Solo in Algeria (One of the World's Hardest Visas): Appreciating Algiers' Architecture 

Can somebody explain to these people ?! This question keeps on coming as if the visa is for second class people only .It's hard just because you're not used to be treated as you treat others ...An Algerian citizen has to meet the same conditions that you were required to in order to get your country's visa...fair enough.

Algeria applies a reciprocity principle for visas, meaning that countries requiring visas from Algerians will also face the same requirement for their citizens. Additionally, it can be challenging for Algerians to obtain visas from those countries. It’s important to remember that every person in the world has dignity and the right to defend it. In Algeria, you are not considered a tourist but a guest, and you will be treated as such. There is no scamming of tourists in Algeria. Welcome to Algeria

Algeria makes visas difficult for visitors from countries that make visas difficult for visitors from Algeria and makes visas easy for countries that make visas easy for their citizens. Reciprocity, no one is better than another. Sovereignty is shown in these matters.

Welcome brother we love everyone who loves us and respects our community 💕

This very simple with visa. Algerian are very proud people. If a country establishes visa for Algeria than Algeria does the same. Principle of reciprocity.

Last thing. The Algerians do not talk about a war of independence. They talk about liberation. They were invaded by force. They never asked to be part of France so it is a war of liberation and a revolutionary war, not a war of liberation. Logic. They only freed themselves to take back their country. And yes, the history of Algeria is complex but fascinating when you take the time to seriously study its history. And believe me the history of Algeria is incredible. You can't imagine, they were a great Berber civilization. Hannibal, the famous hero and warrior who made Rome tremble, he was Algerian. A Berber born in Algeria at the time. Other Algerian Berber characters influenced Roman civilization. Many artists, authors and personalities were born in Algeria. The candle was born in Algeria. Couscous too. and many things you don't imagine. Even Abraham Lincoln received a great Algerian hero, Emir Abdelkader, after saving more than 10,000 Western Christians from Syria by sheltering them in his own home. Following his great act of kindness, he was received by American President Abraham Lincoln who presented him with two COLT revolvers. Lincoln declared a famous phrase in tribute to the Algerian hero and the Algerian people. I'll let you look for this famous statement. Following this, the two peoples signed an agreement of friendship and fraternity. This is why the USA supported Algeria's liberation struggle against the French colonists. Even JFK had received the first President of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, at the White House. Many media videos from the time are on RU-vid. Just search. It is also the land of revolutionaries, land against colonialism and racism... The only country in the world that helped Nelson Mandela was Algeria, which had the apartheid regime sanctioned at the UN , which also helped all of black Africa to free itself from colonialism. Even Che Guevara stayed in Algeria, he was fascinated by these Algerian heroes who knew how to defeat a great power thanks to the art of Algerian guerrilla warfare. The U.S. Black Panthers were refugees in Algeria, etcetera... It is the only country in the world to have won the war against terrorism and without aid. No other country has achieved this. In short, the multi-millennial Algerian history is fascinating but unfortunately little known by the current generation.

انه يوم الجمعة .عيد المسلمين وعطلة نهاية الاسبوع فلجزائر.الكل في الصلاة او في البيت..اما باقي الايام هناك حركة كبيرة جدا

#welcome_to_algeria 🇩🇿🤗 Algeria is one of the best tourist destination, you can find good food 🍝🧆, nice and friendly people 😊 gorgeous landscapes with nice weather and off course the rich history and tradions of each city 😊 PS: algeria is the biggest country in Africa so it's called the continent country,i recommend minimum 20 days to visit the 1/3 of it 😁

Hi welcome to Algeria i hope you could have a good trip👍😊

I used to go to that Place of the martyrs when I was young, also a correction Algeria was not a pirate country, it was an Islamic state who was liberating its lands from Spanish and French crusaders who invaded Algiers and Oran ... they called it الجهاد البحري -- Naval jihad

Welcome to Algeria, hope you have a wonderful time here! don't hesitate if you need any help!

Go explore the 8th world’s mystery Tassili N’ajjer in the south of the country. Have a good time.

Welcome! (Idk if you’re still here tho but whatever lol) I’m impressed by how the city looks empty in your videos 😭 usually there are a lot of people unless it’s Friday. Discovering the city can be a lil difficult but trust me, once u get used to it u gonna find some chill places that you’d definitely enjoy. Also visiting Algeria on summer ain’t the best choice ngl😞 it’s really realllly hot

Welcome to Algeria, id recommend "Dar yemma" which is a restaurant in the casbah that serves traditional food of Algiers Edit: Also, in the National library you need to be subscribed to have access (have a subscription pass) that's why they didn't allow you, it's not because you're a foreigner

Very fun video. I like ur vloging style.

Go visit Constantine Blida and end your visit in Biskra. You will know that there are many differences in climate as if you were in another world. Algeria is like a world of comfort.

try to use the underground metro or the tram they are connecting all the right areas. you should definetly visit the upper casbah it's beautiful, you should also go to sidi fredj, and also the big mosque of algiers (you can visit even if you're not muslim)

الزيارة في فصل الربيع والشتاء احسن الصيف حار هنا

اتمنى أن تستمر الجزائر في تقليل عدد السياح لانه من الأمور التي تفسد المجتمع ولا اقصد اي اهانة

I think the national library access isn't allowed not only for foreigners but also Algerians who doesn't have a special card or academic letter , something like that .

And regarding Visas, I will explain to you. Algeria has a simple and logical policy for issuing visas. This country applies the principle called "the principle of reciprocity". This means that Algeria requires the same documents from nationals of countries that have not signed a movement agreement between their countries. Algeria issues the same number of visas as it gives to Algerian nationals wishing to visit other countries. It’s give and take. It's simple to understand. It is a sovereign country. There are countries which do not need a visa to go to Algeria because they have signed a decree of free movement and trade. So, it is from your politicians that you must demand cancellation agreements or visa facilities between your country and Algeria. However, over the past 2 years, Algeria has greatly simplified obtaining visas. Indeed, since 2022, Algeria has made a reform to give visas to tourists who choose to visit the Algerian Deep South. In the Sahara. You have to go through an approved tourism agency, and the agency takes care of all the administrative side. And the visa will be issued to you on arrival directly at the airport. After your stay in the great Algerian south, you are free to travel to the rest of the country. Algeria created this visa to promote tourism in the great South of Algeria, the Sahara, where the most beautiful vestiges and historical sites are located. For example, the famous cave paintings dating from prehistory (Neolithic) which is the largest open-air museum in the world, the troglodyte dwellings, the Roman ruins (Algeria is the 2nd country after Italy to have the most large ruins and Roman sites). So, here's a good tip to get the visa without difficulty. You must go through an approved agency and choose to visit the great south of Algeria, with Touareg guides, for 1 week. And after this week, which will change your life forever because the experience is so extraordinary, you can then freely visit the rest of the country. Good tip to know. Find out about this simplified visa, it is very recent. In addition, Algeria has announced its ambition to reach 11 million tourists per year by 2030. Tourism in Algeria is increasing enormously. In 2024 there were 2.2 million tourists, an increase multiplied by 2. It is the country which records the greatest increase in tourists in the world. Within the next 4 years, Algeria will likely sign agreements with many countries to facilitate visa and possibly cancel it

💙💙You're very welcome, but bad timing though. You would have a much better experience if you came in Winter or Spring. 👌🏻👌🏻☘☘

Welcome in ALGERIA.

Put on a hat or something l felt bad for you walking in that sun and humidity Enjoy 🇩🇿🙌🏻

Anyone who wants to visit Algeria, I advise you to visit the Algerian desert. It is very, very beautiful.🌄🇩🇿❤️

I love both your optimism _and_ your autism :D Welcome to Algiers, man!

the structure in 1:12 is hiding a statue from the colonial time beneath it was a monument for the ones that died in WW1 , after the independence and in preparation for the pan-African games the government ordered it destroyed and for a new statue to sit there to symbolize the liberty The head artist Mohamed issiakhem preserved it by encasing it in a new memory of Algeria’s revolution and independence. btw if you still in algiers and visited le musée des beaux-arts you can visit the hall named after him, its in the first floor

L algerie est un beau pays , il y a beaucoup de choses à voir. Bonne continuation

The large garden is full of trees and inside it there is a zoo in which the movie Tarzan was played

Enjoiy your trip !

There are several traditional restaurants you just have to google and you will find some good adresses ❤🇩🇿 enjoy your trip

It's the upper Casbah that is more interesting, you can even visit the ancient houses and walk to the balconies, anyways--- hope you enjoyed your stay lol...

Irish lady living in Algiers here. Can you keep the camera a little more still please, it moves so fast, hard to see the scenery clearly. Thanks

Welcome to algeria the best country beautiful people ❤❤❤❤

Hope you are having great time

Welcome, we suffer from extreme heat in the summer

Welcome to Algeria 🇩🇿💜

I couldn't watch all the video because of the bad camera the bad weather too and bad filming

Welcome to Algeria enjoy bro .

I’m all about filming life’s awkward moments with zero edits-just raw, spontaneous video typing, like reality TV but with more ums and awkward pauses!

Welcome to my friend. But just to correct we have about 10 million martyrs. 1.5 martyrs during 8 years from 1954 to 1962. 10 million in 132 years

My brother, before you went up to the Church of Our Lady of Africa, you had to Ask anyone who directs you to a cable car station to take you to the church or to use a bus for passengers to get to the church. 🤷‍♂️

Love u man 🇩🇿❤️❤️welcome to my home

Hi and welcome to Algiers. I admire how you walked all that. You need a subscription card to get in the librairy even if you are a local. When i was a student i couldnt get in without it

❤❤❤❤❤ مرحباً بك في الجزائر

Algeria is good in winter

There is much nicer to show about Algeria in general and Algiers in particular.

please the filming is bad not stable try to film slowly ❤welcome to Algeria

You could have taken the cable car from the museum of fine arts up to the martyre's monument in just 2 minutes instead of climbing the hill in that heat 😅

Welcome to Algeria , enjoy ur stay

Your camera resolution is very bad appart from the algiers is beautiful Mediterranean city.

come to skikda jijel u gonna see amazing places

Algeria is best

welcome to Algeria 🇩🇿✨

Photogenic city is my new favorite sentence to describe the center of Algiers :)

there is a cable car between the "el hamma" garden and the martyrs' monument

Welcome to Algeria ❤

Algeria in summer, always empty roads probably the heat and also no one climb the hills to see the monument everyone uses taxi for that. It is not very safe either to walk I guess lol

welcome to algeria brother it must be hard for u to interact with people who can speak english but i can tell u that english is more common among the younger ppl here since they are lowkey forced to use it to play world wide games & the internet helps to watch english series /movies /shows etc ( we do study english at school btw but it depends on the fields they join after they graduate from high school some get rid of english completely )

Welcome to Algeria bro

Welcome to Algeria

"while I was going up people started thimbs upping me" he got support

Enjoy your stay

Bienvenue en Algérie If you need any recommendations I will be happy to help ❤️

Welcome to Algeria brother

Bro, there are many ways to get up there without walking.

Welcome to algeria🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

You chose Friday, which is a day of worship and the weekend, so you won't find many people in the morning, so Algiers looks empty.

How hard was the visa and how long did it take you to get it?

Hard rock visa coffee Algeria

It's looks like a Friday in algeria. Because normally is very busy town.

الجزائر لم تكن دولة مسيحية قبل مجيئ الاسلام بل كان سكانها وثنيين حتى جاءت الفتوحات الإسلامية وانا جزائري على فكرة

But there are cables cares to go from the garden to the monument it takes about 2to 3 minutes only ❤🇩🇿

أجمل ما في الجزائر الطبيعة أما البناء والسياحة....

I hope that you improve your filming, because I see half of your face ,and half of every where.

Before this colonial buildings there was a city like Morocco and Tunisia built in 9th century called Al casbah, it was completely destroyed by France , the European like building are proof of what france destroyed , our identity and our heritage , they are proof of how much our ancestors suffered because of France , I personally think they’re beautiful of course but there’s a lot of pain behind their history Also everything you’ve seen is not ottoman it’s purely Algerian ( history student here ) only the mosque is ottoman but the ruins are from the Roman period and Phoenician , and the casbah was built by native amazigh algerian berbers in the 9th century waaaay before the coming of ottomans which took place in the 15 century

I was shocked why the street is so empty , now i understand because it's Friday that's why Friday it's holiday special day for Muslim prayer 🤲🏻 especially at midday Other then this generally those streets are very crowded with people 😅

Le problème de visa ? Il est difficile pour les Algériens d'obtenir un visa vers les pays européens...et dans cette optique l'Algérie fait de même avec ces derniers.... c'est la règle de la réciprocité... simplement !

welcome to algeria

You gotta visit bouira City before living man welcome any time❤

try using some color grading in your videos and wellcome to our algeria

نحن لسنا المغرب ولسنا تونس ولسنا مصر و و و و البلدان التي تفتح ابوابها لكل من هب ودب نحن في الجزائر نعامل الدول بالمثل و الندية وليس احد احسن من الاخر يحب على الدول الاوروبية شعوبها يفهمو شيء اسمه سيادت الجزائر. امبر من اي اعتبار . اما دون هءا فاقول لك مرحبآ بك في البلد القارة

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Welcome

You are welcome

welcome to algiers the pirates city

why didn't you take the cable car to the monument

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There is something names taxi he takes to places if you don't know 🤣🤣

Il te faut des cours pour apprendre à filmer des vlog

L'Afrique du nord n'était pas essentiellement chrétienne avant l'arrivée des arabes, les villes l'étaient en grande partie mais pour le reste c'était des païens ou des religions a base phénicienne et punique.

Welcome to algeria if you need any help or guide we do it for free you are our guest

not an insult or anything, but I couldn't speak alone ti a camera like you do

Sure it's Friday

Algeria is not as beautiful as America, and I hope you like the trip

Les pietons sont toujours aussi indisciplinés !

Friday is a holiday...and Algeria has never been Christian

im sorry

You’re hiding the camera, looks like you’re in North Korea 😂lol keep normal bro, Algeria is very open.