The Saharian tourism season, which began in October 2024 and will continue until the end of April 2025, is shaping up to be a promising one. This is thanks to the diverse range of programs prepared by industry operators, who are offering unique new itineraries.

Operators in the sector have planned a variety of programs for this year’s Saharan tourism season, highlighting the attractions of Saharan tourism through new routes in the southern provinces. These routes traverse oasis roads, ksours (fortified villages), and wetlands, attracting a large number of tourists.

New tourist circuits allow visitors, especially foreigners, to discover the natural beauty and rich historical and urban heritage of these unique regions. Examples include the ksours of Ghardaïa, El Oued, Adrar, Timimoun, Béchar, Taghit, Béni Abbès, El Bayadh, El Meghaier, Djanet, and Tamanrasset.

The Algerian Sahara, the second largest desert in the world, spans nearly 2 million square kilometers and boasts a rich and diverse natural, cultural, and historical heritage. Saharan tourism is an essential component of Algeria’s tourism product.

The region is home to five classified cultural parks: Tassili Park in Illizi province, Hoggar in Tamanrasset province, the M’Zab Valley in Ghardaïa province, and the Saharan Atlas Cultural Park in the regions of Touat, Gourara, and Tidikelt.

The Sahara offers an ideal setting to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As a true jewel of Algerian tourism, the Sahara covers four-fifths of the national territory.

This vast desert, one of the world’s richest biodiversity reserves, provides a unique setting for ecotourism. Among its most famous sites is the Hoggar in the Tamanrasset region, a circular plateau with a diameter exceeding 130 km and a peak of 2000 meters. Its highest point, Atacor, rises above 2500 meters.