Algeria entry requirements, by passport

What draws travelers to Algeria

Algeria is the largest country in Africa and holds a first-rank Roman and Saharan heritage that barely sees any tourism. In the north, three exceptionally preserved Roman cities: Djémila and Timgad, in the mountainous interior, and Tipasa, on the Mediterranean, with Punic, Roman and early Christian layers. In Algiers, the Ottoman Casbah — a World Heritage site — is a maze of hillside alleys above the bay. In the desert, the M'Zab Valley (Ghardaïa and its 11th-century Ibadi pentapolis) is a lesson in Saharan urbanism that influenced 20th-century architects. Tassili n'Ajjer, in the far southeast, holds one of the world's most important sets of prehistoric rock art among eroded sandstone formations; it is a mixed site (cultural and natural). The list is rounded out by Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad, the first Hammadid capital. Algeria has 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Travel to the Sahara (Djanet, Tassili, Hoggar) must be organized through an authorized agency. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against any travel outside urban centres in the border areas with Mali, Libya, Tunisia and Niger, advises against independent desert travel, and advises against the area of the Tindouf camps because of a terrorist threat against Spanish citizens.

Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List, 7 sites in Algeria: Beni Hammad 1980, Djémila 1982, M'Zab 1982, Tassili n'Ajjer 1982, Timgad 1982, Tipasa 1982, Casbah of Algiers 1992); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Algeria (Sahara, border areas, Tindouf). Accessed 6 September 2026.