Become a host in Béni Abbès

Where travelers stay — Béni Abbès

Béni Abbès is a pearl-oasis of the Grand Western Erg, located in the Saoura valley 240 km south of Béchar. Promoted to autonomous wilaya in 2019, it is famous for its majestic orange dunes plunging to the palm grove's gates, its CNRS scientific research station (created in 1942), its old red-mud ksar and its terraced gardens. Discovered by Father Charles de Foucauld in the early 20th century, Béni Abbès charms with its rare balance between mineral desert and fertile oasis. For travelers seeking authentic accessible Sahara, it's a choice stop between Béchar and Adrar.

• 📍Old Béni Abbès Ksar — Old fortified village in red mud, covered alleys, sweeping view over the palm grove
• 📍Béni Abbès Palm Grove — Vast terraced oasis gardens, foggara-irrigated, date producers
• 📍Grand Western Erg Dunes — Majestic orange waves at the palm grove's gates, spectacular bivouacs
• 📍CNRS Research Station — Research center founded in 1942, studying Saharan fauna and flora
• 📍Sahara Museum — Geological, ethnographic and historical Saoura collections
• 📍Foucauld historic site — Memorial site of Father Charles de Foucauld who lived here 1901-1902