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Welcome to the Rock
We meet you at your hotel and set the scene: how a city came to be built on a cliff, and why it has fascinated travellers for over two thousand years.
Private walking tour · Cable car ride
The city that hangs between sky and stone
Six hours on foot across Constantine's bridges, palaces and alleys, ending high above the Rhumel gorge in a cable car at golden hour.
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The experience
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A private day in the City of Bridges
Constantine is built on a rock split open by the Rhumel river. Our guide walks you through it the way locals know it: from the Ottoman palace of the last Bey to Roman treasures, across bridges hanging over the void, through the old medina's markets, and up into the sky for the ride back.
6 hoursWalking tour, at your pace
Private groupJust you and your people
FR · EN · ARLive local guide
Pickup includedFrom your hotel in Constantine
Itinerary
Eight stops, one unforgettable line
The route below is our usual day. Your guide adapts the order and rhythm to the weather, your energy and what you love most.
On the way
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About 45 min
Ahmed Bey Palace
The palace of Constantine's last Bey, finished in the 1830s: arcaded courtyards, gardens of orange trees, painted walls and tiles telling the story of the court.
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About 45 min
Cirta National Museum
Numidian and Roman pieces from ancient Cirta and nearby Tiddis: pottery, sculpture, coins and mosaics that bring King Masinissa's capital back to life.
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About 30 min
Monument aux Morts
A triumphal arch crowned by a winged Victory, standing on the cliff edge. The view from here takes in the whole gorge and the bridges below.
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About 30 min
Sidi M'Cid Bridge
The suspension bridge opened in 1912, swinging about 175 metres above the river. Walk it slowly: the wind, the depth and the view are the whole point.
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About 45 min
The old medina
Narrow lanes of the Souika and the old town: copper workers, spice sellers, bakeries and street food. Taste, bargain and get happily lost with a local.
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About 30 min
Under the city
Safely accessible passages near the gorge, from Roman galleries to tunnels cut into the rock, with the stories of the people who used them.
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Finale
Cable car over the gorge
The day ends in the air. The cable car glides over the Rhumel with the bridges at your feet, and if the timing is right, the sunset paints the cliffs copper.
Seen on the walk
A city built over the void
Bridges, cliffs and a river two hundred metres below. Scroll sideways through the views that wait for you.
Sidi M'Cid
The emblem of the city, strung across the gorge since 1912.
Walking the void
Footbridges where every step looks straight down.
The Rhumel falls
Where the river leaves the canyon and the valley opens.
From below
Look up from the canyon path and the bridge becomes a thread.
Stone towers
Pointed arches in limestone, holding the cables since the last century.
The river
The Rhumel, the sculptor that carved the city in two.
In numbers
6hOf discovery
175mAbove the river
2,000+Years of history
8Stops on the route
Good to know
Everything is taken care of
Included
- 6-hour private guided walk
- Professional local guide
- Entry to Ahmed Bey Palace & Cirta Museum
- Cable car ride
- Hotel pickup
- Photo session at the landmarks
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Transport to Constantine
Bring
- Comfortable shoes
- Water and a hat in summer
Before you go
- The route has many stairs and uneven paths
- Not suitable for people with reduced mobility
- The tour can be tailored to your group's interests and energy
Constantine guide
Your local guide to Constantine, Algeria
Planning a trip to Algeria? Constantine, the City of Bridges, is one of its most spectacular cities: a rock split by the Rhumel gorge, crossed by suspension bridges, with 2,000 years of history from Numidian Cirta to the Ottoman beys. Our local guides show you the best of it in one day, in English, French or Arabic.
Guide de Constantine : visites privées à pied de la ville des ponts suspendus, du pont Sidi M'Cid au palais d'Ahmed Bey, avec trajet en téléphérique au-dessus des gorges du Rhumel.
دليلك في قسنطينة، مدينة الجسور المعلّقة: جولات خاصة مع مرشد محلي إلى جسر سيدي مسيد، قصر أحمد باي، متحف سيرتا والمدينة القديمة، مع رحلة التليفريك فوق وادي الرمال.
More than a destination
It's a story. Come and walk it with us.
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