Is Algeria safe for tourists?

Algiers itself is calm and violent crime against visitors is rare, but this is not a country set up for independent tourism. Across 1 guides Algeria averages 3.0 out of 5; no place is rated very safe. Every guide names the comfortable areas and the ones that want care, with the reason.

Which parts of Algeria need the most care?

None of the 1 guides in Algeria is rated below 3: the usual big-city attention — bags in front on transit, phones away at the kerb — is the whole of it.

Is Algeria Safe? Safety by City — 1 Destination Rated

Is Algeria safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

3.0 average across 1 guide · Reasonably safe

Algiers Reasonably safe

Algiers itself is calm and violent crime against visitors is rare, but this is not a country set up for independent tourism. Most nationalities need a visa arranged in advance with an invitation or a tour booking, and several governments advise against travel to the south and the border regions entirely. Photography of official buildings is a genuine problem. Go with a local operator unless you speak Arabic or French and know what you are doing.

Comfortable: Hydra · El Biar · Algiers waterfront

Casbah of Algiers — without a guide
Photographing anything official or military, which is taken seriously
Travel into the far south and the border regions, which carry standing advisories

The ratings are this site's own, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in; they are not an index. Read the general advice in travel safety tips.

Is Algeria safe?

Algiers Reasonably safe

The guides in Algeria