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Algeria is known as the largest country in the continent of Africa. One of its main tourist draws is the Sahara, which is the second-largest hot desert region in the world. The country has long been one of the members of the World Tourism Organization, since 1976 in fact. According to their 2014 report, the World Tourism Organization considers Algeria as the 4th largest destination for tourists in Africa. Around 2.7 million tourists arrived in the country in 2013, but the country was still ranked 111th in international tourism, according to the report made by the World Tourism and Travel Council. Algeria’s tourism industry contributes around 8.1% of the country’s gross domestic product and 3.9% of the revenue from exports. Its main competitors in tourism are other countries in the Mediterranean, most of which have well-developed tourism industries. With tourism being underdeveloped in the country, the government created a plan to make a significant improvement in the sector by 2025, with the plan focusing on accommodation and other tourism-based services. Enter Algeria using a Health Declaration Form and enjoy touring the country. The country has a coastline on the shores of the Mediterranean to the north and shares its borders with Tunisia on the northeast, Mali on the southwest side, Mauritania to the west, Libya on the eastern border, Niger on the southeast, and Morocco lies to the northwest. When South Sudan seceded from Sudan and became an independent country, Algeria became the largest country in Africa. The last conflict that the country became involved in ended in 2005, and there was no further violence or wars after that. A project called Horizon 2025 was created mainly to provide new methods of receiving and managing tourists that enter Algeria. It was developed during the National and International Conference of Tourism, and it resulted in a lot of foreign investors, most of them French nationals, maneuvering to dominate the tourism industry by focusing primarily on business clients. An initial campaign was run which was dedicated to attracting investors and foreign visitors. Part of the campaign was to organize commissions, conferences, and trade shows to promote Algerian tourism. Former French national team footballer Zinedine Zidane, who has Algerian ancestry, was used to promote a new ad by Ooredoo Algeria, a telephone company. The ad was intended for individual tourists. Another program called Quality Tourism Plan Algeria was run by the government. However, only 10% of tourist services in Algeria joined the program by the end of 2010. There is still interest in the tourism potential of the country, thanks in part to beaches in the Mediterranean, the amazing Djurdjura National Park, and its natural, historical, and cultural treasures. There are 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country and these attract a lot of attention from international visitors. One of them is the Beni Hammad Fort. It is the first capital of the Hammadid rulers. It was founded in 1007, demolished in 1152, and is still ruins up to this day. The ancient city provides an authentic image of a heavily reinforced Muslim city. The mosque is one of the largest currently in Algeria. It is situated near Maadid (or Maadhid), around 225 kilometers to the southeast of the modern capital Algiers. Formerly known as the town of Cuicul, the modern Djémila is a Romanesque town built on a hilly site. It is composed of a forum, a few temples, arches, religious buildings, and a few basilicas. The architecture is adapted to the altitude, which is 900 meters above sea level. Another site is the Kasbah of Algiers. It is a distinctive Islamic city found on the Mediterranean coast. The city contains the ruins of medieval mosques, citadels, and Ottoman palaces. Others include the M'zab Valley, Tassili n'Ajjer, Timgad, and Tipasa. These historical sites dating back from the Roman Empire through to the Byzantine Empire. Get a good view of these historical places when you enter the country with your self-declaration form. Muslims dominate the religious groups in Algeria, making up about 99% of the whole population. These, in turn, contain a majority that sticks to the Sunni Islam faith. The country has around 100,000 Christians, with 2000 Jews still residing inside. Algeria does not lack natural assets. In fact, some of its natural tourist attractions, like its beaches, are still in the wild. The country also has zones like the Algerian desert, with picturesque scenery perfect for chilling. The country has strong ethnic and regional influences on its architecture. Among the most influential are the Berber, French, Spanish, and Arabs. These influences show on monuments like the post office in the capital Algiers, which was constructed in the neo-Moorish style. Enjoy the sights of the capital and the surrounding countryside. Enter the country stress-free with a Travel Health Card. Algerian tourism is similar to what Libya is doing with theirs. The country is famous for ancient ruins that dot the whole countryside. These ruins are from periods when the Romans, the Byzantine Romans and the Phoenicians held sway over the country, and they are some of the most visited sites in the country. However, it should be noted that the Sahara offers tourists with the most exciting possibilities when it comes to interesting activities. There is no country on Earth that can offer the same type of exhilarating adventures that center around the hottest desert in the world. The beaches in the Mediterranean Sea are severely underdeveloped, despite them showing excellent potential to become popular tourist destinations. This is all due to the poor security services that the country offers to their visitors, potentially scaring a whole demographic of tourists out of the country. With all that said, Algeria is still a viable vacation destination, especially if you have all your travel documents at hand. There is a reason more than 2 million tourists visit the country annually. Enter the country without any hassle, and you too can appreciate the cultural, architectural, and historical attractions the country has to offer.

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