Africa’s biggest country with white sand beaches and ‘no tourists’ | World | News
From ancient Roman ruins, seaside towns, and white-sand beaches with crystal-clear waters, to otherworldly sand dunes and a vibrant capital city, this country has much to offer. Not only is it the biggest in Africa, but it is also home to the world’s largest hot desert, with a massive 90% of the country being covered by the Sahara, according to Responsible Travel.
The Algerian Sahara is a breathtaking landscape of vast sand dunes and home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tassili n’Ajjer plateau. This plateau houses over 15,000 prehistoric rock paintings dating back to 6000 BC, making it one of the most significant and extensive rock art collections in the world.
Algeria is Africa’s biggest country spanning a massive 919,595 square miles, which makes it the world’s tenth largest country by area. However, it is not the most populated and has way less tourists than nearby Morocco and Tunisia. The most populated country in Africa is actually Nigeria with over 232 million people, according to the World Population Review.
Contrary to what many might think, the fact that 90% of Algeria is desert does not mean there’s nothing to see or do. In fact, quite the opposite.
Algeria has a stunning coastline that stretches for over 994 miles, dotted with hundreds of beautiful beaches. Notable examples include Plage de Madagh, Plage les Andalouses, and Plage de Beni Haoua.
In a YouTube video, travel content creator, Phil’s Guide to the World!, said: “Travel to Algeria (Algeria) in 2025 and you might be surprised at HOW AWESOME it is! Here you can have beautiful beaches, Roman ruins, red sand dunes and UNESCO World Heritage cities all to yourself because Algeria barely gets any tourists!”
He titled the video “99% of People AVOID This Country (you shouldn’t)!” and shows himself visiting some incredible places like the capital of Algeria, the beautiful Roman city of Tipaza, the seaside town of Oran, Constantine, sand dunes, roman ruins, and plenty more.
The country has seven World Heritage Sites which show its rich history and beauty. These include the Djemila, Timgad, Kalaa Beni Hammad, Tipasa, the Casbah of Algiers, the M’Zab Valley, and the Tassili.
Algeria recorded about 2.5 million visitors in 2023, according to the national figures, which is much less than neighbouring Morocco who reportedly welcomed a massive 17.4 million visitors in 2024.
Although Algeria currently feels much less touristy than many nearby popular destinations, the country has ambitious plans to change that.
Algeria aims to quadruple its visitor numbers to 12 million annually by 2030.
