Algeria – From Casbah to Constantine

“Local guide Rochdie was excellent & knowledgeable, very good at keeping us all informed .... having a guide to help us to the airport checkin desk was wonderful & very good service. The meals were always very good, & fun to have lunches in several "local" restaurants; the idea of including lunches & most dinners in overall cost is very good. ”

“The guide (Rochdi) was outstanding, speaking perfect English but also with a great understanding of Roman and Greek history and an ability to read and translate Latin inscriptions. Very well organised, checked everything, booked everything, called ahead. Terrific insights into life in Algeria today. Nice guy too. I was happy with the itinerary. I enjoyed the second week more than the first. Algiers was disappointing and the cold and rain in the first few days was dispiriting. It was worth the long drives to El Oued (to see the changing scenery), Ghardaia and Timimoun. I was very pleased to visit Oran, which was different and where there was plenty to see. ”

“Our guide Ahmed was just wonderful; he made the trip for us. He was so knowledgeable that he knew exactly how to organise the trip to best advantage and where to go considering everything was closed for Ramadan!! And he gave up a lot of his valuable festival time at home with his family for us during such an important period. He was an expert on history - both ancient and recent, and he brought the Casbah alive to us with stories about its history and what had occurred there more recently. He had a brilliant personality, was fun and couldn't do enough for us - to e highly recommended and thank you! It was worth the effort and expense to experience a once-troubled but beautiful city and its locality. Already said - but to reiterate that this was an expensive but extremely good trip. The guide was just superb and we saw as much as possible within the quick trip - AND considering it was during Ramadan (which was actually an advantage as it was quiet during the day but a lot of fun at night!!) Loved it! ”

“Pick up and transfer all handled very efficiently. It was a very good trip, superb itinerary, lots to see, very friendly people and so much history. I stayed on in Algiers for 2 extra nights and had a great time exploring using the metro. ”

“Riad, my tour guide and Samir my driver, were superb, most helpful and professional. Riad was very well informed about then history of the sites and his country generally.”

“Rochdi was calm and patient. He had identified varied and interesting places to stop on our drives, he made sure that we had regular stops, we were taken to great places to eat and he was extremely knowledgeable about both modern Algerian history and its fascinating past. It was a fascinating trip to an “undiscovered destination!” It is not for everyone but if you enjoy history, modern and ancient, exploring varied places from cities to deserts and all in the company of like-minded people, it is a real treat. ”

“Kareem Souiki is a very good guide with an excellent understanding of what clients want. Helpful, knowledgable and efficient.”

“This trip gave me a better understanding of the extent of the Roman Empire, and of other empires that have passed through over the years. An excellent tour of the biggest country in Africa and full of contrasts.”

“Rochdi was calm and patient. He had identified varied and interesting places to stop on our drives, he made sure that we had regular stops, we were taken to great places to eat and he was extremely knowledgeable about both modern Algerian history and its fascinating past. It was a fascinating trip to an “undiscovered destination!” It is not for everyone but if you enjoy history, modern and ancient, exploring varied places from cities to deserts and all in the company of like-minded people, it is a real treat.”

“Sofiane Moussaoui, our very knowledgeable guide and our driver Samir could not have ben better. The best guide and driver I have ever had.”