THE TASSILI OF ALGERIA – 10 DAYS

Friday

Arrival and welcome at the Algiers airport. Panoramic tour of the city. Visit of the center of the town – The Martyr’s Monument and the grand post office. Dinner and overnight in Algiers. ( B . L )

Saturday: Alger – Tipaza – Djanet

Visit the kasbah (ancient part of the city), declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage, in the center of
the town. It is an architectural landmark with its narrow streets and jewels of Moorish art. Departure
towards Tipaza ( 70 km from Algiers ) visit the site Tombs of the Christian “Tombaeu de la
Chretienne” and the Roman site, declared as a World Heritage by UNESCO. The Phoenicians founded their settlement there at the fifth century BC approximately. After being under the influence of
Carthage, it became the Roman Tipaza, a city of art and home to the Greco-Roman civilization in
North Africa, a magnificent Roman site, located around a promontory at the foot of capricious Jebel
Chenoua. Dinner in Algiers and transfer to the airport for flight to Djanet
AH6292 22h00 00h15. Arrival and transfer to hotel for have rest. ( B . L . D )

Sunday: Djanet – Tin Resou – El Berdje

Late wake up and departure to El Biredj. After an amazing way we pass by Tin Resou where is a
famous painting showing a lion hunt. You will be surprise to discover a universe of fantastic shapes.
Erosion has sculpted a wonderful landscape made of columns and palaces, an incredible world of
rock and sand formations that change all the time. dinner and overnight at the (tent).

Monday: El Berdje – Tinmerzuga

Breakfast and starting from Tadrart plateau, you will discover sandstone landscape, shapes carved by
the time, with the huge sand dunes of different colors, visiting other traces of the prehistoric man
and paintings from the Neolithic period Dinner and overnight in the tents at the food of the great
dune in Tinmerzuga. ( B . L . D )

Tuesday: Tin merzouga – In Djaren

This different land will you surprise you again. Among rocky cliffs. Since prehistoric time man lived in
these valleys and caves, where he painted fauna of early times on the walls. Visit several places of
rock painting and engravings while crossing the canyon by its left bank. Dinner and overnight at the
camping site around a large fire (tent). ( B . L . D )

Wednesday: in djaren – Tighargharet – Djanet

After an amazing way in defferent land we have lunch and visit the changing landscape of
Tighargharet, also the site known as “the crying cow”. Visit the city center with the market. Transfer
to the hotel. BBQ dinner with traditional music. overnight at the Hotel. ( B . L . D )

Breakfast and leave for Dider, visit a great site where prehistoric man lived and where he engraved
many works of art on the rocks, lunch and continue to Ihrir, a Tuareg authentic village. Visit the
gueltas (lakes) where crocodiles once lived «whether they are still among us, the mystery remains.
Overnight in tents near the village, in the middle of the Tassili National Park declared as a World
Heritage by UNESCO. ( B . L . D )

Friday: Ihrir – Issendilen– Tikoubawine – Arg Admer - Djanet

In the early morning we leave for Issendilen, visit the canyon and gueltas (lakes) of Issendilene. In one
of these valleys you will probably see a nomad camp. Lunch and visit Tikoubaouine, a fabulous
setting in a maze of rocky peaks. We end our day in Arg Admer where we can enjoy the sand dunes.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel. ( B . L . D )
During this short stage you will already see some of the many different faces of the desert.

Saturday: Djanet – Algiers

About midnight transfer to the airport for a flight to Algiers AH6311 03h10 5h25. Arrival to Algiers
and transfer to the hotel for rest. Lunch and panoranic visit in Algiers. ( B . L . D )

Sunday: departure

Shopping time and Transfer to the airport, assistance to check in. ( B . L )