Once a popular holiday destination on a par with neighbouring Morocco,
Algeria's tourist industry all but disappeared when bitter civil war
broke out in 1992. After a decade of conflict the situation improved
slightly, and some access to the southern Sahara region has been
possible in the last couple of years. However, independent travel
without a vehicle is almost nonexistent, and after the tourist
abductions of 2003 self-drive travellers need to be very aware of the
risks involved. This dearth of visitors is a great shame, as Algeria is one of the
most fascinating countries in North Africa. In the dramatic
Unesco-listed Tassili N'Ajjer and Hoggar regions, near the town of Tamanrasset, tribal culture is very much alive, and the day-to-day hassle common to many Arab countries is conspicuously absent. Algiers contains a vivid mix of tradition and modernism, its colonial past maintaining a presence. Timimoun embodies the storybook oasis town of the Sahara, and the welcoming town of In Salah is split in two by a creeping sand dune. Your options for travel are limited, especially as a backpacker, but a chance to see even a part of this vast nation should not be passed up.
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