Hiking in the wonderful tunisian city Rafraf

My new adventure was very exciting and beautiful and took place in one of the most wonderful cities in Tunisia called Rafraf. It is situated in the north of the country, exactly in the province of Bizerte.

The weather was warm, it didn't rain and it was perfect for big adventures like hiking in the mountain of Rafraf. In the morning, a group of approximately twenty persons gathered together in the city center of Tunis, that was full of enthusiasm, energy and joyful feelings to spend the most memorable moments together. Even though we didn't know each other a good atmosphere settled quickly between us.

The cost of that trip was only 10 euros, 30 dinars (the local currency). At first, we discovered the north part of the country by bus. It had an amazing landscape full of green farms, colourful flowers and butterflies everywhere as it was spring time, a season that i like very much. We passed by many cities such as Ariana, Kalaate Al Andalouss, Ghar El Melh, and finally Bizerte that is very popular for its amazingly beautiful sea view and a big rock in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

Arriving in the city, the bus left us in a place very far from city center near a rocky mountain just in front of the sea. It was the most beautiful view ever, we felt like we were flying in the air and much distressed. Our hiking trip began and we had to follow a guide to show us the right direction, we followed each other and stopped from time to time to take amazing pictures.

Our walk was slow but secure and we had to do a whole tour of fourteen kilometres by feet while taking some time to rest also. We could distinguish many type of rocks, of natural vegetation, shells and sponges. After the first kilometres, the muscles became more contracted by the heat, the sun was also strong but we were refreshed by the wind and the good smell of the sea. We could climb the hill that was made essentially of sand so every step was a bit tiring. The big rock appeared far away and in the middle of the sea, in a very beautiful landcape between the shadows of the trees decorating the mountain.

We choose to do a picnic and have our lunch while resting in complete harmony with nature. All the people that didn't know each other, became friends fastly after a few hours, as they talked about their personnal experiences, hiking in the mountains, their feelings about this awesome activity, and its benefits to the mind and the body health.

Then we went down the mountain to a place called Cap farina, a deserted natural and hidden place from the public. As it was very far from any mean of transportation either by cars or buses, the only way to get in that place was hiking. It was characterised by caves called the pink caves due to the abundance of coral in a natural source of water coming from the sea but forming a very deep natural swimming pool and with turquoise colour, just as a post card.

Many poeple decided to swim inside this natural source of water and had so much fun climbing all the top of the hill then doing amazing acrobaties in the air before splashing into the cold water. My friend and me decided to try to swim inside the pool and it was such an amazing experience! As the temperature of the water was so cold, the ability of our bodies to adapt was a bit slower. The water was so clear, pure, with amazing colour, it was the paradise in earth... The wind made us feel a bit cold but we were having so much fun with our new friends that we forgot the actual weather.

We did not hesitate to do also acrobaties and the feeling of throwing ourselves from the highest point gave us many amazing feelings, pure adrenaline.

We could also reach the beach swimming, since it was not so far from the cave place, but it was really a place that the public didn't know about, which made it be even more unique in our point of view.

Then we dried in the light of sun and continued our trip to reach the place where the bus stopped.

When we arrived there we discovered that one man of the group was suddenly missing. It is actually one of the bad things that can happen when poeple does not follow the guide. We were worried about the state of this person, and many people began to search, to yell by his name everywhere and nothing... After twenty minutes we finally found him lost and a bit dizzy. He actually felt a bit sick and stayed to rest all by himself, fortunateny and by chance we could notice his absence very fast and helped him in the exact needed time.

The bus also arrived a bit late, so we stayed waiting for it to come. After fifteen minutes, the bus appeared from far away to drive us back into the city center again with our heart full of happiness, joy, memorable experience that had the most beneficial consequences on our health in first place but also in our spiritual state and motivated us to live even more hilarious adventures in the future...

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