Association d'orientation Touristique de Ghardaia

guide may not always be available

officially, without a guide, you are only allowed to roam the market alleys of ghardaia. in order to access the higher grounds where residence, mosque, and museums are (via stairs), you need a guide t...

Great walking tour of Ghardaïa

We had a really interesting walking tour in Ghardaïa with an older man. He made us feel very welcome and explained all the history and culture in an engaging and easily-digestible way. Relaxing and pl...

Very good job

The guide who worked with us did a very good job showing us all the details about the city and we need to complete tour

Ghardaia is beautiful!

Loved the culture. Friendly people. It was a bit difficult to communicate as most people spoke French and Arabic. Very reasonable hotels. Taxi and food are very cheap. No one tried cheating us.

A UNESCO gem!

I visited Ghardaia in July. I was probably the only western tourist there because who is dumb enough to visit a city in the Sahara in July when it’s 115 degrees F. Aside from the heat Ghardaia is AW...