Algeria Tour: 7-Day Itinerary of Iconic Destinations

Discover Algeria’s iconic cities and ancient ruins on a 7-day private tour. Explore Algiers, Constantine, Djemila, Timgad, and Tipasa. Perfect blend of history and leisure.

Duration: 7 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Arrival in Algiers, airport pick-up and transfer to hotel

Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene - Meet your driver at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

Algiers tour, Fly to Constantine and transfer to hotel

Basilique Notre Dame d’Afrique - Meet your guide in the hotel’s lobby at 9:00 AM.

Visit the stunning 125-meter-tall Church of Notre Dame d’Afrique, which offers a breathtaking view of the bay above Bab El Oued. The church features beautiful interior design and exquisite ecclesiastical architecture.

Casbah - Next, explore the 10th-century city known as the Casbah, or “The Citadel.” Walk through its narrow, cobbled streets and discover complex houses, palaces, and mosques from the Ottoman period.

Ketchaoua Mosque - Visit the well-preserved 17th-century Ketchaoua Mosque, one of the first great buildings many people see in the lower Casbah.

Alger Centre - Head downtown to Martyr’s Square, where you can see a large modern mosque in vivid yellow and an ex-colonial church.

The Palais des Rais - Bastion 23 - Explore Bastion 23, a prestigious historical monument in Algiers. This set of three palaces (17, 18, and 23) offers a glimpse into the city’s history and features secret rooms to discover.

Alger Centre - After lunch, walk past the Fishermen’s Mosque and along the Seafront. The area resembles the port of Marseille with its colorful small vessels and beautiful European buildings.

La Grande Poste d’Alger - Continue to the downtown area, passing grand French colonial whitewashed buildings. Explore different districts and visit the Grand Poste office, a fine example of early 20th-century French-designed Moorish architecture.

Le Jardin d’Essai du Hamma - End the day at the Botanical Garden of El Hamma, a large garden dedicated to preserving a wide range of plants and trees. It’s a great place to escape the heat and relax.

Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene - Fly to Constantine.

Constantine - Meet your driver and transfer to your hotel.

Djemila Tour

Timgad Tour

Timgad - Embark on a fascinating journey to Timgad, founded in 100 AD by Trajan for Roman veterans. Explore the vast Roman ruins, known as the Pompeii of Africa, which were once buried under sand. Located about 130 km from Constantine, Timgad is known for its large size, symmetrical grid plan, and well-preserved structures, including a forum, baths, library, and Capitol. Walk through the ancient city’s streets and discover its spectacular Roman architecture with the help of knowledgeable guides.

Constantine tour, Fly to Algiers and transfer to hotel

Palais d’Ahmed Bey - After breakfast, meet your guide in the hotel’s lobby at 9:00 AM.

Start the day with a visit to the museum and the finest Ottoman structure, the Palace of Ahmed Bey. Explore its courtyards, beautiful gardens, colorful tiles, and awe-inspiring mosaics.

Pont Sidi M’Cid - Walk through the Casbah and along the Boulevard of the Abyss to see scenic landscapes and reach the iconic 175-meter-high suspension bridge of Sidi M’Cid, which connects the city to the hill.

Constantine - After crossing the suspension bridge, climb the staircases to the Monument to the Dead, a memorial commemorating World War I victims.

Mellah Slimane Footbridge - After lunch, walk across the vertigo-inducing Mellah Slimane footbridge to see the superb mountainous scenery and the hanging houses on the gorge. From the footbridge, you can also view the old Bab El Kantara Bridge and the majestic Sidi Rached Viaduct.

La Medina - Climb the staircases or take the elevator after crossing the footbridge. Continue along the busy rue of Larbi Ben M’Hidi to see the Great Mosque of the 11th century from the outside. Explore the cobbled alleyways of Souika or the Medina, where you can visit small marketplaces dating back to the 16th century and houses from the Fatimid period.

Musee National Cirta - After exploring Souika, head to the National Museum of Cirta. Discover relics from prehistory, Roman times, the Punic era, and the Islamic and French periods. The museum features an exhibition hall and a garden.

Emir Abdelkader Mosque - Take the tramway from the main center terminal to the Emir Abdelkader Mosque, an impressive landmark in Constantine. Explore its beautiful Islamic architecture and lavish decoration.

Constantine - Fly to Algiers.

Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene - Transfer to your hotel.

Cherchell & Tipasa Tour

Cherchell - Located on the coast, Cherchell occupies the site of the illustrious city of Caesarea. Begin the visit at the ancient museum in Martyrs’ Square, which houses a rich collection of statuary, mosaics, funerary tombs, and relics. Cross the national road to see the mosque of El Rahman, which resembles an ancient temple with Ionic capitals. Continue south to see the great theater and forum, then return to the national road to visit the great thermal baths of the West.

Tipasa - Founded in the 5th century BC by Phoenician sailors, Tipasa later became an important port and a flourishing city of Greco-Roman civilization. Visit the amphitheater, Cardo Maximus, forum, ancient port, capitol, theater, villas, and other public buildings. See well-preserved mosaics, trees with unique formations, and a circular necropolis.

Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania - After lunch, visit the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, a historical monument dating from the 3rd century BC. This circular stone structure is majestic and endearing, traditionally called “Kbour er Roumia” or “Tomb of the Christian.” Some attribute it to Juba II and his wife Cleopatra Selene, while others suggest a later date.

International Departure

Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene - International departure

What's Included
  • Pickup from your airport, hotel
  • All entrance fees
  • Tours and English speaking guide
  • Invitation letter and visa assistance
  • All transfer in the tour (local flight, car)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Souvenirs
  • Drinks
Additional Information

We introduce our best custom-made itineraries that are tailored to fit your seven-day trip plans. Starting from iconic destinations, the capital Algiers “the white lady” that covers most part of the interesting destinations that you can explore and then fly to Constantine. Next day, we drive to Djemila one of the best roman ruins in Algeria. After that, we are going to drive along the highway to Constantine and stay there overnight. Drive to the roman ruins of Timgad “The Pompeii of Africa” and return back to Constantine. Explore Constantine “The city of the bridges” in a full day and fly back to Algiers. Next day, drive straight to visit the national museum of Cherchell, the Roman ruins of Tipasa and the Royal Mausoleum of Mauritania.
Our itineraries are designed to make sure that your visit wil cover all the important destinations in the region and also have enough leisure time for sightseeing, shopping and relaxing.

  • Algiers tour not available on Friday.
  • If you don’t have a tourist visa yet, please make a reservation and contact us at least one month in advance
  • Please share with us your accommodation in Algiers, Constantine to arrange the pick up
  • This tour is mostly walking.
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • This tour requires reservation at least one week in advance.
  • We book local flight tickets after confirming your visa acquisition. If the plane is full at that point, you may be traveling by car. (No refund)
  • Timgad tour not available on Sunday.
  • Accomodation and other fees cost around 90 euro per night
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Fredg571
Jul 1, 2024
Wonderful Algeria - We had a great time in every city we visited, guides were kind and knowledgeable and fancyellow/Islam only one whatsapp away
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347declanh
May 21, 2024
Algiers and Constantine 7 days/6 nights tour - We spent 7 days in Algeria visiting Algiers, Djemila, Constantine, and back to Algiers from where we visited Tipasa and Cherchell . Fancy Yellow arranged everything, and everything ran smoothly according to plan. Their drivers and guides were excellent. Algeria is such a fascinating and welcoming country that we would highly recommend visiting and recommend travelling with Fancy Yellow who provided excellent service. We would certainly travel with them again.
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Americaneuropelover
May 11, 2024
Fantastic experience and my highest recommendation! - Fancy Yellow was absolutely amazing and I recommend them completely. I can't compliment this company highly enough. Before we left, they created a custom itinerary for a companion and me to tour the three main Roman sites, the city of Constantine, and the city of Algiers. From start to finish, the entire trip was seamless (even when we asked to change plans one day). We didn't know what to expect, but exactly as promised, a driver met us at the airport on arrival, helped us change money, and got us to our hotel. Every day after that we had excellent and knowledgeable tour guides waiting for us in the hotel lobby or meeting us on site, excellent transportation everywhere by private car, and seamless admission to every site exactly as described. And things remained excellent right up to our final transfers back to the airport in the middle of the night (!). Communication was excellent from start to finish, and our tour guides spoke flawless English. Fancy Yellow even helped us obtain our tourist visas (not easy!). If I ever return, as I hope, I will ask them to coordinate the trip.
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Jenelles566
Apr 23, 2024
Trip of a lifetime - Truly cannot recommend Fancyellow enough. My partner and I had an INCREDIBLE trip all because of Fancyellow. They supported us through getting our visas, and once I booked our flights, they took care of EVERYTHING. From the hotels to entrance fees to the many (MANY) sites and museums, it was all taken care of. We had great guides every step of the way. Helpful, fun, and willing to go out of their way to make sure we had a great trip. Our guides called restaurants to keep then open later for us, got special access to different museums, and truly made our trip magical. Any questions I had along the way, the Fancyellow team responded quickly and thoroughly. We started our correspondence with email and moved to Whatsapp when we booked the trip, and I always felt I could reach out and get any question answered. Honestly, we weren't sure about going through the visa application to go to Algeria. Trust me when I say, IT IS WORTH IT and it was because of Fancyellow taking care of everything and truly giving us the trip of a lifetime. We already are talking about going back for a trip to the desert. BOOK. THE. TRIP.
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John
Nov 2, 2021
One of the best trips ever! - This was an absolutely fantastic trip in one of the least visited countries which hasn't been damaged by too much tourism yet. Algerians are friendly and welcoming! Omar is an absolutely superb guide; knowledgeable, helpful, consciousness, caring. He took excellent care of all of us and kept a special eye on my daughter. He has friends and contacts in every place we visited which made for an easy trip. Go with Omar!!
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