03/10/2026
🇹🇳✨Well Tunisia… you were a very pleasant surprise!✨🇹🇳
I’ve just returned from an incredible five days discovering Tunisia, hosted by Golf Escapes and the Tunisian Tourist Board ✈️☀️⛳️
And as a Maria Marshall Travel Counsellor, trips like this are invaluable. There’s nothing quite like experiencing a destination, hotels and resorts for yourself so you can give your customers genuine first-hand advice. ❤️
And Tunisia certainly gave us plenty to experience!
⛳️ First up… the golf!
We visited the beautiful Golf Citrus and Yasmine Golf Course 🌴☀️⛳️
Now, I feel I should clarify something…
I was travelling alongside some very talented golf pros and golf influencers who actually knew what they were doing. 😂
Me? Not so much.
While they were discussing handicaps, swings, fairways and other important golfing matters, I decided to focus my attention on my own specialist areas…
🍷 Thoroughly testing the clubhouse w**e
☀️ Checking the quality of the sunshine
🌴 Appreciating the views
📸 Taking plenty of photos
👏 Offering expert moral support
Someone had to do it.😂🍷
So while I may not be able to give you professional advice on improving your swing, I can confidently confirm that the clubhouse, w**e and views all passed Maria’s inspection!😂⛳️🥂
And actually, that was really useful because it showed me just how enjoyable Tunisia can be when one person loves golf… and the other person would rather be enjoying the sunshine with a glass of something cold! 😂☀️🍷
Away from the golf, there was SO much more to discover.
📍Hammamet, exploring the historic fort 🏰, watching the most gorgeous sunset 🌅 and enjoying a fantastic meal at Barbarousse 🍴🥂
💙🤍Sidi Bou Said, absolutely beautiful! Those famous blue-and-white streets, Mediterranean views 🌊 and gorgeous marina are every bit as photogenic as you’d imagine. 📸✨
🕌 Kairouan, experiencing the history and magnificent mosque.
🏛️ El Jem, seeing the spectacular Roman amphitheatre. Definitely one of those places where photos just don’t do the scale of it justice.
🇹🇳 Tunis, exploring the capital and getting another taste of Tunisian life and culture.
🏺 We even tried traditional pottery making and another speciality of mine, Shopping! 😆
Then, of course, there was the food… 😋
Including Tunisian doughnuts 🍩 which required extensive sampling purely in the interests of providing accurate customer feedback. Obviously. 😂
🏖️ Add in beautiful beaches, sunshine and some time to relax and you begin to realise just how much Tunisia offers.
But the thing that really stood out for me was the Tunisian people. ❤️🇹🇳
Everywhere we went, the hospitality was incredible. People were genuinely warm, kind and so proud to share their country with us. We were incredibly well looked after throughout the trip and certainly experienced the VIP treatment. 🥰
🏨 I also visited and experienced a number of hotels, which means I’ve come home with lots of first-hand knowledge about which properties and areas could suit different customers.
That’s the part I love.
A website can show you photographs and reviews, but actually **being there, seeing the rooms, visiting the resorts, experiencing the golf courses, eating the food and exploring the destination gives me knowledge I can genuinely use when planning your holiday. ✈️❤️
Whether you’re looking for…
⛳️ A golf holiday
☀️ Winter sunshine
🏖️ A relaxing beach break
🍴 Great food
🏛️ History and culture
❤️ Or a bit of everything…
Tunisia is definitely worth considering.🇹🇳✨
A huge thank you to Golf Escapes, the Tunisian Tourist Board and everyone who looked after us so wonderfully. 🙏❤️
I’ve returned home with hundreds of photos 📸, some amazing memories, lots of first-hand knowledge…
…and absolutely no improvement whatsoever to my golf handicap. 😂⛳️🍷
But I do now consider myself something of an expert on Tunisian golf clubhouses. 😉
✈️🇹🇳 Fancy discovering Tunisia for yourself?
Get in touch and I can help you find the right hotel, resort and experience for you whether you’re planning on spending your time on the fairway, beach, pool or Medina! 😂🍷⛳️
Maria Marshall
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