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Terrorism, kidnapping and military/security operations affect the Algeria and Libya border areas, Kasserine and western mountain zones.

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As of 2026-05-15, official advisories still tell travelers to avoid all travel to specific parts of Tunisia, especially border zones, western mountain areas, military-operation zones, and parts of the south. Countrywide advice is lower in several notices. The highest current instruction remains avoid-all-travel for named zones.

What Is Being Advised

Avoid all travel to the Tunisia-Algeria border zone, the Tunisia-Libya border zone, listed western mountain areas, and designated military-operation zones. If your route uses overland border crossings, desert roads, or travel through Kasserine, El Kef, Jendouba, Sidi Bouzid, Kebili, Tataouine, Médenine, Zarzis, Douz, Nefta, Ras Jedir, or Ben Gardane, check the latest official map and local instructions before booking anything non-refundable.

For the rest of Tunisia, several official advisories still call for heightened caution because of terrorism risk, demonstrations, and security operations. Monitor local instructions, avoid protest areas if they form, and recheck entry rules before departure; a French update dated 2026-04-07 says passports are required for all stays in Tunisia.

Where exactly this applies
  • Algeria border: areas within 20 km of the Algerian border are listed in one advisory as avoid-all-travel, with an exception for the P7 highway to/from the Malloula border crossing and tourist towns including Aïn Draham, Chebika, Mides, Tabarka, and Tamerza, where higher caution is still advised.
  • Libya border: areas within 30 km of the Libya border are listed as avoid-all-travel in one advisory.
  • Western and central-western Tunisia: named areas include Kasserine governorate, the Chaambi Mountains National Park, Mount Salloum, Mount Sammamma, Mount Mghila, Mount Orbata, and mountain ranges near the Tunisia-Algeria border.
  • Southern Tunisia: official notices name the far south, areas south of and including Nefta, Douz, Médenine, and Zarzis, plus Tataouine, Kebili, Ras Jedir, and Ben Gardane.
  • Additional heightened-caution areas in the inputs include El Kef, Jendouba, Sidi Bouzid, Sidi Ali Ben Aoun, Bir El Hafey, and Tunis.
Organizations issuing warnings
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland)
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom)
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France)
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Italy)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)

Why The Warnings Cluster In These Areas

The avoid-all-travel zones concentrate around borders, mountains, and military-operation areas. The stated reasons are recurring anti-terrorist operations, cross-border terrorist activity, kidnapping risk, demonstrations, border restrictions, and limited cellular coverage in some areas.

Western Tunisia is the clearest repeated pattern. Official notices name the Tunisia-Algeria border, Kasserine, Chaambi Mountains National Park, Mount Salloum, Mount Sammamma, Mount Mghila, Mount Orbata, El Kef, Jendouba, and other central-western or northwestern areas. France also flags the far south, the center-west, mountain ranges near the Tunisia-Algeria border, the south, and the northwest in its mapped security zones.

Southern and border travel gets separate treatment. Canada lists the area within 30 km of the Libya border as avoid-all-travel. Italy flags Ras Jedir and Ben Gardane for border restrictions and border crossings, and marks Kebili and Tataouine for heightened caution. New Zealand tells travelers to avoid non-essential travel south of and including Nefta, Douz, Médenine, and Zarzis.

City And Resort Trips

The inputs limit avoid-all-travel advice to specific parts of Tunisia. Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Japan all keep some form of elevated caution for Tunisia as a whole, mainly because of terrorism risk.

Italy specifically marks Tunis for heightened caution due to demonstrations. For a Tunis stay, the practical move is to monitor local instructions and avoid protest areas if they form.

Entry Rule To Recheck

France has a current “Dernières minutes” notice dated 2026-04-07 titled “Conditions d’entrée : passeport obligatoire pour tous les séjours en Tunisie.” Treat passport rules as a pre-departure check before going to the airport counter.

Source Notes

Canada updated its Tunisia advice on 2026-05-04 and was checked on 2026-05-14. It lists avoid-all-travel zones near the Algerian and Libyan borders and separate heightened caution for Tunisia because of terrorism risk.

The United Kingdom update checked on 2026-05-14 advises against all travel to the Chaambi Mountains National Park and designated military operations zones at Mount Salloum, Mount Sammamma, and Mount Mghila.

France updated its Tunisia security-zone advice on 2026-05-01 and its passport notice on 2026-04-07. Its native labels include red zones formally advised against, orange zones advised against except for imperative reasons, and yellow heightened-vigilance zones.

Switzerland's current update note is dated 2025-11-03 and advises against travel to the Algeria border area west of the road connecting Tabarka and Tozeur, including the whole province of Kasserine, and against travel to the Libya border area.

New Zealand's Tunisia page was updated on 2025-03-14. Its summary keeps countrywide increased caution and advises avoiding non-essential travel to several southern and western areas because of terrorism and kidnapping risk.

Japan's Tunisia security notice is dated 2024-07-23. It uses multiple levels for listed areas: no-travel instruction, avoid non-urgent travel, and exercise caution.

Italy's Viaggiare Sicuri entries dated 2025-12-29 mark several Tunisian governorates, towns, and border areas for above-baseline caution, including Sidi Bouzid, Kebili, Kasserine, Ras Jedir and Ben Gardane, Tataouine, El Kef, Sidi Ali Ben Aoun, Bir El Hafey, and Tunis.

Official source notes

Official source notes used for this article. Native government labels are preserved when available.

  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: Affected areas listed in regional advisory - Avoid all travel. Avoid non-essential travel to the following areas due to the presence of a military zone, the risk of terrorism and the limited cellular coverage: the Delegation of Remada Mount Orbata This advisory excludes areas less than 20 km from the Algerian border and 30 km from the Libyan border where you should avoid all travel.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: Affected areas listed in regional advisory - Avoid all travel. Avoid all travel to the following areas, due to recurring anti-terrorist operations: the area within 20 km of the Algerian border, except for the highway P7 to/from the Malloula border crossing and following tourist towns, where you should exercise a high degree of caution: Aïn Draham Chebika Mides Tabarka Tamerza the area within 30 km of the border with Libya the governorate of Kasserine, including the mountain ran...
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Zones formellement déconseillées (en rouge sur la carte); Zones déconseillées sauf raison impérative (en orange sur la carte); Zones de vigilance renforcée (en jaune sur la carte); updated 2026-05-01; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisie - Conseils aux voyageurs: security zones. France Diplomatie currently places parts of Tunisie above ordinary baseline travel advice. Native severity labels are preserved as: Zones formellement déconseillées (en rouge sur la carte); Zones déconseillées sauf raison impérative (en orange sur la carte); Zones de vigilance renforcée (en jaune sur la carte). Named areas/routes/borders include: Extrême Sud du pays, Centre-ouest du pays, massifs montagneux près de la frontière tuniso-algérienne, Sud du pays, Massifs montagneux du centre-ouest du pays, Nord-ouest.
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (gb) (avoid all travel; native label: FCDO advises against all travel; updated 2026-02-23; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: FCDO advises against all travel. Areas where FCDO advises against travel Western Tunisia, including the Tunisia-Algeria border FCDO advises against all travel to: the Chaambi Mountains National Park the designated military operations zones: Mount Salloum Mount Sammamma Mount Mghila This is due to cross-border terrorist activity and operations by the Tunisian security forces.
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (ch) (avoid all travel; native label: none — Von Reisen ins Grenzgebiet zu Algerien westlich der Strasse, die Tabarka mit Tozeur verbindet, einschliesslich der gesamten Provinz Kasserine wird abgeraten; Von Reisen ins Grenzgebiet zu Libyen wird abgeraten; updated 2025-11-03; checked 2026-05-14): FDFA travel advice for Tunisia. The FDFA advises against travel to/in border area with Algerien westlich der Strasse, die Tabarka mit Tozeur verbindet, einschliesslich der entire province Kasserine. The current FDFA update note was published on 2025-11-03.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (nz) (avoid all travel; native label: Exercise increased caution; Avoid non-essential travel; Do not travel; updated 2025-03-14; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: Exercise increased caution. Exercise increased caution in Tunisia due to the threat of terrorism (level 2 of 4). Avoid non-essential travel to the areas south of and including the towns of Nefta, Douz, Médenine and Zarzis, and the governorates of El Kef, Jendouba and Sidi Bouzid, due to the threat of terrorism and kidnapping.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid all travel; native label: レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）; updated 2024-07-23; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Tunisia in the listed area at レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）; travelers should not travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）; updated 2024-07-23; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Tunisia in the listed area at レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）; travelers should avoid non-essential travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (heightened caution; native label: Exercise a high degree of caution; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia - Exercise a high degree of caution. Exercise a high degree of caution in Tunisia due to the countrywide risk of terrorism.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (heightened caution; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisie - Conditions d’entrée : passeport obligatoire pour tous les séjours en Tunisie. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Tunisie, titled 'Conditions d’entrée : passeport obligatoire pour tous les séjours en Tunisie'. The update concerns a current travel-advice update; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (au) (heightened caution; native label: Exercise a high degree of caution; updated 2026-01-23; checked 2026-05-14): Smartraveller advisory for Tunisia: Exercise a high degree of caution. Australia Smartraveller lists Tunisia at "Exercise a high degree of caution" on its current destinations index. The destination entry was updated on 2026-01-23.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Governatorato di Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Governatorato di Kebili in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Governatorato di Kasserine in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to demonstrations. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Ras Jedir e Ben Gardane in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to border restrictions and border crossings. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Tataouine in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regioni di El Kef e Kasserine in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Provincia di Sidi Ali Ben Aoun in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Bir El Hafey in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Tunisi in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to demonstrations. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2025-12-29; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Governatorato di El Kef in Tunisia for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (ie) (heightened caution; native label: High Degree of Caution; updated 2025-07-16; checked 2026-05-14): Ireland DFA: High caution - Tunisia. Ireland DFA currently rates Tunisia as High Degree of Caution. Since terrorist attacks on tourist targets and state security forces in 2015, the Tunisian authorities declared a state of emergency and put in place a series of measures to strengthen...
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (heightened caution; native label: レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）; updated 2024-07-23; checked 2026-05-14): Tunisia: レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Tunisia in the listed area at レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）; travelers should exercise a high degree of caution. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.