30 Days Across Algeria

Day 1 - Thu, Sep 10

Algiers

Arrive in Algiers

10:00 AM

Houari Boumediene Airport

Transfer into the city

11:30 AM

Algiers Centre

Settle into a budget guesthouse

01:00 PM

Didouche Mourad / Centre

Casual Algerian dinner nearby

07:00 PM

Central Algiers

Day 2 - Fri, Sep 11

Algiers

Walk the Kasbah of Algiers

09:00 AM

Kasbah of Algiers

Visit the Martyrs' Memorial area

11:30 AM

Maqam Echahid

Lunch in central Algiers

01:30 PM

El Madania / Centre

Jardin d'Essai stroll

03:30 PM

Jardin d'Essai du Hamma

Street-food style dinner

07:30 PM

Algiers Centre

Day 3 - Sat, Sep 12

Algiers, Tipasa, Algiers

Travel to Tipasa

08:00 AM

Algiers to Tipasa

Explore the archaeological site of Tipasa

10:00 AM

Tipasa Archaeological Site

Seafood or grilled lunch by the coast

01:00 PM

Tipasa seafront

Short coastal pause or museum stop

02:30 PM

Tipasa waterfront

Return to Algiers

04:30 PM

Tipasa to Algiers

Day 4 - Sun, Sep 13

Algiers, Setif

Morning transfer east toward Setif

08:00 AM

Algiers to Setif

Check into a budget hotel

01:00 PM

Setif

Easy orientation walk in Setif

04:00 PM

Setif Centre

Budget dinner in town

07:00 PM

Setif

Day 5 - Mon, Sep 14

Setif, Djémila, Setif

Travel to Djémila

08:00 AM

Setif to Djémila

Explore the Roman ruins of Djémila

10:00 AM

Djémila Archaeological Site

Simple local lunch

01:00 PM

Near Djémila site

Finish viewpoints and remaining ruins

02:30 PM

Djémila hillsides

Return to Setif

04:30 PM

Djémila to Setif

Day 6 - Tue, Sep 15

Setif, Constantine

Transfer to Constantine

09:00 AM

Setif to Constantine

Check in and recharge

12:30 PM

Constantine Centre

Bridge viewpoints walk

04:00 PM

Constantine gorges

Dinner in the old center

07:30 PM

Constantine

Day 7 - Wed, Sep 16

Constantine, Batna

Morning old-city stroll

09:00 AM

Constantine old town

Early lunch

12:00 PM

Constantine Centre

Travel to Batna

01:30 PM

Constantine to Batna

Check into a simple hotel

04:30 PM

Batna

Dinner near the center

07:00 PM

Batna

Day 8 - Thu, Sep 17

Batna, Timgad, Batna

Morning transfer to Timgad

08:00 AM

Batna to Timgad

Explore the Roman city of Timgad

09:30 AM

Timgad Archaeological Site

Lunch near the site

12:30 PM

Timgad area

Second pass through theatre and edges of the site

02:00 PM

Timgad

Return to Batna

04:00 PM

Timgad to Batna

Day 9 - Fri, Sep 18

Batna, Algiers

Return west to Algiers

09:00 AM

Batna to Algiers

Check back into a central stay

03:00 PM

Algiers Centre

Budget dinner and supply run

07:00 PM

Central Algiers

Day 10 - Sat, Sep 19

Algiers, Ghardaia

Travel to Ghardaia

09:00 AM

Algiers to Ghardaia

Check into a budget stay in the M'Zab Valley

01:30 PM

Ghardaia

Sunset orientation in the old town

05:00 PM

Ghardaia old town

Dinner in town

07:30 PM

Ghardaia

Day 11 - Sun, Sep 20

Ghardaia, M'Zab Valley

Explore Ghardaia and nearby valley viewpoints

09:00 AM

M'Zab Valley

Visit another ksar in the valley

11:30 AM

Beni Isguen / nearby ksar

Traditional lunch

01:30 PM

Ghardaia area

Palm-grove pause or tea stop

04:00 PM

Ghardaia oasis edge

Day 12 - Mon, Sep 21

Ghardaia, Timimoun

Travel onward to Timimoun

08:00 AM

Ghardaia to Timimoun

Check into a simple oasis stay

03:00 PM

Timimoun

Sunset dunes orientation walk

05:30 PM

Timimoun dunes edge

Dinner in town

08:00 PM

Timimoun

Day 13 - Tue, Sep 22

Timimoun

Oasis and old-ksar exploration

09:00 AM

Timimoun old ksar

Desert excursion to nearby dunes

11:30 AM

Timimoun outskirts

Simple lunch and tea break

01:30 PM

Timimoun

Sunset from a dune ridge

05:30 PM

Timimoun dunes

Day 14 - Wed, Sep 23

Timimoun, Algiers

Return to Algiers

09:00 AM

Timimoun to Algiers

Airport-area or central overnight

03:00 PM

Algiers

Early dinner and reconfirm flights

07:00 PM

Algiers

Day 15 - Thu, Sep 24

Algiers, Djanet

Fly to Djanet

08:00 AM

Algiers to Djanet

Check into a guesthouse or ONAT-style lodge

12:30 PM

Djanet

Easy town and oasis orientation

04:00 PM

Djanet oasis

Dinner and expedition briefing

07:30 PM

Djanet

Day 16 - Fri, Sep 25

Djanet, Tassili n'Ajjer

4x4 departure toward the Tassili access area

08:00 AM

Djanet outskirts

Trek into the Tassili landscape

10:00 AM

Tassili n'Ajjer

Picnic lunch in the field

01:00 PM

Tassili n'Ajjer

Rock art and sandstone formations

03:00 PM

Tassili sector near camp

Bivouac night under the stars

07:00 PM

Desert camp

Day 17 - Sat, Sep 26

Tassili n'Ajjer

Sunrise over the plateau or canyon edge

06:30 AM

Tassili camp area

Guided exploration of major rock-art zones

09:00 AM

Tassili n'Ajjer

Camp lunch and rest

12:30 PM

Tassili camp

Afternoon walk to viewpoints and formations

03:30 PM

Tassili n'Ajjer

Day 18 - Sun, Sep 27

Tassili n'Ajjer, Djanet

Final morning in the desert

07:00 AM

Tassili camp area

Return to Djanet

11:00 AM

Tassili to Djanet

Rest at your lodge

03:00 PM

Djanet

Dinner in town

07:30 PM

Djanet

Day 19 - Mon, Sep 28

Djanet

Excursion to Tegharghart area

09:00 AM

Tegharghart, near Djanet

See wind-shaped rock forms around Tin Amali area

11:30 AM

Tin Amali / nearby desert zone

Picnic or simple lunch

01:30 PM

Djanet excursion zone

Sunset on Erg Admer edge

05:30 PM

Erg Admer, Djanet

Day 20 - Tue, Sep 29

Djanet, Algiers

Fly back to Algiers

09:00 AM

Djanet to Algiers

Reset in Algiers

02:30 PM

Algiers

Simple dinner

07:00 PM

Algiers

Day 21 - Wed, Sep 30

Algiers, Tamanrasset

Fly to Tamanrasset

08:00 AM

Algiers to Tamanrasset

Check into a simple base in town

12:30 PM

Tamanrasset

Town orientation and supply run

04:00 PM

Tamanrasset centre

Dinner and Assekrem planning

07:30 PM

Tamanrasset

Day 22 - Thu, Oct 1

Tamanrasset, Hoggar

4x4 departure into the Hoggar

08:00 AM

Tamanrasset outskirts

Scenic stops through volcanic and mountain desert terrain

10:30 AM

Hoggar Mountains

Picnic lunch en route

01:00 PM

Hoggar area

Camp or refuge setup near Assekrem approach

05:00 PM

Assekrem area

Day 23 - Fri, Oct 2

Hoggar, Assekrem, Tamanrasset

Sunrise at Assekrem

06:30 AM

Assekrem

Short hike and mountain-desert exploration

09:00 AM

Assekrem area

Field lunch

12:30 PM

Hoggar

Return to Tamanrasset

02:00 PM

Hoggar to Tamanrasset

Day 24 - Sat, Oct 3

Tamanrasset

Slow recovery morning

09:00 AM

Tamanrasset

Local market and town life

11:30 AM

Tamanrasset market area

Lunch in town

01:30 PM

Tamanrasset

Sunset from a nearby viewpoint

05:30 PM

Tamanrasset outskirts

Day 25 - Sun, Oct 4

Tamanrasset, Algiers

Fly back to Algiers

09:00 AM

Tamanrasset to Algiers

Check in and rest

02:30 PM

Algiers Centre

Dinner in the center

07:30 PM

Algiers

Day 26 - Mon, Oct 5

Algiers, Oran

Travel to Oran

08:30 AM

Algiers to Oran

Check into a budget stay

01:30 PM

Oran Centre

Seafront and center orientation walk

04:30 PM

Oran waterfront

Dinner in Oran

07:30 PM

Oran

Day 27 - Tue, Oct 6

Oran

Morning city viewpoints and historic core

09:00 AM

Oran

Lunch in the center

12:30 PM

Oran

Afternoon by the coast

03:30 PM

Oran seafront

Casual dinner

07:30 PM

Oran

Day 28 - Wed, Oct 7

Oran, Algiers

Return to Algiers

09:00 AM

Oran to Algiers

Free afternoon in Algiers

02:30 PM

Algiers

Dinner near the center

07:30 PM

Algiers

Day 29 - Thu, Oct 8

Algiers

Flexible museum, waterfront, or revisit day

10:00 AM

Algiers

Long lunch and café break

01:00 PM

Algiers Centre

Souvenir shopping and packing time

04:00 PM

Central Algiers

Day 30 - Fri, Oct 9

Algiers

Final easy morning

09:00 AM

Algiers

Farewell lunch

12:30 PM

Algiers

Sunset waterfront stroll

05:30 PM

Algiers waterfront

Day 31 - Sat, Oct 10

Algiers

Transfer to the airport

08:00 AM

Algiers

Fly out of Algeria

11:00 AM

Houari Boumediene Airport