Visiting the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria

Fantastic hiking, cycling, and climbing — but complicated and difficult to reach.

The Hoggar Mountains (Arabic: جبال هقار (Ǧibāl Haqqār), Berberidurar n Ahaggar) are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. …

… home to the Ahaggar National Park

The area is largely rocky desert with an average elevation of more than 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. The highest peak, Mount Tahat, is at 2,908 m (9,541 ft). …

The jumping off point is the city of Tamanrasset, population about population of 93,000.

Visit during the cooler months.

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