Algeria: Updates & Travel

Travel in Algeria?

  • Wander through Algiers to sample the culture or enjoy the beautiful nature in the Hoggar Mountains in one of the largest countries in the world. Discover Algeria's rich history.
  • Go camping in Assekrem for a beautiful sunrise over the Sahara Desert.
  • Visit the Djanet Oasis: In this oasis, located in the Ajjer Mountains, you can see rock drawings dating from 5,000 to 1,200 BC. Djanet is an oasis town known for its date palms. Many desert circuits depart from Djanet.
  • Take a camel ride through the fascinating Sahara Desert. Southern Algeria consists mainly of the Sahara Desert. Algerians extract natural gas and petroleum here, two important export products. On the tour, visit Bou-Saâda, “happy city,” a town in the northern Sahara Desert. Old streets, many mosques worth seeing and many souvenir shops. You will also find an oasis with palm trees, camels and sand dunes.
  • Go climbing in the Hoggar Mountains and enjoy the spectacular views.
  • Go stone rose shopping in Ouargla. This town in southern Algeria is surrounded by as many as a million palm trees. The town itself is known for its market where they sell sand roses, a type of stone.
  • Algeria's capital, Algiers, is located in the north on the coast and has a strikingly French feel, due to the fact that the country used to be a French colony. There are many interesting sights, such as the port where all sorts of things happen.
  • Corniche des Dahra is the coastal road to the Dhara Mountains. Through this road you can fully enjoy the beautiful Algerian coast with steep cliffs and beautiful views. In some places there is no road, and you can travel a stretch by boat.
  • Visit the “red oasis. This refers to the red sandy beach of Timimoun. It is a tourist oasis in northern Sahara. There are no traces of the civil war here, making it one of Algeria's most beautiful destinations.
  • Be aware that in summer, Algeria is incredibly hot and it is not very pleasant to visit the country.
  • Be aware that it isnt very smart to go out on the road alone after sunset as there is a high chance of a robbery.

Updates Algeria

  • More about Algeria, updates and contributions, see the link below.

 

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