 Algeria Travel Tips |
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Visa |
Required by all nationals referred to in the chart above except the following
(a) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours provided holding sufficient funds, onward and return documentation and not leaving the airport. If transit exceeds 24 hours, transit visa should be obtained before entering Algeria.
Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the consulate to check visa requirements
(see Contact Addresses).
Note: Children travelling with parents need a visa regardless of their age. If children are travelling on their parents passport then two photographs of the child are required in addition to the parents application.
Types of Visa and Cost
Tourist, Business and Transit. The cost varies according to nationality. For British passport holders, the costs are: Single-entry: £28; Multiple-entry: £35. Contact the consulate (or consular section at embassy) for details; see Contact Addresses.
Validity
Tourist: approximately 30 days. Multiple-entry: up to 90 days. Transit: maximum 48 hours. Business: dependant on each case.
Applications to:
Consulate (see Contact Addresses).
Working Days Required
Dependent upon nationality, but generally 5 working days for applications made in person and at least 10 for postal applications. back to top
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Passport |
| Passport Required? |
Visa Required? |
Return Ticket Required? |
| British |
Yes |
British |
Yes |
British |
Yes |
| Australian |
Yes |
Australian |
Yes |
Australian |
Yes |
| Canadian |
Yes |
Canadian |
Yes |
Canadian |
Yes |
| USA |
Yes |
USA |
Yes |
USA |
Yes |
| Other EU |
Yes |
Other EU |
Yes |
Other EU |
Yes |
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Health |
Vaccinations
| Special Precautions |
| Diphtheria |
Yes |
| Hepatitis A |
Yes |
| Malaria |
Sometimes |
| Rabies |
Sometimes |
| Tetanus |
Yes |
| Typhoid |
Yes |
| Yellow Fever |
No* |
Inoculation regulations can change at short notice. Please take medical advice in the case of doubt. Where 'Sometimes' appears in the table above, precautions may be required, depending on the season and region visited.
* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age coming from infected areas.
Food and Drink
Mains water is normally chlorinated and, whilst relatively safe, may cause mild abdominal upsets. Bottled water is available and is advised for the first few weeks of stay. Drinking water outside main cities and towns is likely to be contaminated and sterilisation is considered essential. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Powdered or tinned milk is advised. Local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables are generally considered safe to eat.
Other Risks
Vaccination against hepatitis B and tuberculosis is sometimes advised. Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical help without delay.
Health Care
Healthcare facilities are generally of a reasonable standard in the north but more limited in the south. Doctors and hospitals usually ask for immediate cash payment for their services. Emergency cases will be dealt with free of charge. Comprehensive travel insurance is essential. back to top
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Things to Do |
Things To Do in Algeria
• Visit Algiers' Bardo Ethnographic and Local Art Museum and the National Museum of Fine Arts, which are amongst the finest museums in North Africa.
• Within easy reach of Algiers, along the coast, lie some fine resorts. Zeralda is a beach resort with a holiday village and a replica nomad village. To the east of Algiers, the Turquoise Coast offers rocky coves and long beaches within easy reach of the city, equipped with sports, cruise and watersports facilities. The Sidi Fredj peninsula has a marina, an open-air theatre and complete amenities, including sporting facilities.
• Along the coast from Oran, which is primarily a business centre and an oil depot, there are a number of resorts, many with well-equipped hotels. Notable beaches include Ain El Turk, Les Andalouses, Canastel, Kristel, Mostaganem and Sablettes.
• The Sahara is the most striking and also most forbidding feature of the country. The best way to enter the south is to cross the El Kautara Gorges to the south of Constantine. The sudden glimpse of the Sahara through the El Kautara Gorges is breathtaking. These gorges are said to separate the winter areas from the land of everlasting summer and are called Fouur Es Sahra (’the Sahara’s mouth’) by the inhabitants.
• The special feature of the holy town of Beni-Isguen, not far from Ghardaia, is its permanent auction market.
• Picturesque Tamanrasset, situated at the heart of the Hoggar Mountains, is a large town with many hotels and restaurants. Tourists often stay in ‘Tam’ (as it is sometimes called) and use it as a base for touring the mountains or hiking in the open desert to the south and west in the company of camel drivers who carry their luggage. It is also a popular winter holiday resort. It is visited regularly by the camel caravans of les hommes bleus, blue-robed Touaregs, who are the ancient nomadic inhabitants of this wide region.
• Tour the Tassili N’Ajjer, or ’Plateau of Chasms’, a vast volcanic plateau crossed by massive gorges gouged out by rivers which have long since dried out or gone underground. The Tassili conceals a whole group of entirely unique rupestrian paintings (rock paintings), which go back at least as far as the neolithic age. back to top
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Languages |
Official and Spoken Languages of African Countries.
List of official, national and spoken languages of Africa.
Africa is a continent with a very high linguistic diversity, there are an estimated 1500-2000 African languages.
Of these languages four main groupings can be distinguished:
Afro-Asiatic
(appoximately 200 languages) covering nearly Northern Africa (including the horn of Africa, Central Sahara et the top Nile)
Nilo-Saharian
gathering appoximately 140 languages with some eleven millions speakers scattered in Central and Eastern Africa.
Niger-Saharian (Niger-Congo)
covering the two third of Africa with as a principal branch the Niger-Congo which gathers more than 1000 languages with some 200 millions speakers. The Bantu languages of Central, Southern, and Eastern Africa form a sub-group of the Niger Congo branch.
Khoisan
gathering about thirty languages in Western part of Southern Africa.
All African languages are considered official languages of the African Union back to top |
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