🛂 1. Entry Requirements
- Passport validity: Minimum 6 months from arrival date.
Visa: Most nationalities require a pre-arranged visa. Processing times vary (usually 3-4 weeks).
We can also arrange the visa on arrival if travelling to southern Algeria.
- Approval typically takes 4 weeks.
- Pay in cash at the airport for the visa on arrival.
✈️ 2. Flights & Arrival
- Main airports:
- Algiers (ALG) – primary international gateway
- Oran (ORN)
- Constantine (CZL)
- Common transit hubs: Paris, Istanbul, Doha, Dubai with flights also from Tunis and Nouakchott.
- Arrival experience:
- Expect multiple passport/security checks and delays.
- Avoid taking photos at the airport, checkpoints, or near military zones.
- Our driver/guide will greet you on arrival.
🎒 3. Packing Essentials
- Modest clothing (light layers; long trousers recommended).
- Comfortable walking shoes for cities and ruins.
- Sun protection: hat, sunglasses, sunscreen.
- Light jacket for evenings or coastal winds.
- Torch/headlamp for desert camps
- Portable power bank for long days sightseeing.
- Power adapter: Type C and F (European plugs).