Last week we were getting 2.46 to £1. Rate didn't change much in the two weeks we were there. They charge a very small commission for travellers cheques but none on cash.

please help i dont understand the money how many dinar to the pound how much money can you take with you and can you change back if you get to much

Hi
you can't take Dinar in or out of Tunisia - you have to wait until you get there to change your money - and change it back before you leave the country.....

kev

Look on here the info should be on here

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=48120&highlight=money

As this comes up so often, I'd just like to point out the very useful currency converter you can print off. It used to be clearly marked on here but it doesn't show up now, though it is still there.

At the top of this page, click on Safe and Sound. When that comes up click on the little red x on the right hand side. This will bring up a wonderful site where you can get exchange rates from/to any currency. I usually print off the sterling/dinar, sterling/euro and euro/dinar and the opposite way round and then laminate them and stick them in my purse. This covers all eventualities, including the blooming euro prices in the duty free. It is worth doing the euro one as late as possible as the rate is more variable, but I have always found them a great help. Only problem is that everyone seems to want to borrow it so I usually take a few spares.

im sure this has been asked many many times, but how do we change our money to tnd? we go in just under 3 weeks and im still unsure, travel agent isnt really all that helpful, we are staying at the shara beach hotel in skanes, does anyone know if they have a money exchange facility and also what is best to take? cash £sterling or us travellers cheques as my TA says travellers cheques, we arent taking alot of money anyway as its all inclusive.
any advice gratefully recieved. thanks
michelle xx

Most hotels have money exchange facilities though I don't know specifically about that hotel. I personally think travellers cheques are an unnecessary complication, though of course they are easy to replace if lost. I just take sterling cash and a credit/debit card as ATMs are everywhere and many of the shops will take plastic anyway.

If you have a transfer booked through the tour operator you won't need cash to start with, though porters will try to grab your bags at the airport and take them to the coach, for which they will expect a tip. Either hang on to your bags or be prepared to give them sterling or euros (£1 is acceptable, anything less will not be appreciated. :roll:)

The same applies to the porter at the hotel who takes you to your room. He will hang around until your cough up a tip but again £1 is OK if you haven't any dinars.

thanks aslemma, think i will take your advice. have also been told that they will exchange cash commision free but tc's are with added commision.
othanks again

Another little tip - because hotel staff do sometimes get tips in sterling they will sometimes approach you and ask if you can change it into dinars for them, as it is usually in coins and they have difficulty changing it. I always tell them to see me before I go home, as it is quite a good way of getting rid of left-over currency.

thats a brill idea. id never have thought of that, im sure we will have money left over as i personally think we are taking too much but the hubby insists. who knows the wiaters etc might be that good and friendly etc that we may choose to leave what we have left as tips, apparently we are allocated our own table and waiter for our whole stay so maybe he will deserve agood tip at the end of our stay.

Just to let you know that despite all the official advice we are given you can get Tunisian dinars over here. The TTT bureau de change at the airport will let you have them. I had heard this before but never tried it but when I went out a couple of weeks ago I was arriving late and needed cash for the taxi so I asked TTT at Stansted to save time the other end. The cashier asked if I knew the official rules and of course I said I did (I suppose just in case I was stopped). It obviously works out a little bit more expensive so it's not a good idea to change much, but I just changed up £50 and had no problems.

The tips above are great, but does anyone know if it is the same scenario in Djerba. I know that I will have to get Dinars once there, and assume that I will be able to exchange sterling at the hotel. Is this correct?

Hi biker bloke,

I've found in Djerba it depends a little on the hotel. In June 2004 I stayed at the Palm Azur and had a right song and dance trying to change my money. They didn't like my sterling T cheques at all and sent me to the hotel next door which would accept them but only if you were resident there. The Palm Azur also seemed a little picky over the sterling cash - didn't recognise a normal £10 note and said it must be new! However, I've since stayed in a couple of other hotels in Djerba (Abou Nawas Djerba and Sofitel Palm Beach) and not had so many problems, though I did take some euros in case.

Your best bet would be to change some at the airport when you arrive so you have some to be getting on with. Also some hotels will let you charge things to your room and settle at the end of your stay, although this is obviously only useful for what you spend in the hotel.

Overall British tourism to Djerba has picked up over the last few years (I think Panorama run their program there all year round now), so hopefully they're a bit more clued up re sterling now.

A.

Hi going to Tunisia on 4th Feb can anyone tell me the exchange rate please. I know you have to change your money there but would just like to know rate in advance.
thanks imp

Hi, i think at the moment 1 tunisian dinar = about 38p, so 10 dinars would be about £3.81p, hope this helps

Hello Imp, Have a look at this. Sorry I can't do nice small and tidy links.

http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet?user=holidaytruth&lang=en

I always print both sides off and then laminate it so it fits in my wallet. I also do the Euro one, as all prices are in euros at the Duty Free shop at the airport in Tunisia. You would be surprised how popular you will be with other Brits out there if you have a couple of spare ones of these.
Incidentally, despite the official rules, you can actually get dinars over here at some of the airports (Stansted certainly). I seem to remember it was the TTT bureau de change rather than the other ones. When I asked if they did dinars the very nice lady just asked which sort I wanted. She then asked if I knew the rules which of course I said I did and she promptly changed up £50 for me. The exchange rate isn't so good so it isn't worth getting many, but it is useful if you are arriving on a late flight and want to get straight into a taxi the other end.

Help.... which would be best sterling cash or travellers cheques Have been told by bank not to use my switch card in Tunisia could cost me up to £9.00 for each atm transaction.

Hi

I always take cash and change what I want whenever, that way I'm not paying any bank charges.

However, £9 is somewhat ridiculous. I would challenge that with the bank, it's not more than 2.75% of the withdrawal amount and I think it's capped at £4. Go to your bank's website and read up on the fees for foreign cash withdrawals.

Other alternative is to take part cash, part sterling traveller's cheque, take in cash up to what your travel insurance will cover you for and the rest in TC's.

We always take cash as well and change it there.