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Thanks Yves,

I hope that in 2012 I'll don't need no escort for these towns...

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Just back from DZ
Just returned, we did an 8 day trek on the Tassili N'Ajjer, no issues or security hassles other than the endless filling of police forms when taking the domestic flights.

Djanet still the same sleepy backwater as I remembered it, no visible evidence of any refugees in larger numbers. The military seems to keep a close watch on the border, we saw a small patrol aircraft fly over the Tassili several times per day. I believe our itinerary was passed to the military authorities.

Hardly any tourists, we met noone on the plateau, our guide said there was a swiss group a week earlier, there were another 5-6 foreigners on the flight back to Algiers (operating now twice per week, combined with Tamanrasset)
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...we saw a small patrol aircraft fly over the Tassili several times per day...
Perhaps they're looking for someone.

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One more point that could be of interest:

I had both GPS and a Thuraya satphone with me, on arrival at Algiers airport nobody appeared to bother. All our luggage was x-rayed, but none were opened nor any questions asked, all over in two minutes. It appears that the rules if arriving by air are much more relaxed than at land crossings.
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Why is everyone crossing over Taleb Larbi?
We entered over Bou Chebka (east of Tebessah) in 2009. They just asked us if we had anything to declare; I mentioned my laptop and it was entered into the passport. They didn't even look inside the car. GPS was mounted in front window.
Not a tourist in sight. If it is the same today I dunno.
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I can add the ferry port of Algiers as a hassle-free entrance (as a foot passenger). Laptop and GPS in luggage, no problems (february 2011).
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About GPS etc.: French travelers entering at Taleb Larbi reported that their cars had been searched and GPS and CB and VHF radio were not allowed to enter.
The more thorough searches at Taleb that Yves mentioned 2 weeks ago are probably to do with the situation in North Africa this year. While I would not display GPS or radios, I can't say we've ever had a hard time there, while at Tunis port it's often been all sorts of aggro (more fishing for bribes than due to security measures, I suspect).

In previous years travellers have mentioned being turned away from frontier posts north of Taleb - though that may have been because they were trying to dodge the escort rule. It's also further from the desert (where most are going) and nearer to GSPC areas where most would not want to be.

I recall an ambush on police near Tebessa one time we were due to cross (Feb 2009?) and if you search 'Tebessa ambush' there are more recent killings and raids, so better not to risk it IMO and just deal with the stone throwers on the road to El Oued - or take a ferry direct to Algeria, of course.

Like Andras, I've never had any sort of searches whatsoever flying into Algiers or Tam - once with a whole sack of filming gear, radios, etc - all scanned and waved through. It's been that way for as long as I've done it. The bigger problem now is on the way out, having stone tools and even bottles of sand confiscated.

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The bigger problem now is on the way out, having stone tools and even bottles of sand confiscated.

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Not to mention, jerrycans filled with diesel
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So how many full jericans can I have without being a smuggler?
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Hello,

I am actually now here in Algeria (business) and a few days ago I was also in Ghardaia. So what I can tell is that during the business we got from Ghardaia Airport to Hotel a military escort, but this is related to the government rule, that when for business reason foreigner are visiting statet companys that they have to protect everytime each movement with military escort.
On the late evening we went by ourself with the local translator with the taxi into Ghardaia center without escort. So i did feel more save there as in Germany in some particular areas in Dortmund :-)
I know only if you would like to go from Algiers by yourself to Ghardaia and probably further (but i wasnt) you have to call the police and inform them about Name, how many people, number plate and so on.
So during my stay here if someone needs more infos I can go in Algier to the Government and get some latest news.
Sorry for my bad english but I hope you could read it.

Thanks to all for this great forum what i actually found during seachring for my planned africa trip with in the future, Greetz Thomas
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