Fancyellow Travel services Reviews 

Algeria is a country not known as a tourist destination, as the government depends on oil, in contrast to neighboring Morocco and Tunisia inundated by tourists that almost seem to be part of France. As such, there is a lack of trustworthy travel firms that cater to incoming tourism, but Fancyellow is run by an Algerian, Omar, that spent years abroad and has an understanding of Western service standards. In addition, Omar has an impeccable command of the English language, with excellent pronunciation.

I travelled with my wife to Algeria, and we only had a few days to spend in Algiers and the Sahara desert. I tried in vain to contact travel services in Algeria -- almost none of them would even respond to me, and the 2-3 firms that did respond replied "sorry, we can't help you".

Omar offers a full-day tour of Algiers that covers everything, that would be almost impossible to visit on your own, for a reasonable price. In addition, he arranged an English guide for the 4-5 hours we had in Oran between flights. Before Omar, I could only find one possible guide that would have charge $200 for a 4-hour tour -- twice as much as the tour that Omar arranged. The Oran guide was a local with excellent command of English, and showed us the highlights of his city.

Unfortunately, I had not contacted Omar and his firm prior to booking services in the Saharan oasis town of Timimoun. What a difference! I booked through a Timimoun Hotel, only in French via emails, and when we arrived at the hotel it was evident that they weren't really prepared for us. No English spoken (only French), and they did not even explain what charges for the hotel room would be, for the meals, for the Saharan desert excursion. They had no room for us in the hotel, but transferred us to a sister hotel. The next day, we had a room in the regular complex, but without asking they upgraded us to a deluxe suite that was twice as expensive. We found out the bill for their services only as we were leaving Timimoun.

This was in sharp contrast to Omar's firm, that explained the cost of all services in advance. In addition, we booked 4 transfers with Omar, and one could literally set one's watch with his punctuality.

One really important item! Algeria has an official exchange rate, and a "parallel" exchange rate on the street that is 30-40% better for Western currencies. If one books and pays in advance for services in Algeria, one pays the official exchange rate. However, it may be possible to negotiate a dinar rate for some hotels through Omar's firm, and pay on arrival, allowing for substantial savings. So, before one books hotels online for Algeria, it behooves one to check with Omar's firm first.

Fancyyellow Travel services are a reliable trustworthy team in Algiers. Omar handled a lot of our organisational requests and he was very clear. He speaks excellent English and helped to get us through the bureucracy of Algerian travel.
We lost on piece of luggage in Algiers and Omar helped us to recover it.
He wrote a good invitation letter that helped us to get the visas
He organised a city tour for us.
He picked us up at the airport. He waited there for us for over two hours when our flight was delayed and we had a delay getting through the passport control.
He picked our friend up at the airport too.
In summary - guaranteed value

Fancyellow arranged a very comprehensive long weekend trip to Algiers and Constantine. Omar listened to what we were interested in doing and seeing as well as suggesting/showing places of interest, he was very flexible and the daily pre-arranged schedule adapted to what happened/caught our interest, but we packed a lot in, this is exactly what you need when you are somewhere for a short period of time. He also helped in sorting invitation letters before our visit and with bureaucracy when we were there which may have become complicated had we been travelling independently of his presence.
Omar has a warm personality who is a great ambassador for Algeria, a very welcoming country.

We had a great trip to Algeria with Omagh ...a very efficient and helpful guide who introduced me to the sites of Algiers, Constantine and the Roman ruins at Tigmud..
The trip ran very smoothly and Omagh was excellent in providing coffee and quality meal breaks.
Costings were very reasonable and Omagh flexible as to itineraries and can adapt to meet individual needs and interests.
I thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to Algeria with Fancyellow
David

Fancyellow went far beyond my expectations in every area of the trip. They organised my invitation so the visa was very easy for me to obtain in London.

My time in Algeria was highlighted by having Omar as guide. He is the owner of the company and knows his country well. I kept on changing the itinerary and he always accommodated my requests with a smile. When I travel I like to cram in as much as I can in to every day. This was no problem for Fancyellow and I feel I got the maximum experience out of the time I spent in this fascinating country.

If you want to visit Algeria, look no further than Omar and Fancyellow. You won’t be disappointed

I have been visiting only Algeriers and thanks to Mr. Omar I had a great time. Mr. Omar provided all accommodation in a nice hotel in the city center of the town, tour guide through the whole city on foot and in a car, eating delicious food in local restaurants and cafes, Airport pick up and drop off and I also met lots of his very friendly friends in the streets. I was really surprised how nice people Algerians can be. I would also like to mention that I was really lucky to meet Mr. Omar who is trustworthy tour guide and one can relly on him. I can only recommend his services he provides. I will definitely come back to Algiers and will be looking forward to contact Mr. Omar from Fancyellow travel agency to provide me the best services again.
PS: Dear Omar, thank your very much for everything and I will be looking forward to meet you soon again. I hope you are feeling better after your accident on your bike with a bus which happend just a day before my arrival. All the best!

In October 2017, me and my friend traveled with Omar in Algeria for 7 days. Omar take us at the Algiers airport on the first day and leave us at the Tunis border on the 8th day’s morning. We strolled in the places we planned with Omar's car. He arranged all the accommodation.
Me and my friend pleased from Omar. He is an honest and trustworthy guide. I thank you.
Nihani Bayindir-Turkey

My friend Juan and I travelled recently to Algeria and visiting Ghardaia without Omar would have not been as enjoyable as it was. He takes good care of you.

My wife & I traveled to Algeria between 14-Oct-2017 and 21-Oct-2017. Our travel was taken care by Mr.Omar of Fancyellow, Algeria. It was one the best holiday's i have ever been. My wife and I are avid travelers and have traveled across the globe.

The foremost thing that I expect from the host / agent / guide is the honesty and dependability. I found that to be beyond my expectation with fancyellow.

The accommodation, food, transport, knowledge of the guide everything surpassed our expectation.

We highly recommend the readers of the review to take our advise and travel to this beautiful country to experience the warmth of the people.

Had really good trip organized by Omar. He is very prompt and accomdating. The price is also very reasonable. You will have a good time going with his company

Absolutely great trips with Fancy Yellow in August 2017. We did a city tour day trip one day, a trip to Tipaza Ruins about an hour from Algiers, and a 4 day Sahara desert trip to Taghit that was a superb highlight!
We totally recommend Omar and he also took care of our domestic air tickets and found a nice, reasonably priced hotel in Algiers.
Algeria is not an easy place to do your own travel arrangements-- especially in the Sahara. We were amazed how safe and friendly it was. Again, I 100% recommend Fancy Yellow AND Algeria!

I booked a tour of the Algiers Casbah with Fancyellow and it was one of the highlights of my trip, having a guide to explain this vibrant and historical area is invaluable. That aside, it's clear Fancyellow's biggest asset is Omar himself. It's clear he has a huge passion for introducing Algeria to visitors. After the tour we went for a traditional Berber dish which was the best experience I had in this amazing country. He's a great guy and a friend no doubt. Would highly recommend.

We met Omar during our (brief) trip to Algeria at the end of November, 2016.
We had been communicating via email for a long time, and he has always been responsive.
When we arrived in Algiers, Omar was there to pick us up at the airport, sorted out some bureaucratic problems and took us to a great city tour and a fantastic local food experience.
Omar also managed to arrange a local guide in Constantine for us, which was very helpful as well.
All in all, excellent - I would strongly recommend him and his agency to everyone and anyone who may wish to travel in Algeria without any hassles.

I'm very happy to have used the services of this agency as my experience with them was truly excellent. Algeria is a very interesting and diverse country to explore and having Omar and his team in charge of my logistics was very instrumental to having an excellent time in Algeria.
The team was able to show me the interesting spots in Algiers (including those off the beaten path), organised my desert adventures with a partner agency, as well as confirm many of the bookings I would otherwise have been unable to do on my own.
I could not be grateful enough to this agency and would not hesitate to recommend them.
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