Visit Algeria’s Top Attractions with Expert Algeria
According to the
Washington Post, Algeria is a "continent all in itself" – and
Expert Algeria devises cultural
and historical tours and holidays the length and breadth of the country,
from the Mediterranean to the Sahara.
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is a vast country – the world’s tenth largest nation, and although we have an extensive Mediterranean coastline, 90 per cent of our land is desert.
There are the towering dunes of the
great eastern sand sea, the Grand Erg Oriental;
the ochres, greens, blues and whites of the pentapolis town of
Ghardaia and the "one-eyed women" of Beni
Isguen; the thousand-domed city of El Oued
with its extra-ordinary camel market; and the isolated, intoxicating
tranquility of the deep south – whether it’s Djanet
and the Tassili or Tamanrasset and the
Hoggar.
But we are equally proud of the cultural treasures of our towns and cities… and perhaps even prouder of our UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Most of Expert Algeria’s circuits, which last from three days to three weeks, are made to measure – and are accompanied by expert, English-speaking guides.
Annaba is famed for its colonial architecture, the rugged
headland of Cap de Garde and the extensive remains of Hippo Regius, home to St
Augustine.
Set
in a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the fortified ruins of
the first capital of the Hammadid emirs provide an authentic
picture of a fortified Muslim city.
Beni
Isguen is a highly religious settlement that has keenly
preserved its erstwhile architecture and ancient
traditions, which
foreigners are kindly asked to respect.
Constantine, "Capital of Arab Culture", city of
bridges, boasts a fine museum as well as the delightful Palace of Ahmed Bey and a
handful of undiscovered mosques.
Djanet lies in the extreme south of the Sahara, a land of
scarcely credible rock formations, huge dunes, ksars, oases, palm
groves, green gueltas and natural springs.
One of the world’s most beautiful Roman ruins, the ancient streets
of Djemila are lined with two fora and a clutch of elaborate
houses, churches and temples.
The "city of a thousand domes" is one of the most bustling
and colorful towns to be found anywhere in the Algerian
Sahara – especially on market day!
A remote canyon in the heart of the Sahara with sheer-sided
cliffs, dense vegetation… and the crystal-clear waters of
a desert stream.
Four hundred miles south of Algiers, in a hostile natural
environment, the Mozabites have managed to construct a
society that is strict but close-knit, devout but not
fundamentalist.
The ruins of ancient Hippo Regius are among the most
evocative in Algeria, stretching across a rolling site and
overlooked by the colonial Basilica of
St Augustine.
Ancient
Lambaesis boasts a Temple of Aesculapius, a fine Capitolium,
a set of baths, an Arch of Severus and the praetorium of the
Third Augustan Legion.
The M’Zab, located nearly four hundred miles south of the
capital Algiers and 750 miles north of Tamanrasset, capital
of the Hoggar, is the absolute center of the desert.
The little-known ruins of Madauros were once the home of
Apuleius, author of the bawdy Golden Ass, include a Roman
mausoleum and a vast Byzantine fortress.
The Rhouffi – or Ghoufi – canyon lies between the mountains and desert,
and is lined with gardens
of fruit and palm trees, a wadi and houses built into the
rock.
From the
rock arches, gueltas and dunes of Tadrart,
to the ancient kingdom of the M’Zab, the vast expanses of
the Algerian Sahara intoxicate every visitor.
Once visited by the explorer
Isabelle Eberhardt, the Tadrart is dotted with
gueltas, pre-historic rock paintings, strange rock
formations and virgin dunes.
The desert town of Taghit is known for its mountainous dunes
and 11th century ksar. Close by are the rock carvings of
Tahtania, perhaps up to 20,000 years old.
The Tuareg
capital "Tam" is close to the massive volcanic
field of
Atakor, the jagged Saharan peak of Tizouyag and the
guelta – pocket of water – at
Afilal.
Algeria’s mountainous Tassili region is distinguished by its
towering dunes of sand, its sheer-sided canyons and its
beguiling "forests of rock".
The frontier town of Tebessa boasts some impressive Roman
ruins as well as a colorful former French market and a warren
of animated streets.
Roman Tiddis clings in splendid isolation to the side of an
ochre mountain just outside Constantine, and boasts all the
trappings of a Roman town in miniature.
Timgad, the "Pompeii of Africa", was constructed under
Trajan as a bulwark against the Berbers and still represents
the epitome of Roman urban planning.
Deep in the Grand Erg Occidental, an enchanting oasis of red
mud buildings studded with wooden spikes and surrounded by
ancient villages.
Tlemcen was once one of the most powerful cities in the
Maghreb, and its Grand Mosque remains one of North Africa’s
most significant Islamic landmarks.
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is a vast country – the world’s tenth largest nation, and although we have an extensive Mediterranean coastline, 90 per cent of our land is desert.
There are the towering dunes of the
great eastern sand sea, the Grand Erg Oriental;
the ochres, greens, blues and whites of the pentapolis town of
Ghardaia and the "one-eyed women" of Beni
Isguen; the thousand-domed city of El Oued
with its extra-ordinary camel market; and the isolated, intoxicating
tranquility of the deep south – whether it’s Djanet
and the Tassili or Tamanrasset and the
Hoggar.
But we are equally proud of the cultural treasures of our towns and cities… and perhaps even prouder of our UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Most of Expert Algeria’s circuits, which last from three days to three weeks, are made to measure – and are accompanied by expert, English-speaking guides.
Annaba
Annaba is famed for its colonial architecture, the rugged
headland of Cap de Garde and the extensive remains of Hippo Regius, home to St
Augustine.Beni Hammad
Set
in a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the fortified ruins of
the first capital of the Hammadid emirs provide an authentic
picture of a fortified Muslim city.Beni Isguen
Beni
Isguen is a highly religious settlement that has keenly
preserved its erstwhile architecture and ancient
traditions, which
foreigners are kindly asked to respect.
Constantine
Constantine, "Capital of Arab Culture", city of
bridges, boasts a fine museum as well as the delightful Palace of Ahmed Bey and a
handful of undiscovered mosques.
Djanet
Djanet lies in the extreme south of the Sahara, a land of
scarcely credible rock formations, huge dunes, ksars, oases, palm
groves, green gueltas and natural springs.
Djemila
One of the world’s most beautiful Roman ruins, the ancient streets
of Djemila are lined with two fora and a clutch of elaborate
houses, churches and temples.El Oued
The "city of a thousand domes" is one of the most bustling
and colorful towns to be found anywhere in the Algerian
Sahara – especially on market day!
Essendilene
A remote canyon in the heart of the Sahara with sheer-sided
cliffs, dense vegetation… and the crystal-clear waters of
a desert stream.Ghardaia
Four hundred miles south of Algiers, in a hostile natural
environment, the Mozabites have managed to construct a
society that is strict but close-knit, devout but not
fundamentalist. Hippo Regius
The ruins of ancient Hippo Regius are among the most
evocative in Algeria, stretching across a rolling site and
overlooked by the colonial Basilica of
St Augustine.
Lambaesis
Ancient
Lambaesis boasts a Temple of Aesculapius, a fine Capitolium,
a set of baths, an Arch of Severus and the praetorium of the
Third Augustan Legion.M’Zab
The M’Zab, located nearly four hundred miles south of the
capital Algiers and 750 miles north of Tamanrasset, capital
of the Hoggar, is the absolute center of the desert.
Madauros
The little-known ruins of Madauros were once the home of
Apuleius, author of the bawdy Golden Ass, include a Roman
mausoleum and a vast Byzantine fortress.
Rhouffi
The Rhouffi – or Ghoufi – canyon lies between the mountains and desert,
and is lined with gardens
of fruit and palm trees, a wadi and houses built into the
rock.Sahara
From the
rock arches, gueltas and dunes of Tadrart,
to the ancient kingdom of the M’Zab, the vast expanses of
the Algerian Sahara intoxicate every visitor.
Tadrart
Once visited by the explorer
Isabelle Eberhardt, the Tadrart is dotted with
gueltas, pre-historic rock paintings, strange rock
formations and virgin dunes.Taghit
The desert town of Taghit is known for its mountainous dunes
and 11th century ksar. Close by are the rock carvings of
Tahtania, perhaps up to 20,000 years old.
Tamanrasset
The Tuareg
capital "Tam" is close to the massive volcanic
field of
Atakor, the jagged Saharan peak of Tizouyag and the
guelta – pocket of water – at
Afilal. Tassili
Algeria’s mountainous Tassili region is distinguished by its
towering dunes of sand, its sheer-sided canyons and its
beguiling "forests of rock".
Tebessa
The frontier town of Tebessa boasts some impressive Roman
ruins as well as a colorful former French market and a warren
of animated streets.Tiddis
Roman Tiddis clings in splendid isolation to the side of an
ochre mountain just outside Constantine, and boasts all the
trappings of a Roman town in miniature.
Timgad
Timgad, the "Pompeii of Africa", was constructed under
Trajan as a bulwark against the Berbers and still represents
the epitome of Roman urban planning.
Timimoun
Deep in the Grand Erg Occidental, an enchanting oasis of red
mud buildings studded with wooden spikes and surrounded by
ancient villages.
Tlemcen
Tlemcen was once one of the most powerful cities in the
Maghreb, and its Grand Mosque remains one of North Africa’s
most significant Islamic landmarks.
