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Thank's Chris
Now I know more. I think the best will be fast get to the Tassili and Hogar region and after then try to see some places in north, but do it very quickly.
It is uncomfort for traveller to be in Algeria or other countries and don't see historical monuments and interest places.
This countries are not only desert. It is fantastic to be on Sahara but now I will be in to minds before choosing direction of my next year trip.
Once again thank's. I will wait for good info fro this region.
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Hi Bartosz, if you mean the Roman historical monuments like Timgad Djemila, Tipaza and so on, they look very interesting but it has been risky to visit much of that area for many, many years.
To go there it would be much better to be in a discrete local car and driver. (I presume you are in your car?)

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Things are becoming clear. Maybe first heading south and then go north, leave the car in safe place and as you write use a discrete local car and driver. Then back for my car and go straight to the border. Maybe it is good plan!?
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I wanted to go to Tipaza next trip, thinking that most of the trouble is east of Algiers.

Then to my surprise and chagrin there was a bombing on the highway near Tipaza this summer. Al Queda Group Claims Algerian Bombing
July 29th. 15 soldiers killed. So the bearded guys are all over the place.

Now I am thinking of seeing the north from a sailing ship! - we have one available in Portugal. That would be the safe way, no? - - - or maybe there are pirates too? Sigh.
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Went to Tipaza with a group of French and UK based scientists during a day off from a work trip to Algiers a few years ago. The locals at the side of the road stopped in their tracks and pointed at our cars with great surprise when we drove through the streets in the villages and suburbs west of Algiers. Nothing happened but one got the sense that its was pretty unusual for Euro tourists to pass through.
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Tipaza is only about 50 km east from Alger. It seems that in this region is not many euro tourists. I think about visit in this region in April so mayby things will change.
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Tipaza is only about 50 km east from Alger. It seems that in this region is not many euro tourists. I think about visit in this region in April so mayby things will change.
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West, actually, but security-wise it may not matter much.
Djemila and Timgad are in more unstable areas.
It's been bad for twenty years so it may take a while to change.

If I were going alone I wouldn't worry much. Risk of being attacked or kidnapped is small, using common sense.

If I like Chris were organizing tours I would worry.

Btw thanks Chris for pointing me to sources for reading up on Algeria.
It is a fascinating country.
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