Raid Sahara Oasis of the West for 16 days

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16 days
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Raiding in the Algerian Sahara is the guarantee of contemplating and exploring the different facets offered by the largest desert in the world: seas of large dunes alongside immense rocky plains and vertiginous mountains. Landscapes that will captivate you forever.

Inclusions

  • 14x Breakfast
  • 14x Dinner
  • 14x Lunch
  • Accommodation included: 14 nights

What to expect

Itinerary

Day 1: Marseille-Algiers crossing

Pass By: Algiers, Algiers, Algiers Province
Autonomous crossing

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Port of Algiers- South Algiers

Pass By: Chrea, Chrea, Blida Province
Support for participants leaving the port (optional assistance with formalities) and direction to the Chréa hotel
o Before arriving at the hotel: Purchase of local Dinars and refueling
o At the hotel:
 Check-in and Installation
 Meals
 General briefing (Instructions, distribution of telephone with local GSM chip, allocation of selcall, crew number and reminder of radio procedures, Advice and instructions concerning the rules of the road in convoy and road checks).
 Presentation of Day 3 (circuit, stage, context)

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Night at the hotel

Day 3: South Algiers - Ghardaïa

Pass By: Ghardaia, Ghardaia, Ghardaia Province
Departure in convoy
1 hour lunch break in Laghaouat: Meal and refueling.
Stop every 2.5 hours approximately.
600km of road through 3 types of landscapes. First the mountainous landscape of the Atlas Tellien in the national park of Chréa. We will then discover the high plateaus covered with steppe in the region of Djelfa (capital of the high plateaus).
From Laghouat, a stopover town on the desert road, the first Saharan landscapes await you.
Arrival in Ghardaïa, main city of the pentapole of the Mzab valley.
Refueling.
Arrival at the hotel, installation
Vehicle checks. Distribution of water to crews.
Getting in touch with our guide
Presentation of day 4
Having dinner
Cultural evening

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night at the hotel

Day 4: Ghardaia - El Golea

Pass By: El Menia, Algeria
Departure in convoy 270 KM by Erg Occidental via Sebseb, Hassi El Abiod, Hassi Saadana, Hassi Zirara, Oued El Khouia
Picnic in the dunes
Bivouac in El Golea
Installation of the camp
Vehicle check
Dinner prepared by our Local Maité
First big change of scenery, road interfering in the dunes of the great Western Erg.
Breathtaking sand dunes.

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night in camp

Day 5: El Goléa

Pass By: El Menia, Algeria
Departure for a visit to the oasis of El Golea
• Saint Joseph Church, the first consecrated church in Africa
• Tomb of Charles de Foucauld
Lunch break in a typical restaurant of the region
2:00 p.m. Visit
• Archaeological Museum
• Magic Lake

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac near El Golea

Day 6: El Golea - Timimoun

Pass By: Timimoun, Timimoun, Adrar Province
Departure in convoy
Installation at the hotel
Lunch at the hotel
Town tour :
• Souk
• Craft Shop
• Medina
• Marabout Sidi Otham passing through the door of Sudan

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night at the hotel

Day 7: Timimoun and its surroundings

Pass By: Ouled Said, Algeria
Departure in convoy
We will go towards:
• Sebkha, large salt lake
• Ksour nestled on the cliffs bordering the Sebkha
• The Palm grove
• Foggaras (ancestral irrigation canal network)
Picnic in Ouled Said
Afternoon in the dunes with picking of Rose Des es Sabl
Bivouac around Ouled Said.
Dinner prepared by our Local Maité

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac around Ouled Said

Day 8: Timimoun - Rally to Ksar Draa

Pass By: Ksar Draa, Wilaya d'Adrar, timimoune, G5MM+W8R, Timimoun, Algeria
Departure for the Rally

This rally aims to find (without a guide) the Ksar Draa, an ancient caravanserai, hidden in the immensity of the Erg dunes north of Timimoun.
Picnic around the Ksar Draa
Return for the bivouac at the oasis of Tegant
Dinner prepared by our Local Maité

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night in Bivouac

Day 9: Timimoun - Adrar

Pass By: Adrar, Adrar, Adrar Province
Departure in convoy
We join Timimoum, to do a check of the vehicles and a refueling
Direction Adrar via National Road 51.
Arrival scheduled at 1:00 p.m. in Adrar, capital of Touat
Lunch in a restaurant in the city.
Visit of the city and its surroundings in the afternoon.
Dinner and bivouac

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac

Day 10: Adrar and its surroundings

Pass By: Adrar, Adrar, Adrar Province
Departure in convoy
Visit of the Adrar Valley, Tamentit and the surrounding area
Dinner and bivouac Tamentit

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night in bivouac

Day 11: Adrar - Beni Abbes

Pass By: Beni Abbes, Beni Abbes, Bechar Province
Departure in convoy
On the way to Beni Abbes, we have two route options:
• Aguedal – El Ouata – Tamtert
• Ksabi – Timudi – Kerzaz
The lunch break will last 01:00
Visit of the city and the Palmeraie
Meal and bivouac in the dunes

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac in the dunes

Day 12: Beni Abbes - Taghit

Pass By: Taghit, Taghit, Bechar Province
Departure in convoy
We will cross the Erg dunes via Mazzer – Igli (Oued Saoura)
Lunch at Ksar Rouge
Visit the Neolithic site of Hajrat
We will admire the sunset over the dunes
Bivouac and dinner at the foot of the dunes.

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac at the foot of the dunes

Day 13: Taghit - Tiout

Pass By: Tiout, Tiout, Souss-Massa
Departure in convoy Via B2 Namous
Lunch in town
In the afternoon visit of:
• Old Ksar
• From the palm grove
• Rock carvings
• From the city
Bivouac and dinner in the palm grove

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac in the palm grove

Day 14: Tiout - Ain sefra

Pass By: Aïn Séfra, Algeria
Departure in convoy
Visit of the surroundings
Lunch on site
Dinner and bivouac in the dunes

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Bivouac in the dunes

Day 15: Ain sefra - Algiers

Pass By: Algiers, Algiers, Algiers Province
Departure in convoy
Lunch on the way
Dinner in Algiers
Night at the hotel

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Night at the hotel

Day 16: Crossing Algiers - France

Pass By: France, France
Autonomous crossing

Meals included:

No accommodation included on this day.

Time of tour

08:00 AM

Meeting point

ميناء الجزائر, Q3J7+V4F, Rue d'Angkor, Alger Ctre 16000, Algeria

Additional information

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers

Exclusions

  • insurance, services not mentioned in the program
  • Boat crossing Marseille-Algiers (or Genoa-Algiers) and return.
  • Fuel

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

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