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Steve D
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09-07-2007 10:17 AM
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| Hi,
Obviously we cannot get Tunisian Dinar in the UK so what did you all take - loads of cash, travellers cheques or debit / credit cards?
Thanks
Steve
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louise0208
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09-07-2007 12:25 PM
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| id take travellers cheques, when we were in tunisia last year we had problems finding a cash point & had to take a 20 min taxi trip to the nearest working one.
cash is too risky, if it gets lost or stolen you have nothing to fall back on like travellers cheques/post office money card
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del949
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10-08-2007 07:13 PM
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| also remember to only change little bits at the end of your holiday, Tunisian Dinars are no good outside the country so you don't want a lot left on your last day.
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andy jarvis
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08-09-2007 06:06 PM
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| Travelers cheques are the only real option, it is technicaly ilegal to take foreign money into Tunisia allthough you will find airport and hotel porters insist on tips in stirling it is also ilegal to take Tunisian money out of the country. If you are staying in Souse then there are plenty of cash machines however there are none in Skannes though most shops accept all major cards also if doing the desert safari do not rely on there being cash machines or credit card facilities, make sure you cash in sufficient travelers cheques before you leave, the itenery is tight and you may not get the chance on the trip.
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snowey
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11-10-2007 11:16 AM
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| you can take u.s travs so when you get there ther ex.rate is about the same i took u.s and i roughley knew the ex.rate and saw the money I got on top as a bonus plus when you take u.s travs you dont pay commision like you do with stirling so you save money
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jan63
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25-10-2007 04:28 PM
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| going on sun was going to take just english money would it be better to take travellers cheques
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grasser26
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25-10-2007 08:08 PM
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Joined: 25 Oct 2007
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| Hi
We went last week we got Tunisian Dinar's from our local HSBC and also took sterling we had about 2.3 TD to £1 in uk and 2.5TD to £1 in the hotel ( the exchange rate in Tunisia is set by the goverment each day.
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snowey
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26-10-2007 12:21 AM
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| the only problem is if you take cash if any thing happens you could get in trouble but if you take sterling t.cheques you will pay commision so you will loose money so as I said earlyer take u.s t.cheques and you wont pay commision and the exchange rate is pretty much the same and the fluctuation on the dinar is only by a point or so so it wont realy affect you
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snowey
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26-10-2007 10:07 AM
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| you cant you get them from your hotel
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Jan.C
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26-10-2007 03:49 PM
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| Tunisia is a closed currency and should not be sold or bought in any UK bank, Tunisian Dinar should be readily available to buy at your hotels once you get there. It is illegal to bring any Dinar out of Tunisia so change only what you need to do.
Jan
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grasser26
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27-10-2007 02:57 PM
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| Because this was a last minute booking and we didn't know about the "closed currency"( first time to tunisia) my partner just asked in our bank HSBC and they supplied them, no questions asked!
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andy jarvis
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28-10-2007 07:27 AM
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| I'm supprised yopu managed to get Tunisian Dinar from HSBC as has been said it is a closed curencey, however you got ripped off, the exchange rate is 2.5 dinar to the pound or was a couple of weeks back when we were there.
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Legs
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28-10-2007 11:45 AM
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| I would say to take english cash with you as you can change it there, the tip I can offer is to change a little bit each day as you need it as you cannot take the currency out of the country.. or at least you couldn't when I went.
Most hotels seem to provide a competive burea de change facility so you would probably be better doing that rather than faffing around at the airport.
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andy jarvis
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28-10-2007 12:23 PM
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| You could probably get by on stirling as most places seem to take it anyway don't know if they are officialy allowed or not but most traders in the souks will take it and waiters and porters seem to prefer tips in stirling, also you can pay for excursions in stirling. One tip though, keep some Dinar to take though to the departure lounge at Monistir airport, the caffe price things up in dinar then over charge for stirling ie a bottle of water was marked up at 2.2 Dinar (exchange rate was 2.49 to the pound) they wanted £1.50 in stirling nearly twice the price it would have been in dinars, don't listen to the reps telling you to off load your change to the coach driver etc. We changed 60TD into stirling at Monistir airport and got £23, hardly worth the hassle especialy as we could have spent the dinars in the departure lounge anyway.
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Essem
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20-12-2007 07:43 PM
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| Hi, You can exchange sterling in all banks there- it is not illegal to take sterling into Tunisia. There are two outside machines that I am aware of, one in Sousse, the other PEK that will exchange foreign notes for you - handy to know if the banks are closed. There are many ATM's throughout that area now. Probably best to take a mixture of cash and traveller's cheques and make use of the hotel safe!! On arrival at both Monastir and Tunis Airports, there are banks to exchange currency and ATM's throughout both airports.
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andy jarvis
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20-01-2008 01:03 PM
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| No it's not ileagal to take stirling into Tunisia, however, I don't think you are supposed to use it anywhere other than those places officialy allowed to take it ie Banks, Hotels and some Government run shops.
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