Oran is well known through its, popular sites as Santa Cruz, the Bey Palace, the former Synagogue, different mosques, etc. Some of these sites will be subjected to touristic visits. During the EA Event different city tours will be organised inside and outside Oran city as Tlemcen, Ghardaia …

Tlemcen was designated for this year as “Capital of the Islamic Culture”. Exhibits, seminars, conferences and workshops will show the richness of the Islamic culture to the whole world. And now, you will be able to meet visitors from around the world visiting Tlemcen to discover the contributions of Islam in every sphere of science, art and technology, to witness the development and growth of Algeria and to enjoy Tlemcen’s elegance.

Oran 

The tour will head through the old city of Oran retracing the main historic development of the town (Andalusian, Arab-Islamic, Spanish, Ottoman, French and modern Oran), visiting the most famous landmarks.
Delegates will have the opportunity to view the citadel called Castillo Viejo or Kasbah and bunkers from the second world war.
The tour will then continue onto the Gardens of Letang, laid out in 1836 on the glaze of Rosalcazar by General Letang and on to Kléber square to Oran’s first hotel (Hôtel de la Paix) where Napoléon III stayed in 1865.
Following the boulevard Oudinot and onto the hill side of the old city of Oran, you will find La Mosquée de la Perle, a stone’s throw away from l’Eglise Saint Louis (ex-cathedral until 1913); the historic place where three monotheist religions would follow each other.
The city tour route will then take you to the Chapel of Notre Dame du Salut – where there was a large annual pilgrimage undertaken by the Catholics following the “rain miracle”, when a sudden epidemic of cholera in 1849 was overcome.
The site will allow visitors to see the configuration of the defensive system put in place by the Spanish in order to protect the town.
There are many other landmarks that will be included in the tour such as la “Meseta” with its magnificient views, the Fort of Santa Cruz: the Spanish fortification which dominates the town and port from 380 metres high, the wall of Rosalcazàr, le Théâtre de Verdure and many others.
Throughout the trip our guide will provide information on the city, a brief history as well as some geographical and chronological facts.

Tlemcen 

The tour will begin with a welcome reception at Mansourah with entertainment from a traditional folklore group followed by a guided tour.
The delegates will then be taken to Lalla Setti, situated at 900m altitude and with wonderful views of the city.
Here they will visit the Wilaya V museum and the National Park House. Following this, there will be a tour of the Mosque and tomb of Sidi Boumediene, one of Algeria’s most beautiful complexes, restored by craftsmen from Fes in 1986.
Abu Madyan Shu’ayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari, to give him his full name, was born near Seville around 1115 and studied with Islamic mystics in Morocco before settling in Bejaya on the north Algerian coast and creating his own Sufi circle. A mystic, poet and man of great integrity – he was called the Sheikh of Sheikhs and the Nurturer Abu Madyan, or Sidi Boumediene, as the Algerians call him, died in Tlemcen in 1197, on his way back to Marrakech. His tomb has become a place of pilgrimage. After a traditional lunch participants will be taken to El Mechouar, the artisan centre of the old souk of Tlemcen.
This enlightening tour will finish with a visit to the El-Ourit Chute waterfall and the Beni Add caves.

GHARDAIA

the pearl of the oasis considered One of the most important tourist regions in Algeria and particularly in the south.
The ancestral Civilizations of the region have made of Ghardaia a tourist area par excellence. Its geographical location and its economic and Cultural development give it some advantages - its ancient cultural heritage is vast and original.