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.

Our group of 4 spent a very nice day with Ahmed in the Tunis area.  Amhed showed up on time with a larger vehicle as I requested at the cruise port.  He greated us with boxes of local cakes and cookies whcih we enjoyed for many days after our tour concluded.  We visited Sidi Bou Said, Carthage and Tunis.  We arrived in Sidi Bou Said in the early morning and the streets were almost empty.  We loved the walk through the city enhoying the views and and the buildings.  We ended our visited with a wonderful cup of coffee.  Our next stop was Carthage were we visited the Roman baths and the ampitheatre.  Our last stop was in Tunis and walk through the Medina and lunch at a local restaurant.  Ahmed provided us with lots of information and history about the areas we visited.  It was our first visit to the area and we Thanks Ahmed for a wonderful and memorable day.