Helnan Auberge
Helnan Auberge Hotel on Lake Qarun
User Seif
26km after Helnan Auberge Hotel, you will reach User Seif (Hotel, Safari and boat trips, restaurant) on Lake Qarun.
Contact Owner:
Mohamed Fathi Mohamed Mahmoud
Mobile: 010090413722, 011105496820, 01099138136
1.3km after User Seif, you will reach the entrance to Ecolodge Zad Al Musafer, Pottery School Ragab & Ashraf and horse stables “Les Chevaux du Lac”.
Les Chevaux Du Lac
After the entrance from Lake Qarun, you will find “Les Chevaux Du Lac” on your right.
Contact Owner Mohamed Salah Abdel Aalim
Mobile: 01002094774.
Pottery School Ragab & Ashraf
After the horse stables, take the curve and you reach Pottery School Ragab & Ashraf.
Mobile: 011155816691
Ecolodge Zad Al Musafer 2
A few meters after Pottery School Ragab & Ashraf, you will find yourself in front of Ecolodge Zad Al Musafer.
Contact Owner Abdou Ghobeir
Mobile: 01006395590
Landline: 084682018
Boats for rent
Go back to main road on Lake Qarun, turn left and go straight; after 400m, you will find boats for rent; continue straight.
Contact boat owner Ali Ahmed Hussein
Mobile: 01006105788, 01003464729
Entrance to Tunis
After 500m, you will reach first entrance to Tunis; go up hill; at mosque turn left and go straight.
The distance between Zad Al Musafer and first entrance to Tunis is around 700m.
kiosk selling soft drinks, coffee, oil, matches
After the Pottery Workshop Mahmoud Youssef, you will find a kiosk selling soft drinks, coffee, oil, matches, etc.
Hotel Kom El Dikka
Then, you will get to Hotel Kom El Dikka.
Kom El Dikka also sells fresh organic fruit & vegetable.
Al Muallim Ahmed Abdullah Baarur
After a few meters, you will reach Al Muallim Ahmed Abdullah Baarur offering his services in fountain construction.
Mobile: 01141613953
Hotel Lazib
Then, You will get to the newly constructed Hotel Lazib scheduled to open in June 2015.
Mosque after Hotel Lazib
After Hotel Lazib, you will reach a mosque.
Caricature Museum & Fayoum Art Center
Continue your way to the Caricature Museum &
Fayoum Art Center.
Sign with directions to the Ecolodge Zad Al Musafer
Further along the way on the main street inside Tunis, you will find a sign with directions to the Ecolodge Zad Al Musafer.
Hotel Zilal El Nakhil (Palm Shadow Corner)
Then, you will reach the Hotel Zilal El Nakhil
(Palm Shadow Corner).
Contact hotel owner Mme Nahed
Mobile: 01097771143
Rawia Pottery
Rawia Pottery will appear right after the Hotel Zilal Al Nakhil.
Mobile: 01062575464
Pottery House Mohamed Mahmoud
After a few meters, you will arrive at Pottery House Mohamed Mahmoud.
Mobile: 0108958373
Pottery workshops of Nora
Then, you will get to two further pottery workshops of
Nora
Mobile: 01095618872
&
Vazat
Mohamed Gomaa Abdel Hakim Mohamed
Mobile: 01004764974, 01063907148
Small kiosks selling fruits, vegetables and chicken.
Starting from here to the end of the main street inside Tunis village, there are several small kiosks selling fruits, vegetables and chicken.
Ahmed Mansour kiosk
Right after the kiosk, Ahmed Mansour runs a small kiosk and offers his services as a
Bird Watching Guide.
Mobile: 01003779542
Email: ahmedmansour05@hotmail.com
Mahmoud El Sherif Pottery
Follow the sign to Mahmoud El Sherif Pottery
Mobile 01005542649
Next to it is a small kiosk selling soft drinks, oil, salt, coffee, matches, etc.
Pottery Abdel Sattar
At the end of the street, turn right to Pottery Abdel Sattar.
Mobile: 01002843751
Hotel Sobek
Or go left at the end of the main street to arrive at Hotel Sobek.
Pottery Ibrahim Samir
Right after Hotel Sobek, you will find
Pottery Ibrahim Samir.
Evelyn’s Pottery School
A few meters after Pottery Ibrahim Samir, you will reach Evelyn’s Pottery School.
Contact:
Evelyn 01281115151
Karim El Sayed 01149525826
Hussein Saadawy 01021795742
Mohamed El Sayed 01008681529
Ali Mohamed 01063954145
Tunis is located in the south-western part of Fayoum on Lake Qarun. The village is mostly populated by farmers that grow olives, onions, corn and animal feed. But Tunis is also famous as an artist’s residence. The village is presently home to 10 pottery workshops and Evelyne’s Pottery School that produce and sell artistic pottery. The colorful glazed Tunis pottery is inspired by Islamic art motifs. Tunis pottery is not mass-produced: Every single piece originates from the imagination and creativity of its producer. Some of the potters have participated in local and international pottery exhibitions and fairs. Their products are exhibited in local and international museums and are sold in Fayoum, Cairo and abroad. Yet, tours through Tunis offer much more. They take visitors to off the beaten tourism tracks through wonderful green areas with lush fruit gardens and fields, and provide them with a rare insight to rural traditions and life.
The annual “Tunis Pottery Festival” scheduled for the 3rd to 6th of December is a cultural highlight: Exhibits of ceramics, handicrafts and pottery works to bird watching, presentations of documentaries and recorded films as well as theatre and Bedouin group performances reflect the richness of Fayoum’s cultural heritage.
