Private tour in Algiers Wassim A
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** IF YOU ARE ON A CRUISE SHIP , YOU ARE LIKELY NOT ALLOWED TO USE A TOUR GUIDE ON YOUR OWN *** Hello, I’m Wassim! I was born and raised in Algiers, and I’m passionate about sharing my city and my country with travelers from around the world. I speak 6 languages fluently, including Chinese — a language I originally learned as a personal challenge! My passion for languages, cultures and travel has taken me to 180+ countries, giving me a truly international perspective and allowing me to connect easily with travelers from all kinds of backgrounds. I’m naturally open-minded, easy-going, flexible and curious, and I adapt easily to different travel styles — from budget backpackers to families, couples and luxury travelers looking for a more personalized experience. I graduated as valedictorian from the Department of Translation and Interpreting in Algiers in 2012, with a Bachelor's Degree in Translation and Interpreting. After graduation, I gained several years of international professional experience working overseas for multinational companies. The more I traveled, the more I realized that many people around the world knew very little about Algeria — or sometimes had misconceptions about it. In 2018, I decided to start offering tours in Algiers, with the goal of showing visitors the real Algeria: its history, architecture, culture, food, people, everyday life and hidden gems. What started as a passion eventually became my full-time profession. I left the corporate world to dedicate myself entirely to tourism and to helping travelers discover Algeria in a way that is authentic, enjoyable, flexible and personalized. Whether you want to explore the historic Casbah, discover the streets and landmarks of central Algiers, admire the city's architecture, taste local food, take great photographs, or get away from the usual tourist route, I’ll be happy to help you experience Algiers from a local's perspective. I can also help you customize your itinerary according to your interests, schedule, budget and travel style. Most importantly, I want you to feel that you are exploring Algeria with a local friend rather than simply following a tour guide. My motto: “Come as a tourist, leave as a friend.” I look forward to welcoming you to Algiers and showing you why Algeria deserves a place on your travel list!
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Algiers is the largest city and capital of Algeria. This city is a real gem and one of the world's most underrated capitals. With its big French-built boulevards and French-style buildings all around the city centre, the historical and traditional neighbourhood along the hillside, the Casbah of Algiers which offers a spectacular panoramic view over the whole city, and a UNESCO world heritage site, it is quite a destination.
Excellent tour. It was a perfect tour that provided the background to help us understand and appreciate the Cabash. Our pleasant surprise was the Martyrs Monument and its museum. It gave us a much better appreciation of the history of Algieria. Kudos to our guide for keeping the tour really interesting throughout. Recommended.
Wassim was an amazing guide and I cannot recommend him enough! He was extremely knowledgable, pleasant and hospitable. He'll be the best guide you can wish for in Algiers!
Wassim is a fantastic guide. He really knows the inner workings of the city. I saw many wonderful things and visited many beautiful places thanks to Wassim. I highly recommend this tour as it will leave you amazed.
Wassim is a fantastic guide and really knows the inner workings of the city. Learned so much about this beautiful city. Saw lots of wonderful places and enjoyed my time here thanks to Wassim. I highly recommend this tour as it will leave you amazed.
My family and I took the Tour of Algiers with Yazid (through Wassim) and it was an amazing experience. Yazid was patient, very informative, flexible and had great English, Arabic and French. This tour hit all the highlights of the city while being fun and personable.
In todays tour, I will pick you up around 9 am from your hotel and we will be headed to the Upper Casbah. Here we will begin our visit and walk down the narrow streets of the Casbah filled with history and visit some craftsman shops and some street food if available. We will then visit the Mustapha Pacha Palace and walk passed the Ketchaoua Mosque, walk around the main plaza and make our way up the Basilica of Notre Dame for a visit. Afterwards we will have a lunch break either traditional food or Algerian BBQ. (optional) We will visit Martyrs monument and end the visit in Hamma botanical garden. After I will be dropping you off at your hotel.
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Sofitel Algiers Hamma Garden, Rue Hassiba Ben Bouali, Algiers, Algeria
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