Description
The name of Gouraya National Park is derived from the 660 metres high Gouraya Mountain. The mountain, cliffs, forest and beaches give the park a rich biodiversity. Gouraya National Park is a good area for conservation with barbary macaques, jackals and wildcats on land, sperm whale, dolphins and porpoise, sula biela, víchrovník malý, víchrovníček morský and čajka ostrovná offshore. Birds may also include výrik lesný, výr skalný, zdochlinár biely, hadiar krátkoprstý, stepiar bielobruchý, hrdlička poľná, kulík vrchovský, drop malý, sokol lastovičiar, prepelica poľná, Včelár lesný, lelek lesný, lelek červenokrký, penica sivá, penica záhradná, sedmohlások štebotavý, škovran stepný, škovránka krátkoprstá, pipíška chochlatá, vrabec obojkový, skalník žltohrdlý, skaliar modrý, strnádka lúčna, strnádka svrčivá and strnádka cia.
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Access
City of Bejaia has an airport and train station and is 2 and a 1/2 hours east of Algiers. The N24 coast road passes through the park. Most other roads are narrow, steep and winding. Summer temperatures can reach 47° and are best avoided. Travel here in early spring or late autumn for best results.


