The Algerian Sahara, with the people who live there
Compare tours from licensed agencies in Djanet, Tamanrasset, Timimoun and Ghardaïa, and send your request straight to the agency.
Where to go this winter
The Sahara season runs from October to April: mild days, cool nights under the stars.
Djanet and the Tadrart
Pink dunes, sandstone arches and rock engravings.
2 tours
Tassili n’Ajjer plateau
Stone forests and 8,000-year-old paintings, on foot.
1 tour
Hoggar and Assekrem
Black volcanoes and sunrise at 2,700 m.
1 tour
Timimoun, the red oasis
Red-clay ksour, foggara channels and the Great Erg.
1 tour
M’zab Valley
Five thousand-year-old towns, a UNESCO site.
1 tour
Taghit
Towering dunes at the foot of a ksar.
1 tour
El Oued, town of a thousand domes
White domes, palm groves dug into the sand and the Great Eastern Erg.
1 tour
Iherir and its gueltas
A green canyon and water pools in the middle of the desert.
1 tour
Béni Abbès and the Saoura
A ksar on the riverbank, facing the dunes of the Great Erg.
1 tour
Featured tours
All toursDjanet · 5 days
New Year’s Eve in the desert, Djanet
Five days to see in the new year under the stars: Erg Admer dunes, Tegharghart engravings and a Tuareg evening at camp.
from €790
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€790
Djanet · 8 days
The red Tadrart by 4×4
Eight days among the pink dunes of Tin Merzouga, the arches of Moul Naga and the engravings of Wadi In Djerane.
from €1,090
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€1,090
Timimoun · 5 days
Timimoun and the Gourara ksour
Five days of red ksour, foggaras, salt flats and a night in the Great Western Erg.
from €620
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€620
El Oued · 3 days
The Souf, town of a thousand domes
El Oued and its domes, palm groves dug into the sand and a night in the Great Eastern Erg.
from €320
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€320
Plan your trip
Travel guidesWhen to visit the Algerian Sahara?
The season runs from October to April. Here is how it changes month by month, and the festivals not to miss.
What to pack for the desert?
Hot days, cold nights and few shops: the list so you forget nothing.
Djanet: what to see and do?
Gateway to the Tassili n’Ajjer, Djanet is the Algerian Sahara’s flagship destination. The highlights.
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