A beautiful marina 10 km from Sousse is one of the centers of luxury holidays on the Mediterranean Sea. Learn about the best hotels and beaches in Port El Kantaoui. Reviews and tips for recreation and entertainment in the resort of Tunisia.
Reviews about Port El Kantaoui
The picturesque suburb of Sousse is called by different names - Port el-Kantaoui and El-Kantaoui. A large artificial harbor and yacht marinas began to be built in 1979 to promote tourism in Tunisia. Today Port El Kantaoui has stylish silhouettes of modern ships, original singing fountains, great hotels, a water park, golf courses, attractions and a relaxed resort atmosphere. However, in the reviews, tourists write that due to the large port and high tourist load, the sea in Port el Kantaoui is not the cleanest in Tunisia.
Svetlost-svet: "A good place for walking and shopping. In the daytime you can take a boat excursion. In the evening, sit in one of the cafes."
Marina Morskaya: "It has its own charm both day and night. A small but well-organized area with traditional Tunisian streets, courtyards and buildings, fortress gates, numerous souvenir shops and restaurants."
Top hotels in Port El Kantaoui
The resort's hotels are some of the best in Tunisia. Excellent service, comfortable rooms, elite thalassotherapy centers, golf courses and equestrian clubs. Look for tours to Port el-Kantaoui on the services of Online Tours and Travelata.
The best hotels in Port El Kantaoui in 2021, according to tourist reviews:
Kanta Port Kantaoui 3 * - a comfortable hotel 300 meters from the beach of the resort. In high season, a double room starts at $ 49. Find a tour "
El Mouradi Club Selima 3 * is a wonderful hotel by the sea with three outdoor swimming pools. A double room with breakfast starts from $ 54. Find a tour "
El Mouradi Club Kantaoui 4 * - a hotel for a comfortable, but not too expensive vacation. Double or bungalows start at $ 44. Find a tour "
Hasdrubal Thalassa & Spa Port El Kantaoui 4 * is a cozy hotel with a large thalassotherapy center and sea water pools. Double room with breakfast starts from $ 114. Find a tour "
Seabel Alhambra Beach Golf & Spa Hotel 4 * - a beach hotel 300 meters from the El Kantaoui golf club. A double room starts at $ 104. Find a tour "
Marhaba Palace 5 * is a stylish hotel on the first coastline, 200 meters from the port of pleasure yachts. A double room starts at $ 114.
Iberostar Selection Diar El Andalus 5 * is a luxury chain hotel with a spa center, swimming pools, a sauna and tennis courts. For a double room with breakfast, you will pay from $ 175. Find a tour "
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El Kantaoui beaches
The coastline of Port el-Kantaoui is quite wide. The beaches are covered with fine light sand and are never crowded. Tourists use umbrellas, sun loungers, eat in coastal cafes, and in the evenings spend time at discos. On the east coast of Tunisia, storms are less frequent than in the northern resorts of the country. When big waves rise, tourists swim in the pools.
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Mikhail M: "The pool with seawater, as always, helps a lot when there are waves or jellyfish at sea. This time the jellyfish were a couple of days after the storm."
Excursions and entertainment
Port el-Kantaoui is a young resort, so there are no historical sights here. Vacationers play golf, spend time by the singing fountains, visit the Caraibe Casino and have fun at the amusement park.
From the port you can go on an interesting boat trip and a funny journey with animators on a "pirate" ship. Many people enjoy diving and glass bottom boat trips.
According to reviews, excursions to Monastir, ancient Carthage, to the resorts of Hammamet and Sousse, to the blue and white city of Sidi Bou Said and tours to the Sahara are popular from Port el Kantaoui. On a two-day journey, you will see the sunrise and see the locations where the Star Wars movie was filmed.
Olga Mamontova: "In the evening, vacationers can have a drink or two at the famous Hard Rock Café bar chain near the city center. On weekends there is live music."
Vacation with children
All 4-5 * hotels in Port el-Kantaoui willingly accept families with children. Parents love the clean shallow pools and the animation. For entertainment, the resort has a large Aqua Palace water park and a modern amusement park. If you want more, take a trip to neighboring Sousse!
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Svetlost-svet: "Hannibal Park is a good park with attractions for children of all ages. Prices are affordable. In the evening it is very impressive when the attractions are illuminated. A place for a good mood."
When is the best time to go
It is always warm in Port el-Kantaoui - the air temperature does not drop below + 10 ° С. Spring and autumn are ideal for sightseeing tourism. Beach activities begin in May and end at the end of October.
The hottest months are July and August. At the height of summer, the air warms up to + 31 ... + 35 ° С, and the water in the Mediterranean Sea - up to + 26 ... + 28 ° С. If you don't want to burn out under the burning African sun, choose June or September for a vacation in Port el-Kantaoui. See when is the best time to relax in Tunisia.
Inessa Veltova: "In June, the Mediterranean Sea warms up to + 24 ° C and is suitable for long swims. Wear summer clothes, because the air temperature rarely drops below 25 ° C."
Conclusions: is it worth going to Port El Kantaoui
El Kantaoui is considered a prestigious resort. Nowhere on the Tunisian coast is there such a modern yacht marina. According to tourists' reviews, Port el Kantaoui has excellent infrastructure, wonderful shopping and sea activities, but prices are higher than in Hammamet or Sousse. Find out how much money to take to Tunisia.
The ecological situation leaves much to be desired. The coast is heavily built up with hotels, and because of this, coastal dunes are destroyed. The sea water is also not very clean, so a beach vacation at the resort cannot be called elite.
