Once the fun, joy, tourism, as in the neighboring Morocco (Morocco), almost disappeared from Algeria (Algeria), when the bitter civil war broke out in 1992. After a ten -year conflict, the situation has improved but not a lot, some access to the southern region of Algeria in recent years has become possible. However, alone, without reliable transport and the guide, the journey is almost unfulfilled, and after the abductions of tourists in 2003, free adventurers should think about the possible consequences. North of the country, the Mediterranean coast, a much more affordable and safe place.
This drawback is a big problem, since Algeria is one of the most interesting countries in North Africa. In the «dramatic» Tassili N’Ajjer and the Ahaggar areas, near the city of Tamanrasset, the tribal culture is still very alive, but tension and daily skirmishes, usual for many Arab countries, are absent. Algeria is a vivid combination of traditions and modernism, its colonial past is constantly present. Timimomone City (Timimoun)-illustration from the collection of fairy tales about sugar, and the warm city of In-Salah (in Salah) is cut into two halves of the crawling dune.
Travelers’ opportunities are limited, but from the chance to see at least part of this vast country should not be refused.
