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, Sümsükkuþu, Atlantik Yelkovanı, Fýrtýnakýrlangýcý and Ada Martısı offshore. Birds may also include İshakkuşu, Puhu, Küçük Akbaba, Yılan Kartalı, Kılkuyruk Bağırtlak, Üveyik, Dag cılıbıtı, Mezgeldek, Delice doğan, Bıldırcın, Arı Şahini, Çobanaldatan, kızıl boyunlu çobanaldatan, Maskeli Ötleğen, Ak Gözlü Ötleğen, Şarkıcı mukallit, Boğmaklı toygar, Bozkır Toygarı, Tepeli toygar, Söğüt serçesi, Kaya serçesi, Gökardıç, Tarla kirazkuşu, Bahçe kirazkuşu and Kaya kirazkuşu.
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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.


