Close your eyes ... Imagine what yourperfect resort ... submitted? Now look at the map of Africa. Yes, yes, your dream is there! In the center of outlandish Tunisia, near the major tourism center Sousse.
Ten kilometers away is the resort.Port El Kantaoui. A very picturesque and peaceful settlement combines incompatible things: paved narrow roads and arches in the Andalusian style peacefully coexist with modern embankments, where luxury boutiques, restaurants, souvenir shops and cafes are located.
The coastal resort area is chictourist complex, where there are a huge number of facilities for recreation and entertainment. This place is the oasis of Port el Kantaoui, a botanical garden with a huge number of rare plants, an artificial bay Marina, shopping malls, a water park, discos "Moroccan" and "Samara", a casino "Miramar Golf", an ice cream house, and one of the country's largest golf clubs.
Port el Kantaoui is especially popular among wealthy tourists and newcomers.
You can get here in an hour and a half from Tunis airport or in half an hour from Monastir airport.
History
The resort was built in 1979 on a wasteland.The architects tried to “age out” this city as much as possible, giving it a natural look. All buildings are designed in the classic Tunisian style and made of white stone. The streets are too narrow. Around the port the area is stylized as a traditional fishing village, turning into a quiet medina.
Port
Вместимость порта – 300 катеров или яхт.In this place there is an opportunity to ride on these pirate brigs and dive into the abyss of the sea on the bathyscaphs. Fans of sea calm walks can rent catamarans. In addition, you can negotiate with the fishermen and go fishing in the open sea.
Near the entrance to the port, which is stylized underfabulous gate, there are musical fountains. Nearby there is a small zoo and a children's park, and exotic sweets are sold nearby. A great place to go with your family, isn't it?
Beaches
Although Sousse is the main city,Port El Kantaoui beaches are much cleaner. Transparent azure sea water is ideal for diving. In this place the quality of the sand is inferior only to the sand of Mahdia. The resort is proud of its beaches, because they are considered among the best in the country. Their territories are often bordered with hotels and are considered private. In this place you can enjoy water skiing and catamaran or paragliding.
The resort is no longer an appendage of the city of Sousse,Port el Kantaoui is autonomous. There is a huge variety of entertainment for children and adults. However, some tourists often go to Sousse in order to compare its beaches with Port el Kantaoui or visit the sights and museums of the neighboring city.
Entertainment
Port El Kantaoui, whose photos are presented inThe article is the best place for lovers of club life. In the evening, the port is filled with luxurious yachts of millionaires who came here to have a good time. In this place you can easily find entertainment to your taste: discos, bars, theatrical performances and dance shows will be remembered for a long time by the atmosphere of general fun and celebration. If you are a gambling person, just five minutes from here there is a casino with gambling tables and slot machines, entertainment shows and restaurants.
Alcohol
There are several exclusive sellers of alcohol here.The cafe sells wine and local beer. True beer lovers don't like unusual beer. In addition, it costs 3 dinars per bottle, and it is quite expensive.
But wine quality is much better, since Tunisia (Port-el-Kantaoui including) was a colony of France for a long time, and the Arabs were able to adopt the traditions of making fragrant drink from the French.
sights
Holidays here will provide an opportunity to explore the cultural andhistorical heritage of this area. You can devote all day to watching the Roman ruins in the Arc, go to the Friguyya wildlife park, and go on a trip and visit Kairouan and El Jem. A huge amount of pleasant memories in your heart will leave a trip to Sousse, which is a few kilometers away.
The shops
For fun, you can take a walk.shops located on the main street. Owners are trying to attract visitors to them, each time coming up with something unusual. Inside the stores there is no variety of prices and assortment; they sell about the same at the same prices.
There is a square decorated with aircraft details, and local craftsmen from iron junk collect real sculptures.
Golf
Resort Port el Kantaoui - one of the largestgolf centers in the world. Here not only amateur championships are often held, but also tournaments of the Professional Golf Association (PGA) series. If you want to play golf at least once in your life, do it here. Playing on the field costs $ 40-60, another $ 50 will need to pay for the rental of balls and clubs.
There are two main fields: Sea Course - has 18 holes and starts near the beach, and Panorama Course - has 18 holes, starts from a hill and is considered more difficult.
Recreation and Sports
Port El Kantaoui is considered to be beautifula place for sports. Here you can go water skiing, scuba diving, fishing or windsurfing. Having rented a boat, you can go to the sea and admire the dolphins. Rest in Tunisia, the prices of which are quite affordable (on average, a week of stay will cost you 30,000 rubles), offers all this entertainment. There are volleyball courts, 11 tennis courts and horse rentals. Those who want to tickle their nerves can go deep into the Sahara: here you can visit the filming locations of the legendary Star Wars and a typical Berber family home. There is also a water park, a zoo, a musical fountain and "Hannibal", an amusement park.
Rental Property
Walk along the boulevard called Shott Meriem -here you can find a peaceful place in which summer villas are immersed in ever-flowering gardens. It is possible to rent an apartment or a villa, but this area is far from the main places of Port El Kantaoui, therefore, without a car you will not be easy to get.
Transport
Every tourist will find a lot of entertainment with whichso rich in Tunisia. Port el Kantaoui gives you the opportunity to see wooden carved pirate ships, on which you can go for several hours to the open sea. A very tasty lunch is served on this unique cruise.
Port El Kantaoui - Sousse is beautifultransport connection. Tourists can easily explore the neighborhood, while moving only by public transport. Some choose trains that often run between Mahdia and Sousse.
Конечно, здесь есть маленькие желтые такси.Many hotels in Port-el-Kantaoui offer them for the use of their guests. They have a taximeter installed, but it is better to insist that it be turned off, and to agree in advance on the cost of the trip. The road to Sousse from Port El Kantaoui costs about 10 dinars.
If you come to rest here, you will be taken todelight the beauty of white cozy houses, local landscapes, clean port, densely filled with luxurious yachts, as well as azure sea with surprisingly clear water.
