Best Currancy To Take To Tunisia
Best Currancy To Take To Tunisia
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Rupert Da Fridge

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899 posts

221 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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Help!!!

What can you take to Tunisia, and what should I take.
I'm off on 2nd November & need to get it sorted pronto...........

sawman

5,170 posts

260 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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my mate was offered a camel in exchange for his girlfriend!

anhamgrimmar

1,025 posts

261 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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From wikipedia, so your mileage may vary...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisian_dinar



wiki said:

It is a criminal offence in Tunisia to import or export dinar. No more than 4000 Tunisian dinar can be converted into foreign currency before departure from the North-African country.[2],[3] Therefore, prices at duty-free shops are in convertible currencies like euros, US dollars and British pounds. There are many converting ATMs in the country for tourists. It is necessary for anyone leaving Tunisia to declare any cash in their possession exceeding the equivalent of UK£500 beforehand.[4]

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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I would take some currency too, while you're at it...

JB Rugby

4,217 posts

245 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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Take your credit card, find an ATM, withdraw cash, today's exchange rate's £1=2.23TND. I'm posting this from tunis airport.

If you must, take Euros but you'll get ripped off...

mcflurry

9,190 posts

283 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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The best bet is to take a Nationwide/Abbey Zero/ Saga / Post office credit card and withdraw locally smile

The airport Duty free charges euro by default, but accepts credit cards and GBP, and you can use it on the way into the country as well - if you like alcohol it's worth buying a bottle as supply is limited to hotels and the Societe Nationale off licences...

Keep your fx receipts in case you need to fx money back when you leave smile

andy-xr

13,204 posts

234 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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I read this as is it better to convert existing sterling into aother currency and then take that to Tunisia. Might be wrong.

Dont think it matters much if you're good at haggling