Algiers/Laghouat/El Gour (Brézina)/Ghardaïa Tour 10 Days/9 Nights

Culture • Desert • Nature • Wellness

-4 Days in Laghouat

Accommodation: Maison d’Hôtes Houria in Laghouat

Meals: Breakfast + Dinner (Half Board)

Day 1: Arrival at Laghouat airport from Algiers (around 12:00 p.m.)

Welcome and check-in at the Houria Guest House.

Lunch (extra)

Afternoon: Visit to the rock carvings of El Hasbaïa (prehistoric site).

Sunset in the palm grove.

Evening: Traditional folk evening or stargazing.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: S'klaffa Dam • Amour Mountains • Tajmout (horses) • Aïn Madhi • Kourdane • Traditional dinner

Morning: Visit to the S'klaffa Dam, then the Djebel (Atlas Mountain Range) Amour (Amour tribe).

Departure for Tajmout:

Horseback riding

Lunch (extra)

Afternoon:

Visit to Aïn Madhi, birthplace of the Zaouïa (brotherhood) Tijaniya (Ahmed Tijani).

Discover the “Kourdane” Palace (literally “court of ladies”), which was built by the 4th Caliph of the Tijaniya brotherhood, Sidi Ahmed Tijani, out of love for his French wife Aurélie Picard.

Dinner in a traditional ksar in Tajmout.

Return and overnight stay at the Houria guest house.

Day 3 – B'khaddach archaeological site • Sahara & Quad outing (extra)

Morning: Visit to the natural and archaeological site of B'khaddach.

Return for lunch (extra charge).

Afternoon: 4×4 trip into the Sahara, with quad biking option (extra charge).

Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4 - Madna or Talemzane crater, which has a diameter of 1.75 km and is estimated to be less than 3 million years old, probably dating from the Pliocene epoch.

Excursion to the meteorite crater located about 40 km from the town of Hassi Delaa and 120 km from Laghouat. It is considered to be the most beautiful crater in Algeria.

Explore the crater, walk on it, and take photos/videos.

Lunch (extra) in Hassi Delaa.

Return to the guest house.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 1 in Brézina

Accommodation: Guest house in Brézina

Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

Day 5 – Laghouat city center & Departure for Brézina

Visit to Laghouat city center (old quarters, market, mosque, palm groves).

Lunch (extra) then drive to Brézina.

Check-in, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6 – Ksar Bent El Khass & El Ghour Mountains

Visit to Ksar Bent El Khass.

Lunch (extra)

Excursion to the El Ghour Mountains.

Dinner and overnight stay.

4 days in Ghardaïa (M'zab Valley, listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage)

Accommodation: Haddar Camp in Sebseb (Ghardaïa region).

Day 7 – Arrival in Ghardaïa (Sebseb) + Quad biking & camel riding

Departure for Ghardaïa.

Check-in at Camp Haddar.

Lunch (extra charge)

Afternoon:

Quad bike tour in the desert (extra charge)

Camel ride in the dunes

Sunset in the oasis

Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.

Day 8 – Beni Isguen & Crafts

Guided tour of the Ksar (Palace) of Beni Isguen (one of the five cities of the M'zab Pentapolis).

Explore the traditional market.

Lunch (extra).

Walk in the M'zab Valley.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9 – Desert excursion

Excursion to the Sebseb desert.

Lunch (extra charge)

Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10 – Hammam Zelfana & Return to Ghardaïa

Relaxing day at Hammam Zelfana (hot springs).

Lunch (extra charge)

Transfer to Ghardaïa airport.

Return to Algiers.

N.B. :

Prices for this tour will be provided on request.

Your guide may have to modify the itinerary due to organizational constraints (transport and accommodation), weather conditions, the level of the participants, or any other cause relating to the safety of the group.