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great food (don't just stick to couscous), the Sahara is amazing, beautiful coast
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A bit dangerous these days...
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Wonderful vibrant people. Itcould be like Turkey in another 10 years. I hope so for their sakes.
1 Review and 40 Opinions Sofitel Algiers is a high class hotel, very nice with all accomodations that any traveler need,...
2 Reviews and 68 Opinions Well, it's difficult to sense the flavor of real Algeria in a place like this, a 5* international...
HÔTEL DAR – TLIDJENE: REASONABLE – NOTHING EXCITING
DAO Says: Even though I stayed here, it would have been my second choice in Ain Taya. It’s ok. I cannot fault the location, cleanliness, comfort or service. Even after a...
DAO Says: I arrived in Algiers on a warm night and was greeted by the van driver form my hotel. He began the drive to Ain Taya, a suburb of Algiers blessed with miles of...
CHARLIE NORMALS !: THE BEST BAR IN ALGERIA
DAO Says: My new friends in Ain Taya kept saying to me ‘lets go for a drink at Charlie Normals!’ I thought this was an odd name, but they told me it was THE place in Ain...
DON'T TAKE PICTURES OF THE POLICE !!!!
DAO Says: You are looking at illegal pictures for which I was detained for 30 minutes and almost jailed. It was stupid and my own fault. In fact I normally feel the right...
JLBG Says: It is easy to fly to Algeria that has 31 airports, especially in the desert part (south). Out of them 13 have international lines. Air Algérie is the national...
anniebelg Says: Hello Hello, we are also planning a trip this way (Algiers/Oran/Timioun) We are Annie and Danny from Belgium we will be there 23/december till 3/janurariwhen...
jefith Says: Visit the coast at Tenes. It is a small on the med coast with a neat light House and fishing village. Grreat place to get fish for lunch for nearly nothing. And...
adema29 Says: If you like some adrenaline just try climbing alone a dune when you will find one for first time. It was unbelievable strange. Actually I was too weak...
Tamanrasset and the Southern Sahara
janiebaxter Says: The desert area of Tamanrasset is 2000km, and 2 hours flight from Algiers. The desert is the size of France with the most amazing and varied scenery, 12000 year...
janiebaxter Says: Ghardaia is a collection 0f 7 cities built between the 11th and 17th centuries by the M'zab people who are Berbers originally from the North of Algeria.The...
janiebaxter Says: The oasis town of Timimoun is South of Algiers and North of Tamanrasset on the edge of the Sahara. The desert here is very typical pretty picture-postcard...
janiebaxter Says: Headscarves are a must for ladies when you travel to Muslim countries like Algeria. It is not compulsory to cover your hair all the time but when you visit...
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Plan a Algeria vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Algeria locals

IlliziIllizi is a small town near the eastern border off Algeria.It's hard to get there, course there is only a "Piste" ; and with some luck jou will find a...
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Q: Hello VT members I wanted to take trip to north africa maybe next year I wanted to visit Morocco & Tunisia & Algreia. I am...

A: You will need to fly in. The land borders to Morocco and Tunisia are closed for overland visitors.
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Algeria, in 2005, an almost safe destination!

I wanted to give here information from a recent visit (December 2005). I have added a few tips from previous travels but have much more pictures, mostly as slides, and tips. Later, I will both add...
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I travelled twice to Algeria. In 1993 we rounded the Big Western Erg ( Ain Sefra, Beni- Abbes, Timimoun, El Golea, Ghardaia). Beautifull oasis-towns and sanddunes In dec 2001/jan 2002 I visited...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Algeria. I'd love to share with you the 20 tips I've written, the 21 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I can not talk about Algeria in general, I have only been to the zone of Djanet-Tamanrasset, so I'm going to talk about this area. The Sahara dessert is a wonderfull place, contrary to I expected......
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Algeria . A forgotten nice country

Situated between Morocco and Tunisia on the Northern coast of Africa and just in front of Europe, Algeria has a stratigical location, it is the second largest country in Africa with more than...
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