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Thanks a lot, Chris for your long comment!
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english speaking guide
For our trip in January this year Mr Tidjani from Timtar hired a guy called Noureddine (nunokazza x hotmail.fr) from Djanet. Fluent in English. A very goog knowledge of Tassili. He is a painter.
He is also connected with with Tinariwen Tours
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004782258596
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Algerian visa in UK
fwiw, a bunch of us got our visas in the UK in just a week with no problems (submitted and collected by one of us - letter or email of permission required to do this).
In other words, with fewer complications than expected.
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Hi Chris,
Have you planned to travel with your vehicles?
Which agency toget your visas and which route have you gave?
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That is odd Chris, I applied in person at the London consulate about 6 weeks ago with an approved letter from a Djanet tour company and didn't hear anything back for 5 weeks. I had to get my passport off them last week for travel. Rode the iron ore train from Zouerate to the coast instead - not quite as good scenery for sure (and still washing iron ore off my skin after many showers..)
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D - it may depend on which agency and if they have the clout to push it through with the ministry up north.
The German outfit who is taking us uses Megzereine in Illizi - long established.Maybe that helps
Our route Ro, is the usual Arafa circuit then down to Tadrart and Tin Merzouga and back to Iz. I think everyone uses this circuit - it is all there is off highway right now.
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Mezrirene I think. Had a run-in with Ahmed Zegri in 2009.
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"Megzereine in Illizi - long established.Maybe that helps" It's good to know.
And do you travel with your own vehicles?
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We travel on our bikes - Trossman will deliver them to Illizi in his MAN.
Myself, i would not waste any more time on Zegri for my own tour. After many many months and all the comms I could think of, he gave me good prices for camelling but then went quiet.
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"then went quiet" pffffff, same old song...
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Zegri appears to work with the Germans
Mezrirene Aventure Tuareg-Reisen
I found him unpleasant (and expensive) in 2009
Perhaps the time is ripe for another trip in own vehicle
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Hi guys
A session of insomniac surfing brings me back to the HUBB for the first time in a few months. This Algeria thread is bringing up some VERY happy memories and whetting my appetite for a return visit. Although after Algeria for a month at Christmas 2015, Lebanon for a month at Christmas 16, Algeria for 2 weeks in March 17 and Tunisia for a week in Oct 17, we are giving the MENA a break and going to Taiwan for a month at Christmas 17!
Re the mentions of English-speaking guides - as well as the ones you have talked about, there is Mohammed who works with Artur of Torre.pl and took us on our trip around Djanet in March 2017. He was fine - Artur can maybe put you on to him.
Merry Christmas to all and give my love to Algeria!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ilesmark
Re the mentions of English-speaking guides - as well as the ones you have talked about, there is Mohammed who works with Artur of Torre.pl and took us on our trip around Djanet in March 2017. He was fine - Artur can maybe put you on to him.
Merry Christmas to all and give my love to Algeria!
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Artur of Torre.pl is working with Tinariwen Tours
Tinariwenn Tours,private Algeria tours,Sahara desert tours from Djanet
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/...ariwen%20tours
They are based in Djanet and they speak English.
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