Great Western Erg

Day 1: Airport Departure – Algeria

• Arrival at the airport.
• Customs clearance
• Departure for the hotel in Algiers
• Dinner

Day 2: Algiers

• Breakfast, then departure for a walk to the Grande Poste, an imposing white post office building constructed in 1910 in Neo-Moorish style.
• Visit to BASTION 23, known as THE PALACE OF THE RAÏS, which brings together all the architecture of the Ottoman period.
• Finally, a guided tour of the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa built in 1855; it was the first church to have welcomed a black nun.
• Overnight stay in Algiers.
• Traditional and folkloric dinner

Day 3: Algiers – Brezina

• Departure for El Bayadh by local flight
• Overnight stay in Brezina.
• Departure for EL GOUR, natural towers of reddish rock reminiscent of the American West’s canyons
• Departure for a 4×4 safari and contemplation of the sunset
• Night in tented camp
• Dinner

Day 4: Brezina – Ghardaia

• Departure for Ghardaia.
• Explore the M’Zab Valley, a UNESCO heritage site.
• Visit to the city of Ghardaia and its traditional markets.
• Overnight stay in Ghardaia.
• Traditional and folkloric dinner

Day 5: Ghardaia

• Day dedicated to the exploration of Ghardaia.
• Visit to the ksars (fortified villages) and the palm groves.
• Overnight stay in Ghardaia.

Day 6: Ghardaia – El Mania

• Departure for El Mania.
• Visit to the city and discovery of its local attractions, Lake Golea and the oasis
• Overnight stay in El Mania.
• Dinner

Day 7: El Mania – Timimoun

• Departure for Timimoun.
• Explore the oasis city of Timimoun, famous for its red sand dunes.
• Visit to the ksars and desert landscapes.
• After a break, departure for a safari towards the village of Talla, visit of the ancient Ksar and discovery of the foggara.
• Next, settling on the dunes and introduction to the preparation of traditional tea, with contemplation of the sunset.
• Overnight stay in Timimoun.
• Traditional and folkloric dinner

Day 8: Timimoun

• Day dedicated to the exploration of Timimoun.
• 4×4 excursion for the circuit called “De la Sebkha”.
• Visit of the Ighzer region with its Ksour, caves.
• Discovery of the Tindjillet micro-oasis and the Ouled Said palm grove, one of the largest in the region.
• Overnight stay in Timimoun.
• Dinner

Day 9: Timimoun – Taghit

• Departure for Taghit
• Stop in Beni Abes to discover its white oasis and endless roads in the middle of the desert
• Explore the sand dunes and the ancient rock paintings.

• Visit to the oasis town of Taghit, followed by settling on the dunes and an introduction to traditional tea preparation, while contemplating the sunset.
• Pernottamento a Taghit.
• Traditional and folkloric dinner

Day 10: Taghit

• Day dedicated to the exploration of Taghit.
• Excursions in the dunes and visit to archaeological sites.
• Pernottamento a Taghit.
• Dinner

Day 11: Algiers – Tipaza

• Visit to the Casbah of Algiers, UNESCO heritage site, fortified citadel inhabited by the fishermen of Algiers.
• Departure for Tipaza 70 km from the capital
• Visit to the archaeological site of Tipaza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Return to Algiers and overnight stay in hotel
• Dinner

Day 12: Algiers – Italy

• Breakfast, transfer to the airport and return flight