Our Story
Tunisia deserves better than package tours.
Auva was built to fix something broken in travel: tourists arrive in one of the most culturally rich countries on Earth and leave with a sanitised version of it — the same medina route, the same restaurant strip, the same story.
Mehdi Chamsi
Founder & CEO
Tunisian-born, raised watching tourists miss the real country. I built Auva to give them a way in — through AI matching and verified locals who know places no guidebook mentions.
What we believe
Local first
Every recommendation comes from someone who actually lives there. No algorithm picks from a list of sponsored options.
AI as an assistant, not a gatekeeper
Our AI builds itineraries and suggests matches. Real decisions are made by real people — the guides, the artisans, you.
Tourism that gives back
Every booking connects a tourist directly to a local provider, cutting out the aggregator middleman and keeping money in the local economy.
The platform today
7
languages supported
50+
curated local secrets
Tunis & Sousse
pilot cities
2026
founded
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