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Although it is known that transportation is not easy for foreign travelers, Algeria It turned out to be more “It’s hard to leave” For a French tourist.
This is Constance, part of her motorcycle enthusiast” Mediterranean tour », passed through Algeria and visited various cities and places. Crossing the country from west to east, the cyclist eventually found himself stuck at the Algerian-Tunisian border.
French tourist tells about his experiences while crossing the Algerian-Tunisian border “It wasn’t as simple as he thought”. After two unsuccessful attempts to reach Tunisia, he decided to describe his misfortune in a video posted on his TikTok channel.
@motodhomme The good thing is that I now know that a border post needs to be checked before going there. I didn’t know, now I know. Do you know? ????
Crossing the Algerian-Tunisian border: “It’s not as simple as I thought”
The French tourist, who set out for Tunisia after visiting Oran, Tlemcen, Algeria, Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa and Constantine, tried to end his journey through Africa’s largest country in style by going to the Roman ruins of Timgad in Wilaya. Batna.
Constance, a French citizen, does not need a visa to enter Tunisia. However, he needed to plan his departure from Algeria better. “I’ve been trying to cross the Algerian-Tunisian border since yesterday and it’s not as simple as I thought.”he admitted.
The tourist, who wanted to go to the town of Tozeur in Tunisia, chose the path that took him through a difficult road after a short search on Google Maps. “After all, it is a small border post that only concerns Algerian and Tunisian passport holders.”he explained.
“I must manage to leave Algeria”
“It wasn’t actually an international border crossing, so my French passport didn’t pass.”, tells about a tourist who has to go to a hotel the next day to find another border post. Little did he know that he was far from reaching the end of his ill-fated adventure.
“This morning, I found a border gate 2 hours south that would accept my passport, I checked it with the police.”It then shows the cyclist stating that he has it. “I eventually discovered that the only road to this border post was blocked.”He added, filming a panel confirming his statements.
“Algeria doesn’t want me to go, I don’t see any other explanation”Infers that French tourists are now planning to go there after heading south “Further north, to forget Tozeur and run towards Tunis”. “There I have to manage to leave Algeria, I didn’t think it would be this hard to leave.” He concluded.
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