Algeria (may 2018) trip report
We have just returned from two week trip to Algeria. Our initial plan was to cross erg occidental from Ghardaia to Timimoun.
This was my forth trip to Algeria and the first one I almost regret. Guide at Taleb Larbi is a must but now you also get a gendarmerie escort for all the transfers. But the escort changes in almost every gendarmerie station along the way. So the transfer to Ghardia lasted 12 hours instead of planned 6-hours. The initial plan was also abandoned due to gendarmerie last minute decisions.
If looks like the tourist with their own vehicles are simply not welcome any more in Algeria. And if they somehow manage to show up then they must be well protected in order to minimise the potential "bad news" spreading out of the country. So oil&gas business .... is safe. According to our experiences the only reasonable option is to fly in and use the local agencies to drive you around. But also their range is quite limited.
Tom
p.s.
No problems with visas ... we got them in couple of days
Last edited by tom cruiser; 7 May 2018 at 12:33.
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