(transfer time from Tunis Airport 50 minutes and Monastir Airport 90 minutes)
Just south of Hammamet is the new and emerging resort of Yasmine Hammamet. The palm-tree lined promenade is adjacent to one of the longest golden sandy beaches in Tunisia. This purpose built resort will surely and eventually command international status and is already blessed with fine hotels, a marina with shops and restaurants, a casino, Carthage Land Theme Park (entertainment for all the family) and an old-style Medina. Yasmine Hammamet is a resort in the making and a holiday can be enjoyed in first class hotels, at very reasonable prices, with all the attractions of the established resort of Hammamet on the doorstep.
must see is the former house and gardens of one of Hammamet's most famous residents Georges Sebastian. Between 1932 and 1962 the Sebastian's house welcomed the most talented creators, the most famous intellectuals and some of the most important personalities of this century including Field Marshall Rommel and Sir Winston Churchill. Now the theatre of International Cultural Centre of Hammamet, you can make a tour of the house and gardens, enjoy refreshments around the sumptuous pool and during the balmy summer months enjoy the Arts in the delightful open-air amphitheatre.
Yasmine Hammamet is ideally placed for visiting the Cap Bon region, often described at the 'Garden of Tunisia'. Close by is the region's capital Nabeul, recognised as the leading town for Tunisian craftsmanship, where you'll find pottery (an activity which dates back to the Roman times), embroidery and the distillation of perfumes using orange blossom, jasmine and geranium etc. A colourful market is held every week on a Friday. You can take a full day excursion which visits all the important sites.
A short distance from Hammamet Yasmine on the main route to Tunis are two Golf Clubs of international standard. Golf Citrus has two 18-hole championship courses "La Foret" the forest and "Les Oliviers" the olive trees, both par 72. Guests of the Aziza, Aziza Residence and the Mediterranee can enjoy reduced green fees. Golf Yasmine is an 18-hole par 72 course of 6115 metres by architect Ronald Fream which has a 9 hole school course. Green fees in Tunisia are amongst the most reasonable in Europe and tee-off times and fees can be pre-booked and prepaid in the UK before you travel.
Maritim Hotel Alhambra Thalasspa
Le Royal Hammamet
Hasdrubal Thalassa & Spa
Mehari Hammamet
El Mouradi Hammamet
Iberostar Solaria
Vincci Taj Sultan
Vincci Lella Baya
El Mouradi El Menzah
Iberostar Belisaire
