1 independent reviews for Algeria tailor made holiday
Reviews for Algeria tailor made holiday
Janusz Przewozniak review 19 Apr 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The classical era sites were spectacular.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't expect to find any English or French language publications in the country to help give you context and background. Do as we did and spend as much time as possible researching before you leave. Our guide new his stuff but English was not his strong suit, the commentary got weaker as the 8 days passed. Don't expect much quality local food (in fact this was our biggest negative), country is full of great fruit and veg but this is not translated into tasty dishes in 4 & 5 star hotels. The only honourable exception was breakfast at the Sofitel Algiers which had high quality pasties and the only fresh orange juice we encountered during the trip. Expect lots of trash - broken bottles/cans/plastic plastic plastic. Locals use the sites as leisure facilities and leave all their rubbish behind. Without exception. Pristine beaches with a ring of discarded plastic around them, puzzled us all the time. But the people were lovely, happy to see (non=French) visitors.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Not at all4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Overall sites were fantastic, marred by hotels with sloppy service and generally poor food. Three star rating is based on 5 stars for the experience of the sites / museums let down by a country that is not ready yet for any level of increased tourism. Really happy we did this trip.Holiday Reviews
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