Algiers "la blanche" and Oran "l'bahia" (the radiant)

Algiers "la blanche" (white) and Oran "l'bahia" (the radiant)

09-day tour

Discover an undiscovered destination, where the landscapes are still unspoilt and in their natural state.

Visit the main tourist sites of the country's two major cities: Algiers and Oran.

Train journey between Algiers and Oran in first-class compartment

A complete two-day tour of Algiers: the Kasbah, Hamma district, Jardin d'Essai, Musée des Beaux-Arts...

Airport transfers on arrival and return.

Day 1 :

EUROPE / ALGIERS

Flight from Europe to Algiers. Welcome by your guide. Visit and discovery of the New Mosque of Algiers (exterior view). This is the second-largest mosque in the Muslim world after Mecca. It boasts a minaret 270 m high, the equivalent of 37 storeys! Transfer to hotel for 5 nights in Algiers.

Day 2 :

ALGIERS

Day dedicated to discovering Algiers. Visit the Kasbah, the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site: the Dey Palace, the Centenary House, the Sidi Ramdane Mosque and the Bir Chebana fountain... Then visit the Princess Khedaoudj Palace and the exceptional Mustapha Pacha Palace in the Lower Casbah. Continue your tour of Algiers: the Jamaa-al-Jdid mosque, one of Algiers' historic mosques, decorated in ceramics and wood; Bastion 23, also known as the Palais des Raïs; the neo-Moorish Grand Post Office... Shopping break in the Bab-el-Oued district, followed by a climb to the heights of Algiers, to the Notre-Dame d'Afrique basilica.

Day 3 :

CHERCHELL/ TIPAZA

Depart on an excursion along the Turquoise Coast to Cherchell, the ancient Roman Caesarea. Discover this city of artists, with its magnificent location on the Mediterranean. Visit to the Cherchell National Museum, home to exceptional antique sculptures. Continuation to Tipaza, followed by a guided tour of the UNESCO-listed ancient port of Tipaza, an ancient Punic and then Roman city, with its theater, circus and thermal baths. Return to Algiers in the evening.

Day 4 :

ALGIERS

TIBHIRINE/ MITIDJA

Continuation of the guided tour of Algiers, to discover the achievements of the great European architects who modified the city from the late 19th century to the present day. In the morning, visit the Martyr's Memorial erected in 1982 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the country's independence, then take the cable car down and stroll through the lush 32-hectare Jardin d'Essai. Lunch. Then visit the Bardo National Museum, housed in a former Ottoman villa. Nestling at the bottom of a magnificent garden, the villa houses some very interesting collections of remains discovered, for the most part, during excavations carried out in Algeria.

Day 5 :

TIBHIRINE/ MITIDJA

Departure for Boufarik, the town where the famous Orangina® drink was invented. Continue through the Gorges de la Chiffa to the monastery of Tibhirine, also known as the Abbey of Notre-Dame de l'Atlas, near Médéa. Afterwards, a stop at the ruisseau des Singes, well known to the people of Algiers, who come to admire the free-roaming monkeys, followed by the artisans' village of El Hamdania. Return to hotel.

Day 6 :

ALGIERS/ ORAN

Transfer to Algiers station and board the train for Oran (1st class carriage). Disembarkation. In the afternoon, discover Oran, the country's second-largest city, sometimes nicknamed the "radiant": the town hall guarded by its two lions, the seafront, the theater, the train station. Continuation of the guided tour of Oran with a stroll to Mers El Kebir, then on to the Santa Cruz chapel and fort overlooking the city, the Bey's palace and the Hassan pacha mosque. Check-in at your hotel in Oran.

Day 7 :

ORAN/ TLEMCEN

Departure for Tlemcen, near the Moroccan border. Lunch on board. Visit of the city. Tlemcen is considered the capital of Andalusian art in Algeria: the remarkable palace-citadel of the Mechouar, built in the 13th century; the great mosque; the Lala Setti plateau and its panoramic view of the city.

Day 8:

TLEMCEN/ SIDI BEL ABBÈS/ ORAN

Departure for the 7 tiered waterfalls of El Ourit, then a stop at the railway bridge built by Eiffel. Continue to the magnificent Beni Add grotto in the Aïn Fezza limestone massif. Return to Sidi-Bel-Abbès. Couscous lunch in the Khaima (traditional tent) with folklore. Panoramic orientation tour of the town, founded by the French in 1849 and occupied by the Légion Etrangère until 1962. Departure for Oran.

Day 9:

ORAN / DEPARTURE AIRPORT / HOME

Transfer to Oran airport for the return flight to Europe, assistance and accompaniment to boarding.

Our price includes :

First-class rail travel from Algiers to Oran

Accommodation in 3* hotels (local standards) in double rooms

Full board from dinner on D1 to breakfast on D9

Full tour in luxury coach

Programmed excursions and visits

Services of English-speaking guides throughout the tour

Airport transfers on arrival and return.

Our price does not include

Individual repatriation insurance.

Single room

All drinks

Gratuities

Visa fees to be obtained by you.

Price information :

DTVA: in accordance with the provisions of article L211-14 III of the French Tourism Code, the Tour Operator reserves the right to cancel a trip if a minimum of 15 participants are not present. When the maximum number of 30 participants planned for a trip has been reached, it will no longer be available for sale. For further information on minimum and maximum numbers of participants, as well as cancellation conditions, please contact us via our website.

Ground transportation

Road transport :

- Air-conditioned Grand Tourisme (NL) coach with French-speaking driver(8) for up to 50 participants.

Rail transport

Rail transport: stage(s) and duration(s) according to program. (4)

- Day train journey

- In first class

- In non-privatized seated compartment

- Language(s) of train staff: local

Accommodation during your tour in Algeria

Accommodation

List of hotels (5) :

ALGIERS - Hôtel New Day 4* or equivalent - 5 nights - Staff language: local French-speaking

ORAN - Hôtel Royal Oran 5* or equivalent - 1 night - Staff language :French-speaking

SIDI BEL ABBES - Hôtel Eden 4* or equivalent - 2 nights - Language spoken: French

Room information :

- Rooms in the same establishment may not have the same surface area.

- Single rooms are often smaller than double rooms.

- Triple rooms may consist of a double bed + an extra bed.

Catering

Board and beverages:

Board includes 8 breakfast(s), 7 lunch(es), 8 dinner(s).

Drinks included at meals including: still or sparkling water or soda + coffee at lunches.

Formalities :

Passport valid 6 months after return date with at least 2 blank pages facing each other + 2 passport photos. Passport must not contain an Israeli stamp. Visa to be obtained by you.

INFORMATION: Algerian law requires that foreign tourists be supervised during their stay. So you can travel in complete safety. Binoculars are prohibited in Algeria.

The order of visits may be reversed