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  Algiers Oasis

  Algiers, Oranese, Constantinois, Aurès, Oasis 14 Days and 13 Nights

Day 1
Assistance upon arrival at the International Airport or Algiers, transfer to the Albert 1er Hotel.

Day 2
Departure for the Roman site of Tipaza + museum.
Lunch on the Algerian coast.
In the afternoon, tour of the city of Algiers, stop at the martyrs monument.
Dinner and night at the Albert 1er Hotel.

Day 3
Early in the morning, transfer to the airport for take of to Oran, assistance upon arrival.
The day will be devoted to visiting the city of Oran and its surroundings: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Fine Arts Museum.
After breakfast, tour of the Santa Cruz Fort and of the church.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Colombe Hotel 4*.

Day 4
After breakfast, departure for Tlemcen, tour of the city, the mosque, the MECHOUAR.
Mansourah and the Beni Add Caves and the Sidi Boumediene mausoleum.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Zianides Hotel 4*.

Day 5
After breakfast, return to Oran and transfer at the airport for take off toward Constantine.
Assistance upon arrival, tour of the city: Suspended bridges, Emir Abdelkader Mosque, Museum…
Lunch in the city.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Cirta Hotel.

Day 6
After breakfast, continuation of the tour of the city of Constantine, then departure for Annaba, tour of the city (Saint Augustin Basilica, Roman Ruins + museum).
Dinner at the Caravelle restaurant (feet in the water).
Overnight stay at the Rym El Djamil Hotel 4* (local standards).

Day 7
After breakfast, departure for Taghast (Souk Ahras) native city of Saint Augustin, tour of the Roman ruins and Guelma museum.
Lunch in the city.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Mermoura Hotel 3*.

Day 8
After breakfast, departure for Batna via Oum El Bouaghi, lunch in the city. In the afternoon, visit of the Medracen Tomb.
En of afternoon, return to Batna.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Chelia Hotel 4*.

Day 9
After breakfast, visit of the Roman ruins of Timgad, lunch.
Afternoon, departure for Biskra via the 03 Ghoufi Balconies.
Tour of the city of Biskra, dinner and overnight stay at the Zibans hotel 3*.

Day 10
Departure toward El Oued, the thousand cupolas city and the capital of Souf, tour of the city.
Lunch a the Souf Hotel.
Continuation toward Touggourt from where left the Black Cruise of 1923 and sheltering the Mausoleums of the Kings that reigned over the city.
Tour of the “Sudanese villages”. Stop at Tamelhat, small oasis founded by Sidi El Hadj Ali sheltering the Brotherhood of the Tidjanis.
Visit of the large mosque, of Sidi El Hadj’s tomb (1260), contact with the very welcoming population.
Arrival at Touggourt.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Oasis Hotel 3*.

Day 11
Departure for Ouargla, capital of the oasis which welcomed during the 10th century the Ibadites, lunch at Ouargla.
Continuation toward Ghardaïa, the capital of MZAB with the exceptionally original architecture in the form of a spiral.
Dinner and overnight stay at the traditional house of AKHAM.

Day 12
All day tour of Ghardaïa, designated "World Heritage" by the UNESCO.
Discovery of Ghardaïa, of its fortified villages with their covered lanes and its « introverted » architecture, will leave you speechless with admiration. The capital of M'Zab and its exceptionally original architecture in the form of a spiral, has been founded during the XI century, according to the legend, by Sidi Boug Demma who married Daya, the solitary woman. Built at the foot of the mountains which overlook the south side of the valley of wadi M’Zab, Ghardaïa is in the shape of a pyramid. Renowned for its irrigation system, its crafts and most of all for its monuments, such as the magnificient mosque, with a minaret of Sudanese inspiration. The market is a veritable open sky museum and one of the most picturesque of Algeria ; it is held on a place surrounded by arcade gates where sit the artisans boutiques.
Discovery of the city of Béni Izguen, which means « the sons of those who have faith ». Béni Izguen stands on the right shore of the wadi M'Zab, surrounded by fortifications and closed by two doors. The city has kept since it was founded, a religious function. The carpets have made Ghardaïa’s reputation and the architecture of El-Oued which is called "the city of a thousand domes". Lunch during the excursion.
Dinner and overnight stay at the tradional house of AKHAM (Local folk animation).

Day 13
Early in the morning, continuation of the tour of the city of Ghardaïa, than transfer to the airport to take off for Algiers, assistance upon arrival and transfer to the Albert 1er Hotel.
Lunch at the hotel. Free time in Algiers.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 14
After breakfast, transfer to the International Airport of Algiers.
Assistance at departure.