TLEMCEN NATIONAL PARK
National park to discover the ruins of Mansourah, the Sidi Boumedienne mosque, the waterfalls and cliffs of El-Ourit.
Classified in 1993, this park is one of the most recent in Algeria; it protects important archaeological vestiges and remarkable sites of the region of Tlemcen: the ruins of Mansourah, the mosque of Sidi Boumedienne, the waterfalls and the cliffs of El-Ourit, the caves of Beni Add, the forests of Ifri and Zariffet, and Aïn Fezza
A dozen kilometers from Tlemcen, on the road to Sidi-Bel-Abbès, in an eminently bucolic setting:
The wadi Meffrouch and the waterfall of Ourit. An episodic underground river has dug a deep ravine between high glowing cliffs. The construction of a dam has unfortunately led to the disappearance of the famous seven waterfalls of El-Ourit, often mentioned in the literature of Tlemcénienne. However, despite the dam, there is still a pleasant little lake with magical deep blue waters where the now artificial waterfall of Ourit flows. Just above in the hill, you can see a small metal bridge that was built by Gustave Eiffel.
The caves of Beni Add in Aïn Fezza. Not to be confused with the wonderful caves of Jijel, these caves are however a jewel of nature not to be missed under any pretext. They were shaped 150 million years ago and were dug in the limestone of the Tlemcen massif in a deep gallery and a series of rooms carved with fantastic stalactites and stalagmites, the whole having been arranged for the visit (count 1h).
Open every day except holidays from 10am to 12pm.