Algeria's Best Journey
Description
Africa’s largest country lies just a short hop from Europe. The north, with its snow-flecked mountains and stunning coastline, is home to urbane and charismatic cities such as Algiers, Oran, Annaba, Tlemcen, Bejaia and Constantine, as well as some of the most magnificent Roman sites in existence tipasa including *Timgad and *Djemila, both vast, perfectly preserved Roman towns with barely no another tourist in sight. it's hidden country to explore a unique desert landscape.
PROGRAM
Algiers arrival
meet at Alger airport transfer to the hotel for two nights. Depending on your arrival time, take a walk to Algiers downtwon visit the Grand Post Office, Algiers city center, Martyrs Monument. Dinner at the hotel overnight.
Algiers
After breakfast, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah visit the old mosques and kasbah museum, traditionel lunch,.Bardo Museum housed in a neo-Moorish villa, visit the Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts and crafts.
Djemila, Cuicul
Begin the day with a drive to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Djemila: museum, the forum, basilicas, baptisteries, arch of Caracalla, Temple des Septimes, well-preserved Roman market, and theatre. continue to constantine for overnight.
Constantine – Ghardaia
Spend day enjoying this breath-taking city. you will have walking tour explore the amazing suspension bridges, the Constantine museum, Kasbah, and the Palace of Ahmed Bey. Take evening Flight to Ghardaia overnight at Guesthouse.
Ghardaïa valley tour
Full Day walking tour to explore Ghardaia and the surrounding M’zab Valley (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE). Founded around the 12th century the M'Zab valley is a stunning location filled with history and culture unlike other areas in Algeria. Guesthouse overnight
Ghardaia – Timimoun.
Full day drive to Timimoun throught the Grand Erg Occidental enjoying magnificent sand dunes of the Sahara rise and fall in the distance all the way (about 9 hours drive with short stops).
Timimoun & beni abbes tour
Visit the oasis village of Timimoun distinctive red ochre architecture, continue to Beni-Abbes the "white oasis" visits to old ksar, museum, ermitage of Père Charles de Foucauld. Visit palm grove with foggaras an ancient irrigation system. Continue to taghit for ovrnight at Guesthouse.
Taghit
This town is said to be one of the most beautiful Oasis in the Sahara region. Today you will visit the Old Ksar (fort), walk through the old town with the mud-brik houses and narrow alley-ways, see the imposing dunes or the Grand Erg,cave paintings.Guesthouse overnight
Transfer from bechar to Oran
today Transfer to bechar airport for flight to Oran.
Oran
A full day in Algeria's second largest city Oran. In Oran visit ,The Bey's Palace, 14th century fort of Merinid Sultan Abou Hassan, the Fort and Church of Santa Cruz, the harbor, City Hall, the district of Sidi El Houari, and the Mosque.
Tipasa Tour/ Djanet Transfer
Arrive Algiers at morning flight from Oran. Travel to tipasa visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Tipaza on the Mediterranean coast visit the museum, the historic basilica, which is said to be the largest in North Africa. Traditionel diner. transfer to algiers airport for Djanet flight
Djanet
Transfer to hotel. have morning rest midday start after getting formation of the expedition and departure in 4x4 vehicles for Amaïs. Crossing the cliffs of Tassili N'Ajjer by wadis Tini and Tiliouine Nado. Bivouac in the Oued Amais.
Tassili N’ajjer Tour
After breakfast, departure to the canyons of Oued Indjaren. Discovery of several sites of paintings and rock carvings during the crossing of the canyon by its left bank.Overnight at bivouac.
Tassili N’ajjer Tour
Today continue the Saharan trip descover the plateau of Tadrart. Discovery of a landscape with sandstone shapes carved by time and presenting a variety of multicolored dunes, sandstone castles and rockeries Overnight at bivouac.
return to Djanet
Departure in the morning return to Djanet
Algiers return
TRANSFER TO DJANET AIRPORT FOR EARLY MORNING FLIGHT TO ALGIERS