5 Days Algeria Tour – Algiers, Tipasa, Timgad & Constantine

Arrive at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers. After immigration and baggage clearance, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, begin your guided walking tour of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site rich in Moorish and Ottoman history.

Explore winding alleys, whitewashed walls, and traditional courtyard houses. Visit the Ketchaoua Mosque, Palace of the Dey, and artisan shops producing brassware, carpets, and ceramics.

Enjoy dinner at a traditional Algerian restaurant serving couscous, chakchouka, and mint tea. Overnight in Algiers.

Accommodation: Hotel El Djazaïr or similar
Meals: Dinner included
Activities: Guided Casbah tour, historical visits, local dining

After breakfast, drive 70 km west to Tipasa, one of North Africa’s best-preserved Roman cities. Walk through the seaside ruins, including a Roman theater, necropolis, basilicas, and the old forum. Your guide will explain Tipasa’s unique blend of Berber, Roman, and early Christian heritage.

Next, visit the nearby Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, an ancient tomb on a hill believed to house the remains of King Juba II and Queen Cleopatra Selene II. Lunch is served at a seaside restaurant.

Return to Algiers in the late afternoon. Optional evening stroll along the Algiers promenade or dinner at the hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel El Djazaïr or similar
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
Activities: Roman ruins tour, mausoleum visit, coastal scenery

After breakfast, transfer to Algiers airport for a domestic flight to Constantine, known as the “City of Bridges.” Upon arrival, check into your hotel and begin a guided city tour.

Cross the famous Sidi M’Cid Bridge, suspended over a dramatic gorge, and visit the Palace of Ahmed Bey, a 19th-century Ottoman residence. Continue to the Emir Abdelkader Mosque, one of the largest mosques in North Africa, and explore the Kasbah of Constantine.

Dinner is served at a local restaurant with views over the gorges and cliffs.

Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Constantine or similar
Meals: Breakfast and dinner included
Activities: City tour, bridges and mosques, architectural sites

Depart early for a full-day excursion to Timgad, a UNESCO-listed Roman city located at the foot of the Aures Mountains. Known as the “Pompeii of Africa,” Timgad features a vast grid of streets, the Trajan Arch, temples, a library, amphitheater, and well-preserved mosaics.

Explore the ruins with a local guide, then have lunch at a nearby café before returning to Constantine in the late afternoon.

Enjoy your final evening in Constantine with optional visits to local bakeries or artisan shops.

Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Constantine or similar
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
Activities: Roman ruins tour, scenic drive, archaeology experience

After breakfast, visit the Museum of Cirta, featuring Roman and Berber artifacts, or enjoy a final walk through Constantine’s old medina. Depending on your flight schedule, you’ll be transferred to Constantine Airport for a domestic flight to Algiers or to connect with your international departure.

Meals: Breakfast included
Activities: Final city visit, museum, airport transfer

Included highlights:

Casbah and Ottoman landmarks in Algiers

Roman ruins of Tipasa and Timgad

Constantine’s suspension bridges and Arab heritage

Royal Mausoleum and coastal drive

Guided tours, accommodation, domestic flight, meals, and all transfers