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Title: Lonely Planet Tunisia (Tunisia, 2nd Ed) by David Willett ISBN: 1-86450-185-5 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Terrible, Don't buy this book!
Comment: This is the worst of many LP guidebooks we have purchased. We were wondering if the author actually went to Tunisia! Much of the information was dead wrong, especially about the transportation and hotel recommendations. This misinformation put us into quite a potentially dangerous yet miserable predicament in Sfax, where we were stranded. The are no reliable transportation connections to the south (to the Sahara), which is completely contrary to the information in this book! We are seasoned travelers and eventually negotiated our way out of the situations we planned in advance using this guidebook (Hammamet, by the way Mr. Willett, was incredibly wonderful!). We felt this book was a complete waste of money and nearly cost us having a great holiday in Tunisia. A great country to visit, "Morocco light", but you are better off without this book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Sadly below the Lonely Planet standard
Comment: To my regret, I must say that I have not come across any Lonely Planet guidebook as poor as this one - and indeed, I have quite a substantial collection of them, which I have used worldwide. The book surely manages to cover a great deal about Tunisia's culture and society, the country's arts, etc., with plenty of historical facts and data, filled with rich information and thrilling anecdotes, all written in good prose and well edited. Indeed, it is a good introductory book about Tunisia, nice for the armchair traveller, and useful for those wishing to grab bits of pieces and data in a rush in order to know the basics about this beautiful country. Yet, as a guidebook, which is supposed to help the visitor in getting around the place in comfort and style, this book features rather poorly. When I found myself looking for a hotel in Tunis (and that should be quite a primary task for this kind of publication !), I discovered that the guidebook makes no mention whatsoever of most top-hotels, such as the Hilton, the Radisson, and the Best Western. The coverage on places to stay is extremely poor, not even enabling one to know which part of the city to head to for different budgets. As for restaurants, the situation was even worse. Needless to say, the book did not help in finding any entertainment in the daytime or at night, suffice it to say that no mention is made as regards the role of renowned entertainment spots like Hammamet or Soussa for Tunis-based travellers and locals. Information on basic things such as changing money was simply not there either, thus leaving the visitor unaware of the simple fact that, in order to change local currency back into foreign currency, an exchange receipt of ATM receipt must be produced... The information on visas is accurate, but the author misses out mentioning the fact that most nationals do not need a visa to start with ! All in all, the author has put together a nice book about Tunisia, but not so useful for those visiting Tunisia - which is very different. As such, you may well wish to buy it in order to get a feeling of the country, but not bother taking it with you once you go.
Rating: 5
Summary: An exceptionally good guidebook
Comment: I immediately recognized the quality of this outstanding guidebook when I read Mr. Willett's sage advice that the traveller should try to spend at least month in Tunisia. The author of your average guidebook would tell how to do it in about five days.
I can't imagine that Mr. Willett has left anything unsaid here. "Lonely Planet Tunisia" is jam-packed with detail and supremely readable. The guide is divided up into some excellent introductory chapters, plus a section each on Tunis, the Cap Bon Peninsula, and northern, central, and southern Tunisia. Additionally, it has some short segments on flora and fauna, Islamic architecture in Tunisia, Tunisian cuisine, and a brief glossary of Tunisian Arabic and French.
Mr. Willett's suggested itineraries are great. He obviously knows how to do leisurely, meaningful travel. For instance, his recommended one-week itinerary includes just the northern part of the country. And his book is so full of interesting things to see and do that you probably wouldn't have any problem spending a week in the capital city alone. Willett lays out some recommended walking tours through various Tunisian cities. His forty-two maps are also excellent.
As a previous reviewer pointed out, Willett does spend a lot of time writing about places to stay and eat. But I don't think that detracts from his book. It couples extensive information about food and a wide range of accomodations with a wealth of detail about about monuments, parks, beaches, archaeological sites, off-the-road travel, etc. Moreover, photographs take up only very little of the book, making it wonderfully portable.
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Title: The Rough Guide to Tunisia (Tunisia (Rough Guides)) by Peter Morris, Daniel Jacobs, Simon Foster ISBN: 1858287480 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Footprint Tunisia Handbook by Justin McGuinness ISBN: 1903471281 Publisher: Footprint Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Morocco (LONELY PLANET MOROCCO) by Bradley Mayhew, Jan Dodd ISBN: 1740593618 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Insight Guide Tunisia (Tunisia, 3rd Ed) by Dorothy Stannard, Langenscheidt Publishers ISBN: 1585730327 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Libya (Libya, 1st Ed) by Anthony Ham ISBN: 0864426992 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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