Port El Kantaoui – Tunisia
Port el-Kantaoui is one of Tunisia’s most popular beach destinations. Modelled on the French Riviera’s Port-Grimaud, the resort is built in Andalucian-Moorish style around a huge marina. The Mediterranean jet set love to be seen here with their flashy yachts, while the buzzing waterfront is lined with restaurants, cocktail bars and swanky boutiques. This upmarket resort has little to do with Tunisia, but that is one of the reasons Tunisians love it, and perhaps why so many visitors never leave it.
Beach
The wide stretch of beach north of the marina is more beautiful than the famous beach of Boujaffar between Port el-Kantaoui and Sousse. Lined with hotels, the beach is mostly private, but there are some good public stretches too. Mock pirate ships and colourful fishing boats take tourists from the marina along the coast to swim in deeper waters or fish. Plenty of water sport facilities are available including pedalos, paragliding, windsurfing, water-skiing and jet-skis. Several hotels along the beach and the diving centre on the edge of the marina near the boat yards offer open-water diving courses. Glass-bottom boats take trips from the marina to see the local fish life.
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