclusive usually include?

As a rule, all inclusive covers your room, three meals a day (most often at the buffet restaurant), snacks during the day and drinks served at the hotel bars. Club hotels usually add daytime and evening entertainment, a kids' club and access to the pools and slides.

Included drinks are generally local: water, soft drinks, juices, coffee and tea, served during bar opening hours. Some bars close earlier than others, and the pool bar does not always have the same menu as the main bar.

What is included varies from one hotel to another, and sometimes from one rate to another in the same hotel. The name alone is not enough: some hotels sell wider packages, sometimes called "ultra all inclusive" (more drinks, à la carte restaurants included), others lighter packages under various names. Before you book, read the board basis shown on the offer: on Nreservi it appears on every rate before you pay.

All inclusive, full board or half board: the difference

Half board includes the night, breakfast and dinner: lunch and drinks are paid on the spot. Full board adds lunch, but drinks are usually extra. All inclusive goes further: meals, snacks and some drinks are paid in advance.

All inclusive suits families with children and anyone who wants to know their budget before leaving. Half board gives you more freedom if you plan to eat out, explore the medinas of Hammamet or Sousse, or spend your days on excursions.

In Tunisia many hotels offer several board options for the same room: breakfast, half board, full board or all inclusive, depending on the rate. Compare the price of two or three options for your dates before choosing: the difference is not the same in every hotel.

What often costs extra

Even on all inclusive, some services are often charged, depending on the hotel and the rate: spa and thalasso treatments (massages, hammam, body care), some à la carte or themed restaurants, imported or premium-brand drinks, some cocktails, the minibar and room service.

Motorised water sports and excursions outside the hotel are usually paid separately. In several hotels on this page, the à la carte restaurants are reserved during your stay; depending on the hotel and the rate, they are included or charged.

Good habit: read the package details on the offer, then ask reception on arrival for the bar and restaurant opening hours and the list of paid services. You will avoid surprises on your final bill.

Hammamet and Yasmine Hammamet: the widest choice

Hammamet is the resort with the largest number of all inclusive hotels in our selection. Yadis Hammamet Club (4 stars, a few minutes' walk from the beach, indoor pool and spa) runs on an all inclusive basis, as does the Mediterranee Thalasso Golf (3 stars, Hammamet North, private beach, about 2 km from the centre), where buffet meals, snacks and drinks at set times are included and the thalasso centre is extra.

On the beach between Hammamet centre and Yasmine Hammamet, the Paradis Palace (4 stars, avenue de la Paix, kids' club for ages 4 to 12) offers all inclusive. The Concorde Marco Polo (4 stars, on the beach, about 8 km from the centre) is most often sold all inclusive, with themed restaurants and a kids' club. SplashWorld Venus Beach, a club hotel with an aquapark and a private beach, also runs on an all inclusive basis.

In Yasmine Hammamet, the Royal Tulip Taj Sultan (5 stars, 249 rooms, free kids' club), Iberostar Waves Averroes (4 stars, indoor pool heated in winter) and El Mouradi El Menzah (4 stars, facing the sea, a few minutes' walk from the Carthage Land theme park) offer all inclusive depending on the rate. The Zodiac, about 300 metres from its private beach, has an aquapark for children and adults and often offers all inclusive.

Between Hammamet and Nabeul: Mrezga and Cap Bon

On the tourist road between Hammamet and Nabeul, several large club hotels sit right on the beach. Nozha Beach Resort & Spa (4 stars, 443 rooms, recently renovated, pool with slides) is most often sold all inclusive. Dar Khayam (3 stars, just over 300 rooms, slides and indoor pool) offers all inclusive on many rates, on a 3-star budget.

Holiday Village Manar (333 rooms, on a sandy beach between Hammamet and Nabeul) runs on an all inclusive basis, with slides, an indoor pool and a spa. About 1 km from Nabeul centre, Caribbean World Nabeul is an all inclusive family club hotel (buffet meals, snacks and local drinks), with an aquapark and bungalows in the garden.

Sousse and Port El Kantaoui

In Port El Kantaoui, El Mouradi Club Selima (572 rooms, close to the beach, about 2 km from the marina) runs on an all inclusive basis: buffet meals are included, some services or drinks remain extra. In the Sousse tourist zone, Orient Palace Resort & Spa (344 rooms, private beach, a few minutes from Port El Kantaoui marina) offers all inclusive depending on the rate: buffet meals, snacks and a selection of drinks.

On Boulevard du 14-Janvier, Thalassa Sousse Resort & Aquapark (4 stars, 483 rooms) mainly sells all inclusive, with half-board offers too. Its aquapark is popular with families; the hotel only welcomes families and couples. To see every hotel in the resort, visit our Port El Kantaoui page.

Monastir and Mahdia

On Skanes beach, right next to Monastir airport, two large family hotels run on an all inclusive basis. Caribbean World Monastir is a very large holiday village with an aquapark, a kids' club for ages 4 to 12 and à la carte restaurants on reservation. AQI Skanes Resort (formerly Skanes Family Resort), on a private beach in the Dkhila area, has a water park, an indoor pool and a kids' club; the airport transfer is very short.

In Mahdia, El Borj, on the seafront along the Corniche road, runs on an all inclusive basis, with a few paid extras. It has an indoor pool, an outdoor pool open in the warm season, a spa and a kids' club. Mahdia's old town and its fort, Borj El Kebir, are about 5 km away.

Djerba: the island of club hotels

Djerba is the other big all inclusive destination. In the Midoun tourist zone, Djerba Aqua Resort (4 stars) often offers all inclusive (buffet meals and drinks at set times); its big water park, with a wave pool and slides, is its highlight, and the beach is about 200 metres away. Fiesta Beach (4 stars), between a palm grove and a private sandy beach, is most often sold all inclusive, with à la carte restaurants to book during your stay.

In Mezraia, Djerba Holiday Beach (4 stars, nearly 300 rooms), a few minutes' walk from Sidi Mahrez beach, is also most often all inclusive: buffet meals, snacks and drinks during the day. Good to know: its buildings have no lift.

Entry rules and how to pay

Algerian passport holders enter Tunisia without a visa for a tourist stay. If you hold another passport, check Tunisia's entry rules and your own government's official travel advice before you go: rules can change.

On Nreservi you search for your hotel online or with NIA on WhatsApp, and you see today's price and the board basis of every rate. From the UK, France, Canada or elsewhere, you pay online by card. If a relative in Algeria prefers to pay, they can pay in Algerian dinars by BaridiMob, bank transfer or cash at our Telemly office in Algiers. Your voucher arrives by e-mail or WhatsApp.

Book early for July, August and school holidays: the most family-friendly club hotels fill up fast. In spring and autumn, when the sea is still cool, choose a hotel with an indoor pool, such as Yadis Hammamet Club, Iberostar Waves Averroes, the Zodiac or Djerba Holiday Beach.

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