This was a real treat for my  first weekend in Algeria. I was picked me up from my hotel and taken for a walking tour around the centre of Alger then the old Casbah, getting educated along the way on the history of the city and country in very good English I should add.  It felt like a pleasant city stroll with an old friend. I was then taken for a delicious traditional lunch before being driven to the various key monuments around the capital, e.g. Monument des Martyrs, Jardin d'Essai du Hamma, Notre Dame d'Afrique, before being dropped back at my hotel.  An enriching day out with good company. Highly recommended