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Biskra · Date Palm Tourism

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Biskra · Date Palm Tourism

Known as the 'Gate of the Desert,' Biskra produces the famous Deglet Nour dates. Visitors can enjoy oasis walking tours, traditional cultivation practices, date auctions, harvest experiences, desert excursions, local markets, and processing visits. The area has Roman heritage and is dubbed the queen of dates production.

Destination Overview

Known as the 'Gate of the Desert,' Biskra produces the famous Deglet Nour dates. Visitors can enjoy oasis walking tours, traditional cultivation practices, date auctions, harvest experiences, desert excursions, local markets, and processing visits. The area has Roman heritage and is dubbed the queen of dates production.

Trip insights

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Best season
Winter
Difficulty
5
Region
Algeria, Biskra Province

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a train traveling through a desert under a cloudy sky

Photo by Mezidi Zineb

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a desert landscape with a mountain in the background

Photo by Mezidi Zineb

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Workers in protective gear harvesting dates at a palm plantation in Biskra, Algeria.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Blue crate of dates on a wooden pallet in palm grove, Biskra, Algeria.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Algeria, Mouth of the Desert.

Photo by Ondrej Bocek

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a truck driving down a road in the desert

Photo by Mezidi Zineb

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Close-up view of date bundles on a palm tree in Biskra, Algeria.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Men in workwear and yellow hardhats picking dates in a palm plantation.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Men working in a lush date palm plantation in Biskra, Algeria wearing safety helmets.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Beautiful palm trees line an asphalt road in a sunny Biskra oasis with a backdrop of rugged mountains.

Photo by Noureddine Metatla

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Smiling worker wearing safety gear holds bunch of dates. Biskra, Algeria.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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Top view of people sitting on a railway bridge in Biskra, Algeria, captured by drone.

Photo by Radwan Menzer

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