Awesome Algeria – Constantine, Tamanrasset Djanet & Sebeiba Festival

Depending on your arrival time, during the morning, we start the tour with a pick up at the airport. Air Algérie flights LIS-ALG operate on Tuesday, arriving at Algiers at about 1300LT.

Free afternoon.

Traditional dancing dinner at the Casbah.

If late arrival transfer to hotel only.
Overnight at Hotel Suisse Algiers (central location) or similar.

Early morning flight to Constantine at 0700, with the arrival at 0800.
Transfer to the hotel, followed by a day visit of Constantine

Constantine is probably the most amazing city in all of Algeria. Filled with ancient history, natural beauty and some of the most dramatic landscapes I’ve ever seen, Constantine is definitely a highlight of North Africa. Built among dramatic ravines and cliffs, bridges are an essential part of both the city’s infrastructure and soul.

One of the biggest cultural sites in Constantine is the Ahmed Bey Palace. The Beys of Constantine ruled over the city for centuries, beginning from 1528 until the end of Ahmed Bey’s ruling in 1837. Ahmed Bey actually created this large complex, which has four large courtyards and more rooms than I can remember.

Dinner is free
Overnight at the hotel.

Early breakfast. Drive to Timgad, which takes approximately 2h45min.

Timgad, the African Pompeii, originally known as Thamugadi, is not just another pile of rocks. It is the clearest example of Roman urban planning in the entire world.
For history enthusiasts and adventurous travellers, a visit to Timgad is an unforgettable journey back to the height of the Roman Empire.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, Timgad’s exceptional state of preservation allows you to walk its original stone-paved streets and experience a city that vividly illustrates the grandeur of Rome on Numidian soil.

Return to Constantine for dinner and then transfer to the airport.
Flight from Constantine to Djanet at 2100 departure, arriving at 2305.

Transfer to the Hotel Zeriba.

Breakfast

Visit of the nomads’ camp and hike in the canyon of Essendilène to its “Gueltas” (springs) and its famous needle.

Return to camp for lunch
Visit the Taouedjedit site (dunes) to contemplate the sunset.

Back to the city, dinner at the local’s house.
Return to the hotel for the overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to the city of Djanet, to visit the museum of the park of Tassili n’Ajjer.
Afterwards souvenir shopping at the Djanet market

We then leave to attend the morning festivities of Sebeiba. Lunch at a local’s house

Return to the Sebeiba festival for the final festivities

Dinner at a homestay
Return to the hotel for overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Tikoubaouine.

Passing by the Neolithic royal tomb ‐Visit the Tikoubaouine arch, and lunch,
Departure to Tilaline, visit of the cave paintings, the cave of Imouroudene where the legend of the “Four-legged Child” was born.
At the end of the day, sunset at the site of Tigherghert to visit the site of the rock carving The Weeping Cow (8000 BC) and contemplate the sunset not far from the site.

Dinner at a locals’ house. Return to the hotel for some rest or go straight to Airport

Transfer to Djanet airport for your night flight to Tamanrasset, departure at 0110LT

Arrival in Tamanrasset at 0200, welcome at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Comfortable overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Tamanrasset is an oasis city deep in Saharan Algeria. It is the capital of Tamanrasset Province, in the Ahaggar Mountains, and has a population of around 100,000 people. From its towering dunes to its traditional Berber villages, Tamanrasset is an excellent place to explore the Sahara Desert and its many attractions.

Departure by 4×4 to the Afilale Gueltas, natural oasis with crystal-clear waters surrounded by lush vegetation. Lunch on the way, then drive to the spectacular highlands of the Hoggar Tassili and the breathtaking Assekrem plateau.

In the heart of the Hoggar massif is a dramatic cluster of eroded volcanic cores overlooked by the 9000-foot high Assekrem Pass, part of the Ahaggar National Park.

Ascent to the Hermitage of Father de Foucauld, a site rich in history and spirituality. In the early 20th century Charles de Foucauld, a French bon viveur and soldier turned missionary, built a crude stone hermitage on this plateau.

Admire one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world—an unforgettable moment in the Saharan landscape.

Dinner and overnight stay at the Assekrem refuge.

Breakfast at the refuge.
Return to the town of Tamanrasset with lunch along the way.

Visit to the Tassili Hoggar National Park Museum, offering insight into the region’s natural and historical heritage.

Afternoon dedicated to exploring the town: its lively local market and talented artisans.

Dinner (depending on arrival time if before 10 PM)
Overnight at Hotel.

Very early morning flight to Algiers at 0615, with the arrival at 08h40.

Followed by a visit to Tipaza.
One of Algeria’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, on the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipaza was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania.

On the way back to Algiers, we will stop at the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania. The Royal Mauretanian Mausoleum on the western Mediterranean coast, 12 km from Tipasa. This royal burial has been attributed to Bocchus and dates back to the 1st century BC. Its construction technique is Berber but the exterior cladding is Punic.

Depending on traffic back from Tipaza, free afternoon in Algiers. Walk around the streets of Algiers, and perhaps eat something in the terrasses.

Free dinner.
Overnight at Hotel Suisse Algiers (central location) or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Guided tour of the Casbah with lunch at a local resident’s home, followed by a panoramic city tour of Algiers.

The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC.

There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces as well as the remains of a traditional urban structure associated with a deep-rooted sense of community.

At 1430 we start the afternoon tour of Algiers.
Sites included in this tour:
Botanical garden of Hamma – Garden of the trials

Memorial of the martyrs

Basilica of Our Lady of Africa

National Museum of Bardo

Museum of Fine Arts

Dinner is free
Overnight at Hotel Suisse Algiers (central location) or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Free morning for gift shopping or just relaxing, resting. Lunch also free.

At the agreed time, you will be taken to the airport for your return flight. Free dinner.

The tour ends at the airport for check-in and security formalities and to board the flight home.

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