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News. Guides in Algeria like in Libya
It seems that a guide is needed officially to travel in Algeria, always, even in tarmac roads, since the last month. Just like it works now in Libya.
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Any ideas wether it will be possible to get a transit visum in Niger? I'd like to head back trough Algeria in spring somewhere.
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Last november I travelled to Adrar by plane and then from Adrar to Timimoun and back to Adrar by public transport (together with girlfriend + 1,5 year old child). At that moment there were no restrictions at all. No roadblocks, no policecontrols nothing. The situation was very calm in the Adrar region. We arranged a visa via a hotel reservation. That's all. Nothing had changed (with regard of the visa apply) before the hostage situation
I don't know about the situation in other regions.

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Robbert,

I don't know where you are now, but I would like you to know that in Ghana it's very easy to obtain a visa for Algeria. We got one this year just before the kidnappings begun, the people at the embassy were very friendly. I took us three days, some phone calls and visits to get the visa.
Let me know if you want to have the adress.
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Hi Andres,

I'm in Mali right now, and will pass in Ghana in a month or so. I'guess I'll pass by the Algerian ambassy in Accra then.

Thanks!

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No more news from Algeria ?
Is anybody coming back from a trip ( with his car ) in this country ?
What is the actual situation at the border post of Taleb Larbi ( from Tunisia ) ?
On the french site someone says that no tourist can enter in algeria without a guide since 20/12/2003
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No more news from Algeria ?
Is anybody coming back from a trip ( with his car ) in this country ?
What is the actual situation at the border post of Taleb Larbi ( from Tunisia ) ?
On the french site someone says that no tourist can enter in algeria without a guide since 20/12/2003

I have returned from Algeria 3 days ago. I travelled without a car. I entered from Tunisia in Babouch (northernmost entry) without any problems. Then I went to Annaba, Constantine and Alger. Unfortunately I got sick and stayed in Alger for 6 days. Then I had to take a flight to El Oued because I had no more time (Police officer asked me on the airport about travel agency in El Oued, but I told him that I am going straight to Tunisia). From El Oued I took a shared taxi to the border. Again, no problems on the border, but it is a very busy border because of many Algerians entering Tunisia.


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