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We made a short stop in a quiet little village Aïn Ouarka located in the heart of the Ksours Mountains in the Western Saharan Atlas. The wetland area with hot springs is known by geologists under the name of Cirque de Aïn Ouarka (a “cirque” or amphitheater-like bowl), it is a...
We have arrived in the late afternoon at the Tiout Oasis, after registration with the local gendarmerie, we have parked behind the gate of Auberge Tiout (1000 DZD / night). The next day the receptionist arranged a local man (1000 DZD / 3 hours) for us, who guided us through the oasis...
Today we drove through narrow and steep roads to explore sights around Tlemcen. Our friend Fethallah brought us to Cascades d’El-Ourit and Grottes de Ain-Fezza. Waterfalls are located seven kilometers from the city in a mountainous area covered with pine trees. Seven stepped...
Nice three lanes highway brought us to the Tlemcen. There were waiting for us helpful friends of friends – Amine and Fethallah, who helped us to find a secure parking location and went with us through long registration at the police station. The next morning, we met again and did great...
After our arrival in Oran, we met Mohamed – a very helpful local, who showed us a great safe parking place (400 DZD / day). Then we have visited few places in the city center and after that checked few clubs (entrance 1000 – 2500 DZD, beer 250 – 500 DZD), probably most friendly was a...
It took us all afternoon to get from Beni Haoua to Oran. Today we had escorts from the local Gendarmerie, we have changed the escorts 13 times, so we have lost some time with that and also with our photo stops. Anyway, the drive around the Mediterranean Sea coast was very nice, it was a...