Algeria is an ancient country with many fascinating historical attractions. L’ile de l’Occident Agence de voyages et de tourisme have put together a
3 day tourist programme for those wishing to extend their stay to explore this ancient land.
Alger
22 - 24 April 2010
Founded in 1200 BC by Phoenicians, Algiers was first
a trading post called “Icosium”. In myths, Icosium is
thought to have been established by 20 friends of the
legendary hero Hercules. After the Phoenicians, Algiers
(Icosium) was maintained during the Carthaginian era,
and it later became part of the Roman empire in 146
BC. Demolished in the 400s by the Vandals, Algiers
then became part of the Byzantine empire in 146 BC.
It was controlled by the Arabs in 650 and as part of
the Berber dynasty the 900s became a focal point for
Mediterranean trade.
Djanet:
22 - 24 April 2010
You will discover the beauty and diversity of the Tassili
n’Ajjer, where sand is combined with rock forms carved
in brownstone: arid plateaux, canyons and oasis against
fresh, large dunes ... Prehistoric sites along the Sahara
route, reflecting the last millennium. You will discover
cave paintings and Dider Tasset. This area is still
inhabited by nomads.
Ghardaia and Zab
22 - 25 April 2010
Under a blazing sky, an arid valley in the Sahara,
M’zab has seduced many modern architects
worldwide.
The top five cities were built successively in the space
of less than fifty years, ten centuries ago by the Ibadis
(or Mozabites named Valley M’zab), masters of the
Islamic art of the time. They built raised their cities
with a clear desire for simplicity, and the essence
of beauty.
The Mzab Valley was listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1982, as an intact example of
traditional human habitat perfectly adapted to the environment.
Tamanrasset
22 - 25 April 2010
We suggest you come to discover or rediscover the
volcanic massif of the Hoggar, one of the most famous
of the Sahara. We will follow a week, keeping pace
with our caravan trails of Kel Ahaggar Tuareg tribe of
the Hoggar In a rocky landscape, forms torn, where
the rocks undergo the patina of time, we delight in the
sunsets and sunrises. Here the sky like rocks, make
strange tints of great intensity.
Gourara (Timimoun)
22 - 25 April 2010
Is a set of Ksour dunes and oasis of the Grand Erg
Occidental. This great world is bounded on the north
by the Saharan Atlas to the east by the region of El
Golea (El Mena) ; South by Tadmait Plateau and east the
Oasis of Touat and Saoura. The dunes can reach up to
130 meters in height. The oasis and the Ksour Gourara
are drowned in the golden sands of the erg. For those
who want to experience the desert this is the finest
opportunity of personal discovery.
For further details and to book these tours please contact:
L’ile de l’Occident Agence de voyages et de tourisme
Lot H n°39 EL ACHOUR ALGER
Email: ile2loccident@hotmail.fr
RC N° 05B0969959 ART IMP: 1620870162 NIS: 000516620800360
Tel: +213 21 36 87 95 / Fax: +213 21 36 88 34
