Africa's largest country, from the Mediterranean to the heart of the Sahara — still wonderfully free of crowds.
Tailor-made
Your itinerary in 48 hours
We are a local team based in Djanet. We build trips around the people who live along the route: Tuareg cameleers, M'zabite hosts, Kabyle families on the coast. You get permits, drivers, cooks and camps handled, and a guide who knows which canyon holds the shade at noon.
Tassili n'Ajjer
Five days on foot and by 4x4 among the sandstone towers of the Tassili n'Ajjer and the prehistoric frescoes of Sefar, with SEFAR Aventure's Djanet team.
Tassili n'Ajjer
Red dunes, natural arches and engraved canyons on the Libyan border: the Tadrart Rouge, the most photogenic corner of the Algerian Sahara.
Tamanrasset & the Hoggar
Volcanic peaks, Tuareg camps and a night near Charles de Foucauld's hermitage to watch the sun rise over the Hoggar mountains.
The Sahara regions
Golden dunes rising behind a palm oasis, a night in a bivouac camp and the restored ksar of Taghit — the western Sahara at its most accessible.
Algiers
Four days in the white city: the Casbah's palaces, the bay from Notre-Dame d'Afrique and the Roman ruins of Tipaza by the sea.
Ghardaïa & the M'zab Valley
A thousand-year-old urban landscape: walk the lanes of Ghardaïa and Beni Isguen with local guides and stay in a traditional house.
Djanet, far south-east
Tassili n'Ajjer
6 tours
Illizi province, far south-east
Djanet & the Tadrart Rouge
2 tours
Tamanrasset, deep south
Tamanrasset & the Hoggar
10 tours
Capital & Mediterranean
Algiers
3 tours
The east, city of bridges
Constantine
4 tours
The west, Mediterranean coast
Oran
1 tour
Ghardaïa, northern Sahara
Ghardaïa & the M'zab Valley
2 tours
Every trip is run by our own Algerian team: guides, drivers, cooks and cameleers.
Visa support letters, desert permits and regional authorisations are arranged before you land.
Departures are capped at 12 travellers so camps stay quiet and the pace stays flexible.
Tell us your dates and interests and we send a day-by-day proposal within two working days.
Travel guides
Discover Algeria
Algeria is a country of extraordinary scale: Roman cities by the sea, Ottoman lanes in Algiers, fortified oasis towns, a...
Culture & heritage
Algeria's culture is the meeting point of Amazigh (Berber), Arab, Ottoman, Andalusian, Mediterranean and Saharan worlds....
The Algerian Sahara
The Sahara covers more than four-fifths of Algeria and holds some of its most extraordinary landscapes: the Tassili n'Aj...
Travel planning
Planning a trip to Algeria takes a little more preparation than most destinations: visas, distances and the desert seaso...
Practical information
Everything practical in one place: entry formalities, money, climate, getting around, staying connected, local customs,...
Standing in front of the Sefar paintings with a guide who could explain every figure was the highlight of years of travel. The camp crew made every evening feel like a celebration.
The red dunes looked unreal. Everything was organised down to the last detail, from the visa letter to the hot water for washing each morning.
The sunrise at Assekrem was worth the whole journey. Small group, great food, and a guide who clearly loves his mountains.
A perfect introduction to Algeria. We felt welcome everywhere and saw places we would never have found on our own.
Share your dates, group size and what draws you here. We reply with a personalised itinerary and a clear price — free, with no obligation.
Trek or 4x4? Tent or open sky? What fitness, what kit, what paperwork? Everything to decide and prepare before your first nights in the Algerian Sahara.
Desert or coast, Roman cities or oases: the right season depends on where you go. A month-by-month guide to weather, festivals and crowds across Algeria.
From Neolithic paintings to Ottoman palaces, Algeria's seven World Heritage Sites span ten thousand years. Here is what each one is, why it matters and how to visit — plus the living traditions UNESCO also recognises.
