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SASHA BRADY Lonely Planet Writer\u00a0 <\/em>6 JANUARY 2020<\/span><\/div>\n
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The\u00a0British Backpacker\u00a0Society<\/a>\u00a0(BBS) is an\u00a0organisation dedicated to promoting and enabling sustainable adventure travel in off-the-beaten-track areas of the world. Every year its team of experts choose their top destinations for adventure travel; the places they think will pack the most in terms of thrills. In 2018\u00a0it was Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0and last year Ethiopia’s\u00a0Danakil Depression<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0ranked first<\/a>. For 2020, BBS\u00a0has expanded\u00a0their sights to focus on the next decade\u00a0and top of the list is Algeria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Announcing the winner on New Year’s Day, BBS said that Algeria’s vast range of adventure travel attractions combined with its extremely small number of foreign travellers puts it miles ahead of other destinations, especially in the era of overtourism. It added, “lying just a short-haul flight away from the huge adventure travel communities living in Europe’s capitals, Algeria’s tourism industry is not only blessed by world-class desert scenery, delightfully hospitable people and spectacular ancient ruins, but it is also blessed by its geographical proximity to keen travellers.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trajan’s Arch of Timgad, a Roman-Berber city in the Aures Mountains of Algeria. Unesco World Heritage Site \u00a9Anton_Ivanov\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The desert is what draws so many people to Algeria, some 80% of it is covered by the sand of the Sahara but it is\u00a0more than bone-dry desert vistas.\u00a0In recent years, the North African country has really opened up as an exciting\u00a0destination for the intrepid traveller. It has marvellous mosques, markets and Mediterranean coastline,\u00a0as well as a rich mix of Roman,\u00a0Ottoman, Arab and\u00a0Byzantine\u00a0history. The town of\u00a0Tlemcen<\/a>\u00a0is a stunning mix of Berber and\u00a0Arab-Andalusian culture,\u00a0Timgad\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Djemila<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0both Unesco-recognised ruins and the coastal town of\u00a0Tipaza<\/a>\u00a0is so beautiful that French writer Albert Camus said it is “inhabited by the gods.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When asked about his favourite travel experience in Algeria, Adam Sloper, a co-founder of the BBS, said that he particularly enjoyed visiting the city of\u00a0Constantine<\/a>\u00a0. “I have travelled to over 90 countries, and, in all these travels, I have never seen a city quite like Constantine. With a deep gorge cutting straight through its city centre, historic Constantine\u00a0has one of the most dramatic cityscapes on earth, and is likely to be an extremely popular destination for foreign travellers in the years to come.”<\/p>\n

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Dramatic desert landscapes are a major draw for tourists \u00a9NataliaMilko\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Michael Worrall, a co-founder of the BBS, stated that Algeria’s top ranking is a testament to the goodwill, kindness and hospitality of its\u00a0people. “To the truck driver who picked me up in a sandstorm on the road to Timmimoun, to the chef in Ghardaia that kept his restaurant open just so that I could enjoy a frite-omlette after a late night bus journey, and to every single Algerian that wished me “asallam aleykum” during my travels in the country, this ranking is for you.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the last month, the BBS has incrementally released the top 10 highest potential adventure travel destinations for the 2020s. Other ranked countries include\u00a0Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0(second),\u00a0Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0(third),\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0(fourth),\u00a0Kazakhstan<\/a>\u00a0(fifth),\u00a0Uzbekistan<\/a>\u00a0(sixth),\u00a0Bosnia and Hercegovina<\/a>\u00a0(seventh),\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0(eighth),\u00a0Ethiopia<\/a>\u00a0(ninth) and\u00a0Azerbaijan<\/a>\u00a0(tenth).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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