afritracks Africa overland 2001-2003

Algeria Facts 02. – 21.09.01

Algeria on 09/11

Money money money

500 FF = 5245 AD
(course date 02.09.01)

1 Litre Milk: 
in El Qued 30 AD 
in Bordj Omar Driss 55 AD

Car 

Insurance for four weeks 4.000 AD. 

Gasoil 11,75 AD/l.

Camping

Assekrem

per Person and Night: 

Room 600 AD
Dormatory 400 AD
Camping 350 AD
Dinner 450 AD
Breakfast 250 AD
Soda 150 AD
Tea or Coffee 25 AD

Tam

4x4: 
N 22° 47' 09,0" 
E 05° 33' 21,5" 
400 AD without breakfast pP
500 AD with breakfast pP
50 AD per car
plenty of space for trucks.
They took us to town. Bck we paid 50 AD for a Taxi.

Saharien: 
N 22° 47' 38,0" 
E 05° 33' 57,0"
500 AD without breakfast pP
600 AD with breakfast pP
Manager is a Algerian-Swiss couple. 
Mit Kinderschaukel ;-) 

Caravanserail:
N 22° 46' 58,5"
E 05° 32' 56,6"
300 AD without breakfast pP
Shop + Café ca. 50 m away. It is more a pension but car camping in very nice Innenhof possible. Not much space for trucks. Stilechter und gemütlicher Aufenthaltsraum (with plenty of Stromanschlüssen ;-) ). 

All of them are really clean. They are on the other side of the oued outside of town center. Beim 4x4 wurden wir in die Stadt gefahren und kamen raus mit dem Taxi. Taxi in die Stadt: 50 AD. 

The global world

There is a Internet cafe in Tam! 
Cyber Café
N 22° 47' 11,2" 
E 05° 31' 32,3" 

Tip of the season

Don't forget working gloves. They are very sexy on pictures in the sand ;-) and you don't get burning blisters from the metal parts of your shovel.