Algeria Safety Tips: Wetin Every Traveler Suppose Sabi

Algeria dey safe to visit?

Algeria dey calm well for tourist, especially for the north near coast. Most visit to Algiers, Oran and Constantine dey pass without wahala. The main risk na small theft, small scam here and there and traveling go remote desert and border zones, wey get strict rules.

General safety

• Stick to the coastal north and big cities, na dem dey see plenty visitor.
• Avoid the southern Sahara near the borders wit Mali, Niger and Libya unless you get licensed guide and official permit.
• Dress well well. Algeria conservative, cover your shoulder and knee if you no wan attract eye.
• Women wey dey travel alone report say group dey safer; solo women fit see persistent attention.
• Carry your passport or copy of am — police checkpoint dey common and na routine thing.

Common scams make you watch

• Unofficial taxi wey go quote you high price straight. Agree price first or insist say make dem use meter (compteur).
• Black-market currency. To change euro for dinar for street na illegal and dem fit cheat you. Use bank or licensed bureaux.
• Fake guides for places like Casbah of Algiers wey go demand big tip. Settle price before you start.
• Overcharging for souk. Bargaining dey normal; check price for two-three stall first.

Areas make you sharp your eye

• Casbah of Algiers fine well but the narrow alley fit call pickpocket — go for daytime and hold your bag well.
• Quiet street after dark for any city; take taxi instead of dey waka.
• Crowded market and bus station, na where bag-snatching dey happen.
• Border regions and deep desert need permit and better make you no go alone.

Health and money

• Tap water no dey reliable — drink bottled water.
• Cash na king; cards dey work for big hotel but rare for other places. ATM fit no reliable, so carry euro make you exchange am officially.
• Pharmacy (pharmacie) dey everywhere and dem well stock.

Emergency numbers for Algeria

• Police: 17 (or 1548 from mobile)
• Ambulance / SAMU: 14
• Civil Protection / fire: 14
• Gendarmerie (rural areas): 1055

Save your country embassy number for Algiers before you travel.

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