Become a host in Bordj Badji Mokhtar

Where travelers stay — Bordj Badji Mokhtar

Bordj Badji Mokhtar, made a wilaya in 2019, is one of Algeria's most remote wilayas, located 1,700 km south of Algiers on the Malian border. A strategic stop of the extreme Sahara, it's a historic border post and administrative center of Tuareg transhumance. The landscape is mineral and grandiose: vast regs (stone plateaus), isolated dunes, discreet oases. The region is sensitive (Mali proximity) and little touristic — access requires military authorizations. For experienced Sahara explorers, it's the ultimate stop before the sub-Saharan border, on the legendary Trans-Saharan route.

• 📍Historic Border Post — Former French military bordj, colonial and independence memory
• 📍Bordj Badji Mokhtar Oasis — Small traditional palm grove, gardens in full desert
• 📍Tin Zaouatine Erg — Spectacular dune sea accessible with military authorizations
• 📍Tanezrouft Plateaus — Vast stone reg, mineral lunar landscape typical of extreme Sahara
• 📍Tuareg Caravans — Transhumance stop, occasional camel market
• 📍Trans-Saharan Route — Legendary RN1 linking Algiers to Niger via the border, exceptional landscapes