Algeria tours with an English-speaking guide
Every Algeria Compass trip is guided in the traveller's own language. For English speakers that means a guide from our English-speaking team, with you from the airport to the last day — not a French-language tour with someone translating.
A guide who speaks your language
Algeria is a French- and Arabic-speaking country, and many tours run in French with an interpreter added on. Ours do not. We keep a team of guides for each language we work in, so the explanations at the Casbah, the stories behind Timgad and the small talk over tea in the M'Zab all happen directly in English.
How it works
- Tell us your language when you enquire — on the form, by email or on WhatsApp.
- We assign a guide from our English-speaking team for your dates.
- Where a site has its own local specialist (the walled town of Beni Isguen, the Tuareg guides of the Tassili), your guide stays with you and makes sure nothing is lost in translation.
- The price is the same in every language.
Trips available with an English-speaking guide
Constantine & Timgad — 2-Day Tour2 days · 1 night · from €216 per person
Bou Saada — 2-Day Oasis Escape2 days · 1 night · from €288 per person
Ghardaïa — 3-Day M'Zab Valley Tour3 days · 2 nights · from €330 per person
Roman Algeria — Tipaza, Djémila & Timgad (3 Days)3 days · 2 nights · from €384 per person
Timimoun Desert Escape — 5 Days5 days · 4 nights · from €492 per person
The Soul of Algeria — 4 Days4 days · 3 nights · from €504 per person
Algeria Intensive Discovery — 5 Days5 days · 4 nights · from €732 per person
Western Algeria: Oran, Mostaganem & Tlemcen (5 Days)5 days · 4 nights · from €768 per person
Djanet Sahara Safari — 5-Day Tadrart Rouge5 days · 4 nights · from €828 per person
Algeria Cultural Tour — 5 Days5 days · 4 nights · from €900 per person
Eastern Algeria & Sahara Discovery — 6 Days6 days · 5 nights · from €912 per person
Tadrart Rouge — 7 Days in the Red Sahara7 days · 6 nights · from €920 per person
Ihrir & the Tassili — 7 Days of Oases and Ergs7 days · 6 nights · from €920 per person
Djanet & Ghardaïa — 6-Day Desert & Heritage6 days · 5 nights · from €930 per person
Culture & Heritage of Algeria — 8 Days8 days · 7 nights · from €1,044 per person
Sefar Trek — Into the Tassili Plateau on Foot7 days · 6 nights · from €1,120 per person
Complete Algeria — 10-Day Grand Tour10 days · 9 nights · from €1,176 per person
Algeria Beyond Expectations — 10 Days10 days · 9 nights · from €1,176 per person
Algeria Grand Discovery — 14 Days, Coast to Sahara14 days · 13 nights · from €1,850 per person
FAQ
Is there an extra charge for an English-speaking guide?
No. The published price of every tour is the same whatever language you are guided in.
Is the guide with us for the whole trip?
Yes — your guide travels with you for the programme. At a few sites a local specialist guide joins as well, and your guide is there to make sure you understand everything.
Can we have an English-speaking guide in the Sahara?
Yes, on every tour, including Djanet and the Tassili. In the deep desert a licensed Tuareg guide also accompanies the group, as the rules require.
Do you have guides in other languages?
Yes — French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian and Arabic, each with its own guides on our team.
Tell us your dates
Private trips on your own dates, with a guide who speaks your language.