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Mides - Next Stop Algeria

by barryg23

A short distance on the other side of the canyon, beyond the shops, there was a good place for taking pictures though we had to make our way past even more souvenir stalls and a cafe where a lot of chilled out locals were lying out. They paid little attention to us. Before visiting Mides I hadn't been expecting much, but wow, it was beautiful. I can see the attraction for the filmmakers in the English Patient. I had expected to see more border guards around here, given it's proximity to Algeria but we didn't see any at all. By now more visitors had arrived but it was still very quiet compared to Chebika. We weren't sure where to go to get the view over the Algerian border but as it was getting very warm we decided to head back to the carIt would have been nice to walk around the canyon but we decided to go to Tamerza and grab something to eat. It's always good to leave something to do...

Cafe, Souvenir Shops & Fantastic Views

by barryg23

On the far side of the canyon were souvenir shops, a cafe, and steps leading down to the canyon. We were the only visitors at the time though there were about 3-4 souvenir shops selling mostly the same old stuff. From this side of town you got a really good idea of the layout of the abandoned village. The oasis surrounds much of the village on this side. It clings precariously to the rockface at a rather strange angle. I'm not sure I'd like to live there, I'd be worried I'd fall into the canyon!

Mides - Walking the Abandoned Village

by barryg23

Just beyond the cafe lie the ruins of the abandoned village. We walked through the ruins up beyond the village and looked down into the canyon, which is over 3km long and completely surrounds the village. We then walked to the other side of the village where the familiar picture of the canyon, as seen in the English Patient, presents itself. One of the abandoned houses is a shop/cafe and when you walk through this the views beyond are breathtaking. This is one of the most beautiful panoramics I've ever seen, just have a look at those pictures!!

Mides

by barryg23

After leaving Tamerza the roads became a lot quieter. At the turn off a couple of kilometres outside Tamerza, one road, which lead to customs at the Algerian border had two policemen keeping an eye on things, while the left turn went to Mides. The ploice stared at us quite strongly as we drove past. It was quite exciting getting this close to Algeria. Like Chebika there are old and new parts to Mides though in this case there was a greater distance between them. The same floods of 1969 had caused the old town to be abandoned. We parked near a small cafe at the foot of the old town.After we parked, a local politely approached us and in French explained who he was, showed us his tour guide badge and ased if we would like a 1 hour tour of the town and the canyon. He also offered to show us a view over the Algerian border. I can't remember what price he quoted but it sounded reasonable. We...

From Chebika to Tamerza to Mides

by barryg23

Tamerza is the next stop after Chebika though we decided to visit Mides first and return to Tamerza later for lunch as it was the only one of the towns with a restaurant! Tamerza is about 13 km north of Chebika though it takes a long time to complete the journey as the road climbs steeply about 5km after Chebika. Some of the views here are spectacular.

Chebika walk - The highest Point

by barryg23

We retraced our steps to the lake and took the steps which reached to the highest point on the walk where again the views were excellent. The views of the abandoned old town were espcially good as we were looking directly down upon it. We followed the path back past the statue of the mountain goat and went through the old town back to the shops.

Views of Chebika

by barryg23

The main path through the gorge continued left of the lake and up along the steps build into the rock but we decided to climb to the right where nobody seemed to be going. This was well worth it as the views were amazing. You could see back across the Chott, down into the new town and all across the landscape. It would have been nice to continue climbing but it was very hot and we did have to climb back the other way to return to the town. A guy called out to us from below and for a minute I thought we had wandered where we shouldn't but tit turned out he was asking were we part of a tour group and if so could we get ready to go. So I'm glad I wasn't on that!

Chebika - The Lake

by barryg23

After crossing the stream the path continued on to a very pretty lake. It was even more crowded here that at the waterfall as it was the turning point of the walk where the people who had taken the path along the ridge above converged with those of us on the path below. Thanks to some nifty camera work by Ruth we took some pictures in which we appear to be the only people at the lake but it was nothing like that at all.

Chebika - Down to the Waterfall

by barryg23

From the abandonded village there are two paths you can take, either up onto the ridge or down into the gorge. As the path is circular it makes no difference which one you do. Both paths were quite busy with tourists. We decided to climb down to the gorge. The views were great but would have much preferred had it been quieter. At the bottom of the gorge was a scenic little waterfall where everybody was taking pictures. Behind the waterfall there was something of a traffic jam as people who had taken the other path and descended the steps were waiting to cross the stream. As the crossing was extremely narrow and it consisted of a number of unsteady looking large stones in the water I quite expected someone to fall in. Nobody did but we had to wait quite a while before we made it across.

Chebika

by barryg23

After crossing the Chott el Gharsa we arrived at Chebika, about an hour or so after leaving Tozuer. The new town of Chebika is what you see first and it's nothing much to write home about. Settlements developed here after floods in 1969 destoryed much of the old town. It's this abandoned old town, build into the side of the mountain, and overlooking the gorge below, that attracts all the visitors to Chebika. The plan of the town is still intact, parts of the houses are still standing and there is a path through a gorge alongside a small stream which most vistors walk along. Many of the 4Ds which had passed us on the way were parked up near the shops and restaurants, which have sprung up entirely from tourism beside the old town ruins. We found a place in the car park just beneath this and began to explore the town.