Tassili n'Ajjer, an Open-air Museum — 8 days

Trekking and rock art in the heart of the Sahara. Day-by-day itinerary: Algiers → Djanet; Erg Admer & onto the plateau; Sefar; Jabbaren.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Algiers → Djanet

• 07:00 — Flight Algiers → Djanet
• 10:00 — Transfer to Djanet — Aéroport → Djanet
• 11:00 — Guesthouse check-in — Djanet
• 15:00 — Palm grove & old ksar of Djanet — Djanet
• 20:00 — Dinner

Day 2 — Erg Admer & onto the plateau

• 08:00 — 4x4 to Erg Admer — Djanet → Erg Admer
• 09:00 — Erg Admer dunes — Erg Admer
• 4x4 to the plateau — Erg Admer → Tassili n'Ajjer
• 12:00 — Climb onto the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau — Tassili n'Ajjer
• Walk to the bivouac — Tassili n'Ajjer → Plateau du Tassili
• 19:00 — Bivouac in tents — Plateau du Tassili

Day 3 — Sefar

• 08:00 — Trek to Sefar — Sefar
• 13:00 — Lunch under a rock shelter
• 15:30 — Stone city of Sefar — Sefar
• 19:00 — Bivouac — Sefar

Day 4 — Jabbaren

• 08:00 — Trek to Jabbaren — Jabbaren
• 13:00 — Lunch
• 15:30 — Fairy chimneys & fossil forests — Jabbaren
• 19:00 — Bivouac — Jabbaren

Day 5 — Tin Tazarift & Iheren

• 08:00 — Trek to Tin Tazarift — Tin Tazarift
• 13:00 — Lunch
• 15:00 — Iheren rock-art site — Iheren
• 19:00 — Bivouac — Iheren

Day 6 — Descent & back to Djanet

• 08:00 — Hike down towards Tikoubaouine — Tassili n'Ajjer
• 13:00 — 4x4 back to Djanet
• 17:00 — Guesthouse check-in — Djanet
• 20:00 — End-of-trek dinner

Day 7 — Djanet & Tuareg culture

• 09:00 — Djanet market — Djanet
• 11:00 — Djanet fort & Tassili museum — Djanet
• 13:00 — Lunch
• 16:00 — Meet Tuareg craftspeople — Djanet
• 20:00 — Dinner with imzad music

Day 8 — Return

• 09:00 — Airport transfer
• 11:00 — Flight Djanet → Algiers
• 17:00 — International flight home from Algiers