Private tour itinerary
Culture & Heritage of Algeria — 8 Days
Eight days through Algeria's culture and history — the capital and its Casbah, Roman Tipaza and Djémila, Constantine's bridges, and the oasis of Bou Saada. Private trip on your own dates, with a licensed local guide.
Day by day
Day 1Arrival in Algiers
Airport welcome, check-in at a city-center hotel, an evening city tour and dinner.
- Houari Boumediene Airport — Met on arrival and transferred to a city-centre hotel, with the practicalities handled.
- An evening city tour — A first orientation loop as the lights come on — the seafront arcades, Martyrs’ Square and the Grande Poste.
- Dinner in Algiers — A first Algerian table in the centre, with the eight days ahead talked through.
Day 2Algiers cultural tour
The Bardo Museum, the UNESCO Casbah, and the Martyrs' Memorial (Makam Echahid).
- The Bardo Museum — Prehistory and ethnography inside a graceful Moorish villa, from Saharan rock-art casts to silver jewellery and everyday Algeria.
- The Casbah of Algiers — The UNESCO-listed Ottoman citadel — a steep white labyrinth of palaces, mosques and courtyard houses climbing above the bay.
- The Martyrs' Memorial (Maqam Echahid) — Three soaring concrete palm-fronds raised in 1982 over the city, honouring the dead of the war of independence.
Day 3Tipaza & Cherchell
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, the Tipaza archaeological park, and the Cherchell museum.
- The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania — A great stone drum on a hill above the sea — the 1st-century-BC tomb of Berber king Juba II and Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra of Egypt.
- Roman Tipaza — A UNESCO-listed Roman port strung along the Mediterranean — basilicas, baths and a theatre with the waves at their feet.
- Cherchell (ancient Caesarea) — Juba II's old capital, whose museum holds some of Algeria's finest Roman and Greek mosaics and statuary.
Day 4Constantine
The Sidi M'Cid bridge, Ahmed Bey Palace, the Emir Abdelkader Mosque, and a city walk.
- Constantine's bridges — The 'City of Bridges' spanning the dizzying Rhumel gorge, the Sidi M'Cid footbridge slung high above it.
- Ahmed Bey Palace — The early-19th-century Ottoman palace of the last bey, with painted galleries and shaded courtyards.
- The Emir Abdelkader Mosque — One of Africa’s largest mosques, its twin minarets a modern landmark of Constantine.
Day 5Djémila
The UNESCO Roman site of Djémila — its theatre and temples — with a local lunch.
- The Djémila theatre & temples — The best-preserved monuments of the UNESCO Roman city, with a local lunch.
- The Arch of Caracalla — The triumphal arch of AD 216 at the edge of Djémila’s new forum — the image the site is known by.
- The Djémila mosaics — On-site mosaics among the richest in the Roman world, in the site museum.
Day 6To Bou Saada
The road from Constantine to Bou Saada, check-in and free time, and a traditional dinner with local music.
- The Hodna plain — The road south-west from Constantine across the high steppe and the salt flats of the Chott El Hodna.
- Bou Saada — The "city of happiness" — a palm oasis at the foot of the Ouled Naïl range, and the end of the drive.
- A dinner with local music — Traditional food and live Saharan music at the guesthouse — the evening the whole day is built around.
Day 7Bou Saada & return
The Bou Saada waterfall, the Ferrero Mill, and the El Hamel zawiya, then the return to Algiers.
- The Bou Saada waterfall — A natural cascade in the oasis — the cool green corner of the 'City of Happiness'.
- The Ferrero Mill — A historic riverside mill, a landmark of old Bou Saada.
- The El Hamel zawiya — A hilltop Rahmaniyya Sufi shrine and Quranic school above Bou Saada — calm, austere and panoramic.
Day 8Departure
Breakfast, check-out and transfer to Algiers airport.
- A free morning — Time for anything the week missed in the capital, or a last walk on the seafront, depending on your flight.
- Last shopping — Kabyle silver, Tuareg leather, dates and pastries from the city-centre artisan shops.
- Houari Boumediene Airport — Check-out, the private transfer and assistance through check-in.
Included
- Accommodation in 4-star hotels with breakfast
- Private transportation
- Traditional lunch
- All taxes and fees
Good to know
- Best season: Spring & autumn
- Pace: Moderate, touring
- Style: Private, guided, 7 nights in 4-star hotels with breakfast
- Bring: Comfortable shoes, modest dress for the Casbah, sun protection
How to book
- Your dates are held free for 72 hours while we confirm.
- Free cancellation up to 5 days before departure.
- 5% off when you book 60+ days ahead.
- Visa support included; full refund if your visa is refused.
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