Indian Travelling to Algeria for the First Time
These people told me that we don't issue tourist visa at all. So, welcome to Algiers Thank you, thank you so much In English? In English, it's Algiers Algiers, in French? Algiers Algiers Algiers, and in Arabic? Today we have a problem for the first time Hello, how are you? This here? Hey guys, welcome back to the new vlog My name is Tourvasu. I'm at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Today we are going to start our journey of a new country Today we are going from India to North Africa And we are going to a country which doesn't need tourism at all Tourists are filled in the neighboring country of this country But there are no tourists in this country Today we are going to the biggest country of the African continent And the 10th biggest country in the world Which is called Algeria Algeria is located in North Africa Between Morocco and Tunisia Where there are a lot of tourists in Morocco and Tunisia Tourism is on a boom The same Algeria is completely devoid of tourists First of all, Algeria doesn't want tourism from itself Other than that, many western countries have issued advisories And warned Algeria not to travel Because there are a lot of security issues and security concerns in this country So because of these two reasons, very few tourists go to this country Algeria is surrounded by three sides It is clockwise from seven different countries Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Morocco And for a long time, and even in the present time Other than the Tunisian border, the border area from all the countries is very dangerous And it is considered highly unsafe to go near it It is 11.30 in the evening
And our flight is at 3.45 after 3 hours There is no direct flight from India to Algeria So you have to go through some other country So my flight is from India to Egypt and then from Egypt to Algeria So our first flight is from Mumbai to Cairo which is 6 hours And then to Cairo which is the capital of Egypt I have a 4-hour layover there And then I have a 4-hour flight from Cairo to Algeria's capital, Algiers So in total, it is going to be a 14-hour journey Two flights and a layover in Egypt In the present time, if some areas and cities in the north are left Then it is not allowed to travel alone in the rest of the country So to go anywhere, you will have to take security escort from the police And you will have to take a guide Only then you will be able to go anywhere And to go anywhere, you have to take permission from the government So this is my Egypt Air flight from India to Egypt and from Egypt to Algeria This whole flight is around 33,000 INR It is an expensive flight because there is no direct connection Very few people go to Algeria from India Most of the countries in the world, including Indian passport holders Need a visa to go to Algeria No matter what purpose you go for There is an embassy in New Delhi, Algeria So when I went to the Algerian embassy in New Delhi To apply for a tourist visa They told me that we do not issue a tourist visa at all And told me that very few people go from India And even those who go, they take a business visa Or take a work visa They told me that we have never issued a tourist visa So what visa do I have from Algeria? How did I get the visa? What are the processes? What are the charters? I will tell you everything after getting my boarding pass and security clearance So now I am going to get my boarding pass at the airline check-in counter We will do security clearance and then immigration Let's see if they allow me easily or not Or if they create a problem, I don't know So after all the process, I will give you the details and visa permission So this is our Egypt Air check-in counter It is written that it is a flight from Cairo at 2.50 PM So guys, I have got my boarding pass for both the flights India to Egypt, Egypt to Algeria Security clearance is done, immigration is done I will tell you everything At Delhi airport, many people ask questions About boarding pass and immigration But it was a very chill scene here Egypt Airlines also did not ask any special questions They just asked me what I am going to do in Algeria I told them that I am going for tourism So they saw my visa They did not understand that I am going to Algeria So I told them that show me the return flight ticket from Algeria But the airlines did not ask me for the return ticket They just asked me to show the exit ticket from Algeria Which is already with me So I showed it to them After that, they gave me the boarding pass for Algeria When I reached immigration, they asked me where I was going I told them that I was going to Algeria They asked me where I was going and which country is this They did not know anything about Algeria I told them that I was going to North Africa And that Algeria is located here Then they asked me what I was going to do I told them that I was going for tourism They asked me why I was going for tourism I told them that I have never seen Algeria I told them that I am going for tourism They kept announcing me So I had to stop the video I explained it to them They did not ask me anything after that They gave me the stamp for exit out from India Immigration is clear now Everything is ready Now I will go for immigration in Algeria All these people are going to Cairo, Egypt You can see The boarding of the flight is going to start in 10-15 minutes I wanted to tell you about the visa to Algeria But I don't know why I am having a headache I will tell you about it when I reach Cairo I have a layover of 4 hours in Cairo The biggest problem I had in this trip Was to get the visa to Algeria I had a lot of problems So guys, the boarding of Egypt Air has started There is a lot of announcement I don't know if you can hear me All these people are going to Cairo from India These people are from Bohra community Not sure For the first time, I am flying from Egypt Air It is a very big aircraft I thought it will be a small aircraft But it is very big I think it can be full There are a lot of people A lot of passengers Although I got a window seat But it is exactly above the wings So the view outside will be covered I won't be able to show you anything till Egypt I thought Egypt Air is a full-fledged carrier But there is nothing for entertainment here The flight is 6 hours overnight So we will sleep We will see the western side But there is nothing here It is very simple Like a low-cost carrier So guys, welcome to Egypt We have reached Cairo International Airport I have a layover of 4 hours in Egypt But this flight is already 1.5 to 2 hours late I think 1.5 hours was late from India Half of India has reached late So I have a layover of 2 hours here I am going to my connecting gate of Algeria The next flight's boarding starts in half an hour Till then, I will tell you about the visa to Algeria There are a lot of announcements So there might be some disturbances When I reached Algerian Embassy in New Delhi They asked me about my business I told them that I don't have any business I want to visit Algeria for business purposes Then they asked me for 4 documents Invitation letter, authorized and stamped hotel booking The day I am staying in Algeria Last 6 months bank statement And return flight ticket I didn't have any invitation letter And I didn't have any authorized stamped hotel booking I don't know anyone in Algeria I have never been to Algeria So I don't have any invitation letter And I can't ask anyone to book me I contacted some hotels From where I booked a hotel But they refused to give me stamped and authorized hotel booking We don't know about this When I told them about this They told me that without invitation letter We can't give you a tourist visa We had a lot of discussions And they made me feel that I am begging for a tourist visa That's what happened At that time I felt that I won't be able to get a tourist visa And I will have to arrange To get a business visa And I didn't want to go to Algeria I tried a lot to convince them I explained my case After that After showing my profile After seeing my travel history They agreed to give me a visa And we will talk to the embassy And we will try to get you a visa I told them that we will call them It's been a week I called them again They had forgotten everything They asked me if I had applied I explained everything to them And they agreed After 3-4 days They told me to come to the embassy And take my passport I went to the Algerian embassy When I got my passport They congratulated me I got a fixed date visa 30 days stay and 30 days validity I can stay in Algeria for a month The fee is 8100 Indian Rupees When I went to the embassy I felt that I will be the first To apply for a tourist visa I saw 2-3 Indians In the embassy They were going to Algeria I got the Algerian tourist visa Because I convinced them I met him at the airport Where are you from? I am from Rajkot, Gujarat He saw me And asked me about my business I told him that I am going to Algeria What was your reaction? I was shocked Because no one goes to Algeria For business There is no category of tourist visa No one gives you a visa No one applies for business visa It is very difficult So you are going to Algeria for business This is our flight From Cairo to Algeria It is a small aircraft Compared to the one from India So guys, after 14 hours of leaving India after travelling around 7000 km from India we have finally reached North Africa a country which is unknown to the rest of the world most people don't know anything about this country there is an airport like this we are in the capital of Algeria, Algiers this is Algiers International Airport we are going towards immigration let's see how immigration is we will meet you guys directly after immigration all the boards are in Arabic, English and French you can see so guys, welcome to the biggest country in the African continent the biggest country in the Arab world and the 10th biggest country in the world, Algeria we have entered Algeria, immigration is complete although there were very few people, very few passengers but it took a lot of time to get immigration it took 45 minutes to get immigration it took 15 to 20 minutes to get my passport stamped they didn't ask me where I stayed in Algeria I didn't ask for their address or anything else I don't know what they were checking for 15 to 20 minutes they were verifying by spreading passport pages by checking visa and passport bio data so guys, apart from time, everything was easy I have collected my bag now we are going out of the airport my host has come to pick me up outside the airport I have stayed here with a local family let's see how it is, I have no idea this is the airport, Algiers International Airport where do I have to go? I can't believe that I have entered Algeria in the Algerian country I had to pay a lot of money to get a visa to Algeria I thought I would never get a visa, I would never be able to go to the country finally, I have entered Algeria I am very excited about this country it is a very unique country it is almost an unknown country for the whole world a lot of people must have not even heard the name of this country if they have heard the name, they won't be able to locate it on the world map so we have come out of the Algerian International Airport but where is my host? I don't understand anything hello, hello, hello she is taking my name from where I come outside? from that side? yeah okay it is a long barricade here how are you? I am fine, how are you? how was the flight? I am great flight was very good you are arriving? yeah, I am shaking hands with my host, she is hugging me what time did you arrive? 12.30? before 12.30? no, no, no, I arrived...
actually, I was late oh, okay, so it's good you are late, I am also very late 12.15 so how do you pronounce your name? Yasmina? Yasmina Yasmina, okay and Tourvachou? Tourvachou so you have to tell a lot about this country all these are mobile shops so there are many mobile shops here it is a very interesting country so let's take the SIM card first, which is the most important thing currency and all we will explain everything later, my host is helping me, Yasmina I am walking, come for me how do you pronounce the name of this capital city? in English? in English, it's Algiers Algiers, in French? Algier Algier? Algier and in Arabic? Al-Jazaer Al-Aasim Al-Jaza Al-Jazaer Al-Aasim okay, in English, it's Algiers Algiers, yes so in every language, the name of the city is different the pronunciation is different so many people are waiting for the passengers so, I have purchased the SIM card the SIM card cost me $10 around Rs. 850 one month validity almost all the companies had the same price of $10 but the data used to be less some had 60 GB, some had 80 GB I have got 80 GB data for one month, for $10 what is the currency, what is the rate, it is very low let me explain it to you separately today, for the first time, there is a problem with my mobile phone the SIM card tray is broken it is not coming out I am not able to insert the SIM card in my phone although I have purchased the SIM card so my SIM card is inserted in their phone today is Friday Friday and Saturday is weekend yes so today and tomorrow, everything will be closed here like in almost all the Arabic countries so, they will repair the phone maybe tomorrow or day after tomorrow thank you, thank you so much thank you so much no, say Saha Saha Saha Saha is like thank you exactly Saha and what about Shukran? Shukran is in Arabic is it standard Arabic? yeah in Algerian Arabic, it is Saha Saha okay, Saha Saha is from here Saha do you want me to help you? no, no, it's okay, it's okay so we have come out of the airport this is the parking it is a very big airport although the passengers are not that many but the number of passengers is more than the number of people who have come to pick them up and drop them that's what I feel so, the first glimpse of the city of Algeria is outside the airport the airport of Algeria is around 20 km away from the city centre so the airport bus also runs from here so you can take the bus you will reach the city centre in 30-40 rupees and her sister has come with her car so we will go in her car it is somewhere around I can't see it, I am running by calling is she somewhere here? yeah, she will come there she comes here? yeah okay, okay, okay hello how are you? I am good, how are you? I am Tourbashu Hajar? Hajar Hajar? yeah, Hajar okay so now we have driven around 20 km from the airport and have reached the city centre of Algiers it is a very beautiful and magnificent city of Algiers I am so happy to see it it is such a beautiful city it is such a beautiful city her house is around 35 km from the airport we will stay here for a while we will go to her house Hazar? Hazar Hajar Hajar, okay so Hajar, what do you do? I study you study? yes what are you studying? in high school in high school? yes in Algiers? yes so which subjects you are studying right now? philosophy philosophy, oh so now we have come to the outskirts of the city this is the area we are going to her house we will visit Algiers city later so now we have reached her house okay so we are going upstairs her house is on the 5th floor so we are going upstairs by climbing 5 stairs, no 10 stairs you can see there are some such houses here the view of the city is coming from here this is the room it's not a what is not a? and this is the living room okay, living room as you want, you can choose all 9? yes but they are not allowed to get to the living room so I can go outside? yes, sure from here? yeah, but only for the cats if I open, they will come inside? when they are inside, you can go because my mother does not allow so guys, this is her main room drawing room she has given this room to me there is a bed here I will sleep in this bed now she will give me pillow and blanket there is a sofa set here whatever I can use, I can do there is one more room but it's quite occupied she said take this it's a free room no one will come Yasmeen, I have brought one chocolate for you thank you you didn't have to it's a dark chocolate thank you thank you one chocolate for you and this is milk chocolate thank you very much it's from India okay it's an Indian brand okay yeah thank you couscous with beans and couscous with beans beans and how to call it? pea? no, it's a pea okay it's a beans and olive oil olive oil, okay this olive oil? yes okay what do you say olive? jatun? what do you say olive? jatun? zitun we say jatun in Indian? yeah jatun? yeah it's like in Arabic I think it came from yeah zitun zitun, okay so this is their kitchen we are going to eat here for a while and which drink is this? Algerian Cola? Algerian yeah, I heard about it so look at this Algerian version of Coca Cola Algerian brand it's called Algerian Selecto Algerian so you can say Algerian Cola and if your mother was here then okay her her mom she went to meet her mom she went to meet her grandma she will come after a while she said if her mom was here then she would have decorated the table they are all spread out that's what they are saying when I was on a trip to West Africa in 2022 from Morocco to Nigeria you can say couscous it's North African food it's very popular here North African or North West African food who made this couscous? my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother my mother Your mother, okay. And what is this? This is milk. Milk
or curd? Not milk. Yogurt. It's not yogurt. It's when the milk turn. Ferment. When milk. So this is their mattha or chhaach. Couscous which is made from semolina. It's made from semolina.
From wheat. Yes. So look at the couscous. This is the beans. Beans, okay. This is the skin of beans.
Okay. So let's eat the couscous. Look at it. It's like this. It's like this. It's like this.
It's like this. It's like this. It's like this. It's like this.
It's like this. You can eat it. You can. Put it on the.
This here? Yes. Or you can. Eat it and drink it. Eat and drink.
Yeah. Look. She put it in. But I don't like when I eat it like that. She has already mixed her mattha. You have to drink Algerian cola as well.
There is salad as well. Look at it. It's salad.
Bon appetit. Bon appetit. Bon appetit. Bon appetit.
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Bon appetit. Bon appetit. Bon appetit. In Algerian. In Darja.
Yes. For one person, we say. Okay. Oh my God. I always get confused.
For many people. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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