Ruins to Sahara Sands Adventure

Day 1 – Saturday: Arrival in Algiers

• Arrival at Algiers International Airport
• Transfer to your hotel (20 km | ~30 min)
• Hotel 4★ in Algiers
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight in Algiers

Day 2 – Sunday: Algiers City Tour

Local city travel (10–20 km)

Visits include :

• The Casbah (UNESCO): Ottoman architecture, narrow alleys, mosques
• Martyrs’ Memorial: Viewpoint over Algiers
• Jardin d’Essai du Hamma : Botanical gardens from 1832
• Museum of Antiquities or Bardo Museum
• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Hotel 4★ in Algiers
• Overnight in Algiers

Day 3 – Monday : Algiers ➝ Djémila ➝ Constantine

Distance: 360 km | Time: ~6 hrs

Visit Djémila (2h) – Roman city (UNESCO)

• Arch of Caracalla, Roman Theater, Basilica, Forum
• Continue to Constantine (90 km | 1.5 hr)
• Lunch in Djémila / Dinner at hotel in Constantine
• Hotel 4★ in Constantine
• Overnight in Const

Day 4 – Tuesday: Constantine ➝ Timgad ➝ Constantine

Distance: 260 km round-trip | ~5 hrs

Visit Timgad (2h) – “Pompeii of Africa” (UNESCO)

• Arch of Trajan, Theater, Baths, Grid Roman layout
• Return to Constantine
• Lunch en route / Dinner at hotel
• Hotel 4★ in Constantine
• Overnight in Constantine

Day 5 – Wednesday: Constantine ➝ Ghardaïa (by flight)

Morning: Constantine City Tour

Visits: Suspension Bridges, Ahmed Bey Palace, Great Mosque

• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Flight AH 6350 Constantine ➝ Ghardaïa | 22:00 – 23:05
• Hotel 4★ in Ghardaïa
• Overnight in Ghardaïa

Day 6 – Thursday: Ghardaïa City Tour

Explore the M’zab Valley (UNESCO):

• Ksar Beni Isguen: fortified city (entry only with guide)
• El Atteuf: oldest settlement in the valley
• Local souk & Mozabite architecture
• Local transport (max 20 km)
• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Hotel 4★ in Ghardaïa
• Overnight in Ghardaïa

Day 7 – Friday: Ghardaïa ➝ El Meniaa (El Goléa)

Distance: 270 km | Time: ~4 hrs

Visit El Meniaa:

• Tomb of Charles de Foucauld
• Oasis, dunes, and ksar El Meniaa
• Lunch in local restaurant / Dinner at the hotel
• Hotel 3★ in El Meniaa
• Overnight in El Meni

Day 8 – Saturday: El Meniaa ➝ Timimoun

• Distance: 360 km | Time: ~5.5 hrs
• Check-in at Hotel Gourara 3★
• Visit Ksar Tala – Red-sandstone architecture in the middle of the Grand Erg
• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Overnight at Hotel Gourara, Timimoun

Day 9 – Sunday: Timimoun City Tour

Visits:

• Ksar Ighzer & Ksar Aghlad
• Sebkha (salt lake)
• Sunset in the dunes of the red Sahara
• Dinner at the hotel
• Hotel Gourara
• Overnight in Timimoun

Day 10 – Monday: Drive to Béni Abbès

Distance: 300 km | Time: ~5 hrs

Visit Béni Abbès:

• Oasis, white desert, palm grove
• Local ksar and museum
• Lunch in a local restaurant / Dinner at the hotel
• Hotel Rym 3★
• Overnight in Béni Abb

Day 11 – Tuesday: Drive to Taghit

Distance: 270 km | Time: ~4.5 hrs

Visit Taghit:

• Old Ksar
• Rock engravings (prehistoric)
• Sand dunes, lake, palm grove
• Dinner at the hotel
• Hotel Bladi 4★
• Overnight in Taghit

Day 12 – Wednesday: Taghit ➝ Béchar ✈ Fly to Oran

• Distance: 100 km | ~1.5 hr
• Flight AH 6389 Béchar ➝ Oran | 13:05 – 15:05
• Transfer to hotel
• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Hotel 4★ in Oran
• Overnight in Oran

Day 13 – Thursday: Oran City Tour

Visit:

• Fort Santa Cruz (panorama)
• Seafront promenade
• Pacha Mosque, Place 1er Novembre
• Lunch & dinner in local restaurants
• Hotel 4★ in Oran
• Overnight in Oran

Day 14 – Friday: Oran ➝ Tlemcen ➝ Algiers

Distance Oran ➝ Tlemcen: 150 km | ~2.5 hrs

Visit Tlemcen:

• Great Mosque
• Mansourah ruins
• Mechouar Palace
• Flight AH 6117 Tlemcen ➝ Algiers | 16:30
• Lunch in Tlemcen / Dinner in Algiers restaurant
• Hotel 4★ in Algiers
• Overnight in Algiers

Day 15 – Saturday: Departure

• Transfer to airport (20 km | ~30 min)
• International departure from Algiers
• End of tour