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Can you drink tap water in Hammamet?

Updated October 2026Sources

NoNo, drink bottled

Can you drink the tap water in Hammamet?

Don't drink the tap water. Tap water is salty and not advised; buy bottled water. Ice at resort restaurants is usually safe.

Key facts

In Hammamet: Tap water is salty and not advised; buy bottled water. Ice at resort restaurants is usually safe.
Across Tunisia: Tap water is treated but salty and not advised for visitors; buy bottled water.
Safely managed drinking water: 65% of people in Tunisia (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).

Tap water across Tunisia

Place	Tap water
Tunis	No, drink bottled
Djerba	No, drink bottled
Hammamet	No, drink bottled
Sousse	No, drink bottled
Sidi Bou Said	No, drink bottled
Monastir	No, drink bottled
Tozeur	No, drink bottled

Quick answers

Is tap water safe to drink in Hammamet?

Don't drink the tap water. Tap water is salty and not advised; buy bottled water. Ice at resort restaurants is usually safe.

Can you drink tap water in Tunisia?

Tap water is treated but salty and not advised for visitors; buy bottled water.

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Sources

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