The 20 Days Around Algeria Tour

After breakfast, Breakfast, we drive to visit 3 sites of M'Zab Valley: Beni-Izghen, Boulila Tower, Ghardaïa’s city centre, including Ghardaia Ksar and its magnificent rectangular ancient stone market (they are classified by the UNESCO World Heritage committee) where we have lunch. Following the lunch and a short rest , we visit Bounoura then we move to Sebseb (70 Kms-if time allows) for an overnight at a guest house or we stay in a hotel /guest house in Ghardaia city centre .

After breakfast we drive towards the Pearl of the Oases, EL-Meniaa (ex-El- Goléa). It is about 270 Kms and can be crossed by road in 3 hours. Arriving there , around 12 a.m., we head to have our lunch then we move to the hotel . Following a short rest, we drive to the church of Bel-Bachir (known as St Joseph Church, where Charles De Foucauld is buried) .After sunset on the salt lake's hill ,we return to the hotel for dinner and an overnight.

After breakfast ,we visit the museum (rare collections gathered for decades by the white father René Le Clerc (b1925-d 2010), then the Vieux Ksar . Following lunch and a short rest , we visit ,the salt lake ( house for dozens of migrating birds) then we drive to the oasis lake (40 Kms far from the town). After sunset ,we return to the guest house (or hotel) for an overnight.

Early In the morning after breakfast, we will drive southwards to the Red Oasis, Timimoun (375 kms). After arrival there, we move to the hotel. After we take a rest. We have lunch ,we go to explore Ighzer Cave and castle, the caves in Feraoun and Tindjillet where we enjoy sunset . After that,we return to the hotel /guest house for an overnight .

Shortly after breakfast, a visit is organised to Timimoun’s museum (if available), old ksar ( Tahatayt) ,Aghlad ‘s ksours , Ouled Haroun castle , the Fouggaras (sharing irrigation system) of Ouled Said and Hadj Guelmane where we might have our lunch. After that in the afternoon visit, we continue exploring the amazing area by organising a short visit to Tamna village (known as small tassili) situated in the outskirt of Timimoun. An overnight is spent in a superb traditional guest house.

Today we will head to Beni Abbes (341 Kms). Arriving there (4) hours of drive, we move to the hotel then to the Hermitage of Father Charles de Foucauld where we might have our lunch in the chapel’s garden. Following a rest we visit the Sahara Museum (if possible), then Marhouma area (paintings in the outskirt of Beni Abbes). After enjoying sunset ,we return to the hotel nearby for dinner .Overnight in the hotel or guest house.

Early after breakfast, we leave to Taghit (146 Kms). After about two hours of drive, the visit programme begins with driving to spots of the historical petroglyphs (cave paintings of animals as: giraffes, ostriches, horses, elephants and antelopes, etc.), the Ksour valley that overlooks the palm grove. After lunch and rest, we stroll and walk on the dunes of the Greatest Western Erg (up to 120 m high of some dunes). We end the day by a sun set seeing then we return to the residence.

After breakfast, we move to Bechar city centre (99 Kms) where we stroll then we head to Ain Safra (255 Kms). In our route, after lunch, we visit Cheikh Bouamama Palace (Ksar), situated in Meghrar (50 Kms west of AinSafra) , then we continue to the city centre where we spend the overnight in a hotel .

Early after breakfast, we depart for about 17 Kms off the city centre to visit the 220 hectares’ Oasis named Tiout.Then we move to dunes to watch sunset.Overnight at the hotel.

After having breakfast, we leave to El-Bayadh (214 Kms).We stop in our way in short visits to Ksar Ghasoul (48 Kms-Ghasoul) and Ksar Bent Al-Khas (40 Kms -Brezina) then we continue to the city centre .After lunch,we continue visiting other historical and oases . Overnight at the hotel.

After having breakfast, we leave to Tlemcen (333 Kms). In Tlemcen, we visit Lalla Setti Plateau (600 metres above sea level), then El-Mechouar Citadel, El-Ourit waterfalls , cavernous network named the Caves of Beni-Add situated in Ain Fezzan about 15 Kms far from Tlemcen City. We return to the hotel .

After breakfast, we leave to Oran (173 Kms). We visit in Oran, the city by visiting the Place du 1er Novembre, the Great Mosque of Oran and the Santa Cruz Fortress, the house of Albert Camus, district of El Hamri. We return to the hotel.

After having breakfast, we leave to Tipaza ,when arriving in Medéa (360 Kms) we have our lunch then we continue to Tipaza and Cherchell .Arriving there ,we visit the thermal baths of Roman archaeological site of Tipaza ,the archaeological museums , Tomb of the Christian (royal mausoleum of Mauritania) .We spend the night in cherchell /Tipaza in a hotel or residence .

Early In the morning after breakfast, we will drive to the historical and panoramical site ,Ghoufi ( 235 Kms) through Biskra . After the visit ,we move to Batna where we spend the night.

After breakfast, we drive to discover Timgad (UNESCO World Heritage Site kwown as Thamugadi -183 Kms) . We leave to spend an overnight in the hotel in Constantine.

Early after breakfast, we head to Constantine city to visit the Madrasa ( place of knowledge),the Palais du Bey, Cirta National Museum tracing the history of the city of Constantine and its surroundings) and at the end of the day we walk through the high suspension bridge of Sidi M'Cid ( 168 m ) . Return to the hotel for an overnight.

Shortly after breakfast, we head towards Djemila (125 kms- formerly Cuicul) where we explore this roman city classified by UNESCO then we drive to Algiers an overnight at the hotel.

In the last day of the tour, we visit another UNESCO World Heritage site, Casbah of Algiers for 2 hours, then the Church of Notre-Dame Afrique (4 kms distant from the Casbah) ,the Grande poste , the Place des Martyrs then the unique garden in Africa dated to 1900's (Hamma Experimental Garden known as Jardin d’Essai ) .The visitor either be transferred to Houari Boumediene International Airport in case of departure or to the hotel or residence for an overnight (if they leave after the tour ends).