VISIT THE ALGERIAN SAHARA
It is now possible to fly from Mediterranean Algiers
over snow-capped mountains to the northern reaches of the Sahara in just over one hour.
TOUR ALGERIA’S UNESCO SITES
Ghardaia is one of the pentapolis settlements of the
UNESCO-protected Saharan M’Zab Valley, which includes the walled town of Beni
Isguen – normally closed to foreigners – where the women, clad entirely in
white, reveal a single eye to the outside world.
DISCOVER ROMAN ALGERIA
Djemila, Timgad
and Tipasa: Algeria’s triumvirate of Roman
World Heritage sites ranks amongst the world’s finest, as Cambridge University professor and BBC historian
Mary Beard recently discovered when she visited
Roman Algeria.
TOUR THE TOWNS & CITIES OF ALGERIA
Amongst the most delightful cities of Algeria are the Mediterranean capital, Algiers; Tlemcen,
renowned for its Jewish heritage; Oran, the
most Spanish of settlements; Constantine, "city of bridges" and "capital of
culture"; and El Oued, "city of a
thousand domes".
EXPLORE TIPASA
Nestling undisturbed among palm trees on the shores of the Mediterranean,
Tipasa once served as an inspiration to
Albert Camus, and is one of Africa’s most splendid
Roman sites.
HEAD SOUTH TO TADRART
Set within the deepest reaches of the Algerian Sahara, Tadrart is dotted with gueltas, pre-historic rock
paintings, strange rock formations and lofty dunes of virgin sand.
UNCOVER THE BEAUTY OF DJEMILA
The Roman world’s only serious rival to Leptis Magna,
Djemila’s forum, temples, basilicas,
triumphal arches and houses delight even the most seasoned Classical traveller.
M’ZAB AND GHARDAIA
Surrounded by desert, Ghardaia has retained the primitive flavor of
a land unpolluted and even spurned by tourism. But it is here that the Sahara begins.
DJANET AND TASSILI
Whitewashed Djanet, encircled by desert mountains, is the
gateway to a Saharan landscape of towering sand dunes, sheer-sided canyons and
beguiling "forests of rock" – the
Tassili.
ORAN
Relaxed, dynamic and welcoming, the sites of Mediterranean
Oran include the Bey’s Palace, the
14th century fort of Merinid Sultan Abou Hassan and some fine colonial
architecture.