FAQs archivo - Visit The SAHARA

Q: Why visit the Algerian Sahara ?

The park of Tassili N'Ajjer ("plateau of the rivers" in the Touareg language) and the Tadrart Rouge region ("red mountains" because of the colour of the rock formations and the sand) are situated at a high altitude (an average of over 1200 meters) and are real geological, artistic and cultural treasures of the Sahara desert in southeastern Algeria (near Niger and Libya) which offer breathtaking landscapes and a window into humanity's distant past. These regions of the Tassili N'Ajjer and Tadrart Rouge are remote and very difficult to access - and therefore very few people have yet been able to visit them- with some sublime and grandiose lunar landscapes (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982) and are considered to be the largest open-air museum of prehistoric art with over 15,000 paintings and engravings dating back more than 12,000 years ! VISIT THE SAHARA and its local partner offer you the possibility, from Djanet , to do hiking and trekking in an authentic way and always in the most natural way and in perfect respect and harmony with these spectacular landscapes and the Tuaregs these nomadic tribes of Berber origin, who are often dressed in blue and who are the true lords of the Sahara desert due to their history of resistance, their adaptation to the arid environment and their rich ancestral culture.

Q: When to visit Tunisia?

It is always a good idea to try to travel, particularly to Tunisia, not to coincide with the possible masses of visitors (although there will always be far fewer in Tunisia than in Morocco) and therefore we advise you to avoid - if you can - the French school holiday periods (because they are the most numerous foreign tourists) if you want to travel to Tunisia. We also advise you to take into account that Tunisia has an important domestic tourism from north to south. Therefore, we do not advise you to travel to Tunisia during the month of December, because of the holidays and local festivities in Tunisia . We also advise against travelling to Tunisia during the month of Ramadan (because many things are closed and the country lives "at idle speed") which, as you know, changes every year. We will give you the approximate dates for the beginning of Ramadan for the next 2 years (1 March 2025 and 18 February 2026). Finally, here is a link to find out the temperatures you can expect to find in Tunisia. Going to Tunisia without being able to visit the Sahara desert because of the high summer temperatures is a real shame, therefore we advise you to avoid the summer months from June to September inclusive to go to Tunisia because of the heat - but also because of the higher prices.