Belezma National Park | Algeria

Belezma National Park, Algeria

The Belezma National Park was established in 1984 and considered as one of the most promising destinations for eco-tourist and wildlife lovers in Algeria. It lies Northwest in the Province of Batna in Northeast Algeria. The climate here ranges from a cool sub humid to dry semi-arid climate.

The real asset of Belezma National Park is its wide variety of flora and fauna. It is the perfect habitat for more than 300 resident species of wildlife, and the 59 wildlife species are considered to be endangered.

This national park is a home to other species of wildlife such as the Cuvier’s Gazelle, Atlas Barbary Sheep, the dark spotted Serval and several wild desert cats.

Wild Desert Cats

The Barbary Sheep is a species of goat-antelope, you may spot one of these solitary animals as they graze among any available plants in the semi-arid areas of the park.

The Serval is an attractive medium-sized wild cat. Although the Serval is a master of camouflage, visitors to the Belezma National Park stand a good chance of seeing this increasingly rare animal.

One of the protected animals is the Cuvier’s Gazelle. Unfortunately, it is believed that there are only approximately 2,000 of these beautiful endangered animals remaining in the world. These endangered species are divided between eight Northern African nature reserves, including the Belezma National Park. It is much easier to capture a glimpse of these illusive and solitary animals particularly in the park’s semi-arid sections. The residents in the Belezma National Park, even the visitors don’t manage to catch sight of the more elusive and rare species. 

Suggested activities are Hiking, Game drives, Birding Trips and Wildlife watching in this very interesting place of Algeria.

Ksar Jerid Hotel

Three of the cheapest featured hotels near Belezma National park are the Ksar Jerid which offers $59 per night, the Iberostar Palmyre offers $60 per night and the El Mouradi Tozeur which is $71 per night and they were all located in Tozeur.

By Dana Carlos