Four of us were met by Hamdi early morning outside the cruise port and returned to ship late afternoon.  We recommend Hamdi to everyone.  The day was tailor made to our requests & interests, we saw the major sites in the greater Tunis area, walked Sidi Bou Said before other travelers arrived, visited the North African American Cemetery,  Carthage, and the central souk of Tunis.  Our authentic Tunisian lunch was outstanding - sea bream was my favorite.  If you want to meet and learn of life and culture from an authentic Tunisian  who also is a friendly guide who has lived a full life and is gracious and kind, Hamdi will not dissapoint.  We met as strangers and parted as friends.

Ahmed does not come originally from a tour guide background - he is a retired ex-military and chose to pursue tourism out of personal interest. So if you're looking for someone with all of the factoids and dates memorized about every historical site he is not the kind of guide you're looking for. But Ahmed is a truly truly remarkable guide because of three main qualities.

1 - He is exceptionally well connected: if you ever need anything ranging from AAA-grade dates (fruit) from vendors in remote locations, the most knowlegeable 4x4 drivers, a historian, a local barber to give you a treat or a beduin to show you how to make bread in the desert - he knows them all and have them on speed dial.

2 - He is adaptable and resourceful: Ahmed goes to great lenghts to find out what kind of experience a guest needs, and will make it his personal mission to deliver on it. That includes a great ability to adapt plans and make adjustments to better suit his clients wishes.

3 - Great people skills: he will quickly make you feel like a friend and has a very keen sense on how to approach locals and tourists alike.

Language skills: Ahmed and I spoke in French, in which he is exceptionally fluent. He is currently working  hard on his english and by now has a level of probably B1-B2.

Ahmed thouroughly delivered on my wishes, adapted last minute to unforseen circumstances, took enormous detours for my whims and majorly surpassed my expectations for my Tunisia experience. Thank you.

We had a tour in the whole Tunisia with Hammed and he was very flexible and polite. He did the journey as we planned. He was also always on time. When we had an historical place, he contract other especilized guide, point that make the tour enlighted in information and really liked the guide that He contract. He also recommend some hotels and restaurants that we really liked and He tryed to get  a better price. We really recommend him.

 Something that should be improved is his english. Sometimes we feel that he would like to contribute with more information, but because of the lack of vocabulary he couldn't  express himself completely.

Hamdi is a perfect ambassador for his country. We spent 2 very enjoyable days together. He guided me to an exceptional restaurant and was patient with my various demands and requests. You will be in very good hands with this truly lovely kind man.

My close friend and I had a phenomenal tour day with Hamdi recently while visiting the Tunis area. We hired Hamdi for the day, and was impressed from the moment he picked us up.  From small details to ensure we always had enough water and snacks to sharing his great knowledge of Tunis/surrounding area, Hamdi excelled as a tour guide throughout the day. He clearly cares deeply to ensure his clients are having a great experience and learning about the local culture, but also continously safe (and comfortable in the Tunisia heat - e.g., good AC, cold water always read, etc). 

If Hamdi had been free for additional days, we would have hired him again. He is a rare find (I had other tour guides during my stay, and Hamdi clearly stood out as exceptional). Thank you, Hamdi, for a fantastic experience and your above & beyond customer service!