Most Algeria Tours are replete with Nature and geographic tours of the land which is often referred to as Berber territory, Algeria's north is fairly fertile with agriculture land in between forested mountains. There are two mountain ranges dominating this region, Atlas and Kabyle. The desert starts quickly after leaving the coastal area, at first only as stone desert, but soon comes vast areas of desert sands and large areas with sand desert. Desert dominates large parts of Algeria's vast territory, and Algeria is among the countries filling most of the world's largest desert, Sahara. There are some settlements all over the desert region. In the south of Algeria the large massif Hoggar is found.
When travelers arrive for Scenic Algeria Tours, they come to enjoy the lure and mystery of the desert, learn of different cultures and embrace the historical traditions that make this beautiful country so unique.
Algeria is a hot country, all year round therefore it is very difficult for anyone to travel to that country during the summer months, but the coastal region is pleasant most year through making any Algeria Tour worthwhile. The Sahara Desert should only be traveled in after serious consideration depending on the health status of each traveler. In the North, the Kabyle region, rainfall/snowfall is as high as 1,000 mm annually. Most parts of Sahara has years passing by without any rain at all. In the capital Algiers and the North coastal regions August is the warmest month, and January the coldest. Here the maximum/minimum temperature is 30°C/22°C in August, and 16°C/10°C in January. Western travelers will find May to October, as a period of nice summer.
- Timgad With Djemila, Algeria is a strong contender of having the greatest Roman ruins of North Africa. While the ruin area in itself is not one of the largest, it is well preserved, and the adjoining museum, is virtually packed with excellent mosaics.
Constantine (Cirta Regia then) is the largest city of eastern region. Constantine can be found on the top of a gorge protecting the city on almost all sides. As so many other places in North Africa, the fortress and the city has been one and the same. Constantine got help from nature's side. The sights of today are spectacular, especially since this is a fairly big city.
Kabylia is the most scenic of the greener parts of Algeria, and a region of strong symbolic value for Algeria. The local people are Berbers, and they have a very strong cultural identity, an identity that has colored the political landscape of Algeria for decades. The landscape around Kabylia is so diversified, and so dramatic that spending at least a week here, is no problem.
The centre of most visitors' experiences in Oued el Abiod is the village Rhoufi, about 90 km from Batna, where most of the tourist activity is centered around vendors of goat hair carpets. Out from this village the white sided Gorge of Tighanimime can be reached. The Rhoufi balcony will give you an astounding view over another gorge, this one red. Along the steep hill sides, mud-brick villages cling.
Timgad was constructed as a bastion against the Berbers in the Aurès Mountains, by Emperor Trajan in AD 100. The city was built after the best Roman plans, with shops, taverns and craftsmen selling from own stalls, as well as a forum almost in the centre, and a theatre just south of this.
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