4 Days 3 Nights Private Trip in Algiers & Constantine

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival to Algiers, airport pick up and transfer to hotel
1 stop
1
Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene
Meet your driver at the airport in Algiers and pick you up at your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Algiers tour, fly to Constantine
11 stops
2
Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique
After breakfast, you will meet your guide in the hotel's lobby at 9h00. Then we visit the beautiful 125 meter tall Church of Noter Dame d'Afrique that dominates the long bay above Bab El Oued and it offers a beautiful view with a stunning interior design and has a fine ecclesiastical architecture.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
3
Casbah
Our next bet will be the old 10th century city known as the Casbah "The Citadelle" where you are going to walk on the cobbled narrow streets and explore the complex houses, palaces and mosques dating back the Ottoman period.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Ketchaoua Mosque
We reach to one of the most preserved Ottoman mosques of the lower Casbah and the first great building many people see, the 17th century Ketchaoua Mosque.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Alger Centre
We make our way to the downtown just off the main road of the Martyr's Square where you can see a large modern mosque in vivid yellow color and an ex-colonial church.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Palais Des Rais
We move again to one of the most important, prestigious and historical monument of Algiers, Bastion 23 palace which is located in front of the sea . It is a set of three palaces (17, 18 and 23) and you are going to discover the historical aspect and enjoy roaming through secrets rooms inside it.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Alger Centre
After the lunch, we head past the mosque of the Fishermen and walk along the Seafront facing the sea. It just remind you instantly of the port of Marseille with colorful small vessels and you will also find set of beautiful European buildings. We continue up to the Downtown of Algiers past the grand French colonial whitewashed buildings and explore different districts of the town.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Place de la Grande Poste
We walk past the most colossal building of the downtown, Grand Poste office which is a fine example of French-designed, early 20th-century Moorish architecture.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
Le Jardin d'Essai du Hamma
After finishing up with the busy downtown, we head to one of the most inviting places in Algiers, the Botanical Graden of El Hamma, a large garden dedicated to the collection and preservation of wide range of plants, gigantic trees and a central area with fountains and lawns. It's a great area to escape the heat and relax.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Alger Centre
Our next stop will be the landmark and the most imposing 92 meter tall Monument to the Martyrs, situated on a hill and overlooking the whole city and apparent from different angles of Algiers. You will get a pretty great shot from certain vantage point. Then you will be transferred to your hotel.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene
Fly to Constantine 19h/20h
1 minute • Admission ticket free
12
Constantine
Transfer to your hotel in Constantine
1 minute • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Constantine tour, Fly back to Algiers
9 stops
13
Palais d'Ahmed Bey
After breakfast, you will meet your guide in the hotel's lobby at 9h00. ​ We start our visit by the museum and the finest Ottoman structure Palace of Ahmed Bey where you are going to walk around it to discover the courtyards, the beautiful gardens, colorful tiles with a creative awe-inspiring motifs and mosaics.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
14
Pont Sidi M’Cid
Then, we are going to walk through the alleyways of the Casbah and along the Boulevard of the Abyss where you can see the scenic view of the beautiful landscapes through the pierced gorges until we reach the city’s most iconic symbol, a 175 m (575 ft) high suspension bridge of Sidi M'Cid with the span of 168 m that connects the city to the hill.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
15
Constantine
After crossing the suspension bridge, we take the staircases to the left side and climb them up until we reach the open area of the Monument to the Dead, a memorial in a shape of triumphal arch topped by a statue of the winged victory that commemorates the victims of World War I
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Mellah Slimane Footbridge
After the lunch, a few minutes walk across the vertigo-inducing and wobbly footbridge of Mellah Slimane where you are going to see the superb mountainous scenery of the hanging houses on gorge and the deep ravine dwarfed by the enormity of the gorges. At the same time you will be able to see the old Bab El Kantara Bridge and the majestic Sidi Rached Viaduct from the footbridge's vantage point.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
La Medina
Then we climb up the staircases or take the elevator after we cross the footbridge, we continue along the busy rue of Larbi Ben M'Hidi where you can see the Great Mosque of the 11th century from the outside and then sidewind off into cobbled alleyway streets of Souika or the Medina where you are going to explore the small marketplaces that date back to the 16th century, the meat section, the house built during the Fatimid period.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Musee National Cirta
After exploring the Labyrinth of Souika, we continue up to the main center. Either we climb the long staircases or take the short ones depending on your health status. We reach the interesting National Museum of Cirta where you are going to explore relics dating back to prehistory, Roman time, Punic era, Islamic and French period. All of them are arranged in the ground floor with an exhibition hall, and the upper floor excluding the garden.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
19
Emir Abdelkader Mosquee
We take the tramway from the main center terminal and head to the most imposing and impressive landmark of Constantine known as Emir Abdelkader Mosque. It is the best place where you can explore the beauty of its Islamic architecture and the richness of its lavish decoration. Back to your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
20
Constantine
Fly back to Algiers.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
21
Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene
Pick you up and go to your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
International departure
1 stop
22
Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene
Pick you up to the airport from your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
• If you don’t have a tourist visa yet, please make a reservation and contact us at least one month in advance
• This tour is mostly walking.

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