Algiers
is fabulous architecture
Welcome to Algiers
Algiers (Al-Jazaïr) never fails to make an impression. This is a city of rare beauty and of thrilling, disorientating and sometimes brutal contrast. The country's turbulent history is writ large in the city's richly textured architecture: wide French-built boulevards and elegant apartments and villas, Socialist-era monuments and public buildings, and an enduring Islamic heart secreted in the steep, hillside Casbah. Labyrinthine streets spill down to the yawning big blue of the Bay of Algiers, sea and sky and green ravines glimpsed at every step. Though people often spend just enough time in Algiers to organise an onward journey, it’s a fascinating place well worth at least a couple of days’ exploration.
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Algiers activities
MultiDay Circuit of Algerian Roman Cities
Day 1: Algiers, Our Lady of Africa and large Avenues.Panoramic tour with the guide,discover the seafront boulevard,the National Theatre,then BENM'HIDI Street.Lunch, then we finish the hike by the basilica of our Lady of Africa.Dinner and overnight at the hotel Albert 1er facing the Grand Post Office.Day 2: Cherchell-Cherchell Tipasa- Algiers.Departure to Cherchell, the city is the ancient Caesarea.Martyrs' Square.Tipasa direction (famous for its Roman archaeological remains),fish lunch and walk on the ancient port.Visit the ancient city.Detour to visit the tomb of Queen Selene wife of Juba II.Dinner and overnight at the hotel Albert 1st.Day 3: Batna-Algiers-Timgad-Lambèse.Breakfast. Departure for Batna. End of the morning, check into your hotel, lunch and on to the Roman ruins of Timgad.Back to the hotel,dinner and overnight hotel Salim.Day 4: Batna- Khenchela-Tebessa.Breakfast. Departure to Tebessa via Khenchela.Arrival and stay at El Amir,lunch and tour of the city of Tebessa.The Arch of Triumph Caracalla, the Roman Theatre,the temple of Minerva...Dinner and overnight Hotel El Amir.Day 5: Tebessa - Madaure-Khemissa-Annaba.Breakfast and drive to M'Daourouche. Augustine studied there until age 15 years.Picnic lunch.Continue to Annaba. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.Day 6: A day at Hippo Regius. After breakfast, foot walk in the old town.Departure by coach for Ras El Hamra.After lunch, we go towards the site of Hippo Regius. Dinner and stay at the Hotel Majestic.Day 7: Guelma-Anouna-Constantine.After breakfast, explore the ancient city of Galama. We will go to Hammam Chellala.Lunch and discover the site of Thibilis.Road to Constantine.Dinner and overnight.Day 8: Constantine-Tiddis. Breakfast and visit of Constantine, suspension bridge city. Arrival and accommodation the Cirta hotel and go for a walk through the alleys of the old town (Casbah),the Rhummel gorges.After lunch Platanes, direction Tiddis.Dinner and overnight at the hotel Cirta.Day 9: Constantine-Setif Djemila. Archaeological park of "Djemila".Discover the Arc de Triomphe, the Grandes Spa, the Christian Basilica and the museum. Picnic lunch and on to Setif. Free time for some shopping.Dinner and stay at the hotel Rabie.Day 10: Setif-Algiers.We reach Algiers by the highway.Arrive at lunchtime to the fishery,Free time for shopping in the city centre.Day 11: Alger - La Casbah.Visit to the Citadel.Two hour tour.Climb Inside the fortress, the guide will show you the palace of the Bey. We will taste a tea on the terrace of a traditional house of the Kasbah. Lunch.Go to St Raphael balcony and visit of the Kasbah. Dinner and at Albert 1st hotel.Day 12: The trial of Hamma Garden.Morning free for shopping, lunch at the Garden of Trials, to then visit the Hamma Algiers,then to the sanctuary " Riadh El Feth ".Transfer to airport for flight.
Multi Day Circuit To Discover the Cultural Sites of Algier
Day 1- The Monument to the Martyrs with a superb panoramic view of Algiers, Visit of Bardo National Museum (Ethnography & prehistory).Day 2- Basilica of Our Lady of Africa - Casbah - Bastion 23The Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, the Bab El Oued neighborhood, the Casbah by (Bab J'did), the palace of the citadel Dar Essoultan, the lowest Ketchaoua mosque. The former Palace of De Rais (Ottoman Period XVI - XIX): The Bastion 23, then towards the Opera House, Day 3 - Tipaza & Cherchell, the port of Bou Haroun.Tour & Museum of Cherchell. Visit the archaeological site of Tipaza & Royal Tomb Mauritanian.Day 4: Algiers - Thibérine -Mitidja -Algiers (220 Kms)Medea aréa and the Gorges of Chiffa. Visit the Monastery Thibérine.Tour of the Creek Monkey Day 5: Free DayDay 6 - Visit to the Grotto of the famous Spanish writer, Cervantes, discover the "Bridge Building" directed by the architect Le Corbusier and St Raphael Balcony. Visit the Museum of Modern Art (former Galeries de France) Day 7 - Departure to the East Coast to visit Fort Algiers Water, Ain Taya, fish lunch, then visit Surcouf and Perugia, return to hotel, dinner in a restaurant and overnight Algiers.Day 8 - Museum of Fine Arts Test & Garden (Botanical Garden)Morning visit to the museum of Fine Arts.Lunch in a restaurant Test Garden and afternoon visit the largest botanical garden in Africa (40ha & 3000 species) transfer to the airport, assistance on departure.
Cultural Getaway in Algiers 03 Day and 02 Night
Day 1- Arrival Algiers Airport, Assistance & transfer to the hotel by a stop on the heights of the city to discover the Makam Echahid. Lunch in a restaurant in downtown Algiers In the afternoon, a walk will take us through the European city, meeting remarkable buildings such as the famous Grand Poste, the national theater, the wilaya (prefecture of Algiers) or the Galleries de France, reconverted in Museum of Modern Art. Algiers is indeed a city of architects, including the achievements of the French architect Fernand Pouillon, in the three cities built on the heights of Algiers, Diar-El-Mahcoul, Diar-Es-Saada and Climat de France, We will visit the works of the architect Le Corbusier, with for example the Aéro-Habitat "work of Miquel, Bourlier and Ferrer-Laloë, pupil of Le Corbusier and the famous building Brideau Burdeau of Pierre Marié, Then we will climb on the heights of Algiers to attend the last Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa overlooking the famous district of Bâb el Oued. Return to the hotel and dine in a restaurant in downtown Algiers to discover Algiers by night.Day 02 - Cherchell - Tipaza - Tomb of the Christian Departure towards Cherchell, the ancient Roman Caesarea. It has a museum of exceptional ancient sculptures, the National Museum of Cherchell, with on the left the bust of King Juba II, sculptures of the heads of Selene his wife and his mother Cleopatra ...Direction Tipasa (city famous for its Roman archaeological remains and World Heritage by UNESCO), lunch fish and shellfish, then walk on the ancient port and visit the ancient city located in the West Hill, theater, circus , the thermal baths ... Many Punic, Roman, Christian and African remains attest to the rich history of this region. On the way back, small hook to visit the tomb of the Christian (Queen Selene wife of Juba II), the evening dined in a traditional restaurant of Algiers and night at the hotel.Day 3- Basilica of Our Lady of Africa - Kasbah - Garden of Trial Visit the Kasbah starting with the Palace of Dey nicknamed "Dar Essoltane" , visit the house of the centenary, visit the Sidi Ramdane Mosque and the fountain "Bir Chebana", visit the Palace of Princess Khedaoudj and the Palace Mustapha Pasha, not to mention the artisans of the Casbah. We will have lunch in the district of the fishery where stands the new Mosque (Djamâa el-djedid), then direction the Museum of Fine Arts which will unveil you many surprises and we will end with the discovery of the Garden of Essay, the largest Botanical Garden of Africa (40ha & 3000 species) and transfer to the airport, assistance with departure.* Price calculated on the basis of 04 people Minimum for this tour in Algiers subject to availability and change of rates (fuel increase, airport taxes ...)
Private Arrival or Departure Transfer: Algiers ALG Airport
Just as you arrive to Algiers International Airport, your driver will greet you with a name plate and transfer to your hotel in the Algiers city. This is a private transfer which means that you will not share a car with anyone apart from your booking. The cars used for this service are less than 5 years old. Private transfers can make your stay much more simple and enjoyable. Don't go through all the stress of taking a taxi or facing long shuttle queues and make the best of your journey from the moment you arrive on Algiers International Airport. The driver is well trained and will make sure that you have a smooth ride from door to door. Please bear in mind, that drivers might not speak English fluently.